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What I now know about Olyscoop:

He isn’t blogging from a state office, making it less likely that he’s working from the governor’s office. He’s online from this IP: c-24-18-102-209.client.comcast.net

He doesn’t like it that I posted what I posted below. We’ve exchange emails, and he’s left a comment asking me to delete the previous post. Now, if there was any way to guarantee that I wouldn’t delete the post, it would be to ask me to delete it. Just thought I’d point that out.

The only question I have now is: Why the number for the governor’s press office?

And, that is about it. Below is the entire email discussion Olyscoop and I have had (in reverse chronology):

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:52:31 -0800

From: “OlyScoop OlyWA”
To: “Emmett O’Connell”

Subject: Re: Who are you?

Whether or not you think it’s harmful, I believe it is harmful to me. I have rent to pay and kids to feed. Olympia, I don’t have to tell you, is a small town in a lot of ways.

You didn’t bother to address why you did not e-mail until two days after you posted. It was inconsiderate, at least. For me, it was damaging. Again I say: I would not have done such a thing to you.

I don’t want to close down OlyScoop, but if this is how I’m treated by friends, I’m not sure I have any other options.

Please take down the post and I’d be happy to chat with you via e-mail.

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:41:12 -0800 (PST), Emmett O’Connell

wrote:

In all due respect, are you serious? Do you actually

expect me to remove that post?

I don’t know what I wrote that might be construed as harmful, I’m just curious about who you are.

Anyway, why do you post anonymously, and why did you leave the Governor’s press office phone number on your url registration? I’m getting the drift that you aren’t actually with the press office, but I’m still curious about who you are.

Thanks,

Emmett O’Connell

— OlyScoop OlyWA wrote:

Please take down your post about OlyScoop. I really wish you had e-mailed me first before you posted that. I wouldn’t do that to you or your friends, I hope you know. I want you to be happy and successful.

I hope you want the same for people who are a lot like you, as I am.

I’ll be happy to talk positively “olympia time” and add your blog to the roll on the OlyScoop page if you like.

Please take down that post. Then, if you want please e-mail again. I’d be happy to chat.

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:18:25 -0800 (PST), Emmett O’Connell wrote:

http://olywa.blogspot.com/2005/02/is-olyscoop.html

Is OlyScoop.com coming from the Governor’s office? How does that make any sense?

For about a month now, I’ve been enjoying the musings over at Olyscoop.com, a blog that posts mostly on happenings up at the Capitol. What have I learned about Olyscoop?

Olyscoop doesn’t like Republicans, at all or very much.

Olyscoops digs the current Gov.

So much so, Olyscoop sometimes makes fun of Republicans. I for one find Olyscoop funny, I’m a Democrat, and making fun of Republicans is a hobby of mine as well.

One thing I didn’t find was any information on who Olyscoop actually is. Well, crap. Like minded people want to know each other. Anyhoo, for awhile I just assumed that Olyscoop was the worktime project of some unpaid Dem intern or session worker up at the Capitol.

Then I noticed today that Olyscoop.com is a registered domain name.

Huh, I can look this person up then. I didn’t find a name, but I did find a post office box in Shelton, which I don’t know how to look up. I also found a phone number too.

(360) 902-4136

It’s the phone number to the Gov. Christine Gregoire’s press office. It would make sense if the blog did come from there, it talks about the press, alot.

Here, Here, Here and just about everywhere.

Now, I doubt that Olyscoop is actually a project of the Gov’s press office. If it is, they have got to be pretty stupid to actually put their work number on the domain registration. Why even register a domain anyway? It kicks you to the blogspot.com domain.

One more note, Olyscoop.com was registered a week before Gov. Gregoire was sworn in. Not sure what that means.

I know that its barely into the new year. It must have something to do with the weather or maybe I slipped in MLB 99 on the playstation over the weekend, but I’m starting to get that baseball feeling. I’m going to bring home the schedule tonight.

By the way, getting Sele is not a bad move, with a minor league contract and little room on the rotation, its not like we’re going to either spend too much money to bring him back or depend on him too much.

How much of a baseball feeling have I gotten today? I found out that the Pacific International Leauge (home of the former Grays Harbor Rain) now have local competition in the Western Collegiate Baseball League. Apparently, the owners Bellingham Bells and Aloha Knights (owned by Phil Knight‘s wife) lead the charge out of the PIL. Anyway, no PIL or WCBL teams near here, so I might try to get to more Geoducks and Saints games.

Good times in PA talking to the state chair candidates.

A couple good quotes:

Paul continued with a response to a criticism of his office of sending money to the wrong candidates (I must assume he was speaking to the choice of Dave Ross over Alex Alben in the 8th CD; Ross eventually lost to Republican Dave Reichert). He defused the criticism by pointing out that WA is one of the few state organizations that send money to candidates.

Uhmmm, ok. Sort of sounds like skirting the issue. It wasn’t much of a sending money kind of thing, more like a he got Dave Ross into the race in the first place.

Also:

Bill said the current focus of the state party has allowed Republicans to build “red walls” in the rural areas that surround Democrat’s “blue towers” in the cities.

Good point. Washington has skated along for the past 20 years on the knowledge that Pierce, King and Snohomish will always bring home the bacon, adding in a few smaller counties and you have a landslide. But, Gregoire failed to get Pierce and Snohomish this time around, it seems like we got a little complacent and talked a little bit too much to our base.

From what I can tell from the new King County realignment maps Reagan Dunn has been gerrymandered out of running for Rob McKenna’s seat, unless of course he takes the very simple step of moving. I’ve heard Republicans sometimes do that to run for office in King County.

I think Alex Alben, who received shoddy treatment by his own party over the summer, should run for the 6th district seat, as it still includes his home island. When Paul Berendt recruited Dave Ross (the perfect candidate for quite, hansom hero-sheriff Dave Reichart), he cut the legs from under Alben. I always liked Alben way more than Ross, he was in the race even before the senior Dunn dropped out, his eye was on the prize the entire way, not just when Paul B. came a knocking with some name recognition polling. Of course everyone knows who Dave Ross is, doesn’t mean they want to vote for him.

The State Chairman’s office uses the energy and financial resources of the GOP to literally thwart the objectives of the grassroots conservative. They recruit “moderate” candidates, coalition with “moderate” groups, network with “moderate” office holders and work to get “moderates” to fill every possible significant position both in the Party, and in Government. We have moved, as a result, continually to the left in every arena. They worked, hand-in-glove, with the liberal media to create the fictional image of the “Religious Right” which they have demonized and leveraged to defeat conservative candidates like Bob Williams, Ellen Craswell and Linda Smith. A center of operations for this left-wing political juggernaut is the Office of the Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party. The ideology of the Left is not challenged in Washington. They dominate our politics, media and government.

Not that I really care what the Republicans do, but i just wanted to say that simply because you’re political views are militantly to one side of the spectrum, does not mean that you represent the “Grass Roots.” And, name calling a politicians as a moderate and as someone who is eager to compromise, illustrates just how far you are from wanting to actually serve the public.

This sin is committed equally on the left as it is on the right, but is becoming entertaining on the right.

The fight for the Dem state chair position begins, in Shelton I think. This is the first notice I’ve seen of a forum for the Dem state chair. Despite his efforts during the recounts, it looks like Paul Berendt in is some trouble this year.

His biggest mistake in my view is going out to get Dave Ross for the 8th district seat. A smart ass radio talk show host was the perfect person to run against the popular sitting King County Sheriff, if you felt like not winning.

35th Legislative Distric Democrats To Host State Party Chair Forum

On Saturday, January 8th the newly reorganized 35th Legislative District Democrats will meet at 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Olympic College extension at 937 W. Alpine Way in Shelton. From 1:45-2:45 a forum will be held introducing all four candidates for the Democratic State Party Chair position. That position will be voted on the last weekend of January. The candidates include the incumbent, Paul Berendt, Kat Overman, Bill Phillips, and Greg Rodriguez. The forum is free to members and $5 for non-members.

For further information please call 360-830-4332

Who are these people, by the way?

Paul Berendt

Sitting chair, bringer of Dave Ross. ‘Nuf said.

Kat Overman

Former Chair, Snohomish County Democrats, Former interim political organizer, King County Labor Counci, Co-founder, Possession Sopund Democratic Society, Union Rep and Political Coordinator, Teamsters Local 763, 11 years as Campaign Consulting and Management. Email her at: kathleenoverman@aol.com

Bill Phillips

From the 21st District, and has a website.

Greg Rodriguez

Former King County chair, has a website and is supported by King County Dem blogger and 5th District chair, Kayne McGladrey.

Redwing thursh mania, dozens of polite birders with directional listening devices, binos and spotting scopes desend onto west Olympia streets over the Christmas holiday. Yesterday, on our way home from returning some Bon gifts, we took a short cut through the southwestside, and I kid you not, we count maybe a half dozen birders wandering south of Harrison and east of Black Lake Blvd.

Looking for a bird:

Subject: redwing this a.m.

From: Hal Opperman

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 11:45:10 -0800

The West Olympia Redwing was seen by about 20 persons this morning on the

west side of Decatur between Fourth and Fifth from shortly after 8:00 to

just before 8:30. It and the several robins accompanying it then flew

northeastward. Those who followed found it atop a bare tree on the west side

of Plymouth a half-block north of Fourth, but only for a few minutes. By

8:40 or so Redwing and robins had decamped to points unknown, downslope to

the east and north.

Why Orange? Well, the reference to the Ukraine is obvious, except that Democrats weren’t beating up Republicans in Jefferson County. There is a more obvious reason for Republicans wearing orange on the capitol steps this morning. Shopping at Sunbirds and Sportco.

From the Olympian:

Any there dressed in orange hunting vests, orange caps and even orange jumpsuits, a reference to the Ukrainian opposition party, which forced a new presidential election after the first was found to be tainted with fraud.

“Welcome to Ukraine,” said orange signs handed out by Wilbur’s radio crew.

Interesting reading on tesccrier this week. It all starts with this:

> ALL!

>

> Please accept this email as an open invitation to meet the police officer

> candidates applying for 2 positions with the campus police.

> Interviews are being held December 15th & 16th. After meeting with an oral

> board and the Director, each candidate will spend approximately 30 minutes in

> Library Room 2218. The first candidate, DEREK OLSON, will be available for

> comments and questions at 9:00 AM on the 15th. Thereafter,

>

> On December 15th

>

> 1000 AM (Candidate withdrew)

> 1100 AM ANDREW HILL

> 1200 PM GREGORY HALEY

> 2:00 PM JUSTIN CRIPE

> 3:00 PM KENNETH RICE

>

> On December 16th

>

> 9:00 AM TOBIN VOLKMAN

> 1000 AM TREVOR McCAIN

> 1100 AM JOHN FITZGIBBON

> 1200 PM MARK MacFARLANE

> 2:00 PM MATT GOEBEL

> 3:00 PM GENE SCHUSTER

>

> Please take this opportunity to stop by and have a conversation with the

> applicants and let us know your thoughts and feelings about their potential

> “fit” here at Evergreen.

>

> Thank you for your help,

>

>

> Steve

Innocent enough it seems. But the topic of cops at Evergreen is not at all boring, at least some don’t make it boring.

From: Jayne Kaszynski [mailto:kasjan25@evergreen.edu]

Sent: Wed 12/15/2004 10:36 AM

To: TESC Crier MailingList

Cc: TESC Crier MailingList; All Students

Subject: [tesccrier] Re: FW: POLICE SERVICES APPLICANTS

Why have these have been scheduled after the students have left? And why did we

only receive a day’s notice?

I can’t help but think that this has been done intentionally.

Jayne

And…

—–Original Message—–

From: Bauman, Kandi [mailto:baukan19@evergreen.edu]

Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:14 PM

To: TESC Crier MailingList

Cc: TESC Crier MailingList; All Students

Subject: [tesccrier] Re: FW: POLICE SERVICES APPLICANTS

I agree with you Jayne.

Where is the opportunity for student voice and opinion?

Something is definitely wrong with this situation.

Kandi

Then…

—–Original Message—–

From: Carras, Kathy [mailto:CarrasK@evergreen.edu]

Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 2:00 PM

To: TESC Crier MailingList

Subject: [tesccrier] FW: Re: FW: POLICE SERVICES APPLICANTS

I agree too. Last thing we need is more young hot shots fresh out of the academy looking to beat up and pepper spray kids for trying to get drunk after a hard week of class. I call shenanigans on the whole situation.

Ben Longstreth

TESC Bookstore

This…

—–Original Message—–

From: Garland, Pamela [mailto:GarlandP@evergreen.edu]

Sent: Wed 12/15/2004 2:26 PM

To: TESC Crier MailingList

Subject: [tesccrier] RE: FW: Re: FW: POLICE SERVICES APPLICANTS

Not all academy graduates are young hot shots.I was about 40 when I graduated from the academy. Now I am a 52 and not even a hot mama.

[Garland, Pamela]

Which eventually results in:

—–Original Message—–

From: Slater, Thomas [mailto:slatho19@evergreen.edu]

Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 2:46 PM

To: TESC Crier MailingList

Subject: [tesccrier] RE: FW: Re: FW: POLICE SERVICES APPLICANTS

What the fuck are you talking about. WHo the fuck got beat up and pepper sprayed for holding a beer? What hot shots fresh out of the academy? That Perez guy is a hardass, no doubt, and I wouldnt ever want to fuck with him on a physical level, but even He doesnt go aggressive without cause. Shit, I saw a homeless guy start cussing him out, a homeless guy accused of pulling a gun in Salvation Army, and not shit came of it.

You fuckwits need to get a little more realistic. Cops give people who break laws shit. Dont wanna catch shit? Mind your goddamn business and drink indoors. Get stupid, risk getting hurt. Its reality. I dont like it much more than anyone else. I’ve met the cops around Oly, and if they pepper sprayed anyone I’m inclined to say the person in question earned it.

And just as a side question: when has Evergreen ever had a hard week of class?

Fun had by all.