the tough get going

They're so full of rage.

After a fair judge decisively put the hammer down on Dino Rossi's bald-faced attempt to hijack Gov. Christine Gregoire's election, local Republican neocons never stopped raging about fraud and criminality. No matter that the judge completely exonerated hapless King Co. election officials of any malfeasance.

The next morning, they weren't nursing hangovers as any decent liberal would be doing after such a boot in the ass.

No. The tough were gettin' going.

Morning man Kirby Wilbur (KVI m-f, 5-9a) ceremoniously pushed the export button and starting transferring listeners' gubernatorial unvote rage over to the KVI-inspired, anti-road improvements initiative I-912.

"Queen Christine," is what Wilbur calls the person we now know for sure will live in the Governor's mansion for the next 3.5 years.

(Funny how right-wingers resort to class-baiting when it suits them).

Wilbur's litany of outrages starts with the stadium you voted against, but got anyway; the Legislature's suspension of the revenue-busting I-601 you voted for; the court's overturn of your $30 car tab initiative; and now the martyrdom of blessed St. Dino the Duly Unelected.

Don't get mad, get a petition, says Wilbur.

They're already mad. And that toxic peevishness is what drives this demagogic Republican push to veto the long overdue roads repair and expansion package passed so painfully by a bipartisan legislature.

Rage-transference completed, the mighty bull horn and great clanking KVI political machine kept well-oiled by Wilbur and fellow KVI blabberjock, John Carlson (m-f, 3-6p) started up with a field office, lots of money, multi-county organizers spreading throughout the state, a website with downloadable petitions, and allegedly, 8000 volunteers brimming with the passion of the pissed-off.

They know that citizens' feelings of political powerlessness, cynicism about politicians and government that talk radio nurtures daily; and prices at the gas pump will make just about any ol' you or me, stop in the Costco parking lot and sign-up to save 9 cents on the gallon. Then we'll drive out into the gridlock and cursing the shortsighted politicians for failing to fix the roads.

With the foresight inherent in pissing your pants to stay warm, Republicans, with the help of talk radio, have fostered an angry culture of no new taxes, no matter what.

This really isn't about a gas tax, it's about Republicans sticking it in the eye of a Democratic legislature and a Democratic governor. It's about grabbing the Democrats' victory, beating them over the head with it, then throwing it in the garbage can.

It's about electing Dino Rossi to another office--either Senator Maria Cantwell's next year, or Gregoire's in 2008.

The talk-jocks are careful to stay within in the loopholes of the law--and there's plenty of room. John Carlson learned the hard way in 1998, being fired at KVI after he took a paid position as director of the anti-affirmative action initiative effort, and promoted the hell out of it on his show.

Carlson and Wilbur take no positions, paid or otherwise on the campaign staff--others ostensibly run it so they're free to bump it with a trumpet over the public airwaves. These efforts have given these two tremendous power in the Republican Party.

The Republicans keep it legal by endorsing the initiative after the fact. So far, Kitsap and Pierce Co. Republicans have endorsed the measure--expect similar hosannas from a hallelujah choir of county committees.

It's send-a-message-politics that's narrow and partisan. It will bite the R's in the butt someday and already has.

But do we have an organizational infrastructure anything like this to fight back?

The answer is no, of course. Wilbur & Carlson do specific GOP strategic political business on the airwaves Monday through Friday to 10’s of 1000’s people trapped in their cars. Think how many meet-ups, rallies, teach-ins, hearings, meetings, demonstrations this is equal to...and it happens twice a day! Add in other talk radio conservatives like Dori Monson, Bryan Suits, Frank Shiers, Mike Siegel, Lou Pate. They're not such hard party liners, but they add gasoline to the Republican’s hoked-up wildfires 80% of the time.

People who care about good government and ending the long delay in fixing the roads, must avoid this petition like a dose of clap.

Comments

[Duane]

Jesus, Michael...Kirby Wilbur is a pretty decent guy....Have you heard Howard Dean lately???
Christine Gregwhore IS our governor....no qustion about it. Rossi lost and I am thrilled he didn't continue his challenge.
Rosi will be back...hopefully ousting Maria Cuntwell...See, I know tacky words too....I learned most of them for Lib web sites....I also know it's wrong to copy such bullshit traits, but you know, sometimes it's FUN!

[Scrilla]

Michael, is just me or are you guilty of "class baiting" as well? If I'm wrong, I'll apologize to Mike Webb's Lexus.

[Scrilla]

I'm worried about Scott. It's been over 90 minutes since the original post and he's MIA! I hope he's not trapped under the weight of his own self importance!!

[Scott]

Nope Scrilla, I just took a trip down to the Log Cabin republicans HQ. I heard that was where you hang out so I was looking for you there to ask if you could tell us how the righ wing feels about all this. After you're finished giving Chris Vance his BJ that is.

[Scott]

Nope Scrilla, I just took a trip down to the Log Cabin republicans HQ. I heard that was where you hang out so I was looking for you there to ask if you could tell us how the righ wing feels about all this. After you're finished giving Chris Vance his BJ that is.

[Jacko]

I'd love to go to one of the "meet-ups, rallies, teach-ins, hearings, meetings, demonstrations" and watch you liberals in action.

Ranting with hatred of Bush, whining about Talk Radio, fawning over Michael Moore, etc. How quaint.

Keep up the yelping, it only make more average Joes and Janes come over to our side.

[David]

Unbelievable! I cannot believe the amount of pathetic foul language from either side that I have seen here!

Anyway, saying that calling her Queen Christine is race baiting is pathetic at best. It is simply describing the way that she is acting. Your comment was only a sad attempt at trying to reverse what you libs are always doing to everyone else. Oh yeah, Clinton and co. had so much ethinic diversity in his cabinet......right. Give me a break.

Gov. Gregoire won only after recounts that convienently "Found" "Lost" ballots all over the place. Please, she may have won by one legal hook or crook after another, but it was far, far from a HUGE win, don't ever forget that. And don't give me any crap about rage, the democrats and libs are the epitomy of that type of behavior, just read your own writings.

What you don't like is that we conservatives have finally had enough of your garbage and when we finally get it together you cannot stand against us. Your like irresponsible, spoiled children, that the parents finally decide to do something about, and the spanking hurts. Waaaaa, Waaaaaa, Waaaaaa.

[David Williams]

I don't understand why Fisher Corporation allows their station to be used by these political hacks. Is it really money only? They will allow anything to be said on their radio stations as long as the ratings are strong? That's very sad.

Also sad is that Dori is also calling her Queen Christine. How could that be coincidence? Whatever, that's just right. It was never King Gary or King Bush. Yes, she's a strong governor and a woman, too. Nothing wrong with that.

David

[Scrilla]

Whew! Good to see you're OK. And top o' health with the gay baiting! GREAT JOB! Keep that high ground sweetie!

p.s. I hear you work out. Where? What kind of outfit do you wear? No reason, just asking.

p.p.s. Do you glisten with sweat as you post? Just wondering.

[Scott]

Sorry Scrilla, only you and your Log Cabin Republican friends care about what we wear. And I don't sweat. I'm perfect.

As to David's comment, sounds like you're describing your fellow republicans to me. You punks are the crybabies. Your republican AG, republican Sec of State, republican judge in a republican county said you republicans had no case. Sounds like you republicans have the crybaby problem.

And lastly Davida, if you don't like my language, get fucked!

[chris]

Not sure why Dorki and Wilbur have fantasies about queens, maybe they miss Big Jim West who has went east to dig his own political grave in Spokane. I love it, Spokane thought they were getting a "family values" mayor until they found out no boy scout would be safe with him anymore. The hypocrites in the GOP keep stepping in the bucket of paint every day.. In spite of what they say about the dems, the gop can't get over WATERGATE! Henry Hyde said it was so in going after Clinton. Can't wait for Bush to get dogged by the Downing Street Memo...1670 soilders dead...over a lie and supported by CHICKENHAWKS!

[Fremont]

Hey, whoa...! The Downing St. Memo was just that...a memo. PM Blair said so on MSM! So, Bush should be "dogged" by it?! Sen. Ted Chappaquiddick has called that memo "an impeachable offense". Perhaps, "THAT WOMAN" Lewinsky and Agent Felt co-ghost-wrote that annoying memo....!

[Richard Nixon]

**Keep up the yelping, it only make more average Joes and Janes come over to our side.**

Ha ha
keep telling yourself that.

**What you don't like is that we conservatives have finally had enough of your garbage and when we finally get it together you cannot stand against us.**

Yaaawn
been hearing that since 1992

I am sure the local media whores
"DoriDilldo"
"Slick Wilbur"
"Somebodys John" Carlson
will lead the "Queen Christine" disrespect
yay...

[Bush Lies]

Isn't it amazing how Republikans lose the election, lose their minds then lose their manners? Bush and Blair LIED and the Downing Street memo proves it. They started this phony war just to drum up dissent, knowing full well that we wouldn't support it, and now their stuck! We've nailed them. It's time for both of them to go....

[Political Pulpit]

The Downing St. Memo was just that...a memo. PM Blair said so on MSM!

Technically, that document were the minutes of a meeting, not a memo. No matter how it is spun by the Right-Wing Noise machine™, the facts are that in the summer of 2002 Bush had already been bombing Iraq and had plans to invade and overthrow Saddam Hussein.

The word "fixed" has a slightly different meaning in Great Britain, it means "attached to", but the conotation is still the same: Bush was making the intelligence fit the the desire to invade rather than choosing to invade based on intelligence. And who was the bozo in charge of making sure the intelligence fit? Bolton, and now the administration is going to pay him off for his efforts by giving him a promotion.

In the world of Bush, if you are a failure, then you get promoted.