Nov 3, 2012
Relling commented on Callers Target Democratic Voters, Urging Them to Vote for "Pro-Choice" Rob McKenna.
@17 - Brilliant.
Oct 30, 2012
Relling commented on Conservatives Target State Senator Who Was a Key Vote for Marriage Equality; Senator Ed Murray Calls for Reinforcements.
Oh, look - you suddenly discovered the ramifications of losing the Senate majority with a week to go, Inslee hurting and R-74 struggling. Charming.
You have to wonder whether Haugen, McAuliffe, or Probst down in Vancouver could have used a few extra shekels from People for Progressive Leadership to preserve a roadkill-proof majority and save the stuff that matters.
But no - those phony progressives were busy dropping a shit-ton of money on a safe district to slime Gael Tarleton, a rock-solid vote for LGBT issues, education and choice who once had the nerve to tell the Teamsters they couldn't control heaven and earth.
You join the chorus of useful idiots and spend acres of space on absurdly slanted quibbles while a precious 100K in independent money goes toward elevating little Noel Frame - a fact you still haven't bothered to mention, though every other media outlet in the region finds it relevant.
Christ, you people are thick. If the majority goes down and these other issues fail, consider yourselves complicit.
You have to wonder whether Haugen, McAuliffe, or Probst down in Vancouver could have used a few extra shekels from People for Progressive Leadership to preserve a roadkill-proof majority and save the stuff that matters.
But no - those phony progressives were busy dropping a shit-ton of money on a safe district to slime Gael Tarleton, a rock-solid vote for LGBT issues, education and choice who once had the nerve to tell the Teamsters they couldn't control heaven and earth.
You join the chorus of useful idiots and spend acres of space on absurdly slanted quibbles while a precious 100K in independent money goes toward elevating little Noel Frame - a fact you still haven't bothered to mention, though every other media outlet in the region finds it relevant.
Christ, you people are thick. If the majority goes down and these other issues fail, consider yourselves complicit.
Oct 27, 2012
Relling commented on The Two Faces of Gael Tarleton.
Just one more thought on this independent expenditure.
Imagine the two-face story replaced with Noel Frame's mug and written in the same manner, with her detractors and disappointed former supporters supplying the dirt (there is plenty of it, by the way).
Noel is given no chance to respond to specifics. A generic quote near the bottom is the only gesture toward fairness - not "balance" – just fairness.
The Stranger can attack Gael - that's fine. But tying her hands behind her back and punching her in the face is not well-reported journalism by any standard.
Imagine the two-face story replaced with Noel Frame's mug and written in the same manner, with her detractors and disappointed former supporters supplying the dirt (there is plenty of it, by the way).
Noel is given no chance to respond to specifics. A generic quote near the bottom is the only gesture toward fairness - not "balance" – just fairness.
The Stranger can attack Gael - that's fine. But tying her hands behind her back and punching her in the face is not well-reported journalism by any standard.
Oct 26, 2012
Relling commented on The Two Faces of Gael Tarleton: A Footnote.
Dave Charles - Let me get this straight, just so I can understand the ground rules for the story I'm preparing about you, tentatively titled, "People who don't like Dave Charles."
I don't have to talk to you, since naturally you'll lie about yourself. I don't have to talk to your friends, since they'll lie about you, too. Only the accusations that opponents level at you qualify as truth. Nothing else is even worth discussing. Is that about right? Presumably you also favor military tribunals and indefinite detention, which function along similar lines. Now go back to your cell.
I don't have to talk to you, since naturally you'll lie about yourself. I don't have to talk to your friends, since they'll lie about you, too. Only the accusations that opponents level at you qualify as truth. Nothing else is even worth discussing. Is that about right? Presumably you also favor military tribunals and indefinite detention, which function along similar lines. Now go back to your cell.
Oct 25, 2012
Relling commented on The Two Faces of Gael Tarleton: A Footnote.
Oh, and one more thing - your Bennett-bashing is bullshit. You're unloading on an openly gay campaign consultant who worked his guts out for R-71. Now he's off the island?
That's one smug little club you're running.
That's one smug little club you're running.
Oct 25, 2012
Relling commented on The Two Faces of Gael Tarleton: A Footnote.
Brendan -
Actually, there's something else you "forgot" to quote or correct: your description in the original story of the money race between Frame and Tarleton. You got that wrong, and it's still wrong.
See, there's an agency in this state called the Public Disclosure Commission. That's where candidates are supposed to report the money they're raising. That's also where those horrid independent expenditures are reported. With a mere two clicks on your digital thingy, you'll find that Frame's colluding cronies have dropped oh, $87,000 in dark money on this race. Where's it coming from? Who knows?
The Times reported it. The Ballard-News-Tribune reported it. Your pals at Publicola (who retain a semblance of dignity) reported it 10 days ago:
http://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-profi…
I know, I know - when you commit to six months of Tarleton-bashing, these little details don't matter. At a certain point, however, acts of omission turn into deliberate misrepresentation. Defensive claims of irrelevance become excuses for intellectual dishonesty. Doubtless you knew that already.
Fortunately, there's a remedy. Go ask Noel a tough question, maybe something like, "Could you tell us again why you're so awesome?" Minions always feel better when they snuggle.
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Actually, there's something else you "forgot" to quote or correct: your description in the original story of the money race between Frame and Tarleton. You got that wrong, and it's still wrong.
See, there's an agency in this state called the Public Disclosure Commission. That's where candidates are supposed to report the money they're raising. That's also where those horrid independent expenditures are reported. With a mere two clicks on your digital thingy, you'll find that Frame's colluding cronies have dropped oh, $87,000 in dark money on this race. Where's it coming from? Who knows?
The Times reported it. The Ballard-News-Tribune reported it. Your pals at Publicola (who retain a semblance of dignity) reported it 10 days ago:
http://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-profi…
I know, I know - when you commit to six months of Tarleton-bashing, these little details don't matter. At a certain point, however, acts of omission turn into deliberate misrepresentation. Defensive claims of irrelevance become excuses for intellectual dishonesty. Doubtless you knew that already.
Fortunately, there's a remedy. Go ask Noel a tough question, maybe something like, "Could you tell us again why you're so awesome?" Minions always feel better when they snuggle.
Oct 24, 2012
Relling commented on The Two Faces of Gael Tarleton.
Folks, we know you're in the tank for Noel Frame, but even if she gets elected, she can hire only one legislative aide. Don't expect much from these continuing efforts to ingratiate yourselves.
Also note that the description of the money race is wrong. By some strange coincidence, The Stranger can't bring itself to mention the $73,000 of independent money that Noel's (colluding) supporters have thrown into this race. Sort of belies the underdog narrative you prefer, but who cares, right?
The next time The Stranger bitches about the Times pro-McKenna ads and touts itself as a beacon of independent journalism, this story should be offered as evidence of rank hypocrisy.
Side note to Robert McClure: I applaud the efforts of InvestigateWest to keep journalism alive, but the examples you cite don't represent the best of your brand. You've provided links to two stories as a backup to assailing Tarleton - except neither one bothered to quote her or ask her a single question about the underlying issues. So very brave.
Also note that the description of the money race is wrong. By some strange coincidence, The Stranger can't bring itself to mention the $73,000 of independent money that Noel's (colluding) supporters have thrown into this race. Sort of belies the underdog narrative you prefer, but who cares, right?
The next time The Stranger bitches about the Times pro-McKenna ads and touts itself as a beacon of independent journalism, this story should be offered as evidence of rank hypocrisy.
Side note to Robert McClure: I applaud the efforts of InvestigateWest to keep journalism alive, but the examples you cite don't represent the best of your brand. You've provided links to two stories as a backup to assailing Tarleton - except neither one bothered to quote her or ask her a single question about the underlying issues. So very brave.
Sep 22, 2012
Relling commented on Re: Is a Teamsters Spokesperson Distorting Gael Tarleton's Record?.
@5, let's just be clear about what you believe:
1. Ethics don't matter.
2. Lying is OK.
3. Breaking the law is OK.
4. Deception is OK.
5. Posing as a Republican supporter and pretending to back ideas you firmly oppose is OK, as long as it's done in the name of destroying another Democrat.
That's what Lisa MacLean did. It's a puddle of sleaze, and she knew it. But hey, no big deal. You're just fine with that. So is Noel Frame.
1. Ethics don't matter.
2. Lying is OK.
3. Breaking the law is OK.
4. Deception is OK.
5. Posing as a Republican supporter and pretending to back ideas you firmly oppose is OK, as long as it's done in the name of destroying another Democrat.
That's what Lisa MacLean did. It's a puddle of sleaze, and she knew it. But hey, no big deal. You're just fine with that. So is Noel Frame.
Sep 21, 2012
Relling commented on Is a Teamsters Spokesperson Distorting Gael Tarleton's Record?.
@16 - Bennett writes under his own name. You gonna go after him now, too? You know, with threats and stuff? That would fit the ugly little moves you and your cohort have been pulling. Who knew asking a journalist to check stuff independently was so gosh-darned offensive?
You're reaching on the Yoshitani lap-dog line, presumably because you're too nettled to think rationally. Since Tarleton is trying to fire Yoshitani at the moment, you just look weird and Ryan-ish.
You're reaching on the Yoshitani lap-dog line, presumably because you're too nettled to think rationally. Since Tarleton is trying to fire Yoshitani at the moment, you just look weird and Ryan-ish.
Sep 20, 2012
Relling commented on Is a Teamsters Spokesperson Distorting Gael Tarleton's Record?.
Eli, just a word of advice on fact-checking: It involves more than cutting and pasting statements from paid political operatives and presenting them as unvarnished truth. There's a step that comes after that. It's the part where the journalist is supposed to do, you know, some WORK. Because the idea is, you're not supposed to become the useful cudgel for settling someone else's scores.
The reality you should consider looks more like this: Heather Weiner wrote a special-interest bill and handed it to Holland, the Port Commissioner she bought and paid for. The bill didn't get passed. Heather didn't get 100 percent of what she wanted. Oh, the horror. In Heather's bizarro world, not giving her exactly what she wants defines the enemy as a nay-sayer, regardless of reality. (This is where you're supposed to challenge the operative, by the way.)
Heather's stalkerazzi routine is getting tiresome. The sadder part is the way she plays your otherwise entertaining publication like a cheap fiddle.
(Oh, and Heather - your statement that you were speaking on your own behalf at the 36th District meeting was laughable.)
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The reality you should consider looks more like this: Heather Weiner wrote a special-interest bill and handed it to Holland, the Port Commissioner she bought and paid for. The bill didn't get passed. Heather didn't get 100 percent of what she wanted. Oh, the horror. In Heather's bizarro world, not giving her exactly what she wants defines the enemy as a nay-sayer, regardless of reality. (This is where you're supposed to challenge the operative, by the way.)
Heather's stalkerazzi routine is getting tiresome. The sadder part is the way she plays your otherwise entertaining publication like a cheap fiddle.
(Oh, and Heather - your statement that you were speaking on your own behalf at the 36th District meeting was laughable.)
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