YouTube is taking questions for Dino Rossi and Christine Gregoire. I added my own question about SSOSA (and my song about Gregoire is attached as a response as well). Sonya Jones and Amber Gunn from the EFF asked some questions too.
It seems like most of the video questions are about reproductive rights and the envrionment. Vote up the questions you like, vote down the ones you don't. Deadline is this Tuesday.
Posted by pudge at August 09, 2008 06:47 PM | Email ThisWho gives you the authority to act as gate keeper there? Just because you can? Man, that makes you just another troll. I had expected a little better.
Posted by: deadwood on August 9, 2008 07:34 PMdeadwood: uh. You're not making any sense. Think a little more and get back to me.
Posted by: pudge on August 9, 2008 07:47 PMA quick grep shows I posted 16 of the 91 comments (not nearly half). However, what is important to note is that "jessicaandolivia" posted 15 comments, and 10 of my 16 comments were replies to what she said.
It's called "conversation." And there's nothing wrong with conversations there. This is why each comment has a "reply to this comment" link on it. So people can reply to each others' comments.
If you have any specific problems with what I said, feel free to talk about it ... preferably THERE, on YouTube, where it belongs. Otherwise you're the one being the troll.
Hope that helps!
Posted by: pudge on August 9, 2008 09:13 PMJust who was responsible for this coddling and wrist-slapping of convicted sex offenders?
REPUBLICANS!
In 1981, we had a REPUBLICAN state house and REPUBLICAN state senate that passed this legislation. And a REPUBLICAN governor -- John Spellman -- who signed it into law.
The 1981-82 legislative session was the last time that REPUBLICANS controlled both the governor's office and both houses of the state legislature. Democrats regained control of both houses of the legislature in the November 1982 election, and Spellman was booted out of office in the November 1984 election.
No REPUBLICAN has been elected governor since. So I guess electing Rossi (even though he is technically running with the "G.0.P. Party" this year) will result in even more lenient treatment of sex offenders, than is currently the case?
Also, during the golden years of the last REPUBLICAN governor Spellman, there were absolutely no laws on the books requiring convicted sex offenders to register.
Posted by: Richard Pope on August 9, 2008 09:16 PMBy your logic, Christine Gregoire wants to bring back slavery.
http://flooractivityext.leg.wa.gov/rollcall.aspx?id=24834
The current Special Sexual Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA) law is RCW 9.94A.670. This re-authorization law was enacted in 2000 by Laws 2000, Chapter 28, Section 20, which orginated as Senate Bill 6223.
This law was passed by a nearly unanimous legislature: 97 to 0 in the House, and 44 (including Rossi) to 1 in the Senate. The ONLY state legislator to vote against the SSOSA law was Senator Pam Roach.
So I think it is pretty hypocritical of Rossi to criticize Governor Gregoire for lenient sentencing of sex offenders. Rossi SUPPORTED the SSOSA law for lenient sentencing. Moreover, Gregoire has absolutely nothing to do with the prosecution and sentencing of sex offenders in the first place.
For all you die-hard REPUBLICANS who are disgusted with the lenient sentencing of convicted sex offenders, I have a modest proposal.
Obviously, Dino Rossi is just as bad as Christine Gregoire -- if not far worse -- since Rossi was responsible for the law allowing sex offenders to be released after a brief jail sentence and a slap on the wrist.
Moreover, Rossi is NOT EVEN A REPUBLICAN this year. Instead, Rossi claims affiliation with a never previously heard of "G.0.P. Party".
You need to instead vote for a REAL REPUBLICAN, and someone who HAS NEVER VOTED FOR LENIENT TREATMENT OF CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS.
Fortunately this year, there are two candidates running for Governor under the "REPUBLICAN PARTY" -- John W. Aiken, Jr. and Javier O. Lopez. I don't know much about them, but I can GUARANTEE that neither Aiken nor Lopez has ever voted to provide lenient sentences to convicted sex offenders.
If neither Aiken nor Lopez make it to the general election -- WRITE IN PAM ROACH for Governor in November. Roach still claims affiliation with the "REPUBLICAN PARTY" -- and she was the only REPUBLICAN in the entire state legislature to VOTE AGAINST lenient sentences for convicted sex offenders.
Posted by: Richard Pope on August 9, 2008 09:22 PMSo when I point out that Dino Rossi voted in FAVOR of SSOSA as a State Senator, all you can say is that Democrats once supported slavery?
Posted by: Richard Pope on August 9, 2008 09:29 PMAny time you say a lie (that is, every time you post), I will simply point out one or more of those lies, and ignore everything else you say.
If you do not like this policy, stop lying.
"Rossi is NOT EVEN A REPUBLICAN this year."
He absolutely is. You are lying.
"So when I point out that Dino Rossi voted in FAVOR of SSOSA as a State Senator, all you can say is that Democrats once supported slavery?"
You never said anything about Rossi and SSOSA when I said Democrats supported slavery. You are lying.
I am going to play a little game within this new game: see how many posts you can go before you DON'T lie. So far, it's two for two!
I Thank God I don't have to defend Republiconvicts.
Since so many Americans are either ignorant, or not interested in politics, the G.O.P. (sic) party is spreading lies full time, and only making attack ads.
Rossi is pretending not to be a Republiconvict this year. Can you blame him?
Posted by: All Facts Support My Positions on August 10, 2008 07:09 AMAs usual, you're the most improperly named person in the room. First, you accuse Richard Pope of providing facts. Then you repeat Richard's lie about Rossi not saying he's a Republican/saying he's not a Republican.
You know, the sad thing is that democracy only exists where people are well-informed, so when you're in favor of lying (as you and Richard are, along with Gregoire), you must also therefore be against democracy.
Rossi First Native American Governor?
Posted by: John Bailo on August 10, 2008 10:07 AMYou said
"Also, during the golden years of the last REPUBLICAN governor Spellman, there were absolutely no laws on the books requiring convicted sex offenders to register."
So, by YOUR OWN ADMISSION, in the 27 years since 1981, when we have had ONLY Democrat governors, NONE of them would sign a repeal of this law??
Furthermore, in post 7 you state:
"The current Special Sexual Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA) law is RCW 9.94A.670. This re-authorization law was enacted in 2000 by Laws 2000, Chapter 28, Section 20, which orginated as Senate Bill 6223."
It was a DEMOCRAT that voted to reauthorize the law. I know you understand what a VETO is Mr Pope. So why haven't all the parades of DEMOCRAT governors we have had in the 27 years since, not VETOED reauthorization of that law?
According to your own link, SB6223 was voted FOR by all the Democrat Senators present and the ONLY one voting against it was a Republican:
Voting Yea:
Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Rossi, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, and Zarelli
Voting Nay: Senator Roach
Absent:
Excused: Senators Hale, McCaslin, Sellar, and Sheahan
I am just curious if the two women who had restraining orders against you for harrassing them have dropped it or are they still active?
Oh and what was it, oh yes, the Washington State Bar rate you "not qualified" due to "unprofessional conduct". The Seattle Times has this to say about the matter:
"...Pope -- a Bellevue attorney -- was ordered to pay fees or otherwise punished for a missed filing date, frivolous motions and other court delays."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003248928_pope08e.html
Posted by: pbj on August 10, 2008 11:34 AM"On February 12, 2000, State Senator Dino Rossi voted to re-authorize the SSOSA law (SB 6223). Rossi VOTED IN FAVOR of coddling sex offenders and slapping their wrists after short jail sentences:"
The House Report on SB 6223 as passed house on 2/29/2000 to which you refer is here:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/1999-00/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/6223.HBR.pdf
"Brief Summary of Bill"
"· Reorganizes the sentencing provisions in statute for clarity."
"· Makes no changes to current law."
"Testimony For: This bill is entirely a technical and non-substantive bill. The
rewrite actually began several years after the Sentencing Reform Act started becoming
more and more difficult to read. The Superior Court Judges Association, the
Governor's office, the prosecuting attorneys, and the Attorney General's Office have
all reviewed this bill and have ensured the commission that there are no changes in
law in this bill. The Sentencing Guidelines Commission has also endorsed this bill."
"This bill is just a technical fix."
"Testimony Against: None."
Richard, please explain how Rossi's vote on this bill translates into voting "in favor of coddling sex offenders."
How uncouth! ;-)
Posted by: pudge on August 10, 2008 12:55 PMDude, why do you even brother to post here. Everytime you make some foolish statement here.
Everyone takes you to the woodshead you for your out right lies!
Get a hint Rich, leave. Your giving BAD lawyers an even worse name.
Posted by: Army Medic/Vet on August 10, 2008 01:32 PMAs for Gregoire, Democrats only recognize one crime. Failing to think the way they do. Tookie Williams was just misunderstood. Rapists just need some counseling, etc.
Posted by: Jeff B. on August 10, 2008 01:58 PMCome on "previously unheard of GOP?". The Republican party has been known as the "Grand Old Party" for longer than Pope has been alive. It isn't like he switched parties like you did Pope. He is proud to be a Republican.
Anyone that might be be confused by Dino using G.O.P. is someone stupid enough to vote for Pope thinking he is a democrat.
Why don't you take your irrational hate somewhere where they don't know you Pope?
Posted by: Pot meet Kettle on August 14, 2008 05:18 PMBest. Line. Evar.