I was just pooping along tonight when suddenly I got a "breaking news" email from The Daily Astorian.Not surprisingly, one of the three complaints made by the Pad Marquis' Pocket Posse about supposed campaign irregularities on the part of their opponents has been rejected outright by the secretary of state. This one was about flyers, and was a no-brainer, really.
I have no idea what they thought they were complaining about in the first place. I guess they thought they were rustling up votes for Marquis' pocket-padding by trying to stir up some indignation against those who think Marquis should just do his damn job and quit whining.
They stirred up my indignation, all right. I'm pissed. At them, and at Marquis, for the revolting bully-boy tactics they're using.
I mean, Marquis' posse are just the kind of folks who would have been right at home in Cotton Mathers' obsessive witch-hunting era. I find it truly scary that Maquis would align himself with this anti-free speech crowd just to make a fucking buck.
How the hell did this district attorney manage to get so out of control?
Voting "No" on Measure 4-123 is a vote to start putting him back in line.
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Well stated. What goes around comes around.
Guy's absolutely right.
Wait to see what is filed in Clatsop County Circuit Court up to 30 days after the election.
Should be some mighty interesting witnesses!
Now you've really got me intrigued!
But ... I'm hoping 4-123 goes the way of the college bonds (I always thought they should just fix what they had).
The college board was so sure of themselves, and cocky, and generated a shitload of publicity. They spent truckloads of money, and people wrote reams of letters to the editor. And what happened? The people of Clatsop County said, hey, cut the shit, FIX WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
So I'm hoping that very same silent majority, who doesn't write letters to the editor, or put signs on their lawn, will react the same way to Marquis' bullshit, and just say "NO!" to him, too.
Now that the vote's over will Forrester cease and desist? Hell no. Did you even note that the other two allegations have been dismissed by the state, too? No email alert on that one? Can you take a wild guess who or what business entity has the capacity to print off 24,500 pages of a two page double sided flyer, and then does so w/o declaring it? Talk about funneling undeclared in-kind funds!
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