Comments on: You, Your Ballot, and You: Washington US Senate http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/ Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: robin adair http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 robin adair Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:42:44 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/#comment-3201 FROM ROBIN ADAIR : WE BROUGHT A COMPETITIVE NUMBER OF VOTES IN AT $1.00 EACH !! MOST FRUGAL NATIONAL SENATE RACE !!! (FEC reports have to list all spending which might be considered Election money and since Hqts. were my living room and we had no campaign phone, etc. all is included ) I had a committee and volunteers, minor contributions, spoke/great deal, did questionnaires and public access TV, debated Bruce and Arron, did Forums and Rotaries and had a lecture hosted at Cascadia College "THE SICK ECONOMY: A MAN MADE SUB ECONOMY DOMINANT"...and talked to thousands and thousands of people: that was the best! I couldn't afford advertising, had trouble getting "press" without getting arrested or borrowing on assets : more power to Bruce and Arron :I was at Forums in Vancovuver and Orcas just then. I've become a "regular" at Drinking Liberally and didn't know I was in "den of bloggers" until I needed help getting media coverage -- a little late, but a lesson learned ... >>NONE OF US THOUGHT WE COULD WIN : WE WERE IN THIS FIGHTTO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE GOV'T IN WASH D.C. : WE DID !! >>A NEW WAY TO THINK OF SUCCESS : I did Very well considering I had little media, press, advertising , or money --and was a bit distained >> I BROUGH IN 9200 VOTES AT $1.00 EACH !! GREENS got 10,500 votes many volunteers, Aaron's salary and Campaign budget paid -probably $8.00 per vote ? LIBERTARIANS got 15,500 votes;ditto above --$11.00 per vote? >>The MAIN ISSUE remains THE ECONOMY : I RE-ANALYZED IT AND FOUND STANDARD DEFINITIONS UPENDED. "Comments" on blogs said I was "incomprehensible" and it "confused" them. INDEED. Me too the first year i was "watching the money move". In next two years I began corresponding with other economic theorists. MY WEBSITE BECAME A RUNNING BLOG AS I WORKED NEW THINKING ON THE SITE...the "cartoons" and graphs are real "Cocktail Napkin Diagrams". The work has a Feynman Diagram, meets criteria of Occams's Razor,and is proving to be Unified (unlike Quantum work ). It continues.... The magic three words: ROBINADAIRSENATE.COM thks: R.A. *PS -Mac Safari "wraps" text: it's really not iambic pentameter !* FROM ROBIN ADAIR : WE BROUGHT A COMPETITIVE NUMBER OF VOTES IN AT $1.00 EACH !! MOST FRUGAL NATIONAL SENATE RACE !!! (FEC reports have to list all spending which might be considered Election money and since Hqts. were my living room and we had no campaign phone, etc. all is included ) I had a committee and volunteers, minor contributions, spoke/great deal, did questionnaires and public access TV, debated Bruce and Arron, did Forums and Rotaries and had a lecture hosted at Cascadia College “THE SICK ECONOMY: A MAN MADE SUB ECONOMY DOMINANT”…and talked to thousands and thousands of people: that was the best! I couldn’t afford advertising, had trouble getting “press” without getting arrested or borrowing on assets : more power to Bruce and Arron :I was at Forums in Vancovuver and Orcas just then. I’ve become a “regular” at Drinking Liberally and didn’t know I was in “den of bloggers” until I needed help getting media coverage — a little late, but a lesson learned …
>>NONE OF US THOUGHT WE COULD WIN : WE WERE IN THIS FIGHTTO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE GOV’T IN WASH D.C. : WE DID !!
>>A NEW WAY TO THINK OF SUCCESS : I did Very well considering I had little media, press, advertising , or money –and was a bit distained
>> I BROUGH IN 9200 VOTES AT $1.00 EACH !!
GREENS got 10,500 votes many volunteers, Aaron’s salary and
Campaign budget paid -probably $8.00 per vote ?
LIBERTARIANS got 15,500 votes;ditto above –$11.00 per vote?
>>The MAIN ISSUE remains THE ECONOMY : I RE-ANALYZED IT AND FOUND STANDARD DEFINITIONS UPENDED. “Comments”
on blogs said I was “incomprehensible” and it “confused” them.
INDEED. Me too the first year i was “watching the money move”.
In next two years I began corresponding with other economic
theorists. MY WEBSITE BECAME A RUNNING BLOG AS I WORKED NEW THINKING ON THE SITE…the “cartoons” and graphs are real “Cocktail Napkin Diagrams”. The work has a Feynman Diagram, meets criteria of Occams’s Razor,and is proving to be Unified (unlike Quantum work ). It continues….
The magic three words: ROBINADAIRSENATE.COM thks: R.A.
*PS -Mac Safari “wraps” text: it’s really not iambic pentameter !*

]]> By: ROBIN ADAIR http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-3200 ROBIN ADAIR Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:43:57 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/#comment-3200 DEAR EVERYONE -- I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AND CAMPAIGING FOR 6 MONTHS AND I CONTINUE TO FIND SITES LIKE YOURS WHICH I HAVE NOT FOUND BEFORE. ROBIN ADAIR -- U S SENATE -- INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE I HAVE A DEGREE IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS FROM CLAREMONT UNDER ONE OF MILTON FRIEDMAN'S U/CHICAGO GROUP : I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICA'S ECONOMY AND HAVE BEEN WRITING LAW TO TURN IT AROUND.AND I'VE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE US SENATE AGAINST AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CORRUPT COURT IN WA.STATE. (NOT YOU USUAL CANDIDATE ! ) I'M A PRETTY BLOND GRANDMOTHER WITH 40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY WORK -- I CAN ORGANIZE ANYTHING : [EXCEPT PUBLICITY, I GUESS!] PUBLIUS102@MSN.COM ROBINADAIRSENATE.COM WA.STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION DETERMINE MY VOTE !! DEAR EVERYONE — I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AND CAMPAIGING FOR
6 MONTHS AND I CONTINUE TO FIND SITES LIKE YOURS WHICH
I HAVE NOT FOUND BEFORE.
ROBIN ADAIR — U S SENATE — INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
I HAVE A DEGREE IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND
ECONOMICS
FROM CLAREMONT UNDER ONE OF MILTON FRIEDMAN’S
U/CHICAGO GROUP : I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICA’S
ECONOMY AND HAVE BEEN WRITING LAW TO TURN IT AROUND.AND I’VE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE US SENATE AGAINST AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CORRUPT COURT IN WA.STATE.
(NOT YOU USUAL CANDIDATE ! ) I’M A PRETTY BLOND GRANDMOTHER WITH 40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY WORK — I CAN
ORGANIZE ANYTHING : [EXCEPT PUBLICITY, I GUESS!]
PUBLIUS102@MSN.COM ROBINADAIRSENATE.COM
WA.STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION DETERMINE MY VOTE !!

]]> By: ROBIN ADAIR http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-3199 ROBIN ADAIR Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:41:51 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/#comment-3199 DEAR EVERYONE -- I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AND CAMPAIGING FOR 6 MONTHS AND I CONTINUE TO FIND SITE LIKE YOURS WHICH HAVE NOT FOUND WORD OF ME! ROBIN ADAIR -- U S SENATE -- INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE I HAVE A DEGREE IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS FROM CLAREMONT UNDER ONE OF MILTON FRIEDMAN'S U/CHICAGO GROUP : I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICA'S ECONOMY AND HAVE BEEN WRITING LAW TO TURN IT AROUND.AND I'VE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE US SENATE AGAINST AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CORRUPT COURT IN WA.STATE. (NOT YOU USUAL CANDIDATE ! ) I'M A PRETTY BLOND GRANDMOTHER WITH 40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY WORK -- I CAN ORGANIZE ANYTHING : [EXCEPT PUBLICITY, I GUESS!] PUBLIUS102@MSN.COM ROBINADAIRSENATE.COM WA.STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION DETERMINE MY VOTE !! DEAR EVERYONE — I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AND CAMPAIGING FOR
6 MONTHS AND I CONTINUE TO FIND SITE LIKE YOURS WHICH HAVE NOT FOUND WORD OF ME!
ROBIN ADAIR — U S SENATE — INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
I HAVE A DEGREE IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND
ECONOMICS
FROM CLAREMONT UNDER ONE OF MILTON FRIEDMAN’S
U/CHICAGO GROUP : I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICA’S
ECONOMY AND HAVE BEEN WRITING LAW TO TURN IT AROUND.AND I’VE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE US SENATE AGAINST AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CORRUPT COURT IN WA.STATE.
(NOT YOU USUAL CANDIDATE ! ) I’M A PRETTY BLOND GRANDMOTHER WITH 40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY WORK — I CAN
ORGANIZE ANYTHING : [EXCEPT PUBLICITY, I GUESS!]
PUBLIUS102@MSN.COM ROBINADAIRSENATE.COM
WA.STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION DETERMINE MY VOTE !!

]]> By: Scott http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-3198 Scott Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:24:41 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/#comment-3198 Dylan, The Democrats were once split over the issue of slavery. You'd be an idiot to hold that over current democrats. The Libertarians I know and support are fans of a socially tolerant and fiscally responsible government. Just the same, the republicans and democrats I know don't give a crap about how thier representatives put thier campaign promises into action, just so long as they beat the 'got-dang competition'. Politics has become a battlefield and from habeus corpus to the patriot act the dems support the repubs where it hurts Americans the most. So Maria protected a patch of environment in Alaska- Her record on the environment, gays, homeland security, the war on drugs, the war in Iraq, Judge Alito, etc etc says that she is more interested in being reelected than being a representative. I am glad to see that Bruce is in this race, and he has my vote because Libertarians TODAY are more interested in protecting our rights and our country than any r or d I know. Thye are the only ones even talking about it. Don't believe me. . .? Just go to youtube and watch the debates with Guthrie (L), McGavick(R), and Cantwell(D). Who calls it like it is? Bruce Guthrie does. Peace, for the love of Pete, Scott~ Dylan, The Democrats were once split over the issue of slavery. You’d be an idiot to hold that over current democrats. The Libertarians I know and support are fans of a socially tolerant and fiscally responsible government.

Just the same, the republicans and democrats I know don’t give a crap about how thier representatives put thier campaign promises into action, just so long as they beat the ‘got-dang competition’.

Politics has become a battlefield and from habeus corpus to the patriot act the dems support the repubs where it hurts Americans the most.

So Maria protected a patch of environment in Alaska- Her record on the environment, gays, homeland security, the war on drugs, the war in Iraq, Judge Alito, etc etc says that she is more interested in being reelected than being a representative.

I am glad to see that Bruce is in this race, and he has my vote because Libertarians TODAY are more interested in protecting our rights and our country than any r or d I know.

Thye are the only ones even talking about it. Don’t believe me. . .? Just go to youtube and watch the debates with Guthrie (L), McGavick(R), and Cantwell(D).

Who calls it like it is?

Bruce Guthrie does.

Peace, for the love of Pete,

Scott~

]]> By: Bruce Guthrie http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-3197 Bruce Guthrie Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:30:35 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/#comment-3197 Wow, that's pretty devastating. You used guilt by association to assume that I am like all libertarians who are: "Rich people who don't want to pay taxes, economists, and potheads." Well, here's how I spin it: Yes, I'm a rich guy. I made my own money through frugality, luck and hard work. I'm living the American dream, and I want you to be able to live it to. I want to reduce ALL people's taxes, not just my own, and since you are a McGavick fan, I assume you want that too. We need to cut spending first, though, in order to reduce the deficit. I want to cut the Iraq war, the drug war, subsidies to corporations and earmarks and pork barrel spending. I have an MBA from Northwestern U (Kellogg School). That's kind of like a degree in applied economics. I took lots of economics courses at Cornell. I'm a fan of Milton Friedman. So I guess I'm almost an economist. I taught for nine years at a business school. (WWU) Since you are a McGavick fan, I assume this is not a bad thing from your perspective. No, I am not a pothead. The last time I smoked pot was in college in 1985. I smoked pot four or five times in my whole life. Yes, I inhaled. I'll bet you did too. Big deal. Who cares? But the drug war is not working, and has caused most of the crime in our inner cities. Marijuana legalization is not a solution to the drug problem; it's a solution to the gun violence and the crime problem. We need to have good programs to help people with addiction, but making pot illegal just doesn't work to solve the problem, and it violates our rights. So, am I right? How's that for spin? Look, don't judge me by my party. There is a diversity of Libertarians, just like there is a diversity of Republicans. Don't use guilt by association. Judge me by my positions. That said, your characterization was over 60% right... :) Vote for me to send the message you want to bring the troops home from Iraq. Vote for me to defend our Constitutinal Liberties from erosion. Vote for me, for real change. Wow, that’s pretty devastating. You used guilt by association to assume that I am like all libertarians who are: “Rich people who don’t want to pay taxes, economists, and potheads.”

Well, here’s how I spin it:

Yes, I’m a rich guy. I made my own money through frugality, luck and hard work. I’m living the American dream, and I want you to be able to live it to. I want to reduce ALL people’s taxes, not just my own, and since you are a McGavick fan, I assume you want that too. We need to cut spending first, though, in order to reduce the deficit. I want to cut the Iraq war, the drug war, subsidies to corporations and earmarks and pork barrel spending.

I have an MBA from Northwestern U (Kellogg School). That’s kind of like a degree in applied economics. I took lots of economics courses at Cornell. I’m a fan of Milton Friedman. So I guess I’m almost an economist. I taught for nine years at a business school. (WWU) Since you are a McGavick fan, I assume this is not a bad thing from your perspective.

No, I am not a pothead. The last time I smoked pot was in college in 1985. I smoked pot four or five times in my whole life. Yes, I inhaled. I’ll bet you did too. Big deal. Who cares?

But the drug war is not working, and has caused most of the crime in our inner cities. Marijuana legalization is not a solution to the drug problem; it’s a solution to the gun violence and the crime problem. We need to have good programs to help people with addiction, but making pot illegal just doesn’t work to solve the problem, and it violates our rights. So, am I right?

How’s that for spin?

Look, don’t judge me by my party. There is a diversity of Libertarians, just like there is a diversity of Republicans. Don’t use guilt by association. Judge me by my positions.

That said, your characterization was over 60% right… :)

Vote for me to send the message you want to bring the troops home from Iraq.

Vote for me to defend our Constitutinal Liberties from erosion.

Vote for me, for real change.

]]> By: Lauren http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-3196 Lauren Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:45:32 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/10/29/you-your-ballot-and-you-washington-us-senate/#comment-3196 That's right! I voted for Maria in my last election before I moved to CA (where I am happily represented by Pelosi). And I have never heard anything about Maria since. Good to know I haven't missed anything. Great post! That’s right! I voted for Maria in my last election before I moved to CA (where I am happily represented by Pelosi). And I have never heard anything about Maria since. Good to know I haven’t missed anything.

Great post!

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