Snohomish

5,892

/ Anita Marie / 9 Comments
Photo: C. Eidem
Photo: C. Eidem

 

In 2007 Shawna Forde ran for CITY OF EVERETT COUNCIL POS 5  in Everett, Washington.

She ran on a racist platform- designed by the now accused Child Killer- to look like  an ” Illegal Immagration ” platform.

And in the end- despite the fact she had target Elected Officials, a member of the Washington State Human Rights Commission,  Human Rights Activists  and the Washington State Democratic Party Secretary and saying that Hispanics couldn’t “poop without Gringo money ” on her first defunct website, Shawna Forde- the accused Child Killer with ties ( self tied according to what both  organizations  claim )  to groups like the Minutemen and FAIR did not lose her race because of her extreme views.

She withdrew from the race for POS 5 because she was charged with stealing a bottle of milk and that bottle of now famous  chocolate milk was the thing that made Shawan Forde decide she was no longer a viable candidate for  Public Office.

Still in the end Forde  got 5892 votes out of a total count of 16,904 votes cast ( official count from the Snohomish County Auditors website)  HERE

Initially I thought I only had one question about that race

What would the final count had been had she NOT  stolen that bottle of milk?

After going back and looking at those election results guess I don’t have one question about that race in Everett, Washington anymore.

I have 5,892.

Photo: C. Eidem
Photo: C. Eidem

 

Oh Yes We Will!

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Join the 1st Congressional District and Snohomish County Democrats as we celebrate Democratic Victory! 

Start Time:
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 6:00pm
End Time:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 12:00am
Location:
Nile Center and Golf Course Ballroom
Street:
6601 244th St SW
City/Town:
Mountlake Terrace, WA

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Buffet Served from 6:00 to 8:00
Party continues until midnight!

Musical Entertainment Provided by the Three Chord Progressives

 Election results from TV and Internet projected on large screens

Appetizer and Salad Bar Buffet No Host Bar Raffle/Auction

Cost & Reservations

SUPPER  TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT

HOWEVER

DOORS OPEN FOR ELECTION WATCH AT 8:OOPM
QUESTIONS:

 e-mail Marsha Scutvick at

marshascutvickatyahoodotcom

Yes We Can

/ Anita Marie / 15 Comments

Over the weekend my husband ran for a national delegate position for Barack Obama and he got it!

Here’s my husband’s speech ( he actually sang a few lines from a couple of songs and played his guitar ).

I’d like to say how proud I am of him… Luis does great work for our community and I’m grateful he was given this chance to be part of this historical delegation.

a.m.m.

a Delegate’s Speech

 

This land is your land,

This land is my land…

And the times

They are a changin’

 

Good afternoon fellow delegates, alternates and political warriors.  I am LUIS MOSCOSO:  community organizer, union activist and Democratic “CHANGE AGENT!”

 

YOU are the FORCE for CHANGE I’ve been organizing for – and Senator Obama is the LEADER for CHANGE that is so desperately needed now!

 

I am excited to be here with all of you. The ENERGY of INCLUSION that has been set in motion cannot be stopped!  WE are a force to be reckoned with. YOU are the America I’ve always dreamed of.

 

I have been in these battles before – and I’m ready for the FIGHT of OUR LIVES.

 

Let me work with you to take back our country starting in Denver at the Democratic National Convention – then back at home in our Congressional and Legislative Districts and throughout our State.

 

I am Luis Moscoso, # 44

…working to change these times!

Luis was elected along side  Jessica Beckett, Kendal Hamilton, Ron Oshima,  as the 1st Congressional District’s ( Washington State ) national delegates for Barack Obama

Luis Moscoso ( left ) and Tomas Villanueva at the 1/27/07 Washington Democratic Party reorganization. Mr. Villaneuva, a founder and past president of United Farmworkers — and a recent candidate for State Senate — gave the nominating speech for Luis Moscoso’s re-election as State Party Secretary. Ricardo Polintan, State Committee Member from the 47th District, gave the seconding speech.
Meet Luis:

My support of Barack

Obama is consistent with my work as a Democratic progressive activist. Like Obama I

have been and continue to be a community organizer dedicated to grassroots

activism and involvement in every thing I do.

Democratic Activist:

Secretary, Washington State Democrats (2 terms)

Affirmative Action Committee

PCO – MLT 13

SCDCC – Diversity Committee (founder and member)

State Caucus member: Hispanic/Latino; Labor; Progressive; Women’s Federation

2004 WA State Howard Dean Steering Committee

DNC Delegate (2004 Boston)

Union Activist:

32 years in WA Labor Movement (ATU 1576 & WPEA/UFCW 365)

Government Relations Director (legislative/political programs & activities)

Labor/Neighbor Campaign Leadership Team (Snohomish County)

WSLC Political Roundtable

CTW Legislative Political Representative

Community Activist:

Sno. Co. Citizens Committee for Human Rights – Organizer, Community Liaison

NAACP Snohomish County – Founding Member, Executive Committee

Institute for Washington’s Future – President & Board (www.forwashington.org)

Communities of Color Coalition (C3) of Snohomish County – Co-Founder

I have lived my democratic and progressive values since moving to Washington from

Iowa 32 years ago. I have the experience and stamina to stand up for progressive

policies and action in our state and in the Democratic Party that can only happen

with the election of Senator Barack Obama.

 

Please VOTE for me to represent you in Denver!

“Yes we can!” —Senator Obama “¡Si se puede!” —Luis Moscoso

Political, Union & Community Activist!

Performing with

3 Chord Progressives:

“Activism through music!”

It Only Hurts When You Laugh

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The men who attached the picture at the bottom of this post to an e-mail as a joke are not sitting in a basement lined with tin foil –

they don’t visit sites like:

CTRL Forums where nobody knows your name

and

they don’t listen to The Conspiracy Channel On Line.

No, the people who passed this picture along via the Internet are NOT sitting in a room with five deadbolts on the door and that door is not monitored by a 24 hour surveillance camera. They are not sleeping on  boxes of sardines in crates and their electricity is not provided by a gasoline generator

They are sitting on the Snohomish City Council in Washington State and from their elected positions they say certainly don’t harbor any ill-feelings towards the Hispanics living in our county.

Really.

Let’s take a look at this ‘joke’…shall we?

“Leaving Mexico. Entering Meximerica “Welfare Dept. (1/4 MI),

 Social Security (3/4 MI), Free Medical (1 1/4 MI)

 

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Do you know what?

 I beg to differ…

and I would also hazard to say that Snohomish does not deserve the black eye that Councilmen Doug Thorndike and R.C. “Swede” Johnson have given it.

We ALL deserve so much better

LINK to one ( but somewhat anemic story ) HERE:

 

Statement from

 The Diversity Committee of the Snohomish County Democratic Central Committee.

 

The Diversity Committee of the Snohomish County Democratic Central Committee takes a stand against “white privilege” in our county.
Recently two Snohomish City council members used the Internet in an inappropriate manner and must be held accountable for their actions.

      These two members of the council, Council Member Thorndike and Council Member Johnson recently sent an inappropriate email message to another Council Member that was an example of “white privilege”.

      “White privilege is the advantages given freely to white people for no other reason than being born with the “right” skin color. If their skin color had not been white, they would not have been making these jokes. This is no way for an American to treat another American.

      Mr. Thorndike and Mr. Johnson have left question marks with most people about their decision-making process. If either were my employee, this behavior would not be tolerated. As an elected official, I expect a higher standard of leadership than what they displayed.

      It is time that this attitude is removed from our society and the respect of all people be truly adopted.

-Mark Hintz-

Mark is the chair of the Snohomish County Democrats in Washington State. He is also the vice chair of the Washington State Democratic Chairs Organization.