375 years ago, did the framers of American town hall
democracy envision the election stew that ferments each fall in this land and
culture we have inherited?
The dumplings on top of the pot are the main Whatcom
County candidates, clapping each other on the back as they try out one liners
and cagily frame their image. Boiling in the middle are campaign managers,
political party operatives, activists and reporters. A thicker layer of
businesses, educators and public officials ooze money and/or endorsements up to
the top, and gummed at the bottom are the rest of the community, watching,
wondering, dozing it out.
Washington Conservation Voters Prime The Ballot Pump - Buying Canvassers For Progressive GOTV.
Hot off the Public Disclosure Commission website is a report showing that Washington Conservation Voters Action Fund, the political-action arm of Washington Conservation Voters, spent $93,303 to back four Whatcom County Council candidates: Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Ken Mann and Carl Weimer.
Read more here.
Local Conservative PAC Accepts Donations Over $900 Personal Limit; Seeks Jobs In GPT Bulk Terminal
The Bellingham Herald - Politics Blog, just released a piece showing a $93k donation sent to Whatcom Wins (aka: Whatcom Democrats - wordsmithing their image?) slate of candidates: Buchanan, Browne, Mann and Weimer. This generous gift of $23,325.00 each, comes from Washington Conservation Voters Action Fund (aka: Political Action Committee) who are frantically working to insure that the Gateway Pacific Terminal project never sees the light of day in Whatcom County.
Read more here.
Come To The GPT Debate, Wed, Oct 9, 5:30 P.M At The BIAW Hall.
So here’s the deal: Whatcom Tea Party invited Terry Wechsler and Craig Cole to debate on the Cherry Point, Gateway Pacific Terminal Project. But Terry Wechsler regrets that she cannot attend the debate. The search for a replacement proved fruitless.
Read more here.
GPT Response To Anti- Terminal Accusations
Wechsler/Protect Whatcom/No Coal - GPT Objections
There are currently plans to develop the largest coal export facility in North America at Cherry Point, in northwest Washington state. The Gateway Pacific Terminal, a project of Pacific International Terminals, would be owned by SSA Marine, which is owned by Carrix, partnered with Goldman Sachs.
Read more here.
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