Critique of the Democratian's Madore article.

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Clearly, the Madore article was done to harm Republican candidates in the upcoming election cycle; the simple way to make this "fair" would have been to do an "expose" on typically democrat funding David Nierenberg.

A quick look at the PDC's and FEC's show that Nierenberg has spent upwards of hundreds of thousands of dollars in local and federal races... but we don't see an article discussing his generational long fiscal involvement in politics.

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LEGACY FUND NIERENBERG DAVID 4/20/2005 $50,000.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG DAVID 9/29/2008 $50,000.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG PATRICIA 9/29/2008 $50,000.00

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DEFEAT 1098 NIERENBERG DAVID 9/19/2010 $25,000.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG DAVID 8/3/2004 $25,000.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG DAVID 10/16/2006 $25,000.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG PATRICIA 8/3/2004 $25,000.00

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YES TO A RAINY DAY FUND NIERENBERG DAVID 10/9/2007 $25,000.00

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STAND FOR CHILDREN WA PAC NIERENBERG DAVID 7/20/2010 $20,000.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG DAVID 7/18/2006 $17,500.00

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WA ST DEMO CENT COMM NON EXEMPT NIERENBERG PATRICIA 7/18/2006 $17,500.00

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STUART STEVEN J NIERENBERG DAVID & PATRICIA 12/4/2005 $15,000.00

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HOUSE DEMO CAUCUS CAMP COMM NIERENBERG DAVID 9/1/2006 $12,500.00

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HOUSE DEMO CAUCUS CAMP COMM NIERENBERG PATRICIA 9/1/2006 $12,500.00

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HOUSE DEMO CAUCUS CAMP COMM NIERENBERG DAVID 5/10/2004 $10,000.00

So, where's the article questioning Nierenberg's motivations?

Nor have we seen any particular article related to casino developer David Barnett and Steve Stuart, who received $100,000 of Barnett's largess by bundling that figure through Progressive Majority. And, like anyone else who carries the rag's water on the unneeded and unwanted bridge replacement/loot rail project, we can expect the Democratian to ignore those connections, much like they spend so much time pushing democrat Golik through their over the top, bizarre, hurray-for-me Storro coverage.

To me, the issue is one of free speech. My concern is that usually when it comes to holding candidates accountable, or those who help/fund those candidates, the Democratian is much more concerned and involved with candidates they disagree with... which usually means GOP candidates... like those singled out in this article.

The rag, which long since has lost any hope or pretense of fairness over the bridge/loot rail project, whines about Madore:

His appearance in the process now has many asking questions: Why is he backing these candidates? Why is he so ardently against light rail and tolls — to the point where he’d rather see the bridge project fail than see it go through? What does he stand to gain out of this? Why now?

Of course, the primary issue here is that why Madore does what he does... why any private citizens acts the way they act, as long as those acts are legal... is precisely none of the rag's business.

While Madore made the mistake of granting the leftist propaganda sheet an interview, he was certainly under no obligation to do so.

And the questions asked above answer themselves with mind numbing simplicity:

He backs these candidates because he supports their positions... Precisely the same reason anyone else backs a candidate. And this reporter actually had to ask?

Why is he so ardently against light rail and tolls — to the point where he’d rather see the bridge project fail than see it go through?

Because he likely understands what most people who actually get oxygen to their brains understand: That the bridge is not needed or wanted and we generally cannot afford it given the lack of return; and that those sniveling the most about the bridge opposition will pay the least to see it built... enslaving as many as 100,000 people every year to pay $100,000,000 for a bridge that bridge cheerleaders won't have to use OR pay for to go to work every day.

Unlike Tim "The Liar" Leavitt, Madore's opposition to this project isn't situational. Unlike "The Liar," Madore has nothing to gain from his opposition to this horrific waste of money and criminal pay offs save the sure and certain knowledge that HE is right and the donwtown mafia is wrong.

And making this project fail would be a blessing and not a curse. This bridge does not need to be replaced; we do not need loot rail. And the 10's of thousands of people this bridge would enslave do not need to pay a ransom just to go to work.

The Liar is REALLY whining about Madore... because, I believe, that Madore will help end that sniveling worm's political career. So of course he's gonna bitch, and the paper will dutifully report Leavitt's complaints:

“In no way are his efforts healthy for our community,” said Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, who has drawn much heat from Madore for his change of stance from last year, when he campaigned on a “tolls-as-a-last-resort” platform, to supporting a bridge with tolls. “It’s unfortunate that he’s funneling so much of his own personal money and profits he’s made from his company into delivering messages that are inaccurate and replete with rhetoric.”

What a lying scumbag.

There's a reason he's becoming increasingly known as "The Liar." And for a rank hypocrite like Leavitt to claim that someone ELSE is "delivering messages that are inaccurate and replete with rhetoric," is the height of political hypocrisy.

That the political decision was made to ignore the obvious need for a 3rd and 4th bridge in no way means that those options were anything less then outstanding as much as they failed to meet the mafia's criteria... since the ONLY acceptable outcome... the pre-ordained outcome... was the one these clowns have stuck us with now. Those behind this multi-billion dollar con job on the people of Clark County didn't want it, so those appointed by these same people to come up with the only acceptable-to-them-solution of replacing a perfectly serviceable bridge naturally "discovered" in developing the pre-ordained outcome" that the obvious solutions of a 3rd and 4th bridge were "poor."

Believing that outcome is as moronic as believing Obama when he told us that the stimulus would hold unemployment to

Identity Vancouver is one of the downtown mafia families.

But Identity Clark County Executive Director Ginger Metcalf, who has spoken several times to the city council in support of the Columbia River Crossing, called the regular visits from Madore and other anti-tolling speakers “abusive tactics.”

They “have taken over the podium of citizens communications as an opportunity to bash government,” Metcalf said. “They are provided an opportunity to be televised and be quoted in the newspaper on their uneducated comments, with no opportunity for rebuttal from engineers and people who have been involved in the project for 15 years.”

Of course, that "engineers" have been wrong for 15 years seems to be an impossible concept for the mafia to wrap themselves around.

See, the only comments that are allowed or educated or not abusive are those that agree with the slime running the show. Otherwise, it's treated with contempt like the rest of us.

But here is the crux of the matter:

Wagner, the CRC co-director, said elections could effect change.

“If every elected official in Clark County were against this project, it would be very, very difficult to move this project forward.”

Unfortunately, notolls.com is behind the curve in terms of organization, media and outreach. While they will impact in this election, their impact will be muted at best because they failed to plan in a timely manner.

But in 2012, they will likely be the 8000 pound gorilla in the room. And those political types who want to support this kind of public extortion for over $100,000,000... without even having the courtesy of asking US if we WANT this, will be out of job.

Some of his candidates don’t have any say over tolling and light rail, Madore concedes. But they all have one thing in common, he said: They haven’t “sold out” to special interests.

Not every single NoTolls backed candidate will win. Madore knows that. But the businessman said he’s set to become a permanent player in Clark County
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“We will keep fighting,” he said. “There’s another election. We will not go away. Politicians with any sense of a political future better get on board and listen to the people.”

Madore is a smart guy. It won't take him long to get up to speed.

And because he's willing to put his money where his mouth is, there thankfully seems to be a new sheriff in town. And maybe, just maybe, he can put the downtown mafia out of business... to the betterment of us all.
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