Slog - Comments on Cantwell Contestant for Colonizing the Cosmos http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant One or two of you might remember Michael Nelson. He's run for public office six times in Washington, as a libertarian for governor and then as a Democrat for U.S. representative. Last fall he bagged 9.17% of the vote for King County Executive. This year, he's challenging Maria Cantwell in the Democratic primary. This is noteworthy not because of Nelson's electoral endurance, but because this year, he has legally changed his name to Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson. And he has two blogs. On his blogger profile, MGN lists his interests in this order: *Orbital space colonization *Economics *Raising the living standard... Copyright 2007 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:01:35 -0800 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:26:21 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Maybe he can get Stan Lippmann and Richard Lee to help with his campaign.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444862 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444862 Politics Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:15:39 -0800 Comment by wags Good call. I've always been intrigued by the idea of forming a Lippmann Party around the sole issue of vaccinations. Who's with me?

]]> wags http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444871 Politics Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:25:22 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I'm sorry, but I can't comment, I'm stuck in the line for the Space Elevator at the Seattle Art Museum Sculpture Park.

Hmm, a lot of grass here. Lots.

Anyone have something I can munch on?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444893 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444893 Politics Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:03:53 -0800 Comment by Geni You know what I don't get about these perennial gadfly candidates? Where in the hell do they get the money for the filing fees? It costs good money to file for some of these offices - about $1300 to file for King County Executive, I think it's about $1500 to file for U.S. Senator - where the hell does someone who is clearly barking mad get the money?

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444931 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444931 Politics Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:39:03 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle you just claim you're poor, then they waive the fee.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c444992 Politics Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:46:54 -0800 Comment by Brian It costs good money to file for some of these offices - about $1300 to file for King County Executive, I think it's about $1500 to file for U.S. Senator - where the hell does someone who is clearly barking mad get the money?

You're operating under a false assumption - that because someone has different (okay, perhaps very different)point of view than your own he must be barking mad.

And too - $1500 is not that much money to save up.

]]> Brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c445054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c445054 Politics Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:43:26 -0800 Comment by N in Seattle $1500 for filing is a whole lot cheaper than any ad buy for Mike The Mover, especially when you consider that counties pay the cost of mailing it to nearly every voting-age adult in the state.

]]> N in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c445102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/cantwell_contestant#c445102 Politics Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:26:21 -0800