Slog - Comments on Re: GOP Returns GOP Money http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money Kittitas GOP chairman Mathew Manweller, one of the members of Dino Rossi's "nonpartisan" group Forward Washington, returned my call this morning. I had called him yesterday asking why the GOP had returned a $700 donation to him immediately after the Democrats filed a complaint alleging that Forward Washington was a front for a GOP campaign outfit. Alas, the cordial Manweller debunked my conspiracy theory this morning. He told me the money was returned because the GOP couldn't make good on the $700 cruise that he and his wife had won at a GOP auction. Man, can't the GOP even get... Copyright 2008 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:35:50 -0800 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:35:40 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle look, they're incompetent.

that's who they are.

well, plus insane.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781189 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781189 News Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:28:54 -0800 Comment by COMTE You forgot:

greedy
corrupt
bigoted
sexually repressed

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781268 News Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:39:38 -0800 Comment by N in Seattle Yeah, so the WSRP was trafficking in invalid cruise gift certificates. Quite the defense.

]]> N in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781278 News Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:46:42 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Yeah, @2, but I like to keep posts short.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781289 News Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:53:29 -0800 Comment by Geni Having had some experience with political fundraising auctions, I have to say, that's pathetic. Normally, your auction items are donated by supporters, often as a bit of publicity for their business. So some local Republican donated a trip on one of his boats - and then either went out of business or otherwise had the boat go out of commission, AFTER someone had paid $700 at the auction to win the cruise. And was not in a position to otherwise honor the donation. That's just lame. You make good on your promises when you donate, or else you don't promise to donate in the first place.

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781402 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781402 News Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:33:04 -0800 Comment by Geni Oh, and I should add, there's another scenario, which, considering these are Washington State Republiclowns we're talking about, seems even more likely - sometimes auction donors, horrified at the low dollar amount their donations were won for, suddenly find themselves unable to honor the donation commitment.

"Whaddya mean, they won my cruise for $700?! That's a $2,000 cruise - why didn't anyone pay full market value for it???"

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/rd_gop_returns_gop_money#c781409 News Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:35:40 -0800