http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/04/22/gary-randall-not-a-washington-voter Comments On: Gary Randall: Not a Washington Voter by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:45:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Thomas Pitchford]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:25:47 -0700 The Stranger
Then we can start egging these people on. They'll go to work, take home a paycheck, and spend their money to get these anti-gay referendums up and marketed, only to lose horribly and find they totally wasted their money.

All this works because we're smarter and therefore should make more money. And we're better marketers.
Posted by Franck]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:05:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Arboreality]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:57:43 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Cracker Jack]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:39:05 -0700 The Stranger talking to yourself in public again?
Posted by remember, take a red pill in the morning, green one at night]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:28:27 -0700 The Stranger
By the way, was there a big sale on brown shirts that I missed out on? It seems EVERYONE on both sides is being accused of wearing them.
Posted by Cracker Jack]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:16:40 -0700 The Stranger Like the sleazy 55% of California that passed Prop 8?

(or the sleazy Brownshirt thugs who opposed it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ8jeJwrb…
Posted by when you say 'sleazy' most of it sticks to your chin]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:03:57 -0700 The Stranger I hope I have as much credibility as you when I grow up
Posted by I'm in the 1st grade, what's your excuse?]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:00:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by cut and paste is for 1st graders]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:52:47 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Cracker Jack]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:24:07 -0700 The Stranger all screaming hissy fit,
no real world smarts.

how hard will it be to now find a Washington resident to file the referendum petition?
not hard at all.

had you held on to this information until Randall filed the petition you could have had it nullified.
Posted by i hope you girls don't play poker for money]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:30:28 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by rihannas split lip]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:16:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by balderdash]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:28:48 -0700 The Stranger
Basically, violations of any sort would mean a jail sentence of less than one year and a fine of less than $5,000. Enforceable insomuch that he's a resident of the state, technically (he holds a residence here). A pittance, especially if he makes some kind of bargain to push his sentence to 0 days and 0 hours.

For Swecker, especially, it would help assist in flagging numbers and for Lee it would give increased visibility.

Nobody loses.

Interesting to see that they're serious, but it's fairly true that they'd lose. Still doesn't mean we can let our guard down.
Posted by Baconcat]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:58:18 -0700 The Stranger
It hearkens back to all those PACs that spring up before elections claiming to have XYZ agenda but legally disburse funds as administrative expenses after doing jack squat, sitting on an interest-building fund for future go-nowhere initiatives that basically pay out annually to their very tiny and well-padded board.

Essentially, he's played his hand. If he can advance enough money through fundraising, he won't bother with the referendum. If he's going to lose money through filing, he won't bother. If he'll have leftovers, he'll sit on them and put up a half-hearted push. It just doesn't add up in terms of going at this full-bore. He's going to pocket a big wad.

And for a time, with this issue, his take will increase. The more marginalized a group feels, the more they'll give. In this case, I'm sure he'll pull the referendum and blame a concerted smear campaign and ask for fundraising to help future fights, saying "it's only a matter of time" and such.

Not to play campaign manager for him, but the biggest gain would be him releasing one more fundraising letter, doing some kind of op-ed circuit, then releasing a poll that says support for blocking gay marriage is high, but people don't realize that this measure is gay marriage and would "wrongly" uphold the bill, proof, absolute proof, that the blogosphere has tainted everyone's mind. Then he'd come back and say to his funding base, "a smear campaign, my friends, has brought our chance to protect marriage to a temporary halt. You can help by giving $5, $10 or $100 today to ensure that this is the last stand, and when they come back, we'll be ready."

If he goes ahead with the referendum, opposition would be high enough that he'd reduce his visibility and the virulence of the campaign in hopes the pro-equality side overworks and in winning plays into his hand that solidifies his funding base for years to come.

That's how Steve Forbes and the flat taxers ended up hauling in cash well into the mid aughts, playing victim without spending too much cash.
Posted by Baconcat]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:36:33 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Lurleen]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:26:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Hernandez]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:19:54 -0700 The Stranger
I won't finish that, it would spoil the surprise. Suffice it to say, this will turn spectacular.

Unfortunately for the punishment-gluttons, he's still getting a nice paycheck out of this. Hell, he could send a fundraising letter tomorrow and never file and still take a pittance of thousands and thousands of dollars.

Somehow, I'm sure he knows that. Most fundraising is first-push, not last-push. The big donors are already lined up, it'd be smaller donors after this point and in a state this size, he'd not get much more than he has today.

Not filing would make him more money than filing, basically.
Posted by Baconcat]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:15:40 -0700 The Stranger
http://faithandfreedom.us/lobby_or.html
Posted by kim in portland]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:13:47 -0700 The Stranger Posted by mackro mackro]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:10:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Snarkastic]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:08:10 -0700 The Stranger
As much as I hope this signals the failure of their idea, we all know that this type of wingnut tends to fight until the bitter end...
Posted by Hernandez]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:02:38 -0700 The Stranger Posted by elenchos]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:49:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by COMTE]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:38:16 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Queen of Sleaze]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:20:14 -0700 The Stranger