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News & ArtsMonday, February 18, 2013
Politics Sam Bellomio Did Not Like What I Wrote About Him
Posted by Dominic Holden on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:34 AM
Sam Bellomio is running for Seattle City Council, and though I tried to reach him on Friday for an interview and I tried to spell his last name correctly in a post about his candidacy, I was unsuccessful on both fronts, it turns out. Bellomio—spelled with an "m" not an "n," for the record—now doubts that I possess the intellectual wherewithal to grasp his principles.
There's no doubt that I'm an idjit. So with that out of the way...
Bellomio is probably best known for delivering furious-but-unspecific tirades during public testimony at council meetings (see for yourself), which essentially argue that he doesn't have enough time to speak, nobody is listening to him, and nobody is smart enough to understand him. So last week I'd asked by e-mail these questions about his specific goals: "Why are you running? What's your platform? Why did you choose [to challenge] Mike O'Brien? What, specifically, has he and the council done that you dislike? If elected, what would you do?"
This was his reply to those questions:
After reading your article Friday night I decided to enjoy the weekend. So here's my response:
Yes I (and StandUP-America.us) will be happy to have a discussion with you... but is your intellectual level high enough? You cannot read 2 simple words? First, my name is Bellomio not Bellonio. Second, I am Vice-president of StandUP-America... not Stand-UP America. How can I have a conversation when you can't spell correctly, which I assume is a precursor to getting your current job.
You don't understand StandUP-America.us or our principles and I'm not to sure that you have the intellect to do so; your political and intellectual intelligence is not high enough to understand such important issues. You are just a marionette that works for aristocrats... go school yourself and teach yourself about StandUP-America.us. Then maybe we can have a conversation...
My regrets for the misspellings, Sam. And thanks for clarifying your platform.
And he can't punctuate correctly -- this is a question, not a statement.
Pretentious git.
I guess the Mensa Newsletter has the exclusive on this. Tough shitsnacks for you Dominic!
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Should be too, not to.
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Yes, the philosophy of Ayn Rand; a woman who stole her entire work from Nietzsche... And did it without realizing he was being facetious.
On Saturday, January 19th, 2012, we burned an effigy of Obama as a public expression of our disgust for his immoral, destructive, and deceptive leadership. It is time for a new American revolution. Let us organize, unite, and hit the streets in order to bring this nation back to greatness. " Can you spell right wing nut job?
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>Entire site is built on who, what, when, where, and why
>Why section is down
>When section calendar has no events in it
>Where section is under maintenance
>Who section includes YOU!
>Only two parts of the What section are up and neither detail what they are fighting for
Turns out the "Why" of their program is "under maintenance". That is so deep.
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Sam Bellomio: Seattle Mayor 2014-2018
Sam Bellomio: Washington Governor 2018-2022
Sam Bellomio: President 2022-2030
Play your cards right, Dom, and you'll be Press Secretary from 2022-2030. You just need to work that intellect up!
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Sam Bellomio will be lucky to get more than a dozen votes. But it will be hilarious to watch.
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I like this from their "tactics" page
(note that it doesn't really SAY anything),
Tactics
1) Go to every meeting that is possible to speak about one point… only one point. Something simple and obvious so everybody can understand. Show where the problem is and how we can correct it in a positive way together. When this step isn’t working, bring the same point again and again and again (you can find what we are working on in the ‘projects’ section).
2) Make appointment with a representative to talk about the issue to make it a personal responsibility… to make them accountable.
- After 30+ days of no answer or a “BAD” answer or no appointment given go to step number 3
- “BAD” answer= person/bureaucrat wont answer directly or exactly what you asked
- Our ideal situation that would satisfy the issue would be:
1. Ask question
2. Get response to EXACTLY how our issue will be achieved or denied
-We don’t want to hear “it’s not on the agenda”
-or “we’re going to talk about this in a few months”
-or “We’ll consider ‘this’ and get back to you”- just so they can completely blow us off.
3. We want dialogue!
4. A “REAL” answer to our question or proposition!
3) Go to Risk Management (required step before going to court) and every other department possible to make a complaint that you are being limited by your freedom of speech/ignored/NO-or-BAD answer to complaint/(situation dependent). LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED!
4) Lastly, if all else fails (and it most likely will), complain to the court. This can be done in regular court or, as we have found, can be done in small claims court. The reason to go to small claims court is because:
A) It’s cheap and have many locations.
B) You can go as many times as you like.
C) Quick. Hearing happens approximately in a month.
D) There is another chance for you to talk with the representative just before you see the judge called Mediation.
We are suing the bureaucrat personally (not the government) for ‘BAD SERVICE’. It is the elected officials responsibility to provide good serves to the people. And if not, we want our portion of our taxes back that went to their personal salary.
BAD SERVICE – MONEY BACK
BAD SERVICE – MONEY BACK
BAD SERVICE – MONEY BACK
Each one of these steps are designed to demand action on our request. We want real answers that we can create real positive changes with. When nothing happens that satisfies your demand, repeat the every step from the beginning…. again, and again, and again..
Reminds me of candidate "Steve Austin" on 30 Rock.
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time for someone credible to enter this race.
thanks, Sam!
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Needless to say, I signed immediately. I'd love to see him debate this fellow in a battle of intellectual intelligence.
Dear Sam Bellomio (with an M not an N),
If you ever hope to get anywhere in politics, you have to start off by being approachable, likable, polished and professional. The above referenced response is contraindicative of your proposed goal of running successfully for a Seattle City Council seat. If your behavior continues in such a manner, you will alienate voters with your arrogance and ambiguous message. They will then go on to make fun of you behind your back and share that blurb you wrote on their Facebook walls and essentially undermine your political career because nobody likes an arrogant prig. Seriously, it will be high school all over again, and from your display of underdeveloped social skills, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that high school wasn't a great time for you? You may have a great message, but we don't know what it is because you can't articulate it in a clear and concise manner to the public. As a voter, I'll impart what I gather from your response to the journalist. I see a man who views the replacement of the M in his name with an N (thereby making reference to an oft maligned luncheon meat popularly derided by school children across America) as a personal attack, likely born of years of mockery by his peers. I see a man who cannot state what he believes or what he stands for in a simple email sent to correct a publication error. I see a man who's ego is so fragile, that he has to hide behind the shield of intellectual superiority in order to protect it. I see a man who perceives those who misunderstand him as his inferiors and therefore a man so self-righteous that he feels no need to edit a response meant to deride another man's grammar and spelling. I see a man who, if he were to become a council member, would tilt at conversational windmills that he perceived to be personal attacks, and spend more time padding and defending his ego than securing my interests as a voter. Congratulations, that right there was your 47% speech. The sad part is, you could be a really great person. You could do loads of community service, save lives of starving orphans or rehabilitate abused puppies, but I'll never know that likable side of you because after reading that, I have no interest in getting to know a man who holds those he believes to be his inferiors to a higher standard than himself.
Sincerely,
A Seattle Voter
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My first guess would be paranoid personality disorder, but I'm not a doctor.
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http://standup-america.us/welcome-to-sta…
I love perusing crazy websites like this.
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(Org 1 & 2 remind me of Dr Seuss, which seems appropriate here)
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