I AM STILL ALIVE…..
…BUT IT WAS A busy week, between AFP meetings, filling in for Dori all week, Senate candidate forums, WOW meetings ( my favorite ), setting up the No on 1077 committee ( that’s the state income tax initiative )and, a bit of sleep. I will try to be more timely in the future, especially with everything that is happening.
I WILL BE FILLING in for David Boze tomorrow, Monday the 26th, 3-6 PM, KTTH 770. We’ll be talking about the state income tax, the phony finanacial review bill before Congress and a new book written by a friend of mine, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War.
WELL, AN INITIATIVE was filed last week, 1077, to impose a state income tax on ‘the rich’, cut the state portion of your property tax ( probably about a 4% total cut ) and reduce the B+O tax on smaller businesses. The key issue here is the opening of the door to an income tax. The legislature can modify any initiative after two years – remember what they did to 960. In two years, facing another budget crisis ( which will be happening as long as they refuse to face that their problem is one of spending, not revenue ), the legislature can change the rates and levels to anything they want, including reimposing the taxes cut and eliminated in the initiative. I don’t think the public will buy this, especially in light of what happened to 960 this session. I actually think that if it makes it on the ballot, it could help the R’s and hurt the D’s. Look to see how many prominent D’s endorse and support it. The Governor doesn’t count since she doesn’t face re-election this year. I think Frank Chopp and other D candidates and consultants are praying that it fails to get the signatures to qualify. BTW, I will be heading up the No on 1077 campaign, filed as a committee last week and our website should be up soon.
WHAT HYPOCRITES THE LEFT are, in politics and the media. They spend lots of time crying about the ‘violent’ tea partiers, the threats, shamelessly using the memory of the Oklahoma City bombing to suggest that another one is right around the corenr, and some crazed tea partier will be responsible, or Rush Limbaugh, or anti-government rhetoric. Then some activists on the Left announce planes to crash the tea parties, with intent to provoke the violence, since there is none happening. Then, in a real and true case of threatened violence, when an Islamic website threatens the creators of South Park with death, it’s gets strangely quiet. Where is Bill Clinton? Where is MSNBC? Where is President Obama? And, all those media types who like to parade themselves as vessels of courage and truth, as defenders of the First Amendment, they are all strangely quiet again when Comedy Central censors the episodes – with the sole exception of John Stewart and the Daily Show. Their credibility should be shredded, they should be ashamed. They can defend freedom of speech against non-existant threats, but turn to Jello when there is a real threat.
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10 Responses to “I AM STILL ALIVE…..”
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Susan Johnson says:
It was good to hear you on Dori’s show last week and I will be listening on Dave’s show today.
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Sid Reed says:
I couldn’t agree with you more Kirby and I mean about the 1077 plus about the “left” trying to make us tea partiers look like violent people. We sure as heck are not and I’ve never met such a great group of people who just want America back.
Sure miss you on your morning KVI show but your letters truly help.
Keep up your great work Kirby!!!!
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Johnnie Dontos says:
I’m legally bind Kirby, and I struggle with your
web site. The font looks pale blue to me.
I certainly don’t expect you to change anything
just for me. I copy and paste to another program.
Just curious.
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Darla Wilson says:
Hi Kirby.
Speaking of left wing hypocrates, I just heard on Glenn Beck’s show this morning about the violent rioting (Throwing bottles and rocks at the Police) in Phoenix by the left in response to Arizona’s crack down on illegal emigration. Of course we haven’t heard anything about that either in the so called main stream press. Hope you have a great week. Darla in Redmond.
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Leon Easter says:
Keep it up Kirby; we’re behind you one hundred percent. And I can wait until you next post; so no need to apologize!
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Peggy Jankovic says:
Re: Tea Party violence: Where was the media and the Left when the SEIU people are violently harassing and threatening the people in Arizona? More violence has been perpetrated by the radical left and groups like SEIU (when Bush was in office, or anybody opposes them as now in Arizona) than any Tea Party or anti-government member. I’m worried about our right to express anti-government sentiment when it is called domestic terrorism.
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steve says:
Thanks Kirby…I cannot believe our own state would try to sneak the income tax through the back door. Keep us apprised of the ongoings. Is anyone in government listening at all. I guess they have not heard of no taxation without representation….I appreciate your efforts keep us informed on further developments. God Bless
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Brian says:
MSNBC covered this (link below). Is something that happens to or on South Park really something the president or any former president needs to discuss? Talk about hypocrisy, it takes some serious balls to complaining about liberals “using” Oklahoma City when Bush and people like Giuliani used 9/11 every chance they got. More terrorist attacks have occurred recently due to crazy, white, anti-government conservatives than Muslims so it isn’t too far of a stretch to say “see what can happen.”
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36696093
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Oh, please Brian, tell me about all the terrorist attacks by ” crazy white anti-government conservatives “. Please. I dare you. Put up or shut up. Give me one that compares to Fort Hood, Times Square, the Christmas flight over Detroit or thew killing of two soldiers outside a recruiting office in Arkansas.
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Thanks for all you do for us!!