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[fernanda]

Maybe we could get togther for a potluck picnic at Lincoln Park!

[mattyc]

I recently boarded our dog at the VCA on California. When I went to retrieve him, they returned his bed to me covered in feces. I was appalled to discover that they are letting the dogs defecate in the kennels. I know that accidents happen and its a different environment, sure, but they state that the dogs get lots of outdoor time and three walks a day. But my dog easily goes 15 hours without requesting to go outside and never goes in the house. I certainly didn’t pay to have my dog treated in this way. When I confronted the issue, they returned half my money and apologized, but needless to say, we won’t be returning for vet services or boarding.

[vincent]

I missed that the wholly descriptive Handle “JT” was a woman. I am sure I could come up with an equally offensive woman focused remark if I thought about it.

what kind of good money? And could this get incorporated into the west seattle street fair somehow?

[Anonymous]

I edited my post because I mis-read JoB’s post.

My apologies.

Carry on….

[beachdrivegirl]

“her work ethic.. she shows up, votes and fights for what she believes in.. even while campaigning.

her mistakes… she has made plenty of mistakes and she has learned from them

her willingness to learn what she does not know… this is one thing that is consistently said about her by anyone who has worked with her… at any level. Hillary stays to ask questions… and to ask more questions… she listens and learns.

and those are just a few…

btw.. none of those are claims that can be made about Senator Obama…”

Do you honestly believe NONE of those things can be claimed by Senator Obama? I think Obama has proved us he has excellent work ethic throughout this entire nomination process not only has he taken on and beat his competition to get the Democratic nomination, but he has also still maintainted a wonderful family life?

Also since when did Clinton and her voters get to decide whom the working class voters are? Did anyone else check the demographoics on Oregon? They all seemed pretty working class to me…

[Caduceus]

I never claimed to know any inner-workings of the public school system, I do know however, how it effects us students and how it is perceived by us.

About my ESL comment, you can make a separate thread if you wish and we can discuss it there. But as a student who has shared 12 years with ESL students I can say yes, standards are often lowered for them and the classes they are in. You can argue that with your own optimism if you wish but I advise you to go school-to-school and “gain a little perspective”. -End of acknowledgment of any further ESL discussion in this thread.

College should be the goal for anyone, and half your paragraph is just repeating what I’ve already said. You would be a fool to argue the the great divide in this country is something other then our poverty line. How many people do you think are in poverty and of the lower class with a college degree compared to those without one? Is that merely naive coincidence?

It is unfortunate that this country caters to people with money and big businesses but that is how it is. Although gas is cheap here in America it is steadily rising, as is our real estate.

Also if you’re going to point out blanket statements in my replies at least refrain from making your own! :]

[JoB]

Walfredo…

“As far as Hillary in the news lately, she has to suggest her followers might assassinate Obama as a viable excuse to continue her campaign, just to get on TV these days.”

Hillary did not suggest that her followers assassinate Obama.

She stated that the primary campaign of Robert Kennedy was still in progress in June when he was assassinated.

This is a clear case of passing along slanderous implications as though they were truth.

[JoB]

JanS..

i don’t know where to start…

I didn’t say i wouldn’t vote.. or that i would vote for McCain if Senator Obama is our candidate… nor did i imply that anyone should not vote… or should vote for McCain.

What i said is that there are a lot of people who are being not only left out by his campaign… but are being dismissed as somehow not worthy of consideration by his campaign… and that it is unwise to count on their votes.

The one thing i did not hear as the pundits were discussing the reasons for Obama’s enormous losses in two of the recent primaries was the fact that he didn’t bother to campaign in those states…

You speak of the responsibility of voters who might choose not to make an effort.

What about the responsibility of the candidate and his campaign to show that he represents the interests of all his constituents if he expects their vote? I suspect that point would have been better made by actually campaigning for their votes.

I will certainly vote.. and there is no question i will not be voting for John McCain… or Ralph Nadar.. or the Republican green candidate whose name i can’t remember…

Nor am I waging an anti-Obama campaign.

I am simply not choosing to honor my commitment at the cost of my personal health for a campaign that is openly dismissive of my concerns.

and i think there will be many others like me who would have been willing to make an extraordinary commitment for a campaign that they believed in… one that generated hope… but will not do so for one that does not generate hope for them.

and that is the main problem with a primarily anti-anything campaign. It assumes that a common enemy is enough to make you suspend self interest.

But it is fed by anger… and the anger currently directed at Hillary can as easily be directed at Obama… all it takes is a little “evidence” of betrayal… or arrogance… after all.. arrogance is the real lever the press has been used against Hillary… and you kid yourself if you think it will not be used against Obama this fall.

I don’t believe that the kind of anti-Hillary campaign that was waged by democrats is justified by the kind of anti-Obama campaign that was fielded by the largely Republican press.

yes, i know that there has been much ado in this blog fueled by the Huffington Post about the possible inferences of any comment that Hillary made… but any of those comments pale in comparison to the actual names that Hillary has been called and the charges that have been made against her by her fellow democrats.

And no, i don’t think it unrealistic to expect those with whom i converse to refrain from making negative personal comments about me as a person… or my choice of personal writing style … or label me a troublemaker… especially in this kind of public forum.

It might be different if i was the type of person who indulged in personal attacks on others.. but i attack rhetoric and not people.

I don’t believe i have ever said anyone was stupid for having any idea… but i am quite sure that i have said that some rhetoric was pretty stupid.. and i am sure that i have said that repeating it was boring… and i know i have either said or implied that some people were simply uninformed… which apparently is considered condescending… whether they are uniformed or not.

Sometimes responses have disappointed me.. and i believe i once told Walfredo, NewResident and Ken that i expected more of them. But expecting more implies a belief in their intelligence..

I have said or implied that the remarks of those who have no compassion for others are callous…

but that doesn’t mean i think the people who make those remarks are callous… as theHouse demonstrated by making a donation to the local food bank and by attending and donating to the fundraiser for the locksmith.

i believe democrats who buy into the idea that the only people who support hillary are bigots, hillbillys and feminists are themselves making bigoted remarks… but i don’t think Kayleigh is a bigot. She has clearly shown herself as a person who is sensitive to bigotry.

I have consistently come to the defense of those who were being unfairly personally attacked on this forum and have consistently shown myself to be concerned with the well being of both individuals who post here and those in my community.

I thought that should have earned me a little basic respect. Apparently i was wrong.

[Anonymous]

Bumping one more time. Have put ads other places but no response yet. I feel bad.

[Anonymous]

Hey, Vincent, what’s your point with this?

“Man up a bit and figure it out. Or change your name to lattemom.”

So all we women are so lame and passive and mute, eh? I bet you good money I could take you in a fight, so you best back off the sexism.

[WSB]

FWIW they don’t seem to include Arco on Delridge, which in all our in-person gas surveys is consistently the lowest price. (I checked all WS zip codes in this engine to see.) May not be on their list of reporting stations. — TR

[Anonymous]

Walfredo, I’m bumping this because I don’t think you saw it, and I’m singling you out only because you seemed passionate about Webb and I’m wondering if this changes your mind.

[angelr]

I’m all for this!! My partner and I just moved to WS and love it. I know there are quit a few of us in the area.

I think maybe we should meet in some restaurant first to plan our follow up events.

I’m very excited about it!!!

[Anonymous]

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx

Just type in your zip code to find the cheapest gas in your area!

The site checks and updates everyday!

[Trick]

For all the remarks about racism and sexism is just feeding the propaganda that give the talking heads on the internet something to do.

Look at their policies,the way they respond,their work ethic, merit, credits and shortcomings and make your decision.

As much as I support Obama, I’d never give up my right to vote for Hillary if she was the victor.

To make it a one or two issue vote to me is being petty.

I think alot of us have endured a losing candidate for two elections so far and I’m not going to give up because of a “He said, She said” article in some post.

Let’s get out of the schoolyard namecalling and get to work on changing the way this government does business and our lost reputation around the world.

[Trick]

NewResident,

I couldn’t agree more. I’m astonished that owners can’t put logic together when they have high strung or outright aggressive dogs off leash.

I can’t blame dogs for their genes, but to confront an owner with a pit bull and Rott while your dog (Jack Russell) is being mauled isn’t always as easy at it seems, even for a guy who’s 6’2″ and not shy about telling people what’s on his mind.

[Anonymous]

I realize that not EVERY one reads this forum, but I really thought more people did. I know that almost everyone knows about the blog and the forum.

However, I am always stunned to see unleashed dogs so frequently here. It seems that for about every leashed dog I see, there is an unleashed dog.

I just can’t believe, after all the threads we have had that relate to “unleashed dogs”, there are still so many negligent dog owners!

[JoB]

Kayleigh…

it is easy to concentrate on the sexism in this campaign and dismiss it as the reason that Hillary has not done better…

and i will agree that i don’t think sexism is the only issue in this campaign…

but i also think that the lack of outrage by my fellow female democrats at the type of sexism that has been leveled at Hillary is at the least very disappointing… and has been a huge part of this campaign.

During the Oregon primary, one of the recurrent features of the coverage of that primary was a picture of hillary from the Leno show and the resulting commentary.

that picture showed Hillary’s face on top of an exceedingly busty and exposed middle aged body and suggested that she had overlooked one way she could generate support among superdelegates.

Had the picture been of Obama with an afro and an exaggerated crotch (the black male equivalent of the picture of Hillary).. this blog would have been incensed.

The Huffington Post has concentrated on the sexism issue to discount those who still support Hillary and to discount their anger.

And.. that is in itself.. more sexism.

It doesn’t account for the real reasons that many of us support Hillary..

her actual concern and lifetime history of supporting issues that are important to the health and well being of women and children…

her work ethic.. she shows up, votes and fights for what she believes in.. even while campaigning.

her mistakes… she has made plenty of mistakes and she has learned from them

her willingness to learn what she does not know… this is one thing that is consistently said about her by anyone who has worked with her… at any level. Hillary stays to ask questions… and to ask more questions… she listens and learns.

and those are just a few…

btw.. none of those are claims that can be made about Senator Obama…

sexism has been an issue in this campaign… in ways that are likely to be felt by women for a long time.

the phrase “just a wife” to dismiss her experience is nothing but the worst kind of blatant sexism… and it was leveled while blaming her for any shortcomings of the Clinton presidency…

she was just a wife but somehow also responsible…

equating her with Bill’s sexual escapades is nothing but blatant sexism… blaming the wife for the husband’s lack of control.

I could go on.. but i don’t’ see any point.

women will live with the repercussions of the sexism in this campaign for a long time.. because they not only accepted it but loudly participated…

Women have been fighting for equal rights in this nation for well over a hundred years. I have been part of that fight for my entire adult life.

We have achieved the vote and we have made some legal and social progress…

But we are further from the goal of ratifying the equal rights amendment… that would have given women nothing more than equal rights to men under the law… now…. than we were 20+ years ago when the republicans basically came into power.

and if this campaign is any indication, it doesn’t look like electing democrats is going to change that much…

But hey… we’re all just a bunch of irrationally angry women… feminists… so it’s easy to discount us… and anything we might legitimately be concerned about… right?

that’s sexism.

as for your comments about racism, and class hatred…

“But please don’t blame Obama for the racial and class hatred that has been fostered for decades (and that Hillary exploited with the gas tax holiday and the 3am ad). Some people with low incomes *are* poorly informed and/or prejudiced and that needs to be said. Nobody is served by denying it. Of course, I am someone who told my much-loved former MIL that she was a bigot. I still love her and she’s still a bigot.”

I don’t blame Obama at all for the racial and class hatred that has been fostered for decades…

nor do i buy into the story line that Hillary is responsible for it.

I don’t think she was wrong to acknowledge that there are those in America who are going to lose the fight against destitution in this country because of current gas prices. she didn’t just propose a gas tax holiday.. she proposed a windfall profits tax against oil companies…

and she acknowledged the plight of the working poor… which Senator Obama has yet to do.

The 3 AM ad was not racist. It spoke to experience.

The ad would only have been racist had it implied that you would not want any black man to answer that 3 AM call..

all you have to do to test that hypothesis is ask yourself how well that would have worked against Colin Powell had he been the nominee…

That add was labeled racist by the Obama campaign… so it might be a good idea to ask why they chose to do that… who is actually responsible for inflaming racial prejudice in this campaign?

I do blame democrats who buy into the idea that the only people who support Hillary are bigots (cant’ see beyond color), hillbillys (too stupid to know what is good for them) and feminists (only concerned with getting a woman elected).

That’s blatant intolerance and bigotry…

[WSMom]

JoB:

You know that you are not alone on this forum. You have readers who are encouraged and enlighted by your point of view. You have others who can’t wait to jump in and argue with you. I understand that you’ve taken their posts personally. I could tell you not to take their words to heart, but your feelings are your own. From my perspective, you’ve bravely and more than handily held your own with those that would disagree with you using your intellect and writing skills. I agree with Jan (as always) and will really miss the interesting discussions you bring to the table. IMHO, I’d like to see you take a page from Hillary’s play book. Sen Clinton holds her head high and continues to “maintain her focus, her message and her dignity.” Don’t go away JoB, your words have power and shouldn’t be silenced.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jill-iscol/how-dare-you_b_103608.html

[katiebee]

I posted a similar question a couple of weeks ago – https://westseattleblog.com/blog/forum/topic.php?id=878

We found a great place yesterday, but they don’t have any more spots. But in my search I liked Loving Hands Daycare – 206-763-7047 (they have a spot open)& All About Kids 206-938-4468(I think they have a spot opening late summer or fall…but you need to get on their wait list now)

[Laurella]

We’ve had Kathy Holzer from Out on a Limb do several jobs for us and we’ve been very happy with her work. She’s a West Seattlite, as well! Her minimum is $300, I think, and she’s been great at finding work to do to meet that minimum if the job we had in mind didn’t do it. Her website is http://www.outonalimbseattle.com/

[walfredo]

JoB-

Are you serious? What would we be doing? Fighting the general election maybe?

In fact, that is what we are doing, that is what my candidate has done exclusively for close to a month.

As far as Hillary in the news lately, she has to suggest her followers might assassinate Obama as a viable excuse to continue her campaign, just to get on TV these days.

There is no Obama campaign? You aren’t paying attention, he is going to toe to toe with John McCain and winning, and putting Hillary and the Clinton machine out of there misery at the sametime. It’s pretty inspiring to think one man could take on the Clinton and Republican smear machines at once, and win…

[Liz]

Does anyone know of a good daycare for younger children (1 year old)?

[JanS]

JoB…you are entitled to feel however you want to feel.I have tried to stay middle of the road on all of this…and I see things on both sides, as in,I see it’s perfectly OK to bash Barack Obama, underhandedly get a dig in about whether he is Muslim or not, and the behavior is excused. You are angry about how Hillary Clinton has been treated. She’s a big girl, and I think she can handle it. She is not perfect, and has made mistakes, faux pas, if you will, and she has to live with that.Perfection is illusive at best.

Take each of these candidates and take away her gender, take away his color. Let’s say they are both gray non-gender candidates…how do we feel about it now? Yes, there are a lot of women out there who feel that they would like to see a woman president in their lifetime. Yes there are lots of people who would like to see a black president in tneir lifetime. But there is far more to this than gender and race…and there is always that “sexism” card, or that “racist” card to play…not fair on either side. Issues, issues, issues…we forget that when we take these things too personally. A lot about these campaigns is not “fair”…but , as you say, that’s politics, and we have to accept it. I don’t like it…and I see you don’t like it either.

What I find abominable is that there is a faction of women out there who aren’t looking at the big picture. They will cut off their nose to spite their face, and either withhold a vote, or vote for McCain…and that tells me that they could give a damn about the big picture, they only want to have their “woman candidate” no matter what. I disagree with that completely, and certainly don’t want to hear a peep from them in the next 4 to 8 years if the Republicans pull this off yet again because of it. You reap what you sow.

Yes, it stinks that your candidate may not be the nominee…but…there are two people who are running..they can’t both win. And it is up to us, the VOTING public, to not be so vindictive that our candidate lost, for whatever reason, that we hand this election to the other side on a platter.

All just my opinion, of course, but sometimes we need to take a step backward, and think about the underlying reasons for the anger…if it’s because we truly feel for our candidate, or because we have taken things too personally, or whatever reason it might be.

I haven’t seen the “venom” that you say has been directed at you personally, but…hey,maybe I wasn’t looking for it. I’m truly sorry you feel that way, and am sorry that you feel you won’t be back here. That’s your choice, I respect that. You have things to add to the conversation, and those things will be missed.

And…what, may I ask, is wrong with an anti-McCain campaign? We ARE anti-McCain, after all…but we are also pro whoever our candidate will be. And once the nominee is decided, the campaign will be some of both. My personal hope is that the mudslinging will cease, and the issues will be discussed more, because those are what’s important, more than ever…

OK…I’m rambling…must be the good drugs – lol.

[Kayleigh]

JoB, nice to see you back. :-)

I hope that you reconsider when the dust settles, because the party needs you. We need everybody and Obama would be the first to say that. I think, in fact, he *has* said it.

I think reading this column helped me understand a lot…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-rosen/why-do-we-stick-with-her_b_103861.html

But please don’t blame Obama for the racial and class hatred that has been fostered for decades (and that Hillary exploited with the gas tax holiday and the 3am ad). Some people with low incomes *are* poorly informed and/or prejudiced and that needs to be said. Nobody is served by denying it. Of course, I am someone who told my much-loved former MIL that she was a bigot. I still love her and she’s still a bigot.

Ironic that the liberal folks who happen to be educated and wealthy (using both terms loosely) are fighting for those very WVA people who sneer at them because of their race or their education or “elite”ness. I know this because I know or am related to plenty of these liberal/wealthy/goatcheeseaters and they vote and donate and work to help those who have less. (I am educated but definitely not wealthy myself.)

And for heaven’s sake, bowling is not a moral virtue. I’m *glad* Obama stinks at bowling. Basketball is a tougher and more demanding game and he’s good at it.

Hopefully Obama can help the working class see that he *is* on their side, and I do believe he is. Not an easy task, to be sure. And that he can reach out to the Hillary supporters too. Although I honestly think they are mad at something that has little to do with Obama.