Doesn’t make them Republicans.
Local bigwig leftist blogger, Goldy of HorsesAss.org decides that a tiarade is in order after the Seattle Times publishes an editorial telling (Barely) Governor Christine Gregoire that her ads about taxpayer funded embryonic stem cell research are stupid and that she should stick to actual talking points, like her budget deficit.
Yeah, well, the truth is, the only difference between me and say, the Seattle Times editorial board is not that one of us is overtly partisan while one is not, but rather, that only one of us has the balls to openly admit it. For if the Times is going to routinely dismiss HA as mere party propaganda, what the hell do they call today’s editorial calling on Gov. Chris Gregoire to stop talking about embryonic stem cell research?
He then quotes the editorial. Afterwards, he says the stupidest thing I’ve read at his place for at least a couple weeks
Jesus H. Christ… if that’s not a WSRP talking point, I don’t know what is! The governor’s stem cell ads are without a doubt the most evocative and effective of the campaign, and the Times damn well knows it. That’s why they chose to use their bully pulpit to try to bully her into pulling the spots. I mean, could they be any more obvious?
I can’t tell if he has just had too much to drink or if he is really accusing the Times of actually taking a talking point from the Washington State Republican Party. The former would be natural for him. The latter would be impossible unless we’ve slipped into Bizarro World.
The stem cell ads are insipid beyond belief. Mostly because within about 36 hours after her swearing in Gregoire completely forget that she pledged a major stem cell research initiative during her campaign. They all feature the same story line that the ads during the Presidential race of 2004 took:
“Hi, my name is so and so. I have such and such disease. If (Republican Name Here) didn’t enjoy seeing people suffer so much, he/she wouldn’t oppose stem cell research, and I’d be completely cured by now.”
Never mind that plenty of private, non-taxpayer funded research is going on with embryonic stem cells, and again, never mind that Gregoire left those voters out on the porch of the Governor’s mansion waiting for a kiss after their date, Goldy is mad. I may not be the slimmest fellow on my block, but when Goldy gets mad he turns green and becomes The Incredible Bulk.