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Tricks and Lies

Fake Attorney General letterhead approved by WA Attorney General Rob McKenna in November, 2006, to smear Claudia Kauffman, a Democratic candidate. Here's the GIF (Criticism of WA Dem. Senator is excised). Note paid for by GOP at the bottom of the page.

This list is inspired by Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna's use of the good name of his office for partisan campaigning back in 06.

Rob McKenna and Luke Esser

• New GOP Chair Luke Esser starts job with apparent ethics violations
  Particle Man, Washblog, 1/30/07
• Where's the Double-take at Esser's double-dipping?
  Goldy, Horses Ass, 2/1/07
• An open letter to Attorney General Rob McKenna
  Particle Man, Washblog, 2/1/07
• Now Rob McKenna is Robo-lying for Luke Esser
  Darryl Holman, Hominid Views, 11/4/06
• Rob McKenna OKs fake Attorney General Letterhead for Partisan Mudslinging
  Noemie Maxwell, Washblog, 11/7/06
• Abuse of Office
  David Neiwert, Orcinus, 11/9/06

Undue Influence

• Please Ask the Whitehouse to Replace Mr. McKay
  Susan Hu, DailyKos, March 7, 2007
  BIAW's Tom McCabe demands politely that Doc Hastings ask the Bush administration to fire US Attorney General John McKay for being too Democratic. See image of smoking gun letter, below.

Polls and Surveys that Suppress, Trick & Smear

• State GOP Stoops to Mid-Session Push Polling
  Goldy, HorsesAss,
• BIAW: Bungling Idiot Association of Washington State
  Goldy, HorsesAss, 3/4/05
• WA-05: Dirty Tricks and Desperation
  McJoan, Daily Kos 10/23/06
• Hard data on voter suppression calls
  SBWoodside, DailyKos, 11/5/06
• NRCC Robo Calls Hitting 20 Districts
  Paul Kiel, Talking Points Memo, 11/6/06

Hiding the Money

• Groen Supporters Violate Public Disclosure in their Intent to Deceive and Hide Who they Are
  Steve Zemke, Majority Rules Blog
• Ads attacking Senn ruled illegal
  Sam Skolnik, Seattle PI, 8/14/05

Sex Smears

• Slush fund for GOP front group's fake mailings
  Brian Moran, Washblog, 1/23/06
• Democrats Demand Apology from DeBolt
  Jon DeVore, VanBlog by Vanguard, 1/24/06
• Truly "Dirty" GOP Tricks: Nothing New
• GOP Attempts Damage Control on Sex Offender Smear Campaign
  Goldy, HorsesAss, 1/23/06

Misrepresenting Public Policy

Farm Bureau misrepresents facts to support initiative
Noemie Maxwell, Washblog
• Stephen Johnson and BIAW team up to reshape WA Supreme Court
  Noemie Maxwell, Washblog

Supressing the Vote

• GOP tries to disenfranchise WA voters with false challenges
  NWProgressive, DailyKos, 11/6/05

Exquisite Hypocrisy

• Reichert: “dirty politics” is in the (blind) eye of the beholder
  Goldy, HorsesAss, 4/19/06
• Buying Justice and Lying About itNoemie Maxwell, Washblog, 9/7/06