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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

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

Grassroots Suppressions and Smears
Property Rights Begins at home (and apparently ends there)
Goldy, HorsesAss, 8/7/06.

Miscellaneous?
Maybe Republicans Don't Know Any Soccer Moms, The Other Side, 3/5/07.
Converted to graphic file from the pdf provided by Seattle Times, March 7, 2007

The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 was introduced in March 07 by John Conyers.
�Recent federal elections have been marred by a remarkable level of vote suppression,� said Conyers. �Voter intimidation, coordinated misinformation, and other irregularities were sufficiently widespread in closely contested races throughout the country to have affected the outcomes of these elections.
�The persistent election problems, resulting in significant disenfranchisement of voters, urgently need to be addressed. The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act will provide voter protections and create strong penalties for those violating its provisions.� The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act will statutorily define �deceptive practices� as �knowing communication of false information.�

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