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MADness in Everett

By citizensteve
Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 02:05:12 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Immigration

The Everett Herald has some very creepy news; Minuteman Project founder (and suspected embezzler) Jim Gilchrist "won't mince words when he's in Everett on Saturday"... but we're not told if he'll be chopping, dicing, grinding, mashing or pureeing the truth as "keynote speaker at the Illegal Immigration Summit". This "Summit" is sponsored by something called "the Reagan Wing" and a MAD woman named Shawna Forde who's trying to take her insanity to the Everett City Council.

Naturally, as with all the other 'Nativist Extremist' Groups, Jim Gilchrist and his hosts will quack, quack, quack that they aren't racists. But the truth is that they get all of their rhetoric, their conspiracy theories, their rumors, their "intel" straight from white-supremacist websites... and they attract white-supremacists to their events in exactly the same way that horseshit attracts flies.

This $30 a head scam-o-rama will feature local race-baiting Republican candidates; Doug Roulstone retread WA-02 congressional candidate (here's a hint Doug; it's not golf, you're not supposed to be trying for a lower score than last time around.). Also on the bill is Snohomish County sheriff candidate Tom Greene ( What the heck, it's been a whole decade since Snohomish County had a sheriff connected to violent extremists ). And of course candidate for Everett City Council Shawna Forde, with the delusion that people are "oppressed by mob rule and liberal political pressures".

Yes indeedy, the demagogues, the delusionals and the just plain paranoid will be gathering in Everett on Saturday for a big ol' round of scapegoating.

NOTE: This Event will be protested

Where: Elks Lodge, 2731 Rucker Ave., Everett

When: 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 30. Gilchrist speaks at 7 p.m.

- cross-posted at Washington Outsiders -

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MADness in Everett | 5 comments (5 topical)

Post pictures of the protest!

I'd like to see them.

by dinazina on Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 08:42:25 AM PST

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Reply by kdreger, 06/30/2007 11:36:04 AM PST (none / 0)

"Homeland Security Policy Institute"? by citizensteve, 06/30/2007 03:38:13 PM PST (none / 0)
heresy or hearsay... make up your mneeed by m3047, 07/01/2007 01:14:51 AM PST (none / 0)

Thanks for the post

I was intending to post on this but my time has been heavily constrained by my employer and my car recently (headed off to work in a few minutes again today). If time permits I will be at the protest outside the Elks Lodge.

As far as the cast of characters in attendance, some here may remember this post about Sheriff's candidate, Tom Greene and his fundraising/prayer breakfast with homophobic preacher, Ken Hutcherson just last month. It's sad to realize that, even when he loses the bid to be sheriff, Greene will still be a member of the Snohomish County Sheriff's department. I hope the new sheriff will do a careful review of Greene's performance record when he is elected.

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue

by The Left Shue on Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 09:28:44 AM PST

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