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Another reason for a progressive income tax in Washington State
Posted 16 April 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Forbes, Income Tax, Twilight | Categories: Politics | 1 Comment
Fly your flag to show support for federal employees through February 25, 2010
Posted 18 February 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: IRS, Tax, Taxes, Terrorism, Texas | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
Why should a person be subject to death simply because they work in a federal office building? We need to show our support for all federal employees at this time. Some accuse them of being a serious problem. Of course, it isn’t true. They are working according to the conditions and standards we set for [...]
TSA Police: Using air marshals as train platform security patrols
Posted 13 February 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Air Marshall, Police, Rail, Terrorism, TSA | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
On February 12, 2010, I had opportunity to ride the Sounder from Seattle to Everett during the evening rush hour. I much prefer paying the premium fare to ride the train over riding the bus. You do not get stuck in the traffic following an accident on a train. You have toilet facilities on the [...]
Combatant defined
Posted 23 January 2010 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: CIA, Enemy Combatant, Military, Prisoner of War | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
Two recent strings of news stories have raised a question in my mind. First, there are the stories about bringing those detained at Guantanamo to the US mainland. Second, the death of the CIA officers in Afgahnastan. I feel they are related. The reason for using the term “enemy combatant” for those detained at Guantanamo [...]
Carrying a handgun
Posted 1 December 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: 2nd Amendment, Firearm, Hand Gun, Protection | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
I am not against firearms. There are legitimate uses. I question the standard reasons given for the average person carrying a handgun. Particularly the reasons for carrying a concealed weapon. The reason for carrying a concealed weapon is protection from other humans. If you encounter a bear in Everett, your typical handgun—concealed or open carry—is [...]
Only one prosecuting attorney candidate with comprehensive experience
Posted 1 December 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: 2010, Kenney, Prosecutor, Snohomish County | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
This is a letter I sent to The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington regarding replacement of the Snohomish County Prosecutor. The Snohomish County Council needs to replace our prosecuting attorney. There is a lot of talk that only one candidate deserves it. That is true. The Office of Prosecuting Attorney oversees more than criminal prosecution. [...]
Obama as Nobel Laureate: To see ourselves as others see us
Posted 10 October 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Nobel Peace Price, Obama, Scott Simon | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
One of the first things I heard today on Weekend Edition Saturday was Scott Simon’s essay “Gandhi, King, Walesa, Mandela—Obama?” The essay ends with this twist. The president said yesterday, “I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize.” [...]
So, the state is supposed to support Christian morality?
Posted 7 October 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Law, Morality | Categories: Christianity, Politics | Leave a Comment
Since when does state law affect the spread of the kingdom? I read somewhere that even the Gates of Hell couldn’t defeat the church.
There’s a name I haven’t heard in a while
Posted 6 October 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Chancler, John Birch Society, Los Angeles Times, PBS, right-wing | Categories: Media, Politics | 1 Comment
On Monday evening, October 5, 2009, I watch the PBS program “Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times.” Knowing about the quality reporting attributed to the Los Angeles Times in recent times, I decided to watch this program. With its recognized quality today (even after a buyout from Chicago), I was a bit surprised to [...]
Just what we need: another day that will live in infamy
Posted 11 September 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: 9/11, Pearl Harbor, September 11, Tragedy, Trail of Tears, USS Arizona, USS Maine, Yellow Fever | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
I can hear the smallest child asking, “Why is September 11 different from all other days?” When will we have the ability to say it isn’t? Don’t get me wrong. What happened on 11 September 2001 combined horror and heroism, bigotry and beauty, history and the here-and-now. But, how does this make it different from [...]
I am going to vote the way I want to vote
Posted 4 September 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Al Franken, Health Care Reform | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
Nothing like stopping a crowd with giving an answer that is not expected. This also turned into a good discussion on health care reform. Did everyone catch that Switzerland has very regulated private health care insurance companies? This is the cost of not having some sort of public option. Congratulations to Senator Franken for showing [...]
Another Rick Larsen achievement
Posted 13 August 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: 2nd Congressional District, Everett, Health Care Reform, Rick Larsen, Stephen Colbert, Toilet Paper, Washington | Categories: Media, Politics | Leave a Comment
In honor of US Rep. Rick Larsen’s hosting of a medical reform legislation town hall meeting with about 3,000 people last night in Everett, it is time to honor Larsen’s other great achievement. Being on the Colbert Report. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Better Know a District – Washington’s 2nd – [...]
Kabuki theater can be a good thing
Posted 12 August 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Everett, Health Care Reform, Rick Larsen | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
The Hon. Rick Larsen, US Representative from the 2nd District of Washington State (D), moved his Everett, Washington, town hall forum on health care to Everett Memorial Stadium. For a bit more than 2.5 hours, Rep. Larsen led a respectful discussion with a crowd estimated by several sources of around 3000 people, including the Everett [...]
Kabuki health care theater
Posted 11 August 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Health Care Reform | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
Since the word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning “to lean” or “to be out of the ordinary”, kabuki can be interpreted as “avant-garde” or “bizarre” theatre. The expression kabukimono (歌舞伎者) referred originally to those who were bizarrely dressed and swaggered on a street. (Wikipedia, Kabuki, retrieved 11 August 2009) US [...]
All church politics is local, too
Posted 14 July 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Episcopal Church | Categories: Christianity, Politics | Leave a Comment
This was the only race I ever lost in my life, but in the process, I learned two extremely valuable lessons. During the campaign, my father had left me to my own devices, but when it was over, he pointed out that I had taken my own neighborhood for granted. He was right: I had [...]
Rejecting the American way of life
Posted 16 June 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Election, Fraud, Iran, United States | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
What if Twitter had existed in 2004? Would the general election problems in Ohio had happened? There is another way to look at this situation. Did we have any serious problems in the general election in 2008 that swayed the results? Don’t confuse reporting and journalism with organizing and dissemination of information. They are different. [...]
Never thought I would say, "Thank you Jesse Ventura"
Posted 22 May 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
I have considered former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura only a celebrity politician. While some are better than others, we all know they would never had been elected without having been a celebrity first. In many other cases, they are taking advantage of an unusual political situation to rocket to the head of the class. In [...]
The value of having someone that looks like you
Posted 22 May 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
P050809PS-0264 Originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream This picture and accompanying story shows the value of having someone that looks like you being a role model. This picture is worth a thousand words. Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with [...]
What is wrong with bankruptcy, anyway?
Posted 25 March 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: AIG, Bankruptcy, Bonuses, GM | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
It is old news that some AIG top executives had signed contracts for 2008 that promise a “bonus” that is at least equal to their bonus from 2007. These executives may be able to sue for double damages in Connecticut courts if the contracts are broken. Apparently it isn’t just AIG executives that find that [...]
Response from one of my state representatives
Posted 13 February 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Budget, Motorcycle, Safety, Washington State | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
Note that I’ve already sent a thank-you by e-mail. I’ve left the full message here so that you are able to see what a state legislator receives when you complete the on-line form on the Washington legislature website. —–Original Message—–From: Homchick, Lacey On Behalf Of McCoy, Rep. JohnSent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:14 AMTo: ‘mail@rrchapman.us’Subject: [...]
