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Re: PubliCola Picks Luis Moscoso for State Rep., Position 2, 1st District

Iconogasm — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:38:53 -0000

As far as I know he has lived in the area for the last 30 years at least. He's running here because he lives here, works here and has raised a family here.
Your suggested skeletons are total fiction, unless you can actually come up with something concrete to accuse him of.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Gomez — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:13 -0000

Best of luck at Crosscut. The end of this is the beginning of something else... hopefully for the best.

Re: PubliCola 2009-2012; Look for Us on Crosscut.com

gdog — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:42:51 -0000

How is that being a dick? Its common knowledge. She shop lifted the pooty. Can't take the public humiliation over a series of year? Don't do the crime.

Re: Why More Women Don’t Ride

Tom Smith — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:18:05 -0000

Studies have shown that off-street cycle infrastructure increases the risk of crashes at intersections. The safest place for cyclists in an urban environment is on the road where motorists can see them.

On the subject of 'timidness', an unpublished TfL study has asserted that women are more likely to obey red lights than men and therefore are more likely to be crushed by trucks when the lights change. A certain degree of assertiveness is desirable when riding a bike.

Re: Why More Women Don’t Ride

Tom Smith — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:58:13 -0000

What a horribly insulting and sexist thing to say.

Re: Transportation Director: Sound Transit Shouldn’t Kick Freeloaders Out of Its Parking Lots

TukwilaStationNeedsGarage! — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:37:08 -0000

I found this page because I wanted to find information as to whether Sound Transit planned to build a parking garage at te Tukwila Light Rail Station. I got to the station at 7:30a, drove in cicles with 8 or so other commuters looking for a parking spot. I typically take MT bus route 129 to/from the rail each day; however, I needed to go into work early today so I could get off early to make it to my son's baseball game. I ended up driving back home and running to catch the last bus to getback to the rail. Route 129 is a commuter/weekday only bus that runs mornings and evenings only. The next closest bus is a mile away which isn't a bad walk in decent weather, but we rarely see a full week of sunshine even in July! So now that the route is ending, I either have to walk 2+ miles each way, circle the lot in hopes that I find a spot, or drive to work and pay $17 per day for parking. I have a son in elementary school otherwise I'd just leave for work at 6 so I could be sure to get a parking spot. Anyhow, I'm obviously frustrated and rambing on, but I just thought I should second what 'theleftmakesmegag' posted in that the Tukwila station is crazy busy at all times as it is also used a park & ride for those taking the bus as well as the rail.

Re: What Do Women Want?

Fred — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:21:30 -0000

In Seattle, yes.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Jim — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:12:30 -0000

So how much is the loss in this venture? It is tough to make money from a
website, which is what this all boils down to, unless you are selling
porn.

Re: The Times’ Truth Needle Only Half True on Parking

Brandon1978 — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:59:57 -0000

You're falling into the same traps as The Times did. You're extrapolating figures improperly.

The 16% figure applies to Seattle *as a whole*. The elimination of minimum parking requirements doesn't apply to Seattle as a whole--it applies only to designated urban villages, where the car ownership rate drops drastically. (For example, the percentage of car owners in Capitol Hill--a designated urban village--is only 29.5%.) Hence, it is inappropriate to cite a citywide car ownership figure to criticise a policy applying to districts which have a far lower figures.

The point Erica and others are making is that you can't cite countywide or citywide statistics to attack a policy that doesn't apply to the entire city or county. Within most of the areas the new requirements are intended to apply, the majority of people *don't* drive.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

NotFan — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:06:41 -0000

It'd = It would

But, you see, I wasn't outside, smoking dope, during English class, like you were.

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Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

aDad — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:49:42 -0000

You have been an important source of journalism for local and state government issues in particular. I hope your investigative skills will continue to be seen at crosscut.

Um, does this mean you at giving back the money you raised for Publicola just a month or so ago? I thought you met your goal, but now you're closing?

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

JimB — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:55:43 -0000

Publicola was a perfect example of liberals' inability to survive without a never ending supply of other people's money.

Re: What Planned Parenthood Cuts Would Mean For Washington State

pregnancyaftermiscarriage — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:40:15 -0000

According to my point of view I want the state would pay for you and your spouse.

Re: Inslee, Seizing McKenna’s Opposition to Rail, Urges Light Rail Foes to Drop Suit

Anandakos — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:45:02 -0000

Frankly, who gives a rat's ass WHAT you're "concerned" about?
Except maybe your kids.

Re: Inslee, Seizing McKenna’s Opposition to Rail, Urges Light Rail Foes to Drop Suit

Anandakos — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:44:00 -0000

I call "bullshit" on Mike below. The argument is about Link, not Sounder North. I wouldn't have done that project either, because it is on the edge of the populated area, and mostly isolated by a steep bank, so it serves no activity centers.

Re: Inslee, Seizing McKenna’s Opposition to Rail, Urges Light Rail Foes to Drop Suit

Anandakos — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:38:17 -0000

McKenna may be "talented", but he cooked his own goose when he joined the suit over the health plan. People in Washington are among the most literate and best-educated people in the US. Even the righty-tighties in EWa know that "Obamacare" is essentially the proposed 1992 Heritage Foundation alternative to "Hillarycare".

Washington isn't Oklahoma (thank GOD!). You can't pull this kind of crap and not irritate people. The majority of AG McKenna's "constituents" think he pulled a craven power-play.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

NotFan — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:53:54 -0000

Kirby, you're a great American, just like Sarah Palin and every yahoo in every biker bar. When push comes to shove, all you can say is f-f-f-f-f-fuck you. I really admire the Italians. Now they know how to curse! You? Well, to put it gently, your mother sucks cocks in hell. Not only is the Pope (usually) an Italian, but so's the devil.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

NotFan — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:49:35 -0000

Hey dumbfuck, do the math. Okay, so you were stoned out of your mind for every math class, so I'll do it for you. Fairbrother tumbled down the stairs on Eastlake. Someone called an ambulance, which took him to Harborview. All of this happened at rush hour. Given how long it takes for am ambulance to get to that crash scene, and its crew to load someone into the back and then drive to the hospital, there's a very strong implication that he was texting while biking.

Yeah, people text while they ride their bikes. You can look it up on the Internet and find pictures. In San Francisco, when they tried to ban texting while biking, the bicycle lobby blocked it as an intrusion on their freedom. Bicyclists do all kinds of crazy, stupid shit while riding, including texting. I've got a friend who works on Eastlake, and he's seen bicyclists talking on the cellphones, smoking cigs, and texting while biking.

You don't want to hear about it? I don't give a shit what you want to hear. It's true, and that's good enough. I realiize "progressives" don't care about what's true, and feel free to be hypocritical and insulting at will. Fine and dandy, but the truth is the truth. If you want to fight "stupidity and ignorance," you can start by having a heart-to-heart with the dishonest idiot who stares back every time you look in the mirror.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Breakfast — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:47:58 -0000

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh--poor Kirby Feiten--publicola wasn't a big fan of your team? And you think that has something to do with it's demise?
Dumbass!

Re: Inslee, Seizing McKenna’s Opposition to Rail, Urges Light Rail Foes to Drop Suit

NotFan — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:38:30 -0000

Not nearly long enough. As far as I'm concerned, you can wait until hell freezes over.

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Kirby Feiten — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:25:21 -0000

NotFan--GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Kirby Feiten — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:24:02 -0000

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh--poor Nyconven--publicola wasn't a big fan of your team? And you think that has something to do with it's demise?

Dumbass!

Re: The Fizz is Dead. Long Live the Fizz.

Nyconven — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:20:28 -0000

Hey, why not take another jab at Harrell as you exit the local media scene? As you review why the Publicola is no longer in existence you might consider the obvious favoritism you showed some local pols and the obvious bias you showed others- it got old.

Re: Last Night, 2012 (Vegan Pizza and More)

NotFan — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:05:14 -0000

The ones in my car even had mechanical push buttons that physically moved a pointer on the dial. Like, wow.

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Re: PubliCola 2009-2012; Look for Us on Crosscut.com

NotFan — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:02:32 -0000

But Rujax, tell us what you really think.