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To: LindyBill who wrote (277986)	11/1/2008 3:58:04 PM
From: KLP	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794032

Re the Seattle Stranger: What would anyone do if they found Their House was one of the unauthorized pictures and addresses in this rag of a so-called paper? Is it "free speech" or is it harassment, possible endangerment, and a possible invitation for terrorism? Info on the "Alternate" newspaper in Lib Seattle--note the Socialist gathering notice on the bottom of this... Various found.... thestranger.com All contents © Index Newspapers, LLC 1535 11th Ave (Third Floor), Seattle, WA 98122 Publisher Tim Keck thestranger.com Attention: Tim Keck Title: Publisher News Source: Stranger Address: 1535 Eleventh Avenue Third Floor City: Seattle State: WA - Washington Zip: 98122 Country: USA Phone: 206-323-7101 Fax: 206-323-7203 bachelormedia.com 8888888888888 More than anyone wants to know about this rag…per Wiki: en.wikipedia.org Type Alternative weekly Format Tabloid ________________________________________ Owner Index Newspapers, LLC Publisher Tim Keck Editor Christopher Frizzelle Founded 1991 Headquarters 1535 11th Ave., Third Floor Seattle, WA 98122 United States Circulation 87,874[1] Note: This is the kind of "neighborhood things they print".... Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 at 07:23 PM Add to Favorites Reply » Send this Post to a Friend » 2008 Northwest Socialist Conference, Nov 7-9 Building a Revolutionary Alternative The 2008 Northwest Socialist Conference November 7-8 Seattle Central Community College, BE 1110 Check out www.nwsocialistconference.org for details and updates As the economy goes into the worst crisis since the Great Depression, banks and billionaires are being bailed out while workers continue to lose their homes and jobs. A majority of Americans oppose the war in Iraq, but instead of bringing the troops home, both candidates want to send more troops to Afghanistan and expand the war. It's clear that fundamental change is needed. THE 2008 NORTHWEST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE aims to provide space to debate and clarify strategies for change, learn from the history of previous struggles, and put forward a vision for the future. Join activists, progressives and socialists from across the region to discuss the key issues facing the Left today, as well as how we can build a revolutionary alternative to the capitalist system of war, racism and poverty that our society has produced. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY 11/7 Registration opens at 6:30pm 7:00pm opening Plenary featuring MIKE DAVIS SATURDAY 11/8 9:00am: Registration Opens. 10-11:30am: MORNING PLENARY After the Elections: What's Next for the Left? SHAUN HARKIN assesses the results of the election, what it will mean for the left, and how to organize an alternative to the status quo 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch 12:30-2pm: Workshop Session One Unite and Fight: Marxism and the Fight Against Oppression Economic Meltdown: Capitalism on Trial Why Workers Are Key to Transforming Society 2:15-3:45pm: Workshop Session Two Leninism: Why We Need a Revolutionary Party War & Capitalism: The Marxist theory of Imperialism 7-9pm: EVENING PLENARY Fighting the War Abroad and The War at Home—Class Struggle and Resistance in the US Location: Langston Hughes Center, 104 17th Ave. S, Seattle Featuring: CAMILO MEJIA, The first U.S. soldier to go public with his refusal to fight Bush's war in Iraq & Board Chair of Iraq Veterans Against the War. JESSE HAGOPIAN, teacher in the Seattle Public Schools, a member of the Seattle Education Association and socialist activist for many progressive struggles. Registration $15 for the entire conference ($20 solidarity rate) -or- $10 evening plenary only, $5 for single daytime session. For more information and to register contact nwconference@seattleiso.org

To: LindyBill who wrote (277986)	11/1/2008 10:41:45 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794032

UpDate from Newsbusters: Seattle Paper Publishers Pictures and Addresses of Homes With McCain Signs By Warner Todd Huston (Bio \| Archive) November 1, 2008 - 15:16 PM newsbusters.org Update 4PM 11/01/08 Looks like the wimps over at the gay centered "newspaper" The Stranger don't have the courage of their convictions, amusingly enough. They've pulled their story and re-directed the link to The Drudge homepage. Apparently, the Stranger folks just can't take the scorn any more. They know what they did was indefensible and now they are pretending it never existed. One thing is sure. If I had a dollar for every time the curse word f_ _k appeared in this "newspaper" I could comfortably retire after but a month of issues. Apparently literacy is a four letter word to these high-minded inteleckshuals. If you'd like to read the text Hell Houses, the story from The Stranger, G'Willie over at GEOBENT took the time to reproduce it before the "newspaper" took it down. (Photo credit: www.jossip.com) KLP Note: I’d like to think I had something to do with this…Got a call earlier today on behalf of come local Republican candidates…. We talked, then I asked the young man if any of them in the room knew anything about the really stupid Stranger article, complete with addresses and pictures of the Republican signs…he didn’t, so I told him to notify the folks in charge immediately and see what could be done. Also told him to tell them this had made all major blogs AND the National news….. Guess he did…and that the Republicans were NOT amused!... Here’s the link for GEOBENT…. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 Well they shut it down so I'm gonna open it back up The Stranger's took down the story after it became all the rage. I think that they need to wear the shame they earned with this post and comments. Nothing is scarier to a liberal than someone whose dissent they cannot silence. geobent.blogspot.com; The rest of the original article… Like Obama, the folks that run The Stranger "newspaper" in Seattle are all about tolerance... as long as you believe the same things they believe. If you don't, well, then you deserve intimidation and a good "outing." just as Obama has tried to intimidate radio talk show hosts, just like he has tried to use the office of the Attorney General to quash political free speech, The Stanger publication has decided that the best way to force citizens of Seattle to toe the far left political line is to have their homes photographed and their addresses made public for the outrageous crime of having a McCain/Palin sign on their property. Editorial Director Dan Savage, another boring Seattle gay activist, has helmed this intimidation disguised as "humor" in order to attack his political opposition. Good thing ol' Danny is all "tolerant" and stuff, isn't it? The feature was supposed to be a "funny" take on the Halloween "horrors" of homes that have political signs prominently displayed. But, what the end result actually relays is a different kind of horror. This article indulges in exactly the sort of behavior it pretends to despise. What is more intolerant than publicly ridiculing someone, ginning up hatred for them, and then publishing a photo and the address of their home? What is the purpose of this? Is it so that the more unhinged of your putative political compatriots can know just where to go to... what? Take revenge? Perhaps damage private property? Maybe worse? The article starts off with this phrase: "Cobwebs and witches are for children and morons." I would counter to Dan Savage that political intimidation and endangering people because of their views is for Stalinists and Nazis. Apparently Savage is not only this editor's last name, it is his creed.