(Image: Toby Crittenden via The Slog)
With the first presidential debate in the can — Obama was only rope-a-doping him, right? — and the November election a month away, it’s time to turn to the poles on Capitol Hill to find out what people are thinking. Let us know if you’ve seen any thought-providing political posturing via postering that we’ve missed.
- The Stranger’s Eli Sanders dug in on this picture from the Washington Bus group’s Toby Crittenden of an intriguing political statement that’s popped-up on Capitol Hill. Here’s how Seattle club king Marcus Charles explains the “Progressive Conservative Coalition PAC” –
Let me start off by saying that I hope you don’t miss the fact that I also support Obama and R-74. I think ideological purity is not possible no matter what party you are associated with and that ideological purity at all costs is what is hurting our democracy, and is what ultimately could destroy the Republic. All of us need make decisions on issues and candidates based on much more than party affiliation and that is what my effort is all about.
There’s a lot more here.
- CHS found these flyers posted along 15th Ave E. A search of the Web and Facebook turned up no additional information regarding Queers Against Capitalist Crap but, if nothing else, the effort goes to show that, even on a topic like R74, there’s a diversity of opinion in the neighborhood. And a healthy sense of humor.
- Winner of the 2012 election in terms of total utility pole saturation is socialist candidate Kshama Sawant. The SCCC prof is running a campaign against 43rd District incumbent Frank Chopp. We haven’t seen any pole flyers for him.
- Meanwhile, the Seattle Grrrl Army isn’t only about sexual politics as this 12th Ave anti-gentrification message found across the street from the be-pinked and shuttered Capitol Hill Market attests. No direct election implications here, though, right?
Regardless of who wins (and it will be Obama), Romney looked more presidential, intelligent, articulate, and engaged than Obama last night. Only four more years.
He was more presidential, articulate, etc, until you listen to what he was saying, which was nothing at all if it was not an outright lie.
And so the spin for Obama churns on.
Well, call it spin if you want. I dont know how someone clearly lying 27 times in 38 minutes is spin.
And yet you are perfectly ok with a sitting president lying. Try to be objective.
And the trolling churns on.
Who is the troll?
You didn’t really believe that Romney could get rid of Big Bird.
The debate was like seeing the candidates argue over which one was the biggest 2 faced lying, scumbag, communist, pandering to the voter with the promise of handouts.
The “Queers Against Capitalist Crap” posters reinforce the old stereotype that gay people are only interested in sex and partying. It’s unbelieveable that a gay group can vehemently oppose gay marriage. And what exactly does gay marriage have to do with “property rights and patriarchy,” anyway? Silly me, I thought it had to do with love and committment.
The “currently cool” (but not for long) SeattleGrrrlArmy has painted dozens of utility poles pink on Capitol Hill, and this selfish action has meant hours of extra work for the Seattle Public Utilities anti-graffiti workers. Nice going, “grrrls.”
Marriage is all about property rights. You can love someone without getting married, the marriage is your way of telling the state that you two agree to be each other’s next of kin.
I am so sick of this Grrl Army. Is their hope to make Capitol Hill trashy and grungy so rents will drop, thus killing off the alleged gentrification?
Trolls be trollin.
@stuart
Shitting in the nest.