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In all the years Jon Russell has done such a miserable job in elective politics, you would have thought he'd have vetted his pet candidates a little better.
He's got two, you know: Connie Jo Freeman who the democratian lists Freeman as having been the office manager for Russell's moronic congressional run. Think in terms of being a steward on the Titanic.
The other is Caryn Plinski, woman of mystery. I say "woman of mystery" because she doesn't seem to have bothered to put up a campaign website and she doesn't seem to have even bothered to return her LifePac survey.
Run a google search on her, and you come up with practically nothing. Nothing about her qualifications (Cosmetics sales really isn't all that on a resume' for city council) and very little on her positions. Nothing about her education (or lack thereof) a sensitive subject for Jon Russell, who lied repeatedly that he had a bachelor's degree when he had no degree of any kind. (file this under the "no lie he won't tell" category.
Russell, who owns both Freeman and Plinski like the 13th Amendment was a suggestion, is shilling her as hard as he can. But given his rank political incompetence, that ain't all that much.
Meanwhile, back to Connie Jo Freeman.
Because of Russell's involvement in her campaign (He's running every aspect of it; she's just doing what he tells her) I thought I'd look at her claim of having a a rather nebulous "bachelor's degree" from something called "Southern California Community Bible College, Long Beach, CA."
So, I looked it up.
It doesn't exist.
Something called "California Bible University, Norwalk, CA" exists, but not that place.
There is, in fairness, reference to something called "Southern California Community Bible College" on the web. But is Long Beach in Norwalk? HHhmmmmm...
That said, the question I have is this: is this a fully accredited school? Or is it Matchbook University?
Well, it appears to be Matchbook University since they have no academic accreditation I could find.
What is it about Russell and education? Why does he insist on exaggerating his own, and why do others around him frequently fail to tell the whole truth about their's?
Bizarre. Someone with that background and education reduced to driving a school bus.
Things that make you go "HHhhmmmmm...."
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Russell's support: reason enough to vote against his pet candidates.
Locally, we got stiffed with Ridgefield Barbie, who was installed in Congress by Cathy McMorris. As I've been saying since Ridgefield Barbie scammed the appointment in the Legislature with a fix through Marc Boldt, she has been a cowardly, card board cut out of what a real member of congress SHOULD be, lacking the courage to face any but a hand-picked few as her appearances are carefully controlled and scripted by her handlers who rightfully fear her as being dumb as a plank.
Voters in Washougal are faced with the same situation as Jon Russell attempts to become the de facto mayor by installing his own hand-picked lackeys on the city council.
Unfortunately, Russell's support and endorsement is reason enough to reject these two, his tweedle dee and tweedle dum puppets.
Russell, recently outed by this blog and his own wife as a lying scammer who uses fake identities on area newspapers and blogs to attack political opponents, wants to eliminate any opposition to his agenda. As a result, he's making a serious effort to pack the Washougal City Council.
If Russell were a man of integrity and honor, his endorsement might mean something positive. Instead, it means that these people, one of whom used to be a former employee of his failed campaigns during the last cycle (and weren't those abysmal pieces of crap?) and as such, will be a good little Russell lackie should she be elected.
Checking out Jon's blog, "The Self-Delusion of Jon Russell," we see the same kind of warped reasoning that has clouded his judgement for years:
Using the same kind of "reasoning" (Using the term advisedly) If voters stay away from Russell's toady, then she will be obliterated at the polls with the usual 70-30 percent loss that Russell's efforts achieved as he screwed up the Port Levy while trying to jam the largest tax increase in local history through the polls.
That didn't work out all that well, either.
Any chance that Plinski has long since vaporized with the information, provided by his own wife, that Jon Russell has been a lying scumbag for years. I sincerely hope that Plinski and Russell's other lackey, Freeman, haven't measured any drapes just yet.
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Voters in Washougal are faced with the same situation as Jon Russell attempts to become the de facto mayor by installing his own hand-picked lackeys on the city council.
Unfortunately, Russell's support and endorsement is reason enough to reject these two, his tweedle dee and tweedle dum puppets.
Russell, recently outed by this blog and his own wife as a lying scammer who uses fake identities on area newspapers and blogs to attack political opponents, wants to eliminate any opposition to his agenda. As a result, he's making a serious effort to pack the Washougal City Council.
If Russell were a man of integrity and honor, his endorsement might mean something positive. Instead, it means that these people, one of whom used to be a former employee of his failed campaigns during the last cycle (and weren't those abysmal pieces of crap?) and as such, will be a good little Russell lackie should she be elected.
Checking out Jon's blog, "The Self-Delusion of Jon Russell," we see the same kind of warped reasoning that has clouded his judgement for years:
Plinski finished her Primary race in second place with 27% of the vote. If voters stay with challengers in the general election, both candidates combined behind Pliniski will make up a 1063 votes to Incumbent Rod Morris’ 623 votes.Yeah. And if frogs had wings, they wouldn't bump their butts every time they jumped.
Using the same kind of "reasoning" (Using the term advisedly) If voters stay away from Russell's toady, then she will be obliterated at the polls with the usual 70-30 percent loss that Russell's efforts achieved as he screwed up the Port Levy while trying to jam the largest tax increase in local history through the polls.
That didn't work out all that well, either.
Any chance that Plinski has long since vaporized with the information, provided by his own wife, that Jon Russell has been a lying scumbag for years. I sincerely hope that Plinski and Russell's other lackey, Freeman, haven't measured any drapes just yet.
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
Russell: Christian?
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A lot of Jon and Sarah Russell's shtick is their alleged "Christian" lives.
First, I believe that Jon Russell is as much a Christian as my Cavalier Spaniel.
As a general rule, Christians neither lie, nor cheat, not steal, nor allow a misleading silence to continue.
Odd then, isn't it, that every time he posts using a fake name to attack a political opponent or support a political ally, Jon Russell is, well, lying. Every time he told us he had a degree, he was, well, lying. Every time he referred to Sarah Russell as a doctor or physician, he was, well, lying.
Not very Christian of you, Jon.
And Sarah's failure to confirm both that she is the source of the comment posted here and that Jon has been posting under various fake names for years?
That's not very Christian of you, either.
Integrity is hard to come by in the political world these days. But for a couple involved in politics, and particularly when one of them is an elected official who holds himself up to be special because of his alleged religious foundations... to lie this way, to mislead this way... to neither confirm nor deny this way?
I think both of you are going to have a lot to answer for.
For a Christian, telling the truth is not a sometimes thing. For posers who turn that stuff on and off like a switch?
Not so much.
Situational ethics as opposed to spiritual. It's what's for dinner.
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A lot of Jon and Sarah Russell's shtick is their alleged "Christian" lives.
First, I believe that Jon Russell is as much a Christian as my Cavalier Spaniel.
As a general rule, Christians neither lie, nor cheat, not steal, nor allow a misleading silence to continue.
Odd then, isn't it, that every time he posts using a fake name to attack a political opponent or support a political ally, Jon Russell is, well, lying. Every time he told us he had a degree, he was, well, lying. Every time he referred to Sarah Russell as a doctor or physician, he was, well, lying.
Not very Christian of you, Jon.
And Sarah's failure to confirm both that she is the source of the comment posted here and that Jon has been posting under various fake names for years?
That's not very Christian of you, either.
Integrity is hard to come by in the political world these days. But for a couple involved in politics, and particularly when one of them is an elected official who holds himself up to be special because of his alleged religious foundations... to lie this way, to mislead this way... to neither confirm nor deny this way?
I think both of you are going to have a lot to answer for.
For a Christian, telling the truth is not a sometimes thing. For posers who turn that stuff on and off like a switch?
Not so much.
Situational ethics as opposed to spiritual. It's what's for dinner.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The democratian's non-response on the Russell scam: Memo to Ray
First of all, she did, in fact, make the comment. One thing you could have done... you know, like a real journalist? Is to call me or email me and ask me.
Second, my sources tell me that Jon Russell has been identified as having as many as 20 different identities... in the old Columbian alone.
Third, I have proof that it was Sarah Russell.
Fourth, her comment is still up; had you bothered to click on the link that was her name, you would see that it was posted in the bottom of the comment section here:
Fifth, her failure to confirm or deny pretty much tends to be an acknowledgment, both that she made the comment and that Russell uses fake identities.
If this is what passes for "journalism" here, then there's really no wonder that you people are bleeding money every day.
I seem to recall the massive outrage screamed about here because I had been writing letters using a fake name for years. I had a front page story, and at least 3 columns as I recall.
But in this case? The response was, well, muted. Where's the "outrage?" Where's all that principled nonsense that you clowns pull out whenever you need it?
This is confirmation that an elected official, and official who has lied about his education for years, an official who oversaw the debacle of Washougal finances and the Stacy Sellars drama... feels compelled to use fake names on multiple publications to attack his political opponents.
I remember what you people tried to do to me. One wonders: was all that faux outrage because I disagree with the fringe left politics of those running your show, and wasn't afraid to let you all hear about it? Or was it the real deal?
Well, this blog nonsense here tends to confirm that, doesn't it? And your failure to treat Russell the same way you've come after me? Well, that certainly speaks for itself.
Second, my sources tell me that Jon Russell has been identified as having as many as 20 different identities... in the old Columbian alone.
Third, I have proof that it was Sarah Russell.
Fourth, her comment is still up; had you bothered to click on the link that was her name, you would see that it was posted in the bottom of the comment section here:
Fifth, her failure to confirm or deny pretty much tends to be an acknowledgment, both that she made the comment and that Russell uses fake identities.
If this is what passes for "journalism" here, then there's really no wonder that you people are bleeding money every day.
I seem to recall the massive outrage screamed about here because I had been writing letters using a fake name for years. I had a front page story, and at least 3 columns as I recall.
But in this case? The response was, well, muted. Where's the "outrage?" Where's all that principled nonsense that you clowns pull out whenever you need it?
This is confirmation that an elected official, and official who has lied about his education for years, an official who oversaw the debacle of Washougal finances and the Stacy Sellars drama... feels compelled to use fake names on multiple publications to attack his political opponents.
I remember what you people tried to do to me. One wonders: was all that faux outrage because I disagree with the fringe left politics of those running your show, and wasn't afraid to let you all hear about it? Or was it the real deal?
Well, this blog nonsense here tends to confirm that, doesn't it? And your failure to treat Russell the same way you've come after me? Well, that certainly speaks for itself.
Fake college graduate and failed candidate Jon Russell must have missed the classes on irony.
Things have been a bit difficult for Jon Russell since his wife, Sarah, confirmed that he'd been using fake names and identities to attack political opponents on blogs and on comment sections of various newspapers.
So, imagine my surprise when I read this:
Irony is defined as, among other things, a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
For a Jon Russell to make such a claim as the one above, is to manage to peg the Irony meter in ways the developers never imagined.
Just sayin'.
So, imagine my surprise when I read this:
Washougal Councilman Jon Russell said during last night’s meeting he understands it is a process that involves a public hearing, but he does not have “high hopes” of people giving their names and addresses while speaking in favor of medical marijuana collective gardens.Russell, who has lacked the courage to attack his numerous political opponents openly, has relied on lying about who he is and where he lives for years.
Irony is defined as, among other things, a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
For a Jon Russell to make such a claim as the one above, is to manage to peg the Irony meter in ways the developers never imagined.
Just sayin'.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sarah Russell, wife of Jon Russell, confirms that Russell has been using fake names to comment on articles and blogs.
It has been long alleged that Jon Russell has repeatedly made up identities for purposes of commenting on blogs and in newspaper articles on line. Russell, himself, has repeatedly denied such allegations.
Today, his wife confirms the allegations are true.
This comment was left on my Jon Russell Watch Blog by Sarah Russell, his wife:
Jon has REPEATEDLY denied the truth.
And now, you confirm it.
Well, here's my response:
Will they act and do what has to be done?
Because if they don't treat him the same way they've treated me... well, that will confirm a great deal... won't it?
Are we going to see Brancaccio hold Russell up and beat him to a pulp? Or will he get a pass because I beat the hell out of Lou and the despicable rag he runs?
Cross posted at Clark County Politics.
Today, his wife confirms the allegations are true.
This comment was left on my Jon Russell Watch Blog by Sarah Russell, his wife:
Sarah Russell said...
I'm sure no one will believe anything I have to say on the topic, but I promised someone that if I had the time and energy, I would jump on an refute any known fallacies on this blog. SO, Here's for one: Jon Russell may have used aliases and fake names in the past but has not commented, blogged or otherwise produced written material under any fake names for over 6 months. I personally have no idea who these fake names belong to, but I have to refute the false allegations. I know it must come as a shock to some that there might be other persons out their using fake names and disliking this or that political figure, but I'm breaking the news now: there must be! Thanks for letting me set the record straight. Sarah Russell August 17, 2011 11:28 PM 
Jon has REPEATEDLY denied the truth.
And now, you confirm it.
Well, here's my response:
Sarah,
I appreciate you stopping by, but your admission here... now... when you knew he was doing this 6 months ago?
It amounts to what we in politics refer to as a "when did you stop beating your wife" moment.
The issue isn't that he's stopped... although my sources tell me he hasn't come close to stopping and that he had numerous identities on various newspapers...
The issue is THAT HE STARTED AT ALL. And THEN, that he's REPEATEDLY DENIED IT.
For elected officials or candidates, using fake names to attack others and to engage in character assassination is NOT a luxury any elected official can afford.
I freely admit I used a fake name and may continue to do so in the future.This, of course, now amounts to what the democratian euphemistically calls "a paper trail."
But what am *I* elected to? What have *I* EVER been elected to?
Jon Russell has shilled himself as this honest, Christian kind of guy. He looked me in the eye over two years ago and solemnly told me that he'd "changed." That "holding his newborn daughters in his arms" has made him different.
Even invoking his children, he couldn't help but lie to me.
Because he had not changed... and in this regard, you have confirmed it.
Jon should resign. Now. Today.
He has lied REPEATEDLY on this issue... which begs the question: what else is he lying about... and to who?
Will they act and do what has to be done?
Because if they don't treat him the same way they've treated me... well, that will confirm a great deal... won't it?
Are we going to see Brancaccio hold Russell up and beat him to a pulp? Or will he get a pass because I beat the hell out of Lou and the despicable rag he runs?
Cross posted at Clark County Politics.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The playground ethos of Jon Russell.
Russell is an interesting guy.
He doesn't know squat about politics or elections; has the integrity of your basic alley cat and would lie to your face, as he has to mine (and many others) if he thought it would get him elected to something.... In fact, he's just like Steve "The Liar" Stuart and Tim "The Liar" Leavitt in that regard, as well as sharing their fringe left democrat views about jacking up our taxes.... if he can scam a paycheck out of the deal.
Why Delavar views his involvement in his campaign as anything but an anchor around his neck is a mystery to me.
And this is the kind of crap that proves the point:
It's the kind of thing which serves to confirm that faux-conservative Jon Russell is unfit for any elective office... this among many others issues he has.
And Jon, spare me the hypocrisy of your "forgiveness." You are not in a position to provide it, and if your responses do not directly address the substance of these matters, you will not be posted here.
Cross-posted at Clark County Politics.
He doesn't know squat about politics or elections; has the integrity of your basic alley cat and would lie to your face, as he has to mine (and many others) if he thought it would get him elected to something.... In fact, he's just like Steve "The Liar" Stuart and Tim "The Liar" Leavitt in that regard, as well as sharing their fringe left democrat views about jacking up our taxes.... if he can scam a paycheck out of the deal.
Why Delavar views his involvement in his campaign as anything but an anchor around his neck is a mystery to me.
And this is the kind of crap that proves the point:
While these two are partying their socks off. Delavar and I were hitting some high altitude on Mt. Adams. http://washougalkibbutz.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/mic hael-delavar-climbs-a-high -mountain-to-ask-for-your- vote/
Pathetic Jon, really pathetic.
Some things are done just for fun, not to further politics.
You take yourself too seriously Lew.
The "mee-too, mee-too" element of this is undeniable.
Kage McClued · Owner/Writer at Clark County Politics BlogI'm reminded of the kid never picked for kickball on the play ground.
While these two are acting like idiots OUT of the office instead of just acting like idiots IN the office, NO ONE CARES what you do. Comes with the territory of being an ego-maniacal politician that gives the rest a bad name.
It's the kind of thing which serves to confirm that faux-conservative Jon Russell is unfit for any elective office... this among many others issues he has.
And Jon, spare me the hypocrisy of your "forgiveness." You are not in a position to provide it, and if your responses do not directly address the substance of these matters, you will not be posted here.
Cross-posted at Clark County Politics.
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