Take 2: Jon Russell: With "friends" like these, who needs enemies?

Earlier, I pointed out where someone who was "friends" with Russell on Facebook keeps sending me "stuff."

In this case, the "stuff" I've been sent includes a little tidbit that confirms an allegation I made against Russell on June 12: Man: That Russell and his canned letters... a real yuk fest.

Seems he was so desperate to find people who'd lie about him that he actually sent out an email recruiting them.

Now it sucks bad enough if you have to beg people to write letters for you, but something like this?

From: Jon Russell <jonrussell75@gmail.com>
Subject: Letters to the editor....Additional Info
To: jon@electjonrussell.com
Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 12:56 AM

Dear Supporters,
Time is running short for this primary election. Will you take 5 minutes to write a paragraph or two in support of campaign? If so, I need you write a letter to the editor and send it via email. These letters really matter. Please let me know when you have sent your letter. If you are not a strong writer or don't have the time, we can send you a prewritten letter crafted by one of our volunteers, if you agree with its content you can sign off on it and send it in. Be sure to add your name, phone & address at the bottom on the letter. BCC your letter to the media outlets listed below.

Thanks Jon

Various links.

Only a "Russell" could provide "pre-written" letters.

This particular blurb came from someone named "Chuck."

"Chuck" also sent me a screen capture of Russell's personal Facebook page, where, if you're a "friend," you get to see this:

Yup. Even after have been caught lying about his fake, non-existent college degree, Russell still insists on lying about his education; here claiming to have a 4 year degree in Political Science from Thomas Edison, class of '09.

Pathetic.

Well, politically, it's all going to be over soon. After he loses the primary, he'll soon be facing a recall election from what I hear, and then, of course, the investigations from the Public Disclosure Commission and the State Health people over that fake doctor nonsense his wife's had to deal with...

I get that it sucks to be him. But after he becomes a footnote in this election and in politics generally, it's going to suck a whole lot more.

Russell violates the Public Disclosure Laws.... again.

How bizarre is it hat someone who wants to become a "law maker" actually finds himself incapable of following the very laws concerning campaign reporting?

Among other reporting requirements is the 7 day C4 expenditure reporting requirement that means candidates must report their expenditures 7 days before the primary election date of August 17.

While Russell's ability to follow that law is roughly the same has his ability to tell the truth.... that is, none at all, the fact is that Russell was required to send in that report by COB August 10.

Naturally, Russell, unconcerned by PDC requirements and laws to date, failed to file.

So, I have for the 5th separate time, filed ANOTHER PDC complaint against "teacherjudybanks." Looks like he's got time to post comments under a fake name... but doesn't have time to file the legally required reports.

You've got to wonder two things: why doesn't he believe the law applies to him... and what is he trying to hide?

Like all the others, I'll keep you posted.

Russell can't help himself: resurrects his "alexisclassic" identity on the Columbian.

One of the problems about displaying psychopathic tendencies is that those so afflicted can't help what they do. They're confronted by a reality they distort, such as Jon Russell lying to the 18th District PCO's about his education, how much money he had raised and that his wife was a "physician," all while I was sitting there, watching and listening to him do it.

What did Russell think I was going to do when he lied directly in front of me... nothing?

So, Russell, fully outed over his fake "teacherjudybanks" identity is left to use his fake "alexisclassic" identity to attack me and Rivers once again.

Look, dude, I get that I've knocked you so far off message that it can't even be piped into you with an oil drilling rig.

But this verbal beating on a woman that you so specialize in?

That might work in your house, but it ain't gonna work here.

But that's OK, Jon. in a few days, you'll begin the spiral into the obscurity you so richly deserve.

Tah!

Cross posted on Clark County Politics.

So, Russellians commenting here claim I have no "proof" of the Russell-sockpuppet connection.

For some people, a video of Russell typing in the actual words wouldn't suffice as "proof."

Here's what I've got:

A fairly convincing timeline and Russell's own actions in this matter would, I believe, cause any reasonable person to conclude that Russell is, in fact, "teacherjudybanks" AND "alexisclassic."

The teacherjudybanks timeline:

1. "teacherjudybanks" registers and starts posting on the 28th of July.

2. The 28th of July just happens to be the day the ballots start to hit.

3. "teacherjudybanks" then proceeds to engage in a vitriolic and filthy series of lies and innuendo, including comparing the cost of a "corridor" Russell wants to build with the cost of another blogger's viagra.

4. A review of "TJB's" posts all show one recurring theme: Pro-Russell, and almost violently anti-Hinton with a splatter aimed at Rivers.

5. This persona comments on, or about, absolutely nothing else.

6. Then, suddenly out of nowhere, "Judy Banks" comments on Russell's Facebook page about the terrible things "Ann Rivers is doing to him."

7. Russell replies at the same time, based on the Facebook record screen-captured below. Ever seeking to polish his facade of "Christian," Russell replies "Thanks, Judy. Remember, we don't battle against flesh and blood. Pray for them."

8. There are, of course, no coincidences in politics.

9. I look at "Judy Banks" friends on her Facebook page, and discover a collection of fringe left types, including a claimed democrat national committee member and at least one gay rights group friend on the list. I think to myself: why would anyone with friends like this want to do anything but drive over Russell with a bus?

10. I smell a rat. With 6 years of experience with Russell, I begin to detect his typically underhanded politics.

11. I decide to go for the shot in the dark. I call Russell out... here on this blog and on CCP, and I accuse him of being "teacherjudybanks" and "Judy Banks," facebook persona.

12. Next morning, Russell, who is a faithful follower of this blog, has made any mention of the "Judy Banks" persona disappear from his Facebook page.

13. Equally, there is no mention on the "Judy Banks" Facebook page that Banks posted anything on Russell's "Wall." In short, visually and on the surface, there is no proof that Banks ever posted anything on Russell's campaign Wall. It's simply... vaporized. In fact, if I hadn't anticipated Russell's actions (he is rather predictable) by getting te screen capture of all of this, there'd be no evidence of a "teacherjudybanks" - Russell facebook connection at all.

14. Further, "teacherjudybanks" seems to have fallen silent on the newspaper website.

15. That, of course, brings us to "alexisclassic," another pro-Russell, anti-Hinton scum-spreader.

16. Records indicate that this "alexisclassic" person registered at the same time as "teacherjudybanks."

17. I pointed out the similarities of the two personas. Of note is that the "teacherjudybanks" persona immediately stopped posting on the Columbian web site, but believing he hadn't been figured out, Russell, using the "alexisclassic" identity did one last slash and burn attack.

18. I posted the similarities between the two, and I tied Russell to both.

19. "alexisclassic" hasn't posted since.

So, there you have it. Two very outspoken and opinionated identities, suddenly silent. One completely vaporized off Russell's Facebook campaign Wall, as is any mention of her posting to that Wall from "her" own Facebook page.

If these identities were real, would they just go away, quietly, into that dark night?

Would they just suddenly stop posting? Would Russell have removed any mention of Judy Banks from his Facebook page if Banks were real?

Of course not.

But instead, he panicked and tried to cover his tracks... and I caught him.

While this case is completely circumstantial, it is more than enough to convict.

So, for those of you reading this who don't believe I have "proof" of anything, feel free to keep thinking that. But then, short of a confession... the kind of confession this "Godly" man, who had been "changed" by the "birth of his daughters" told me he had undergone... SHOULD be publicly making to take responsibility for his actions... many of his supporters would refuse to believe how badly they had been taken in by this huckster, and not accept ANY evidence.

What you, the reader, believe or don't believe is up to you. But the facts speak for themselves, and there's only a few available conclusions.

Cross posted at Clark County Politics.
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My FAVORITE quotes from Jon Russell...

Posing in the comments section of various Columbian articles as "teacherjudybanks."

In reply to Vietnam Veteran and conservative blogger Lew Waters who asked:

Does Jon Russell say how much this "tourism corridor" is going to cost taxpayers to create and where the money will come from?

Russell wrote:

Endorsements in the 18th

Lew the cooridor probably cost the same amount as your viagra each month.

August 6, 2010 at 1:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Here's some more lies by Russell, masquarading as "teacherjudybanks."

18th District candidates take ‘right’ approach

Oh and I will repreat again. Ned Dryerson is Ann Rivers campaign manager Kelly Hinton. You can't hide the fat nasty behind any fake name.

August 6, 2010 at 1:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

18th District candidates take ‘right’ approach

For Ann Rivers being the supposed front runner, its funny how all you losers are taking on Russell. She may have the special interest/democrat money but she has no support at home.

August 6, 2010 at 1:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Washougal council pelted with opinions on immigration law

Oh Ned Dryerson AKA Kelly Hinton, Ann River's campaign manager. Please give us all a break from your nonsense.

August 4, 2010 at 10:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers

LB is all about situational ethics.

August 7, 2010 at 2:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Mystery surrounds suspension of GOP Senate aide Hinton

This Kelly Hinton Guy is a dirtbag. So is anyone associated with him.

August 7, 2010 at 8:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat

Kelly Hinton was fired from the State Legislature and helped Ann Rivers lie to the Battle Ground school board about being a lobbyist. Kelly Hinton AKA Striker has no room to talk. Kelly how does it feel to be Joe King's Bitch.

teacherjudybanks — July 30, 2010 at 7:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat

Striker sounds like a broken record. Truth is that Jon successfully led the charge to force the Mayors resignation from office when there was no doubt in his mind that she had falsified documents detailing the revenue from the events she had put on for the city. This type of abuse of power as was demonstrated in Washougal permeates Olympia. We need Jon in Olympia.

teacherjudybanks — July 28, 2010 at 12:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat

Uhmm Striker/choice same person. Jon has no problem with Medicare or medicaid, he wants to cut out the abuse by having a co-pay required. You know skin in the game! Sounds like you are pretty liberal, maybe you should not vote in this race. You seem to support corruption, medicare & medicaid abuse, and high property taxes.

teacherjudybanks — July 28, 2010 at 1:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Guilt by association?

dont know much about Hinton he looks like an ok guy in a village people type of way, but I am concerned about this article. What kind of person (RIVERS) would be friends or even work with someone like this guy?

teacherjudybanks — July 31, 2010 at 8:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

You get the gist of it, of course.

It's not just that Russell would actually make up a fake identity to spew sewage of the type allegedly objected to by the paper.

Its that someone who could write:

"Remember, we don't battle against flesh and blood. Pray for them"

could POSSIBLY show their true selves under the cloak of anonymity.

Isn't true character and integrity based on the entire concept of what we do when no one is looking?

Cross posted on Clark County Politics.
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So, on the comment section of the Columbian articles, it appears that "teacherjudybanks" is, in fact, Jon Russell.

I've been fascinated by this "teacherjudybanks" persona since it showed up on the paper's comment section July 28. I was even more fascinated that the ONLY things "she" commented on had to do either with Jon Russell or Ann Rivers or me.

In the past, I've found myself attacked personally by Russell using the persona "The Black Hand." Russell has an image, you know... an image of a faithful, church going, God fearing man. So, in order to foster that image, he can't come out in public and address these things. But under the cloak of anonymity (the kind this very newspaper seems to have had such a fuss about) why, the gloves have come off.

Here's a link to the comments from "Banks." Mysteriously, "Banks" came into being on July 28th with the article "Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat" and every comment since has been to bash Rivers or myself, or to pump up Russell.

Now, given that so few people not connected to Russell's campaign directly or indirectly have commented for Russell, I can see why someone of Russell's mentality might build a sock-puppet and use it to pump themselves up.

But as a tactical matter, Jon, the next time you do this, you really should spread the love around a little bit, and have the sock puppet you've built from the ground up comment on something besides those things that YOU care about. Otherwise, it becomes the first clue that the sock puppet probably is, in fact, you.

I found it odd that someone who neither knew me or of me would be so vitriolic about me. That typically goes against what I believe to be human nature. How could someone suddenly start posting like they were completely familiar with every aspect of what's going on in this campaign... at this late date? Where were they before this? What kept them from being this involved before?

Then this happened: Looking at Russell's Facebook page, this little wart in his field of clover popped up at around 3 or so yesterday afternoon:



So, I had to ask myself: how is it that this "Judy Banks" person posted on Jon's Facebook and Jon just HAPPENED to be there at the SAME TIME, to respond to the post in question?

Well, it's really easy if you're the same person.

So, I took a quick look at "Judy Banks" 'friends' page, to see if there's any local connection.


And what do I find?

I find that "Judy's" first friend claims to be a member of the Democratic National Committee. I find that Judy has "friended" the gay front group, "Human Rights Campaign Seattle." I find that with one exception, there is no local connection at all. I find that "Judy Banks" apparently doesn't have any family members or local friends on Facebook.

That seemed just a little odd.

So, over on Russell Watch, I fire a shot in the dark, suspecting the truth and thinking I could flush Jon out like quail, since he's not the brightest fellow and so politically inept, and I call Russell out. I allege, point blank, that Russell is Banks and Banks is what amounts to Russell's sock puppet.

Then I call it a night.

And what do I find when I get up?

Why, the post by Banks, screen captured above, has magically disappeared off Russell's Facebook! And of equal interest is the fact that not only has "Bank's" post been removed from Russell's FaceBook, but so is the notice that "Banks" even posted on Russell's Wall, a notice that would stay up even if Russell had removed it.... UNLESS...

Unless he accessed the Banks page and removed that from "her" page as well.

See, this is known as trying to "cover your tracks." It's kinda like what Russell's been doing with his fake degree, or his effort to cover the tracks of calling his wife a "Doctor" in the Vancouver Business Journal, among other places.

So, without the screen captures, there's no proof that any of this even happened.

Now, there's only so many reasons that Russell would take these steps.

One reason is the obvious one: that I've caught him dead to rights.

Russell, never the brightest bulb on the tree, folds up like a cheap suit and tries to eliminate any trace of his perfidy. Reminds me of the Nazi effort to cover their tracks around some of their concentration camps towards the end of the War.

But if I were wrong... then why would he take all that stuff down... and why would it have disappeared from both Russell's FaceBook page AND Banks' FaceBook page?

What would anyone else do under similar circumstances if this "Banks" person was legitimate?

It's hard to draw any other conclusion.

Cross posted on Clark County Politics.

Columbian smacks Russell for using Washougal city council as a campaign prop.

Three or four months late and several dollars short, the local paper busts Russell in the jaw:

Jeers: To more grandstanding at the Washougal City Council meeting over illegal immigration. This is a legitimate national issue but a distraction at a small-town city council meeting. With little public notice, the council last month passed a motion asking the state Legislature to adopt a law similar to Arizona’s, which is already being challenged in the courts. This week it was back before the council. It’s no coincidence that its most partisan supporter on the council, Jon Russell, is running for state Legislature. Rather than arguing the issue within Washougal’s government, a much better way would be to organize a debate and invite informed speakers from all perspectives.

Russell, who previously has whined that nothing in the debacle of the Washougal city council is his fault, now seems to be able to make them do anything he wants, whenever he wants it.

Odd, that.

He's even sniveling on Facebook about it, as are some of his winged monkeys, at least one of them a paid weasel, Gary Wiram.

But more and more people are seeing through the facade of Russell, who seems incapable of accepting either responsibility or telling the truth.

Yeah.... it sucks to be him. But it's going to suck even more when the state's done investigating the fake doctor scam, and the fake degree scam, and all of the other issues outlined on this blog.
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Russell's false portrayal of his wife as a doctor moves into investigation phase.

I've received a letter from the Department of Health/Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission, indicating that my formal complaint against Jon Russell as a clinic owner and Sarah Russell as a clinic owner who has been portrayed by Jon Russell as a doctor, when she is formally titled, according to the state, as an "Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner."

As previously mentioned, Russell has publicly referred to his wife as a doctor and a physician, has had a 3 month old article in the Vancouver Business Journal web site changed from showing her as a "Dr." to a "family nurse practitioner," had an ad up in the Camas Post Record showing both her clinic... and that she's a doctor.

I had been told that Russell frequently referred to her as a doctor during his congressional campaign, but frankly, I found that hard to believe given both the professional and political consequences of that sort of thing.

Now it's under formal investigation, so I believe we'll soon know the disposition.

Odd. One of Russell's scummier elements stopped by and:

... left this burning bag of poop on my doorstep:

LOL. Hey Kelly, lets talk about you and Ann for a while http://yaddayaddah.com/ Your[sic] such a tough guy....Your[sic] a joke. - Anonymous

Dude (Or dudette?) it's actually "you're."

Well, it certainly takes the right kind of courage to leave an anonymous post on an enemy's blog, doesn't it?

The problem for Russell and the scum surrounding him is that I'm hardly a "joke." Were my meager blogging effort here a "joke," why Russell and his slimeballs wouldn't be paying any attention to little ol' me...

... would they?

This, of course, is a classic example of the fine art of knocking someone off message. And for the Brown Shirts supporting Russell, they're too dense to realize what's happened here. Russell and his band of Nazis are so far off message it can't even be pumped to them through a hose.

Jon and his "servant loser" message doesn't play. When you market yourself as some sort of Christian and then act like your politics are from the sewer... as Russell has done ever since he arrived here... the biblical act tends to run a little thin.

For me, personally, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That these weasels have made an abortive attempt to imitate my "Watch" blogs is flattering, but it's also indicative of a complete lack of original thought... and original thought has been conspicuously missing from Russell's campaign.

You see, I'm not running for anything... ever. And, unlike Russell's minions, no one is paying me a thing to write what I write or do what I do. They may feel free to spend all this time and energy beating on me all they want. But the fact is that none of that does a thing for Jon Russell, except to make him look like small-minded, whiny little bitch. someone who can't win on the issues... and someone who is getting hammered for reasons he doesn't even begin to comprehend.

Maybe those hit pieces coming out will help explain it to him a little better.

I've gone after Russell since he announced for Congress 13 months or so ago because he represents a cancer on the political scene. You see the kind of people drawn to him... the type that embrace his lies and deceit and double talk... the type that look the other way in the face of his self-aggrandizing dishonesty.

I don't. And I won't.

Yes, today it sucks to be Jon Russell or any of his clown posse.

But you know what?

I think it pretty much sucks to be Russell or any of his herd every day.
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Gee, Jon.... I am SOOOO sorry to hear that....

...you're still

"....mired in multiple controversies of that council and has been less than forthright in describing his academic background."

Yup. That's got to be tough for you and your Winged Monkeys.

Paying people to spout lies for you is rather unbecoming, don't you think?

"less than forthright." Doesn't that mean you've been lying? Why yes... I think it does.

Tsk, tsk.

Russell attacks Slade Gorton, Jaime Herrera AND the Tea Party?

The idiocy that is Jon Russell resulted in two of his more moronic letters to the editor in the Daily News (that he had someone else sign, of course) wherein Russell's stooges attacked Slade Gorton, Jaime Herrera AND the Tea party?

Why would he do something so stupid?

Because his campaign is a train wreck. And when you're so far behind in every conceivable way, lying (a pattern he's worked hard to establish) is all you've got left.

One of the letters attacks Ann Rivers for taking the stance that is the basis for many in the ranks of the Tea Party. Russell claims in one of his moronic letters that according to Battle Ground School District minutes, Rivers "distanced herself from the Republican Party."

Jamie Herrera distances herself from the Republican Party with every speech by attacking it, and idiot stick Russell has ENDORSED her:

Yet, several times now, Jaime readily criticizes the very party she seeks support and votes from, lastly at the Leadership Clark County forum where she expressed admiration for Barack Obama in that he made health care a “priority” while the Republicans completely failed on any health care issue.

At previous forums I attended she criticized Republicans for issues ranging from border control to poor congressional performance, once stating Republicans losing control of both houses of congress in 2006 “was a good thing.”

So, in the hypocrisy strewn world that is Jon Russell, it's OK for Ridgefield Barbie to positively trash the GOP; tell us what a great job Brian Baird has done, and then thank her fellow empty suit in the White House for Obama care... and Russell has no problem with that?

It is the non-responsive, non-visionary GOP made up of people like Russell that Rivers, myself and millions of others are "distancing" ourselves from. Rivers sees, however, that change must come from within. I see that change coming, and a major part of that must be to keep scum like Russell out of any position of responsibility within that party, least his disease of lies, exaggeration and a complete lack of vision spread.

So, there we have Russell AGAIN, under the guise of letters to the editor that he or one of his minions wrote and had somebody else sign, attacking BOTH Jaime Herrera AND the Tea Party.

Brilliant.

And then, this idiot attacks Slade Gorton... the chief (one of the few, actually, of any substance) endorser of Herrera. And what is is Slade? What does Slade do?

He's a lobbyist.

So, there ya have it. Not only is Russell a stone cold liar... but he's a stone cold political moron.

Here's some advice, Jon: Get your uneducated ass back in school and LEARN something. Then come on back.

I'll still be here, hammering on you like a drum. But you'll possibly be a little smarter about it.

May be.
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Jon Russell's Lie of the Day: Russell's cowardice and lies continue: Disavows ANY blame for ANYTHING in Washougal.

It's clear that Russell is a political coward: his failure to provide a direct link to this blog speaks volumes, so that those unfortunate enough to stumble onto his effort can't come in and read it for themselves.

In short, Russell apparently believes his blog readers to be too stupid to make up their own minds.

In today's episode, Russell, who neglects to mention that he was chair of the Washougal City Council Finance Committee, and therefore responsible for the review of EVERY financial aspect and expenditure of the city, spews the following:

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Washougal Mayors Scandal

Question
Was Jon partly or fully to blame for the financial scandal that brought down the former Mayor?

Background
This is an accusation was made by Clark County Politics Blog (The Ann Rivers Campaign Attack Blog). The Blog Author Kelly Hinton is Ann Rivers long time political consultant.

Answer
No. As City Councilman, Jon was there when former Mayor Stacee Sellers was under investigation about the missing $100,000 of income to the city. He assisted the State Auditor by signing off on search inquiries into multiple bank accounts associated with the former Mayor. He successfully led the charge to have her removed from office when there was no doubt that she had falsified documents detailing the revenue from the events she had put on for the city. The former Mayor reimbursed the city for her lavish trip to Las Vegas before the expense report ever crossed Jon's desk.

Jon has made great strides in Washougal since our former Mayors’ departure: he has cut property taxes, implemented a new whistle blower protection policy, passed E-verify to keep tax payer contracts from going to illegal aliens, and deregulated small businesses to help them create jobs.

Proving once again that their is no lie Russell won't tell...

This is an accusation was made by Clark County Politics Blog (The Ann Rivers Campaign Attack Blog). The Blog Author Kelly Hinton is Ann Rivers long time political consultant.

Russell, of course, fails to mention (because he's very big on leaving facts out along with lying about his education and his wife being a doctor) that I was using CCP to pound him like a nail while he was doing so a terrible job of running for Congress. So, while it serves some purpose to lie about what my blog is, or who I am, it's more in keeping with his complete lack of integrity, well established by his previously mentioned lies.

Previously, Russell lied about me by calling me "a 'paid contract employee' of Ann Rivers.

Now, he's lying about me being Rivers' "consultant."

While Russell has paid two people for consulting... poorly.... Ann hasn't paid me a thing.

I am hammering on Russell because he has proven himself a liar. I am hammering on Russell because he refuses to take responsibility for ANYTHING, as amply illustrated by his worthless effort here. I am hammering on Russell because he portrays himself as a conservative, while failing to mention that he made thousands in his effort to jam the largest local tax increase down the throats of the people in the Port District by working FOR the Port in THEIR efforts to jack up OUR taxes.

I'm looking forward to his excuse for THAT little mercenary effort.

So, he lied when he called me Rivers' paid contract employee. And as much as I appreciate the promotion to "long time political consultant", the fact is that Rivers is an excellent consultant in her own right. She doesn't need MY help to beat Russell like a rented mule.

Let's be clear here: Because Russell engaged in low-life activity like asking me for Pam Brokaw's social security number shortly after his arrival here to screw up SW Washington for the House; because he lies with alacrity, because he exaggerates at an unbelievable rate, because he continues to violate the Public Disclosure laws of this state... I would be writing this blog... this way... if I had never heard of Ann Rivers... just like I was thumping his grape before Russell finally figured out how bad he was getting his butt kicked and switched to his fall back position when he announced for the 18th District, yet another little fact, like so many OTHER facts... that Russell chooses to ignore.

Getting to his moronic response to the question at issue as he continues to destroy trust in government:

No. As City Councilman, Jon was there when former Mayor Stacee Sellers was under investigation about the missing $100,000 of income to the city

As Chair of the city finance committee, it was Russell's voluntarily assumed DUTY to stay on top of the money.

Did he? Where is it? HE DOESN'T KNOW.

Incompetence isn't a really great campaign plank, Jon. Really.

He assisted the State Auditor by signing off on search inquiries into multiple bank accounts associated with the former Mayor.

WOW! That must have taken DAYS of hard work.... imagine, someone like Jon ACTUALLY SIGNING FORMS!!!

Unbelievable. Make sure you put that on your slim jim.

He successfully led the charge to have her removed from office when there was no doubt that she had falsified documents detailing the revenue from the events she had put on for the city.

Gee. My recollection is that Sellers resigned.

ANOTHER lie, Jon? How is it that you lie so much on a site called "fact check the web?"

Kinda scummy, really.

And that's the whole point of Russell's unfitness for ANY elective office.

In THIS post, he lies and exaggerates over what HE, Russell, has done... while striving to completely avoid any responsibility for anything that happened.

Russell is the classic, old-style pol. No lie he won't tell... no credit he won't take.

The former Mayor reimbursed the city for her lavish trip to Las Vegas before the expense report ever crossed Jon's desk.

ANOTHER LIE?

This is what RUSSELL HIMSELF SAID in an article by the Columbian:

Here's what the Columbian buried today about Russell's little meat hooks being buried in this particular pie:

The people responsible for that oversight are members of the city council. Three council members — Russell, Lou Peterson and Paul Greenlee — make up the finance committee tasked with approving city employees' and officials' receipts and spending.

The expenditures are first submitted to the finance department, and then go to the mayor for approval, Russell said. Each week, the mayor sends the finance committee members e-mails with the accounts payable receipts and statements for their review and approval, he (Russell) said. Sometimes the statements have details of specific charges, sometimes they only include the employee's name and how much they are to be reimbursed, Russell said. Unless the committee members ask to see the details of those reimbursements, oftentimes they don't know the specifics. And many times expenditures are approved as long as they fall within the amount included in the annual budget, he said.

Russell said he does not recall whether he saw details of the Las Vegas trip expenditures.

"It's not at all a perfect system," Russell said.

The committee members do not meet to discuss the expenditures; that practice ended several years ago in favor of council workshops, he said. Instead, members are told to go to Sellers with questions, Russell said.

"We have been told by the mayor not to talk to department heads to get answers, that everything has to go through her," he said.

The use of city money to purchase alcohol was questioned by the committee and reviewed earlier this summer by the city council. Sellers was notified that the practice was prohibited by city policy and she reimbursed the city for the cost of alcohol charges, Russell said. City officials were not available to comment on the amount of the reimbursement.

"She was under the impression for some reason that it was permissible," he said.

So, Russell KNEW about the booze... but then claims he DIDN'T RECALL whether he "SAW SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE LAS VEGAS TRIP EXPENDITURES?"

Russell, HIMSELF, according to the newspaper, SAID HE DOES NOT RECALL WHETHER HE SAW THE DETAILS OF THE LAS VEGAS TRIP EXPENDITURES.

It's not JUST that Russell lies... but that he does it so badly.

So, Jon... here ya go. Keeping you off message has been easy because you give me so much raw material to work with.

Jon has made great strides in Washougal since our former Mayors’ departure: he has cut property taxes, implemented a new whistle blower protection policy, passed E-verify to keep tax payer contracts from going to illegal aliens, and deregulated small businesses to help them create jobs.

See, it's this kind of idiocy that provides just another element of the many into the flawed make up of a megalomaniac who thinks he's actually accomplished anything.

The "strides" this clown has made is to continue to use the people and government of Washougal as a campaign prop.

Sellers made Russell pee his pants. Russell had ample opportunity to put a stop to all of this, and instead, what did he do? Did he go public? Did he contact the AG?

No. He did nothing.

Look, Jon... I get that I smacked you silly in my letter to the editor in The Reflector. I get that had to hurt. But no one made you become an incompetent political mercenary who would sell out any conservative principles for a pay check, like you did when you worked for the Port.

You did that on your own.

Sooooo, keep lying, stud. And I'll keep beating you like a rented mule.

Cross posted at Clark County Politics.
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Jon Russell supporter trashes Jaime Herrera in the Reflector!

Wow... I never thought I'd see the day.

Here's the letter, tho.... read it yourself.

Who would Jaime Herrera serve?

Where did Jaime Herrera get her campaign contributions from? Here is a little breakdown of where it is coming from.

Results of 48 cash contributors for $22,975:

$12,775 from out of state for 56 percent of the total;

$300 from District 18 for 1.3 percent of the total;

$22,675 from out of district for 98.7 percent of the total;

$4,775 from PAC’s (special interest) all out of district, most out of state;

$5,000 from unions including SEIU for 2008

$100 from her home town Ridgefield or .004 percent.

All of this information can be found on the Public Disclosure Committee’s website.

So stop and think for a moment. If Jaime Herrera had gotten reelected, where do you think her interests would be? Judging by where most of her money is coming from, I would have to say that she might not have District 18’s best interests in mind. With the many issues that matter most in our area, we need someone in the District 18 representative position that will go to bat for us and not vote for the interests of someone that lined her pockets. Money sometimes has a way of changing people in ways that might not be the best. We have no way of knowing if Jaime will be this way but from the writing on the wall it looks like it could more than likely happen. This is why I urge you to join with me and vote for Jon Russell. Jon will reduce the size of government and stand with our best interests in mind and be strong for us during the difficult times ahead. Thank you for your time.

See, it's this kind of despicable crap that Russell is known for.

He was a pathetic fund raiser while he was running for Congress, and he's a pathetic fund raiser now. So all a clown like this can do is rely on the politically ignorant to send in letters he provides for them as if they were their own in a desperate effort to change the subject. Why he would have one of his minions stupidly write a letter that attacks Herrera for doing the same thing Rivers did.... But then, are we to be surprised by someone who lies about his education; lies about his wife; who uses his city as a campaign prop would stoop this low?

What's that? He DIDN'T write this about Herrera?

It was, instead, a lame attack on Rivers?

Oh.

Never mind.

Victoria Taft/KPAM 860 AM Blog weighs in on Russell's integrity issues.

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Lew Waters, one of the bloggers at Victoria Taft's blog has weighed in on the increasing crescendo concerning Jon Russell's integrity problems. It speaks eloquently for itself.

Washougal Council Member & 18th L. D. Candidate Accused of Claiming An Academic Degree He Does Not Have

Jon Russell, Washougal Republican City Council Member, Mayor Pro Tem, former candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District and now candidate for Washington States 18th Legislative District seat being vacated by Jaime Herrera has been accused in both the Columbian and on Clark County Politics blog of laying claim to a degree he does not hold.

Jon Russell’s degree

Both the Columbian and Thomas Edison verify it: Russell's claim of a college degree is fake.

Russell's defense is “I’ve always said I’ve earned my degree. I’ve never said I obtained my degree.”

From a screen shot of Russell’s About Me page on his website from November 2009, I read his claim of “Jon’s experience in politics started as he was working on his degree in political science first at Vincennes University and finally at Thomas Edison College in Trenton N.J.”

His About me page, effective July 6, 2010 says, “Jon’s experience in politics started as he was working on his degree in political science first at Vincennes University and finished his degree at Thomas Edison College in Trenton N.J.”

Calls to Thomas Edison College confirm he was never awarded a degree.

Left unsaid in the Columbian post are allegations that he has claimed his wife and co-owner of Columbia Gorge Medical Center in Washougal is a "Doctor" and a "physician" when she is in fact an advanced Registered Nurse practitioner.

Here and Here

I find it hard to understand the motivation of an alleged Christian who would lie about these things, or, for that matter, who wouild be so eager to leave his wife with yet another infant so he can go up to Olympia and play State Representative.
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Jon, didn't I learn you better'n that that? Russell starts his OWN blog and the lies keep coming!

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Unlike Russell, who lacks the guts to link to this blog, I freely and actively will link to his:

It's called Fact Checking The Web.

Now, how do I know it's Russell's? That's easy:


So far, it's possessed of a single post. In preparation of destroying it, I offer it here, unabridged and unedited.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Is it true that Jon's business advertises that his wife is a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

In reference to Clark County Politics authored by Kelly Hinton: Is it true that Jon advertises his wife as a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

The Vancouver Business Journal published a story on the Federal Healthcare legislation recently adopted into law; In the article the Vancouver Business Journal referred to Sarah Russell as a Doctor. When this was brought to Jon's attention in the blogosphere he asked them to change the on-line version to reflect Sarah's official title.

An accusation was made by the same blog that Jon was advertising that Sarah was a Doctor. The fact is that Jon's medical clinic does not spend money on advertising. The posting found in the Camas/Post Record wrongfully refers to Sarah as a Doctor is their on-line directory.

It is clearly stated on the door of their medical clinic that Sarah Russell is a Family Nurse Practitioner. Jon is proud of this fact, because his business model is built on Independent Family Nurse Practitioners delivering quality care at a lower price.

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Odd, isn't it? I have no problem linking to his blog or even the specific post in question... yet he can't seem to even name the blog that's beating his non-existent credibility to a pulp.

Any hoo.... let's address these issues, shall we?

Faux question one:

In reference to Clark County Politics authored by Kelly Hinton: Is it true that Jon advertises his wife as a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

Russell responds to his own, carefully worded answer:

The Vancouver Business Journal published a story on the Federal Healthcare legislation recently adopted into law; In the article the Vancouver Business Journal referred to Sarah Russell as a Doctor. When this was brought to Jon's attention in the blogosphere he asked them to change the on-line version to reflect Sarah's official title.

Which, of course, merely acknowledges what I've said all along.

The reason this defies believability is simple:

I have heard, from his own mouth, Jon Russell describe his wife as a "physician." That particular lie was delivered to 18th District PCO's on May 22.

Further, how likely is it that the Vancouver Business Journal would publish an article... and this narcissistic serial liar wouldn't read it? And, having read the article in question, did the fact that the VBJ refered to his wife as a doctor just completely escape his attention? Why didn't he have it changed immediately when he read it?

Why, indeed.

And Jon's cowardice? That's further confirmed by Russell failing to mention that the "blogosphere" that brought it to his attention was me.

You see, parsing isn't Russell's particular field of expertise. That Jon has yet to address lying to the PCO's? Well, that's another kettle of fish altogether. Jon goes on to whine:

An accusation was made by the same blog that Jon was advertising that Sarah was a Doctor. The fact is that Jon's medical clinic does not spend money on advertising. The posting found in the Camas/Post Record wrongfully refers to Sarah as a Doctor is their on-line directory.

Jon HAS been "advertising" his wife as a doctor, if to no other extent that HE is telling everyone she IS a doctor.

That said, how likely is it that the Camas Post Record's "on-line directory" went up in a bubble and Russell neither knew about it... or OK'ed it in advance? Regardless of whether or not he paid for the listing, is it even remotely likely that he was unaware of it? And regardless of the logistics of the posting, isn't it Sarah Russell's responsibility to make sure it's accurate?

And let's take a look at the title of Russell's post:

Is it true that Jon's business advertises that his wife is a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

SARAH RUSSELL IS NOT A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER.

SARAH RUSSELL IS AN ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER.

Jon can't even get THAT right.

So, there you have it. Russell lies about having a degree. He lies about his wife being a doctor. He lies in an interview. He leaves Washougal city government a debacle. he cavalierly violates PDC law. He parses, badly, what he means to say. He obviously believes transparency is an arcane concept that doesn't apply to him. And he is unfit to hold public office.

Jon. You should have listened.

Cross posted to Clark County Politics.
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In addition to lying, Russell continues to use his city council position as a campaign prop.

Look, I get why the city council in Washougal goes along with Russell. After all, they believe that there's a better chance of getting rid of this clown if they give him what he wants.

In that regard, it's not surprising that they do moronic things like worthless resolutions that will make absolutely no difference in anything but to give someone tearing down trust in government a stage to desperately change the message away from his own lies and exaggerations.

What you DON'T see is him leading the effort to do a Woodland-type resolution supporting the Arizona law... an discussion that Russell couldn't even be bothered to show up for.

We can bet we'll now be deluged with letters to the editor spinning Russell's lies and exaggerations. But at the end of the day, Russell is a liar and a serial exaggerator... and NO amount of bogus, "hooray for me" resolutions can change that.

Russell lies about his degree in on line Voter's Pamphlet.

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Is there ANYTHING this guy tells the truth about?

Education:
I earned my degree from Thomas Edison State College

What does the phrase "I earned my degree" mean to most human beings?

To most of us, that means that he HAS a 4 YEAR degree from that college.

He doesn't. He doesn't have any degree from anywhere.

It's kinda like the difference between an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor. They ain't the same.

He's lying on purpose, and now he's lying directly to the voters he would try and scam into voting for him.

I already feel sorry for his kids.

And I certainly feel sorry for the people of Washougal who are stuck with this clown until they either recall him or he gets bounced in the next election.

He even mentions McKenna like McKenna even knows this worm is alive.

Despicable.

Cross posted at Clark County Politics.
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