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DATE: 02/23/2010
RE: CONTINUATION - WA Rep. Geoff Simpson Responds to Orbusmax For Using Porn Term 'Teabagger' During Televised Debate Of I-960 Suspension
The following is an email exchange from today, Tuesday, 2/23/10, regarding Rep. Geoff Simpson's use of the word 'teabagger' during live televised TVW debate. Orbusmax has asked for an apology/retraction, and Rep. Simpsopn has refused. The email exchange from Monday, 2/22/10, can be read by clicking here.
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Subject: RE: Your comments on I-960
From: orbusmax@orbusmax.com
Date: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:06 am
To: "Simpson, Rep. Geoff"
Cc: orbusmax@orbusmax.com
Mr. Simpson:
I think I have been pretty cordial and respectful in my emails, but since you have decided to make this a personal attack and smear against me and others, here is my response:
* Equating the tea party with the despicable acts of an insane madman is outrageous, especially in light that his views as revealed in his 'suicide note' are more in line with the progressive movement. You owe me and tea partiers an apology for that.
* Declaring people - who disagree with your view that higher taxes is appropriate during a recession - as unpatriotic, selfish, hate-spawned, and dangerous is really uncalled for, and shows a real lack of understanding on how this nation was founded and what it stands for. You owe me and others, who believe limited government is appropriate and whom you malicously attacked in your email, an apology.
* It's not manufactured outrage to expect elected leaders to restrain themselves from using explicit pornographic terms DURING LIVE TELEVISED DEBATE. I don't believe I ever heard you condemn the manufactured outrage of groups like the Netroots, who called for a sitting wartime U.S. president to be hauled before the Hague and treated like a war criminal. In fact, if anyone can be accused of manufactured outrage, it's you sir, for gratuitously using a pornographic word in your remarks. You owe your constituents an apology for sarcastically dismissing a concern they have regarding your foul-mouthed language on the House floor.
In short, Mr. Simpson, you now owe your constituents 3 more apologies, in addition to the original. Please show a little class and integrity, and take the appropriate action to address this ASAP.
Man up, Geoff. And try watching something other than MSNBC, for a change.
Thank you,
Jim Walker
Orbusmax.com
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Subject: RE: Your comments on I-960
From: "Simpson, Rep. Geoff"
Date: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:56 am
To: "'orbusmax@orbusmax.com'"
Hi Jim -
Thank you for your message. I haven't attacked anyone, just responded to your demands for an apology for innocently repeating a term that the tea party cult at first adopted as their own and now finds objectionable.
Your incessant pouting about being referred to with a name your founders used to describe their own activity will never result in me apologizing for it.
To connect the actions of the kamikaze, anti-government pilot and the tea partiers takes little stretch of the imagination. And I'm not the only one who's noticed:
From the Washington Post: the pilot's "alienation is similar to that we're hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement."
From New York magazine: the pilot's rhetoric "could have been taken directly from a handwritten sign at a tea party rally."
From Time magazine: a link, in bright red letters, right in the middle of the Austin plane crash story ... taking the reader to another story - about tea parties.
I suggest you find a way to move on. Maybe psychological therapy would be beneficial.
Sincerely,
Geoff
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Subject: RE: Your comments on I-960
From: orbusmax@orbusmax.com
Date: Tue, February 23, 2010 11:26 am
To: "Simpson, Rep. Geoff"
Cc: orbusmax@orbusmax.com
Hi Geoff:
All of the news sources you cited have 3 things in common:
1.) When discussing Mr. Stack's suicide note, they all left out the following that was included in it: "Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let’s try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well. The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed."
His views indicate he was much more sympathetic towards the socialist/communist viewpoint than the capitalist. Which in my opinion is what your side of the spectrum consistently spouts.
2.) They all cited left-of-center sources and blogs exclusively.
3.) The news orgs you referred to have shown many times to be extremely critical and antagonistic towards Tea Parties and right-of-center movements, while either being supportive or silent towards groups like Netroots, ACORN, and the unions.
In short, you cited extremely biased sources who didn't report all the facts. Nice try. Now, please apologize for the 4 items I mentioned in my previous email.
Also, telling a constituent to get "psychological therapy" is just rude, classless, and pathetic behavior. Which I am starting to recognize is a pattern with you. I help pay your salary, sir, and I think I deserve a little more courtesy than that. I certainly have shown you more than you have shown me to this point.
Thank you,
Jim Walker
Orbusmax.com
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LINK TO WA I-960 DEBATE FROM TVW.ORG (BEGINS AT 1:13:45): http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2010020120B&TYPE=V&CFID=5438739&CFTOKEN=15165896&bhcp=1
LINK TO EMAIL REP.SIMPSON: Simpson.Geoff@leg.wa.gov
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