Fascinating reading over at Red State: a response to a Jaime Herrera lackie.

There's someone who's set himself up as the self-anointed reporter of what goes on at the Harney Elementary We The People vettings.

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He reported on Jaime Herrera's abysmal performance as if he hadn't been there. He frequently mislead, absolutely misquoted, and generally wrote as if Herrera was paying him. The problem he has, besides being completely in the tank for Ridgefield Barbie is this:

Herrera lied.

I understand that he either doesn't know, or doesn't care about the facts. If he did, he'd most likely have a different petrspective... if he wasn't in the tank for Herrera because he was Jon Russell's failed campaign manager, and Russell has endorsed Herrera. But here they are:

On the SEIU matter:

One child receiving state subsidies would have required all workers to be represented for collective bargaining by the SEIU.

Herrera didn't mention that.

Whern the bill came up for a hearing, contrary to Herrera's assertions that private day care owners "asked" her to co-sponsor this SEIU bill, not one private entity testified in favor of the bill in the House.

Not one.

Herrera didn't mention that.

Odd, isn't it? They allegedly wanted this bill, but the only private entities showing up to testify for the bill testified AGAINST it.

On the SEIU matter:

One child recieiving state subsidies would have required all workers to be represented for collective bargaining by the SEIU.

Whern the bill came up for a hearing, contrary to Herrera's assertions that private day care owners "asked" her to co-sponsor this SEIU bill, not one private entity testified for the bill in the House.

Not one.

Let's see who testified FOR it.... shall we?

SEIU. American fed. of Teachers. Washington Educators for Early Learning. League of Education Voters and the famours Washington Education Association.

Odd, isn't it? They allegedly wanted this bill, but the only private entities showing up to testify for the bill testified AGAINST it.

Love and Laughter Learning Center; Kid’s World Childcare; Little Orca Learning Center; Country Kids Playhouse; Middleland Kiddie Korral; Washington Parents for Safe Child Care. Also opposed were Washington Child Care United; Washington Child Care Alliance; YMCA of Washington.

Where were all those fake child care centers that allegedly called the cardboard cut out up and asked her to co-sponsor this bill?

No where. Because it never happened.

Here's Lew Water's excellent run down of the bill in question, and the evidence that Herrera was making it up.

While Herrera managed to mention that "4 out of 7 in leadership voted for the bill," she neglected to mention that EVERY OTHER REPPUBLICAN VOTED AGAINST IT.

You couldn't know, of course, but a little research would reduce your level of ignorance... although based on the research Lew has done about you, it wouldn't do anything to improve your veracity.

http://lewwaters.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/russell-campaign-caught-lying-about-castillo/

And, as for the $229,000,000, she again voted against her caucus, as she joined 2 others in selling us out while again, the rest of the caucus voted against the bill. Why? She claimed it was to stop a tax increase. What happened?

Most of our taxes went up anyway. My B&O tax went from 1.5% to 1.8%. Man, it's a good thing she sold us out. Otherwise I REALLY might have been hurt.

Lies and deceit are never good campaign tactics. Herrera's verified support for the SEIU is a red flag to everyone paying attention. But then, I have to ask: considering what a great job you did as Jon Russell's campaign manager... what would you know about it anyway? Her appearence at Harney was a disaster for her. Her sell out to the SEIU will cost her not only this election but any election to a Republican spot, anywhere.

Let's see. Russell's campaign, which you ran, was a disaster. Russell bails, endorses Herrera and you do this misleading garbage puff piece for Herrera.

Your failure to mention these two little facts seems just the tinist bit odd... wouldn't you agree?

Nope. No bias there.