Darcy Burner Thanks Her Supporters

She's a class act and she could use your help right now.

As many of you may be aware, early this morning my home was destroyed by a fire. It appears to have been caused by a faulty lamp in my son's room. Unfortunately, our home and all of the possessions in it are a total loss, but I am so grateful that my family and I escaped safely. We may have lost our home and our possessions, but for the most part they can be replaced, and I feel like a true tragedy was narrowly avoided today. Please rest assured that while we have been a bit shaken by what happened, Mike, Henry and I are all okay.

Particularly, I am grateful to the wonderful men and women of the Redmond and Kirkland Fire Departments, and the investigators from the King County Fire Investigation Unit. Their rapid response and incredible professionalism brought the fire under control and kept it from spreading to our neighbors' homes. And these brave first responders even miraculously rescued my son's puppy, who we initially thought had perished in the flames. Sadly, our cat, Charlotte, did not survive the fire.

I am also deeply grateful for the expressions of support from friends, supporters and others who have called to express their condolences and offer their generous and heartfelt assistance. I am so moved by all of the offers of a place to stay, or clothes to wear, or all of the other offers of help that have poured in throughout the day. While we are fine for now, your kind expressions of support and concern have helped to sustain me through what has been a long and difficult day.

For those who would like to do something to express their support, let me suggest making a contribution to your local humane society or animal shelter in memory of Charlotte, or to the Washington State Council of Firefighters Benevolent Fund.

Thank you all for being there for us in my family's time of need. It means so much to us.

She's also got an Act Blue page--help out there if you can as well.

--WS

Another reason why you should help Kay Barnes destroy Sam Graves

Updated Below

Sam Graves thinks you're stupid. He thinks he can stand in front of you and lie to your face and you will believe his bullshit and not call him out on it.

He's downright blatant about it. For those who can't watch the video that is posted below the fold, Graves is caught on tape lying to a Veterans group in Parkville, repeating the urban legend that China is drilling for oil off the coat of Cuba, practically within spitting distance of Key West, days after Cheney himself admitted that he was full of shit when he told the lie in the first place.

The end of the quarter is looming, so if you can help Kay Barnes defeat this lying sack of sh*t in November, click my "Act Blue" link in the sidebar and throw a couple of bucks in the hat for her. If you think about it, add $.06 to let the campaign know that your donation originated from a post on this blog. Yes, we are that vain.





I come from a town of four hundred people in the Missouri Sixth. I have a whole passel of relatives up there, and they are not stupid people. I am fond of saying of that area that the population isn't dense up there, but the people aren't, either.

Knowing those folks like I do, I can't believe that they will take too kindly to being lied to. None of my folks will, anyway.

UPDATE 5:00 p.m. - Blue Girl

Talking Points Memo has picked this up and been in contact with Jason Klindt, a representative of the Graves campaign, and he says they are sticking by their story.

"We have one newspaper that says China is drilling and one that says China is not drilling," Klindt told Election Central via e-mail. "If it turns out to be verified as inaccurate, he will certainly let his constituents know."

Like Jean Schmidt before him, Klindt cited a source that didn't actually appear to back up his point. Klindt referred us to a 2006 New York Times article that only said China was planning to drill there. Since that story was published, as GOP Sen. Mel Martinez laid out on the Senate floor, China is only drilling along shoreline areas of Cuba at this juncture.

Well, they're consistent. Wrong. Dishonest. Mendacious. Liars. But they are consistent about being wrong, dishonest, mendacious liars. So marks for that I guess...

Crunch Time for Kay's Campaign

The first quarter ends at midnight, and Kay Barnes needs your help.

The race for the Missouri 06 is going to be one of the most expensive and contentious in the nation, and the GOP knows it - that is why Sam Graves is the only congressional candidate in the country to have both the president and vice president blown into the district to help with fundraising.

Losing the MO-06 would be a crippling psychological blow. And it would tip the balance of the Missouri delegation Democratic. Our senators are one of each, and of our nine house seats, the current split is five-four, advantage republicans.

The Barnes campaign sent out an email a couple of hours ago asking for 75 people to donate $25.00 each by midnight. We at BG,RS Headquarters would be very gratified if five of those seventy five came from clicking the link to the Act Blue page we established for My Beloved Mayor.

Urban dwellers nation wide who are frustrated by the lack of attention being paid to urban issues have a vested interest in sending another popular, successful, big-city mayor to Congress. We already have one KC Mayor sitting in the Congress doing a fine job (even if I do wish he was a little less civil and a little more willing to kneecap the towering jackasses of the GOP). I think we should make it two.