I’ve run for public office five times before against impossible odds. The first time I ran for state office, I got about 8% of the vote against four opponents who had far more money, publicity and corrupt endorsements than I did. That was actually an impressive achievement—but it obviously wasn’t enough to push me past the primary, let alone get me elected.
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During my first campaign—a 1999 bid for a seat on the Seattle School Board—I becamse the first candidate in Seattle history to make derelict school principals a campaign issue. Amazingly, one of the biggest derelicts in Seattle’s sleazy history, Garfield High School Principal Al Jones, blew up in the district’s face during my campaign. Yet, between establishment corruption and voter apathy, I still didn’t win the race.
So why do I still run for office? I’ve answered that question elsewhere, but I don’t recall if I mentioned one reason in particular: luck.
Politics is like war in that you never know what’s going to happen. The Seattle Mafia does a frighteningly good job of manipulating elections, but even they can’t control the weather.
In other news, this campaign has been going amazingly well for me. I’ve never had a nicer campaign website, I’m continuing to develop my other political websites, I’m now a contributing author on a political blog (and hope to launch my own blog in just a few days), and I recently received my first endorsement ever.
I’ve also laid the groundwork for what could potentially be an explosive campaign. In the meantime, the very media whores who have been slinging mud at me just dropped TWO bombshells on us. As you may know, this election campaign focuses on the WASL and corrupt teachers unions. That is, that’s what the media and the more corrupt candidates have been focusing on.
Terry Bergeson used to be the president of the Washington Education Association, which endorsed Rich Semler this time around. In the meantime, a former legislator named Randy Dorn joined the race. He’s the director of the Public School Employees Union.
With the corporate media and everyone else whoring after Semler and Dorn, it looked like I was resigned to a fourth place finish.
Bombshell #1
Then, on May 22, the media dropped a bombshell when it was revealed that Dorn tried to get the legislature to pad his retirement by thousands of dollars.
This accomplished two positive things. First, it obviously damages Dorn’s candidacy. Second, it helps me get the word out about TEACHERS UNION WHORES.
Seriously, I was lobbying against my own unions over a decade ago, yet they continue to arrogantly manipulate election campaigns.
But it gets even better.
Bombshell #2
On May 24, the media announced that another teachers union whore, Rich Semler, has dropped out of the race. He reportedly quit because of his wife’s medical problems.
The icing on the cake: The first report I read was written by the Tri-City Herald’s Chris Mulick. As I recall, he’s the jerk who wrote an incredibly unbalanced piece ridiculing my campaign a few months ago. I mean, I can handle criticism, but this guy was simply bizarre. I wanted to report on his article, but it’s apparently no longer online; I’ll have to trek over to the library and see if I can track it down in some back issues.
What Does It Mean?
This is the most amazing thing that has happened to me during my career in political activism, especially when combined with all the other good things that have been happing recently. I’m now effectively in third place, trailing a corrupt jerk who was a distant third to begin with. As near as I can determine, the idiot still doesn’t even have a campaign website.
Is this all the product of some sort of conspiracy? It’s possible, but I doubt it.
The establishment has invested an enormous amount of resources in promoting Rich Semler. In fact, I was speculating that they might even be grooming him for appointment as the new Superintendent of Public Instruction, not just runner up.
My best guess is that this is just an example of Murphy’s law. The media reported on Dorn’s political escapades just a couple days before Semler realized he had to bail out.
Of course, it’s possible that Semler decided to bail for some other reason, and he just used his wife’s medical condition as an excuse. It’s also possibly that the Seattle Mafiosi decided that they want Terry Bergeson to win it all in the primary, for reasons known only to themselves. Who knows?
I’m not suggesting that this development is going to get me elected. With Semler out of the race, the media will now probably do everything they can to promote Dorn. They may even recruit other power players to run against me. Terry Bergeson is almost guaranteed to “win.”
However, these events greatly boost my chances—and I may have some bombshells of my own to reveal in the near future.
In the meantime, I posted links to some articles and blogs focusing on these developments. Those marked with a red asterisk allow feedback. I encourage anyone who cares about this campaign to take advantage of this situation and speak out.
Tell the world how much you despise corrupt teachers unions and Terry Bergeson. Which isn’t to say I support the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (listed below). They’re just a bunch of pigs fighting with teachers unions over the same trough.
• Schools candidate tried to get state to boost his pension (Joe Turner, TheNewsTribune.com, May 22, 2008)
• Union leaders tried to line their own pockets (Scott Dilley, Evergreen Freedom Foundation blog, May 22, 2008)*
• OSPI candidate Randy Dorn tried to get his pension padded (Joe Turner, TheNewsTribune.com, May 23, 2008)*
• Schools chief candidate has lobbied for pension boost (The Columbian, May 23, 2008)*
• Schools chief candidate has lobbied for pension boost (Examiner.com, May 23, 2008)*
• Semler drops out of OSPI race (Chris Mulick, TricityHerald.com, May 24, 2008)*
• Richland superintendent out of state race (Sara Schilling, TricityHerald.com, May 24, 2008)
• Rich Semler Out (Jimmy, McCranium.org, May 24, 2008)*
• Rich Semler Quits OSPI Race (Washington Teachers, May 24, 2008)*
And here’s a wonderful article that confirms what I’ve been saying about teachers unions for the past decade: Friends in High Places (Chris Sivula, TricityHerald.com, May 29, 2008)
E pluribus unum,
David Blomstrom—May 15, 2008
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