Well good for them. I am not so sure though that labor support is an accurate barometer of who is going to win. Labor doesn't always seem to involve the decisions with its rank and file and management sometimes appears to have gotten too comfortable. But still we support our working men and women if not all the candidates that they pick. In a way, it is good not to get so many endorsements so that you won't have to think that you need to be beholding to any special interest. I think that the Washington Teachers Union was the only labor group to endorse Mayor Williams and he came out of the blue so to speak.

It's interesting that no one called these wins controversial. There's only controversy when others win and certain folks lose. The double standards we set are amazing. Let's see if we can't come up with some controversy and a little whining like we've seen others do. And this article was written so nicely. No one tried to mar this story. America is so beautiful.

By the way, what criteria was established for winning? Also, the public might like to hear a little more about what labor is doing to help the rank and file. I know they are there, but its good to boast about one's accomplishments every now and then. What does labor do help the candidates win? Just curious about what endorsements entail.

By the way, straw polls can be a good gauge for candidates as well. Sounds like there is a little inherent bias in them by the author of this article or perhaps he is already leaning a certain way. For example, "In the race for council chairman, Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) may be winning straw polls, but Council member Kathy Patterson (D-Ward 3) (pictured at right in file photo) collected two labor endorsements today." I guess one endorsement of citizens is not deemed as important as labor's management's perogative to pick for their members.

Wasn't labor helping out at the Ward 6 Dems straw poll? And the verdict was...

Looks like Bolden Guy is pouting. Here, have a lollipop.

Looks like Bolden Guy is pouting. Here, have a lollipop.

Hey P.M. guy supporter. Congratulations on the win. We're bigger than that. We leave the whining to you. What an endorsement to get and still lose the election. No need for Bolden to cry. He's in the driver's seat with 53% undecided voters. We are determined to provide effective leadership on the Council in the at large position. Stay tuned, P.M. guy.

See you on the campaign trail, P.M. guy. Perhaps now that you can this token of appreciation for modest performance, you will get the incentive to actually go out and meet with average citizens or at least the rank and file employees that are looking for good schools, affordable/workforce housing, and safe streets. Helping workers is a broad task and does not stop at management's door. The rank and file know that they want a leader that actually produces and not just someone that is a safe bet that does the same over and over even where change is required. Once again, good job P.M. guy. However, Bolden and team are off to win the hearts and souls of the D.C. voters that endorse with their votes. Couldn't be happier for you. You'll need that to at least show respectfully for a two term incumbent. However, with a new council, residents are looking to put in effective leadership, so you lose, P.M. guy. Good to see that in your last few months on the job, you're trying to front like a leader, but it's too late. The people already know, especially after the EMS and jail problems, all on the P.M. guy's watch. Hardly building the public's confidence. Oh, well. Gotta go but look forward to seeing you on the trail should you decide to be visible to the public this year.

What!! No union endorsement for Bolden? How can that be?

That wasn't thunder last night. That explosion was the sound of the first implosion of the Bolden campaign. Many more to follow.

No, the thunder was the P.M. guy exploding because he realized that even with the labor endorsement he still has a mediocre record and is still going to lose. Don't worry, P.M. guy. We'll find a job for you somewhere after your two terms. Don't cry too loudly next time. I must admit that I was impressed that you could be heard and actually made some noise, unlike your tenure on the council. We expected P.M. to get this endorsement. Incumbents are often endorsed, despite their record. We're not mad at the union. Sometimes they hold onto a candidate long past his/her usefulness out of a sense of loyalty. At some point they will realize that the P.M. guy isn't able to coalesce with the others to get votes so P.M. is virtually just a seat holder. He votes but can't get any friends to play with him, so his actions are wasted. Nor does he get anybody to listen. So he putters around as a far far left liberal that he does not serve the interest of D.C. voters. So the thunder was the sound of a day of reckoning. Even the labor vote can't save P.M. now. The clock is ticking.

By the way, keep the fire chief, but get rid of the Judiciary Committee Chair for his lack of oversight. Now that is criminal. Judiciary is falling apart these days with EMS and then a jail break. On top of that, indeciveness on bills and resistance to action. What a record. A champion for the people. Keep things bottled up and the people confused so that they will not notice that he is the P.M. guy just waiting for this election to be over so that he can go back to reading restaurant menus to figure out what is in the tuna casserole.

The sound of thunder was actually the sound of applause as the voters collectively dreamed of impeaching the P.M. guy for his abysmal performance as the chair of the Judiciary Committee. Too bad you can't impeach. But then the P.M. guy probably never heard it because he doesn't hear the cries of citizens begging for help with crime issues and the like. He was probably searching a policy document checking to see if there was a T that he didn't cross or an I that he didn't dot so he'd have yet another excuse to delay bringing a matter to action or investigating anything. Go on, P.M. guy. Do your thing. Keep your eyes and mouth closed so that the voters won't know you're there not doing what they need you to do. Keep the people guessing as to when you will actually do your job and be effective. Low expectations obviously wins some people over. Everyone won't be fooled. But have a nice day anyway. We'll see soon whether average voters are following P.M.'s lead and how many undecideds are won over with mediocre performance. Citizens and D.C. employees are going to be mad at the unions for picking this guy again. It's not the time to continue to test labor's credibility. Glad there is a challenger that speaks up and can make a difference.

Ah shucks, the P.M. guy's supporters have a little sense of humor. Touche. Marvelous. Aren't you special. Carry on with your bad self.

By the way, does the Fraternal Order of Police count as an endorsement by a labor group? Is that kind of like a vote of no confidence when the chair of the judiciary committee chair doesn't get it? Why can't the PM guy help the police do a better job to protect the citizens? Or, that's not the ingredients on a restaurant menu so police issues and public safety are not as important. Only those escoteric issues matter. Trying to curb crime on the street and save lives is only a passing fancy for the P.M. guy.

We're not going to begin to count up endorsements or straw polls here. We'll talk after the election when you see the real endorsement of the citizens voting for new effective leadership that gets things done. Time for action, P.M. guy. Earn your salary for the council position, or is that a novel idea. The citizens are waiting and hoping. September 12th they will be set free.

P.M. guy, you're just too much. You make my day with laughter with your amusing entries. Do your thing. Be the poster boy for this group.

For the record, Tommy Wells is a candidate for the Ward 6 council seat - not Ward 3 as stated above (I assume that was a typo).

Hm, Patterson as council chair, eh?

Well, I got two words for that: Smoking ban.

No vote for you Kathy. Now, excuse me while I go light up at my favorite bar, drink booze and scarf grease.

I hear that's bad for you too, Kathy, maybe you should write up a law.

While the P.M. guy continues to try to curry favor with some of the labor management with his "woulda, coulda, shoulda if I were an effective council member and could garner support for my bills" mantra/philosophy/anecdotes/work ethic, the Bolden team will continue to work with the rank and file to provide them with an effective voice on the council. P.M. is just one vote. Bolden will gather enough votes to be effective. It's called working hard to earn your salary and being productive as well as accountable.

Aren't the rank and file employees tired of seeing voiceless leaders that only speak when the cameras are rolling or there has been a catastrophe? Or when there is a bill that affects his neighborhood or it is approaching election time and he has to make a last minute pitch to voters to camouflage his lack of leadershp? Or when he feels threatened that he will be exposed as fronting for a real councilmember? Aren't D.C. employees tired of being taken for granted by supposed "do gooders" that pretend to have their best interest? Isn't it time to get somebody that can actually do the job and do it well? There is no sin in supporting effective leadership that can get the job at hand done.

P.M. appears to be the only at large council member that doesn't have a clue as to how to do his/her job. Now with his lack of oversight, we're in the national news about Emergency Medical Services and it doesn't sound good. P.M. is the one that should take the fall. Oversight and accountability are critical. Let's hope there are no more tragedies or escaping inmates this year. Bad luck seems to follow the Judiciary Committee chair.

P.M., you came in when the mayor arrived. It is okay to leave when he closes up shop. There is no shame in moving on, but at least the mayor has a record to stand on.

Too bad the police can't arrest ineffectual leaders for poor leadership. Maybe there out to be a law..., but then the P.M. guy would mess that up too.

I would never Vote for Phil Mendelson, and he's going to loose his At-Large seat. Mendelson has done a poor job as Chairman of the Judiciary. We have MS-13 gangs here in Ward 4 from El Salvador (illegal aliens), and Mendelson hasn't had one hearing to address this issue. Patterson did an excellent job, when she Chaired this Committee. Mendelson needs to start packing his bags.

Glad to see such a diverse group endorsed by labor to represent the District of Columbia.

Both Phil and Scott seem good to me, though I do wonder what Scott's restaurant Assn endorsement might mean in the context of ABC/ABRA budget, licensing, and enforcement.

Re SEIU, AFSCME and FOP, I think to sort those out people should look at the interests of the members, and imagine they are voting in their own self-interest. In particular, AFSCME and FOP are not known as strong advocates for government efficiency.

I clarify that AFSCME in particular would not be expected to endorse a proponent of government reform.

Who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks "not going to vote." A plus for us and a minus for PM. Smart thinking.

Q: what have the unions ever done to win or influence a campaign in DC?

A: ZERO, NADA, ZILCH.

They are impotent.

Sometimes they do bring lunch around to the polls if that counts.

Who votes for these endorsements? Is it the rank and file or the management? Do questionnaires go out to the candidates and to the members for input? How much money goes along with the endorsement and how many workers? How many in the union are D.C. residents? Is the endorsement an open process? Are members representative of the city? Do the leaders of unions stay in office a long time, or is there a fair turnover rate? What is the makeup of the union leadership? What is the voting process and who votes in unions? A little curious about the procedures in order to get a better understanding of what's what.

I concur with Questions in good faith. Many of these Union members are not District residents, and they are not registered voters in the District. Why should their endorsement matter? Most live in Maryland and Virginia, as do the members of the Metropolitan Police Department. (FOP)

WARD 3 CANDIDATE SAM BROOKS ATTACKS ANOTHER RIVAL
http://www.angelfire.com/crazy/sambrooks/

Ward 3 candidate Sam Brooks forges George Washington University stationary and envelopes to attack his rival Mary Cheh by mailing a letter to Tom Sherwood of NBC 4 TV and then does a mass mailing to voters in Ward 3.

This make Mary Cheh the 4th rival Sam Brooks has attacked with his lies, anonymous postings and more.

See it for yourself > http://www.angelfire.com/crazy/sambrooks/Mary_Cheh_Letter.pdf

Can Ward 3 seriously consider Sam Brooks a real candidate when he spends most of his money and time attacking his rivals all over the internet under fake names, by mail and even goes so far as to impersonate a GWU Law Professor before the local news media?

PEOPLE JUST SAY NO TO SAM BROOKS

THE WASH POST WARNED US ABOUT SAM BROOKS – LISTEN TO THE WASH POST NOT ALL OF BROOKS 100 ALIASES POSTING HERE!!!!!

In 2004 when Samuel A.C. Brooks ran for city council at large, the Washington Post warned everybody to just SAY NO TO SAM BROOKS when they wrote on September 11, 2004 at Page A20:

1. The District Deserves a better choice for City Council;

2. He doesn't come anywhere close in the needed experience overall in representing this city;

3. He is long on energy and ambition but short on (community) experience, and lacks substantiate knowledge of the problems confronting the city or the ideas for solving them; and

4. The District needs someone who knows how the government works, is familiar with the city other than through a door to door campaign and who doesn't need on the job training in the basics.

Is Sam Brooks openly gay? I saw him in a debate with Kwame Brown and Harold Brazil in Shepherd Park over a year ago. I have seen some postings on blogs refer to his sexuality as gay. I don't have anything against gay people, but the D.C. Council doesn't need another openly homosexual on the Council. We need legislators who are family oriented with morals, and care about educating our children. Is D.C. becoming the Gay City on the east coast?

I use to work with Sam Brooks mother, and I can tell you despite what is posted, Sam Brooks is bi-sexual as he dated my sister briefly but also dated secretively a male friend of mine and that is why my sister stopped seeing him.

Suggesting that having an openly gay person on the council is bad is patently wrong an should not be an issue.

I would not vote for a openly gay candidate. I agree with the Shepherd Park resident, we need legislators who care about family, children, and morals. I too think D.C. is becoming too liberal, and white gays are pushing their gay agenda in this city. There are racial tensions in Wards 1 and 2 between new white gay residents and black churches. New white gay residents are trying to push out long time black churches and their culture. If Sam Brooks is openly gay or any other candidate, I will not vote for them. Yes, I grew up in Ward 2, but now I live in mostly white Ward 3. This city has always been divided by race and class, but now you can add in white gays to the mix. Being gay is not the same as a race, because many white gays are as racist as White America. Many black gays and lesbians can testify to this.

To the last post, you hit it on the money with racism within the gay community. As a black gay man, I have to deal with racism in employment, and in society. What hurt the most, I have to deal with it within the gay community. Black gays are not inclusive of mainstream gay America. Dupont Circle is a good example. Black gays are left to feel alienated in white establishments, and sometimes we are denied entry into them. Gay marriage hasn't been an important issue to black gays. We have other important issues in our communities like healthcare, affordable housing, AIDS, education, racial discrimination, crime, etc. I wouldn't just vote for a straight, gay, black, white, or Latino candidate. I would vote for the best candidate.

AMEN TO THE LAST POST.

MORE PROOF SAM BROOKS HATES GAY PEOPLE

When it was said that Sam Brooks hates gay people, is in the pockets of gay hating Republicans and more, many attacked that claim because Sam is himself gay but is so angry over being gay and cannot accept his own homosexuality so he wants to hurt others and maybe himself.

Proof that Sam Brooks is gay is that he uses screen names that have phallic symbolization to it: E.G. Bfrank, JT Frank, Frank B, Mr Frank and more. Frank is a Freudian symbol for a PENIS. Catch that people. This is the give away that Sam is crying out about his unhappiness of being gay and wanting to hide it and destroy it, so he wants to destroy things for gay DC and takes money from anti-gay types to do it.

This blog about Sam Brooks which in fact was put together by over 12 people, who hate him and Narco Terrorist Martin Austermuhle, is nothing but truth after truth.

Attached is a copy of the check Sam Brooks accepted from America's No# 1 Homophobe Jack Quinn and his Jack Pak.

http://www.angelfire.com/crazy/sambrooks/Brooks.pdf

We have copies of all the checks sent to Brooks from a list of about 40 well known homophobes and verifiable via the media.

First it was Urbina. Then it was the DC Surperior Court. Then it was the Anti-Smoking community. Then it was Sam Brooks. Then it was the gays. Then it was the homophobes. Then it was the boggers. I see now. It is all about DC Vote working behind the scenes since 1991 to keep that Rees man down.

You are a very sick and paranoid person and need a LOT of help.

Mr. Rees,

You have been caught forging emails from MPD Officers, Bloggers and political candidates. Why do you think any of us would believe you are above posing as a Law Professor at GWU?

I agree with the above poster. You do need help.

What is going on inside Jonathan Rees' head?

I did a Google search for "FRIENDS OF JOE STEINLIEB" There's no such thing. Looks like another figment of Jonathan Rees' imagination.

Is this why rees has leashed out against Martin Austermuhle?

aliases.wordpress.com/

Now there is a story worth investigating. Did Officer Magana violate MPD protocals and the Hatch Act, or did someone impersonate an MPD Officer.

What is the status of the investigation?

There is conclusive proof on two servers of someone impersonating this person.

Where are the Washington Post reporters on this?

News on their blog!

The website aliases.wordpress.com/ only documents Rees aliases through February. Jonathan Rees has used many additional identities since then.

Note that other sites have also documented Rees' false representations including http://dceiver.blogspot.com/2005/11/hey-candidate-rees-you-just-got-served.html and http://dcdl.org/2006/02/06/false-balance-ward-3

Hail to the bloggers! This list of Rees' aliases, the report on his strange behavior, the information about Rees' fraudulent online activities -- all true. Thank goodness the bloggers have spent the time and energy looking into Rees. And despite what Rees implies in a message above, these bloggers have not hidden behind false identities (as Rees has.) These bloggers have reported the truth under their own names.

The truth: something that Rees doesn't like.

This coming from the proxy king himself.

I notice that Rees is posting his pieces here. Don't be fooled. Far from being sweet and buttery nuggets of truth- Rees's comments continue to illustrate his wholly-nutty essence.

Enjoy the empty-calorie nature of Rees's peices, but don't swollow his confections. They're as nuts as he is!

Identity theft much? If I were mr. Brooks, I would be very scared.

Man, what a freak!

Cool: http://aliases.wordpress.com

Rees has been outed. Excellent compilation of Rees' aliases.

http://aliases.wordpress.com/

The Truth: 1

Jonathan Rees: 0

Once again, Jonathan Rees is right and all the bloggers writing about him are wrong.

What? Does Rees think that these bloggers are acting in collusion? Maybe they're all communists! So on the one hand, we have DC-ist, DCeiver, DCDL, and others revealing the truth about Rees. And on the other hand we have Rees and his aliases denying it.

Whom do you believe?

Race is mentioned as a factor in the elections. Blacks always cross the color line, e.g., note David Clarke. So who will be voting along racial lines? What ward(s) typically vote in a block?

In the race for council chairman, Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) may be winning straw polls, but Council member Kathy Patterson (D-Ward 3) (pictured at right in file photo) collected two labor endorsements today.
The SEIU Local 32BJ and Council 20 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees both announced that they were backing Patterson although they differed on their mayoral endorsements.
The SEIU endorsed Council member Adrian Fenty (D-Ward 4) for mayor while AFSCME announced its support of Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D).
Patterson was all smiles today in a conference room at AFSCME's office in Adams Morgan. "You're all invited to my victory party in September as well as November," she said.
In addition to Patterson and Cropp, AFSCME also endorsed Council members Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) and Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) for re-election. School board member Tommy Wells picked up an endorsement for the Ward 6 council seat while Harry Thomas Jr., son of the late council member Harry Thomas Sr., got the nod for Ward 5.
Geo T. Johnson, executive director of the union, said the group will announce its endorsement for the Ward 3 council seat next week. "We still kind of have some things that we are looking at," he said.
He would not elaborate.
- by Nikita Stewart

We have already forgotten who the union has endorsed. This is America and we will vote as we believe and for who we think is the best person. We will look to D.C. residents for direction. The union's track record is not so good.

RE: The controversy over where Jonathan Rees went to college. Some way it was NYU, others say Columbia University, and still others say Rees never went to college. Apparently this contradictory information comes from Rees himself, which adds to the confusion. Maybe Rees can post a copy of his diploma somewhere to settle the matter once and for all.

Me, friends with Rees? I could never be friends with a Replicant.

Why DCWire hasn't banned his postings by now is beyond me.

link: http://dceiver.blogspot.com/2006/02/does-jonathan-rees-dream-of-electric.html

Rees is the reason we keep up with this stuff. His comments make for lively reading. He has become bigger than life.

Rees writes: "Today my girlfriend and I were having a brunch at the Au Bon Pain restaurant 2000 Penn which is the one near GWU, and outside on their patio area was Rees with about 15 Spanish guys. They were drinking coffee, eating sandwiches and we overheard them talking about their final big drive to flood ward 3 with Rees papers after the fourth of July until election day. I heard Rees say we have 42,000 flyers left so let us make them count."

To which there can be only one reply: What a load of garbage.

WJLA channel 7 has a program "In the Know" which came on at 1:00pm today. The host interviewed Sam Brooks on why he is a candidate in Ward 3, what he hopes to achieve, and what he will bring to the City Council. Sam appeared well versed on the issues and impressed the interviewer. Now I see why so many fear him. He makes sense and may actuslly win. I don't live on Ward 3, so I don't have a horse in that race, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him as Patterson's successor. So keep giving him the free publicity folks.

Patterson Wins Labor Endorsements
In the race for council chairman, Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) may be winning straw polls, but Council member Kathy Patterson (D-Ward 3) (pictured at right in file photo) collected two labor endorsements today.
The SEIU Local 32BJ and Council 20 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees both announced that they were backing Patterson although they differed on their mayoral endorsements.
The SEIU endorsed Council member Adrian Fenty (D-Ward 4) for mayor while AFSCME announced its support of Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D).
Patterson was all smiles today in a conference room at AFSCME's office in Adams Morgan. "You're all invited to my victory party in September as well as November," she said.
In addition to Patterson and Cropp, AFSCME also endorsed Council members Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) and Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) for re-election. School board member Tommy Wells picked up an endorsement for the Ward 6 council seat while Harry Thomas Jr., son of the late council member Harry Thomas Sr., got the nod for Ward 5.
Geo T. Johnson, executive director of the union, said the group will announce its endorsement for the Ward 3 council seat next week. "We still kind of have some things that we are looking at," he said.
He would not elaborate.
- by Nikita Stewart

I wonder, how many illegal aliens are in these Unions?

VOTE ERIC GOULET

THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR WARD 3
THE BEST CHOICE FOR THE DISTRICT

VOTE ERIC GOULET

THIS GUY WANTS TAX RELIEF, SMART GROWTH AROUND METRO STOPS AND BRINGS A COMPETENT RECORD TO THE DISTRICT

VOTE ERIC GOULET

BECAUSE NO OTHER CHOICE IS BETTER!

ERIC GOULET OR MARY CHEH!

Gordon and Gaull have done a superb job with GOTV efforts

Eric Goulet still has not been able to rectify his "Smart Growth" advocacy with his opposition to the development proposed for across the street from where he lives. NIMBYism at its worst. No Way.

which of the candidates have visited your house?

i got visits from brooks and gaull, but no one else

ERIC GOULET = THERE'S NO QUESTION. HANDS DOWN THE BEST CANDIDATE

i dont see anything inconsistent in Goulets support of smart growth

he is THE ONLY CHOICE FOR WARD 3 ON SEPT 12

if either goulet or brooks pull it off theyll surpass fenty as youngest elected to the council

ERIC GOULET!! A VOTE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA!!!!

What a coincidence! I also saw Rees at Au Bon Pain today. Only he wasn't with 15 Spanish guys -- he was with 15 guys dressed as Elvis.

To "Must Remain Anonymous", how is it that Rees claims to work for some outfit called Instutional Dental care (see their "website" at www.idcinc.com" and has claimed to work their since April, 2005, yet you claim he applied for a consulting position with your firm in August, 2005? He still works at IDC, accoding to him (he posted his "buisiness card" on DC Pages just this week).

So is this more Rees fabrication, or did you not hire him?

Rees as an MBA? That is a hoot. An internet search will yield the following:

http://www.stormpages.com/e/energylaw/

Does that look like a company run by a person with the resume as posted above?

Oh, and what about that awesome "job seeking" letter that has been available on the web for a few years from Mr. Rees, where he is seeking an office administrator position for 40-50k/year? Does that sound like someone with an MBA from Columbis (sic)?

I don't think so.

What about being fired as a desk clerk at a local apartment building? Does an MBA work as a desk clerk for $20k/year?

Please.

WJLA channel 7 has a program "In the Know" which came on at 1:00pm today. The host interviewed Sam Brooks on why he is a candidate in Ward 3, what he hopes to achieve, and what he will bring to the City Council. Sam appeared well versed on the issues and impressed the interviewer. Now I see why so many fear him. He makes sense and may actuslly win. I don't live on Ward 3, so I don't have a horse in that race, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him as Patterson's successor. So keep giving him the free publicity folks

My god. I've been on vacation for a couple of days. I return to find the most bizarre, idiotic and obviously fictional posts by the Ramonathon in -quite- some time. Normally, I'd point out the abundant flaws in his arguments, the out-and-out distortions, etc.

But ya know what? I'm sick of his crap. I'm feeling relaxed and content and I'm going to pretend, for as long as I can, that I don't share the same planet with that psychopath.

Night, all.

Thanks Jonathan.

To "DC Native Voter"...welcome to the world of Jonathan Rees. We are upon the 1 year anniversary of this so-called political candidate spamming various blogs, message boards, Listserves to the utter stiffle of discourse on just about any topic.

I would suggest, sadly, that unless the Washington Post is willing to dedicate staff to moderate these forums, or devise a technical solution to force end-users to the same standards as seen in the "Letters to the Editor", these comment sections should simply cease to exist.

Once again, thanks Jonathan.

Logic would dictate that a candidate who has probably never spent any time on an internet forum would not be spending time posting inflammatory lies about himself.

Further, the poster who types with the same idioms as you has also been posting at times when all of the Ward 3 candidates were at public forums.

Finally, Jonathan Rees has posted in his own name in this and other forums.

I should add that the Yahoo IP trail going back to 2001 has been crystal clear about Rees's MO. There is no hiding behind it or disputing it.

Stop responding to "Ramonathon" y'all. He gets off on it. Stop responding and his posts slow down.

Paw widdle boy. His parents, his ex-wives, his neighbors, even people who've only read his posts -- no one loves him it seems, and this is the only form of attention he can get.

He's proven himself unworthy of any validation. Ignore this troll.

don't forget "his children."

And hundreds, perhaps thousands, of internet users.

Don't fall for it, everyone. He's trying to engage you by accusing you of being the same person.

IGNORE THE TROLL.

WJLA channel 7 has a program "In the Know" which came on at 1:00pm today (Sunday, June 25). The host interviewed Sam Brooks on why he is a candidate in Ward 3, what he hopes to achieve, and what he will bring to the City Council. Sam appeared well versed on the issues and impressed the interviewer. Now I see why so many fear him. He makes sense and may actuslly win. I don't live on Ward 3, so I don't have a horse in that race, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him as Patterson's successor. So keep giving him the free publicity folks.

Yes, please ignore the troll. Even when he taunts you in the most obvious way. It's the only way to disinterest him.

Safe in Ward 1: Hi, Ramonathon!

Hope the PM guy didn't get all wet yesterday. Hope he could handle the thunder of aplause for A. Scott Bolden, candidate for council at large member.

Ignore BOTH trolls.

Patterson Wins Labor Endorsements
In the race for council chairman, Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) may be winning straw polls, but Council member Kathy Patterson (D-Ward 3) (pictured at right in file photo) collected two labor endorsements today.
The SEIU Local 32BJ and Council 20 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees both announced that they were backing Patterson although they differed on their mayoral endorsements.
The SEIU endorsed Council member Adrian Fenty (D-Ward 4) for mayor while AFSCME announced its support of Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D).
Patterson was all smiles today in a conference room at AFSCME's office in Adams Morgan. "You're all invited to my victory party in September as well as November," she said.
In addition to Patterson and Cropp, AFSCME also endorsed Council members Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) and Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) for re-election. School board member Tommy Wells picked up an endorsement for the Ward 6 council seat while Harry Thomas Jr., son of the late council member Harry Thomas Sr., got the nod for Ward 5.
Geo T. Johnson, executive director of the union, said the group will announce its endorsement for the Ward 3 council seat next week. "We still kind of have some things that we are looking at," he said.
He would not elaborate.
- by Nikita Stewart

Repeating our top story: Ignore the troll. Lack of attention is troll kryptonite.

Would greatly appreciate it if you would tone down the anti-Rees rhetoric as he is well appreciated near and far.

Thanks Dave
dave.navarro@6767.com

Still not convinced that the union vote matters. Time to change this article. Getting redundant.

Judging by the length this blog about candidates stays up, I guess we know who the Post's likes. When it's other candidates, the blog is switched in a minute. What's up with that? Or is there pure delight in staying up with Ward 3 attacks each other? That is good reading but let's be fair in how things are posted.

When one group wins, it is considered a controversy. When another group wins, the blog just boasts it and keeps it up. Interesting. Conspiracy theories abound when other groups win.

ignore the troll please

A AFL-CIO labor endorsement in ward 3 could be a kiss of death for the candidate who gets it. Why, ward 3 is heavily management and very few voters who belong to the AFL-CIO.

I would certainly not vote for the candidate whose gets that endorsement.

Ward 3 is about as liberal and progressive as it gets: Labor's endorsement matters a lot. But what will make more of a difference than anything else is which candidates the Post endorses.

WARD 3 CANDIDATE SAM BROOKS ATTACKS ANOTHER RIVAL

http://thelyingeyesofsambrooks.blogspot.com/

Ward 3 candidate Sam Brooks forges George Washington University stationary and envelopes to attack his rival Mary Cheh by mailing a letter to Tom Sherwood of NBC 4 TV and then does a mass mailing to voters in Ward 3.

This make Mary Cheh the 4th rival Sam Brooks has attacked with his lies, anonymous postings and more.

See it for yourself > http://www.angelfire.com/crazy/sambrooks/Mary_Cheh_Letter.pdf

Can Ward 3 seriously consider Sam Brooks a real candidate when he spends most of his money and time attacking his rivals all over the internet under fake names, by mail and even goes so far as to impersonate a GWU Law Professor before the local news media?

THE WASH POST WARNED US ABOUT SAM BROOKS LISTEN TO THE WASH POST NOT ALL OF BROOKS 100 ALIASES POSTING HERE!!!!!

In 2004 when Samuel A.C. Brooks ran for city council at large, the Washington Post warned everybody to just SAY NO TO SAM BROOKS when they wrote on September 11, 2004 at Page A20:

1. The District Deserves a better choice for City Council;

2. He doesn't come anywhere close in the needed experience overall in representing this city;

3. He is long on energy and ambition but short on (community) experience, and lacks substantiate knowledge of the problems confronting the city or the ideas for solving them; and

4. The District needs someone who knows how the government works, is familiar with the city other than through a door to door campaign and who doesn't need on the job training in the basics.

PEOPLE JUST SAY NO TO SAM BROOKS

I am a volunteer on the Robert Gordon campaign, and Robert has told us, that a labor endorsement in ward 3 will have little or no impact on the ward 3 race.

That is only because despite his best efforts, Gordon will clearly not be receiving the endorsement. Sour Grapes.

I think that the only way for a candidate to stand out is by getting the Washington Post's nod. Otherwise, the Ward 3 candidates for City Council may seem to a lot of voters to be the same, at least as far as their issues go.

I disagree with the above person who thinks the endorsement of the Washington Post is critical.

The Washington Post did not endorse Marion Barry, Kwame Brown and others in the last election, they predicted they would not win but they all did.

The Washington Post the last two elections have endorsed losers more than winners.

Let us not ignore the foregoing facts.

I disagree with the above person who thinks the endorsement of the Washington Post is critical.

The Washington Post did not endorse Marion Barry, Kwame Brown and others in the last election, they predicted they would not win but they all did.

The Washington Post the last two elections have endorsed losers more than winners.

Let us not ignore the foregoing facts.

What matters is who does the work to win.

I think the winer of the ward 3 race will be the candidate that does the best job of reaching out to ward 3 voters in the last 60 days.

I have a feeling that ward 3 voters will vote in someone who is politically the opposite of Kathy Patterson.

I think Erik Gaull and Bill Rice are closeted Republicans running as Democrats, in the pockets of big business and would prove to be some of the most corrupt council members of elected.

I hope the people of ward 3 do not chose either one of them.

Please ignore Rees' trollery.

He lives for your abuse. He also lives to abuse you. Don't participate in the vicious cycle.

The only way to repel a troll is through inattention.

Paul Strauss gets Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO Endorsement for the ward 3 run.

Is this an assest or a liability in the heavily management oriented ward 3?

ERIC GOULET is a good man for the job. Nobody stands a chance against a man who worked with Jack Evans. If Goulet is anything like Evans he wins hands down

Goulet = Evans protege = Council tested and Voter approved

vote goulet or brooks. get the geriatric council down to at least a median age of 40

It may not be that race is a factor in any of this, only coincidence. Sometimes candidates are better. However, if there is a block vote by one vote for a person of a certain color while the rest of the ward votes otherwise, then you know what that is and it is not about voting their local interest.

Judging by activity, the Ward 5 contenders appear to be:

Frank Wilds
Bruce Marshall
Harry Thomas, Jr.
Ron Magnus
Rae Zapata or Vera Winfield (women)

I think that there will be at least one woman in the final push. Regina James and Kathy Henderson may show some spark soon.

This does not mean that these are the best picks, but that they tend to be the most visible.

The mayor's race may still have some surprises. People are starting to wake up and pay attention to the elections and what is being reported via the media and the grapevine. MIght Johns or Orange surprise people? They are clearly talented and capable.

Following the news one wonders:

Why are there so many people infected with HIV in D.C.? Are there that many drug users or people on the Down Low? That is scary. Why does CVS keep its condoms locked up so that you have to ask for them? Who wants to ask for a condom with special features like flavor or color or something?

Secondly, knowing about the results of Katrina, why didn't Rockville, MD check out there dam so that they wouldn't have to worry about a leak now? I would rush out of my home with fear that the city would end up like New Orleans. With all the disruption over the constant raining, can you imagine what would happen with a terrorist attack? We need to get out stuff in order. Is something up that all this extremely bad weather has been happening over the past year throughout the country? Is there something to that global warming or is the end of the world upon us? Other theories may not be as dramatic or interesting.

Will changing the charter for the education initiative result in lawsuits like with the homeless shelter initiative where D.C. had to found housing for all its homeless? It was alleged that the suburbs would drop their homeless off at the D.C. borders to take advantage of the law. Additionally, remember the lawsuits to close the schools for repairs to buildings?

Another issue, how is it that Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is on the ropes? I don't know how he was picked to run with Gore anyway, but apparently there must be something of value to him.

Bolden will beat the incumbent at large council member by a significant number.

My word: Rees was up all night, posting on DC Wire! What in the world was he thinking: That by posting his dim thoughts he could change people's views of the Ward 3 City Council race?

With so many candidates for Ward 3 City Council, the only way a candidate is going to stand out is with the Washington Post's endorsement. Possibly the Northwest Current's endorsement will matter, too.

I guess that if candidates for Ward 3 City Council were to try and differentiate themselves on the issues, Jonathan Rees might win there: After all, he's steadfastly opposed banning smoking in restaurants. In his typical incoherent style, Rees wrote, "When considering the low turn out (40%) of voters in our general elections and even less in our primaries, smokers could send a message to people and literally unseat those members of the DC City Council that voted in favor of the ban or vote in people who would move to rescind the ban or offer up exceptions." On this issue, Rees has also written, "While I am not a smoker, I see anti-smokers and their current cause in DC as being on the same mental wave length as abortion clinic bombers." Rees is out of tune with reality.

^^^^

Agreed. Most of the posters above you were contained one of the famous 8 Ways (etc).

But I'm not responding to him or any other troll any more. Let's not give his mental wildfires any more oxygen.

Whatever, Rees.

Liar! I am the male escort you hired last night. You never were in a restaurant, as I was with you until dawn. I stayed all night, because it took THAT long: You kept jumping up, with a wild look in your eyes, and running to the computer to type something every half hour.

(Easy, isn't it?)

Satirically yours,
Tyler (my pretend escort name)

DO NOT FEED THE TROLL.

Let him get his Troll Chow somewhere else.

ANYONE BUT REES!

Sincerely,
Ward 3 Voters Against Lying, Incompetent Trolls.

*engaging capslock*

DONT VOTE FOR REES.

AND IGNORE HIS POSTS.

thanks.

Wow, quite the monologue.

Strauss was nominated by the AFL-CIO
see: http://www.dclabor.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/15124

There may not be alot of actual labor members living in Ward 3 but I'm a labor organizer and this carries alot of weight for me!

Deported both Miss Graham and Miss Catania from the D.C. Council. You people in D.C. are pathetic. Congress need to do away with Home Rule, and govern the District. Eleanor Holmes-Norton don't have a vote. She and the D.C. Council are useless on addressing illegal immigration.

The elections in the District of Columbia are pathetic. The D.C. Council and Eleanor Holmes-Norton are a bunch of liberals who support gay marriage and illegal immigration. The government in D.C. don't stand for anything, but welcoming in more gay Whites. How can they be concerned with schools, when the District is becoming more oriented to gays and singles.

Posted by: Virginia Resident | June 28, 2006 06:21 PM

"virginia resident", eh? Hmmmm. and yet....

His name is Ramonathon.

He's our local troll.

(Unfortunately, he's also a pretty dangerous character who thinks he's a serious political candidate.) In any case, don't feed him. He grows louder and more antsy when he's in the spotlight

Rees is only dangerous to his rivals who lack his business savvy and that is what this is all about.

Four publications have recognized Rees for his common sense approach to business, government and finance.

Rees might be crazy but he is not stupid and he may have a bigger following than some might want to believe.

We need to get rid of the lefties and have middle of the road types like Rees even if he is a whack job because hey, it is all about my pocketbook.

Go to bed Ramonathon. After a year of plaguing every website in town, it should be obvious to anyone who's not mentally incompetent that your bizarre on-line campaign has only served to make you a citywide joke. Only a true fool persists when all about him are guffawing. Sad little man.

But I forgot. Ignore the Troll.

Has anyone noticed TOm Sherwood, Harry Jaffee and others leanings towards Bill Rice? Tom Sherwood has been systematically ripping apart each candidate excpet for Rice. What is the deal here? Anyone know the connection?

Sherwood and Rice are old friends.

Phil Mendelson's campaign has picked up some serious steam and it is clear that he will handily defeat Scott Bolden. Mr. Bolden seems to lose votes by talking to people which is why he couldnt even keep his Democratic committee seat. He was polling higher last year than he is now. DC doesn't need another soap-box grandstander on the Council anyway. Don't let people like Bolden buy your vote.

The GOP is in serious trouble in this country and new polling data shows
that the key voters this cycle are rejecting the Republican agenda of
regression and stagnation. Last week a new USAction/GQR poll came out
showing that swing voters in '06 toss up Congressional Districts and Senate
races are not only fed up with President Bush, but also favor a progressive
investment agenda:

http://www.usaction.org/swingnation

The climate is changing fast and it looks as if right wingers have even more
reason to be cowering in fear .