[Vision2020] Head's Up: Sheriff's Office

[deb]

Yep. Not surprised! Sorry and amazed you were "rousted on this beef".

When it was put out there that there were "leads" my first thought was "OK, 
Intoleristas who write about the extremists will be interviewed, because the 
Religious Right really believes we have power and a willingness to do them 
harm, and the police have to respond to the hysteria". I quickly followed 
that thought with "How closely are they looking at Bouma's supporters? Seems 
to me the kind of behaviour one would expect of folks who cry VICTIM over 
not having Merry Christmas all over the co-opted Pagan Solstice".

 Frankly, I think those FundyFolks have more time and God-Given energy to do 
something like the postcard than do any of us old lefties. It's all I can do 
to answer my e-mail, my computer is too slow to DO a postcard, and my 
enthusiasm for "dirty tricks" waned sometime in the 1980's.....
Debi R-S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saundra Lund" <v2020 at ssl.fastmail.fm>
To: "'Vision 2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:03 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] Head's Up: Sheriff's Office


I just wanted to give a head's up to those here & elsewhere who have
publicly questioned Gresham Bouma's -- and presumably Ike Young's -- fitness
for the offices for which they're running:  expect a visit from Detective
Anderson of the Latah County Sheriff's Office.

I apparently came to his attention because he's read my V2020 posts, so
others with the guts to speak unfavorably about Bouma's religious extremism
shouldn't be surprised if you, too, get a visit.  Apparently, free
expression in Latah County earns the interest of the LCSO when one's focus
is a religious bigot running for office.  Your tax dollars hard at work!

Be aware that LCSO detectives apparently don't wear uniforms with badges or
carry business cards, so perhaps ask for identification to verify that the
person is who he claims to be, which is something I didn't think to do.  My
dh told me afterwards that he actually saw the patrol car, so I guess I was
really talking to a detective.

Also be aware that law-abiding tax-paying citizens who have done nothing
wrong other than publicly present & comment on the religious extremism of
political candidates can be rousted out of bed.  Yes, that's what happened
to me:  I was still in bed deeply asleep when I got my visit.  My dh
informed the detective I was asleep, but that wasn't good enough, if you can
believe that.  I can understand dragging people out of bed to arrest them,
of course, but to just ask questions?!?!  Tip to the LCSO:  getting people
out of bed because you're curious about what they might know isn't a way to
make friends and influence people.  You obviously know who I am since you
showed up at my door, so you've got my phone number, too.  Not calling first
is just plain rude and not a particularly effective way to inspire
cooperation.  With a little advance notice, I might have had some coffee &
cake to offer you  :-)

To me, there seems to be some real desperation associated with the
investigation:  the crime Det. Anderson mentioned to me was that the
postcard is being viewed as campaign material sent without financial
disclosure.  Now, since I was rousted out of bed without a chance to even
brush my teeth, I didn't laugh out loud, but please!!!  No intelligent
person would view that piece of work as campaign material; if anything, it
was a church invitation designed to appeal to haters.  Perhaps we should all
be reassured that there's so little real crime in Latah County law
enforcement is looking for things to make into crimes to keep them busy.
Unfortunately, I doubt that's the case, so I suppose the child molesters and
meth makers and other real criminals are probably glad LCSO is being kept
otherwise occupied.

Det. Anderson asked where I got the info I've posted, and I told him:  right
from Bouma's church's Web site & newspapers.  Sheesh -- it's right there for
God & everyone to see for themselves!  It's quite disturbing to me that my
attempts to be an educated voter & share what I've learned & what I think
has apparently made me a suspect or a person of interest or whatever.

I also pointed out that had the postcard been a genuine attempt to torpedo
Bouma's campaign, it would have been sent much closer to the election rather
than weeks in advance giving Bouma plenty of time for spin -- there's no
such thing as bad publicity.  The timing of PostcardGate is extremely
curious & suspicious to me.

I said I found it very interesting that even with a substantial reward
offered, no one has come forward with information.  I'm of the belief that
*if* the postcard was a genuine despicable hoax unknown to Bouma's campaign,
someone would have come forward because most people have big mouths,
especially when money is involved.

I also find in interesting that both Bouma & Young are now using the mailers
as excuses to hide from we-the-people.  Which, needless to say, is yet more
black marks against their fitness to hold elected offices, IMHO.

I told Det. Anderson I hope they aren't neglecting to investigate ***all***
sides.

I wished Det. Anderson good luck  :-)  Other than his rudeness dragging me
out of bed, he seems a pleasant enough fellow, and I hope he cracks The of
Crime of the Decade -- shoot, maybe even of the century -- right here in
Latah County, and I hope he's successful quickly!  Along with everyone else,
I'm extremely curious about who is behind PostcardGate, and I hope the
culprit/culprits are identified ***before*** the election.


FYI,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
~ Edmund Burke

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