IN THE JULY 30, 2008 SPOKESMAN EDITION: "Christian Pierre Joubert, a Democrat who wants to boost holistic health care, education, eco-friendly construction and distribution of health foods, "including but not limited to amazing dopamine-producing raw vegan chocolate mousses." SEATTLE TIMES: EDITORIAL August 2, 2008 3:48 PM Space colonies, carbon rationing and dopamine-producing moussePosted by Bruce Ramsey If the Greens seem too enamored of taxes and cops, consider gubernatorial candidate Christian Pierre Joubert. This earnest Democrat wants to build in Washington “a Spiritual Civilization based on holistic medicine, alternative energy, affordable housing” and freedom from hunger—this last, from “tree planting, vineyards, organic agriculture, health restaurants and the distribution of ‘superfoods’ (including but not limited to amazing dopamine-producing raw vegan chocolate mousses).” CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AUGUST 4 IN SEATTLE WEEKLY. "The state primary election Aug. 19 is the people's election. It's the free-for-all before the races are whittled to the top two and then get awfully, politically, serious as we head off to November. For now, in the state Voters' Pamphlet, the free spirits have the floor - maybe even your vote. A few snippets. Christian Pierre Joubert, Democrat, Governor
Alternate Candidates for Governor
Who will receive your vote for Washington's next governor? I imagine most people reading this, who are eligible to vote, will quickly reply that it is Dino Rossi. A handful of others will provide the name of the incumbent, Christine Gregoire. But there are other choices, if you are for some reason unhappy with those two choices. Very few Republicans seem to dislike Rossi, but for those who do, there are other candidates on the Republican side. (...) The Democrats have another French Chris: Christian Pierre Joubert. He is perhaps hoping to win on name similarity, but he also could be hoping his compelling platform of complete and total socialism will win the day, by granting new "fundamental freedoms" such as freedom from diseases, pollution, waste, war, excessive mortgage, debt, homelessness, ignorance, alienation, recession, hunger, desert, world misery, injustice, and tyranny. If you were looking for a candidate to the immanentize of the eschaton, Joubert is your man. And he has a plan to do it: his first act as governor would be a toxicity test of every person in Washington, followed by true universal health care (including, of course, holistic medicine), which will be the cornerstone to his "New Holistic and Spiritual Civilisation." The Green Party has its own candidate, Duff Badgley. But honestly, how can the Greens top Joubert? I'll tell you how: by forcing Boeing to stop making airplanes and weapons, and start making solar and wind power equipment, and making it a crime to ride in a car by yourself! CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE ARTICLE
"The best speaker of the evening - judging from audience reactions - was Christian Pierre Joubert who is running for Governor. His issues were health and prosperity but it was how he spoke to us that got us with him in just two minutes. Then he handled a couple snarky questions from a couple of well known political junkies who like to bait candidates. He absolutely dissed them. "Are you liberal or conservative?" "Well, I am both at different occasions. I have a left brain and a right brain and I like to use them both." Watch for this guy. You will enjoy listening to him and he says things that make sense". NORTHWEST CITIZEN. Bill Mize forum starts the season" by John Servais, (July 23, 2008) ********************************************************* AUGUST 13, 2008 FROM THE GATEWAY Primary marks changes in votingHigh turnout expected at debut of Top 2 PrimaryPaige Richmondof the GatewayPublished: 04:27PM August 13th, 2008
Next Tuesday’s primary marks an important milestone for Washington state voters. For starters, Secretary of State Sam Reed is already predicting a record turnout at the polls: Last week, he estimated 46 percent of the state’s 3.41 million registered voters would participate, the highest rate since the 1970s. Pierce County Auditor Pat McCarthy also has high hopes for the primary: She predicts 43 percent of Pierce County voters will head to the polls. The way in which Washingtonians vote is changing, too: This year marks the end of the “Pick-a-Party” primary. Washington voters are no longer required to declare a political party to vote in partisan races, and candidates listed on the ballot won’t be categorized by party. Instead, they’ll offer their “party preference,” since their official affiliation — be it Republican, Democrat or a third party — won’t be revealed until the November general election. It’s also the first year Washington has used the Top 2 primary system. For all partisan offices, each voter selects one candidate in each race, and the top two vote-getters in that race move on to the November ballot. McCarthy said the results are hard to predict. It’s possible some races with several candidates — such as the U.S. Representative to the 6th Congressional District — could end up with two candidates from the same party on the November ballot. “But they’ll probably see the top Democrat and top Republican go on to the election,” McCarthy said. It’s even trickier to guess how Pierce County voters will lean because “they’re very independent” and “like to vote for the person, not the party,” she added. To prepare you for the primary, the Gateway has provided some basic information about the offices from each candidates’ Web site. But there are no county offices on the ballot; only state and judicial offices. All county offices are winner-take-all during the November general election due to a new rank-choice voting system — another change state voters will face during a milestone election year. (...) Chris Gregoire(prefers Democratic Party) Residence: Seattle Current position: Incumbent Campaign finances: $8,647,164.94 raised, $4,198,688.38 spent Key issues: Gregoire plans to continue “taking on challenges and getting results for our families and communities,” she says on her Web site. That includes growing the state economy, making health care more accessible, arresting and prosecuting sex offenders, and cleaning up Puget Sound’s environment. Web site: www.chrisgregoire.com
Christian Pierre Joubert(prefers Democratic Party) Residence: Edmonds Current position: Holistic health healer; former law professor and human rights director Campaign finances: $0 raised, $0 spent Key issues: Better health care and improved health for the state. He would immediately create access to universal health care and access to holistic health service, including the promotion of a plant-based diet, if elected.
The kitsapsun august 15, 2008ROB WOUTAT: Candidates Following the Script ... Their OwnToday's column concludes my two-part tour of the 2008 Washington State Voters Pamphlet. What held true in the past holds true today: the incumbent's script requires him to remind us how hard he's worked on our behalf and how much he's accomplished, hoping we'll avert our eyes from all the unsolved problems. He'll remind us that there's much yet to be done and that he has the experience to do it, which is why we need to return him to office and not change horses in midstream. The challenger's script calls on him to say, "My opponent is out of touch with the people. He's spending too much money and now we're facing a big deficit and he just wants to raise taxes and make the deficit even bigger. I will cut out the waste in government. Vote for me so we can do better. I'll fight for YOU." Challengers can be identified by statements like these: "Today is a start in an effort to take back our government and return it to the people. I will do what is right for the people." (James White, Independent candidate for governor) "Honesty, Ethics and Integrity, these values have been missing in government for too long and it's time to make a change." (Javier Lopez, Republican candidate for governor) "I believe in a better world the state is losing its soul we must unite " (Christopher A. Tudor, no party preference, governor) All candidates are optimistic about the world becoming better for their being in power, but for optimism, nobody outdoes Democratic candidate for Governor Christian Pierre Joubert, who has a plan that would attain the hitherto unattainable: freedom from disease, pollution, waste, war, excessive mortgages, debts, homelessness, ignorance, alienation, recession, hunger, deserts, world misery, injustice and tyranny." FOR THE COMPLETE ARTICLE, CLICK HERE
ON MEDIA BIAS MEDIA PROBLEM: NO ANALYSES OF CANDIDATE CHRISTIAN'S FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS ACTION PLAN SAVE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT HOLISTIC HEALTH, VEGAN MOUSSE AND SUSTAINABILITY. NOTHING ON THE JUSTICE PROBLEM OR THE OTHER ISSUES. WHY ? ON THE QUEST TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE MEDIA HAS NOT COVERED WHAT MATTERS IN THIS GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN QUESTION ONE: Is it possible that the media has been bought out by large corporations and many journalists have been laid off over the past few years--leaving a small handful of newspaper journalists to handle the bulk of news, leaving them with little time for research ? QUESTION TWO Is it also possible that the well-meaning journalist who might have managed to get a good story about the candidate's platform may have been censored by an editor who is in turn censored by the advertisers and corporate interests they represent ? Media Consolidation: As we know, much of the Media is controled by large corporate conglomerate owners, most of whom dissuade their journalists from exposing the platforms of candidates who desire genuine change. Yet, the worse is still possible. The issue of media consolidation has re-surfaced as a result of the actions of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its Chairman, Michael Powell. The FCC has attempted to further deregulate the media ownership rules. The FCC, led by Powell, issued new regulations designed to allow large media conglomerates to own and control more news sources and a larger share of our public airwaves. This policy change would effectively allow fewer and fewer people to control a larger and larger share of an individual media market, including allowing newspapers companies and broadcast TV stations to share the same owner, thus homogenized the views expressed by the media. The media consolidation rules that the FCC has pushed will benefit the few, powerful media conglomerates that can afford to buy more than a reasonable share of a particular market at the expense of the American people's access to a variety of view-points. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE AND DISCUSSION Our airwaves are owned by the American taxpayers. They are public. As a result, the longstanding rules on their ownership has traditionally ensured local ownership, a diversity of voices, and kept open the channels of public accountability. However, private media concentration defies these rules. Washingtonians understand that one fundamental freedom that makes this country viable is our right to free speech and our right to hear a diversity of views. With media concentration, a less diversified and more homogenized media tends to carry the prevailing opinions of the moment and to keep silent "heretic" or alternative thinking that can enlighten society and find solutions. Though some corporate special interests argue that loosened rules would result in a greater number of channels available to the public, in fact the loosening of media-ownership rules has historically not resulted in the availability of more diverse opinions. In reality, deregulation results in media mergers, as major corporations buy up the smaller news sources around them. Since the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the number of radio-station owners has declined by nearly 30 percent. Loosening up our media-ownership rules to allow even more mergers would damage the democratic process.
The FCC's new rules for media ownership can be broken down into the following four basic categories:
2. Deregulation of the Dual Network Rule: This rule prevented one of the four major networks -- ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX -- from buying another network. Under the FCC's deregulation of this rule, it would now be possible for a network such as FOX to buy NBC or CBS outright. 3. Deregulation of the National TV Ownership Rule: This policy limited the number of TV stations that a single media company can own. The previous limit prevented any single company from controlling stations that collectively reach 35 percent of all TV households. 4. Deregulation of the Local TV Multiple Ownership Rule and the Radio TV Cross-Ownership Rule: Previous to the FCC's actions, this rule limited the number of stations that any single company can own within a single community. Conclusion: more Media freedom in both the country and the State Our Nation's founding fathers valued the role of the press in politics and government when they wrote the First Amendment. Genuine Media competition keeps the news organizations producing the best, most reliable news reports possible. Public interest must be the foremost concern of any new rules adopted by the FCC. Though corporate lobbyists are well-funded and ever-present in Washington, D.C., the FCC must not get caught up in pleasing corporate special interests when designing new rules to govern media ownership. To stop the FCC imperial media concentration policy, candidate Christian, if elected, would join with others to convince Congress to prevent the proposed rule changes from taking effect, including with Washington State's US legislators on the present rules that have excluded alternative gubernatorial candidates from television debates and from platform analyses and interviews in the major papers and radio shows of the State.
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