SwiftCanoeIndians: Dino Rossi: The Fairweather Indian

[Generic Other]

Run time: 02:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7QRukcRxYA   Posted on YouTube: September 19, 2008 By YouTube Member: swiftcanoeindians Views on YouTube: 3234   Posted on DU: October 16, 2010 By DU Member: Generic Other Views on DU: 481

 
Republican Dino Rossi courts the Native vote.
Several WA Natives express disapproval of Dino Rossi's political values, and his recent attempt to court the Native vote.

Dino Rossi the Fairweather Indian II: "Not our Native values"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnfBBPyn8Aw&feature=relate

[Generic Other]

1. The Washington State tribes are onto Rossi

This is very interesting info for a number of reasons. Knowing that racist teabagging idiots would be less inclined to vote for a Native American, Rossi has been very quiet about his native roots. probably a public acknowledgment of his heritage would garner more Democratic votes than Republican ones in this state. But Democrats would not vote for a man with his record. So, he, a man who never mentioned being native in the governor's race is suddenly courting votes on the res. Too bad, though, he accuses the Indians of laundering money and is on record as opposing Indian casinos. He says he has a Tlingit grandmother now. In the last election he made no mention of her, only of his working class roots, his beautician mother. Now, however, he speaks of being raised by public schoolteachers. Apparently his stepfather (no indication how long he lived with this person) was a teacher. Yet he voted twice to deny teachers cost of living raises while in the state legislature, he believes students should not get loans directly from the government because it denies banks profits, he voted to deny healthcare to poor children in the state, he favors lowering the minimum wage, and is opposed to extension of unemployment benefits.

Is he really surprised that SwiftCanoe Indians have decided to swamp his boat?

:applause: :rofl: :rofl:

[Mr Generic Other]

2. also interesting that rossi is only an indian when stumping for votes

on the reservation but not in any ads seen on the mainstream media.
here is an analysis of campaign funding that makes rossi seem like an underdog but then admits that he is receiving much more outside help than murry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5fA-J9nhH0

[Generic Other]

3. Touting his native background would lose him votes

with his racist base.

[eridani]

4. He had more sense than to pull this crap in 2010

I was doing voter registration at the powwow this last summer, and he didn't show up.