>Take 2: Jon Russell: With "friends" like these, who needs enemies?

>Earlier, I pointed out where someone who was “friends” with Russell on Facebook keeps sending me “stuff.”

In this case, the “stuff” I’ve been sent includes a little tidbit that confirms an allegation I made against Russell on June 12: Man: That Russell and his canned letters… a real yuk fest.

Seems he was so desperate to find people who’d lie about him that he actually sent out an email recruiting them.

Now it sucks bad enough if you have to beg people to write letters for you, but something like this?

From: Jon Russell <jonrussell75@gmail.com>

Subject: Letters to the editor….Additional Info

To: jon@electjonrussell.com

Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 12:56 AM

Dear Supporters,

Time is running short for this primary election. Will you take 5 minutes to write a paragraph or two in support of campaign? If so, I need you write a letter to the editor and send it via email. These letters really matter. Please let me know when you have sent your letter. If you are not a strong writer or don’t have the time, we can send you a prewritten letter crafted by one of our volunteers, if you agree with its content you can sign off on it and send it in. Be sure to add your name, phone & address at the bottom on the letter. BCC your letter to the media outlets listed below.

Thanks Jon

Various links.

Only a “Russell” could provide “pre-written” letters.

This particular blurb came from someone named “Chuck.”

“Chuck” also sent me a screen capture of Russell’s personal Facebook page, where, if you’re a “friend,” you get to see this:

Yup. Even after have been caught lying about his fake, non-existent college degree, Russell still insists on lying about his education; here claiming to have a 4 year degree in Political Science from Thomas Edison, class of ’09.

Pathetic.

Well, politically, it’s all going to be over soon. After he loses the primary, he’ll soon be facing a recall election from what I hear, and then, of course, the investigations from the Public Disclosure Commission and the State Health people over that fake doctor nonsense his wife’s had to deal with…

I get that it sucks to be him. But after he becomes a footnote in this election and in politics generally, it’s going to suck a whole lot more.

>Russell can’t help himself: resurrects his "alexisclassic" identity on the Columbian.

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One of the problems about displaying psychopathic tendencies is that those so afflicted can’t help what they do. They’re confronted by a reality they distort, such as Jon Russell lying to the 18th District PCO’s about his education, how much money he had raised and that his wife was a “physician,” all while I was sitting there, watching and listening to him do it.

What did Russell think I was going to do when he lied directly in front of me… nothing?

So, Russell, fully outed over his fake “teacherjudybanks“ identity is left to use his fake “alexisclassic” identity to attack me and Rivers once again.

Look, dude, I get that I’ve knocked you so far off message that it can’t even be piped into you with an oil drilling rig.

But this verbal beating on a woman that you so specialize in?

That might work in your house, but it ain’t gonna work here.

But that’s OK, Jon. in a few days, you’ll begin the spiral into the obscurity you so richly deserve.

Tah!

Cross posted on Jaime Herrera Watch.
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>So, Russellians commenting here claim I have no "proof" of the Russell-sockpuppet connection.

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(NOTE: This has been updated here:)

For some people, a video of Russell typing in the actual words wouldn’t suffice as “proof.”

Here’s what I’ve got:

A fairly convincing timeline and Russell’s own actions in this matter would, I believe, cause any reasonable person to conclude that Russell is, in fact, “teacherjudybanks” AND “alexisclassic.”

The teacherjudybanks timeline:

1. “teacherjudybanks” registers and starts posting on the 28th of July.

2. The 28th of July just happens to be the day the ballots start to hit.

3. “teacherjudybanks” then proceeds to engage in a vitriolic and filthy series of lies and innuendo, including comparing the cost of a “corridor” Russell wants to build with the cost of another blogger’s viagra.

4. A review of “TJB’s” posts all show one recurring theme: Pro-Russell, and almost violently anti-Hinton with a splatter aimed at Rivers.

5. This persona comments on, or about, absolutely nothing else.

6. Then, suddenly out of nowhere, “Judy Banks” comments on Russell’s Facebook page about the terrible things “Ann Rivers is doing to him.”

7. Russell replies at the same time, based on the Facebook record screen-captured below. Ever seeking to polish his facade of “Christian,” Russell replies “Thanks, Judy. Remember, we don’t battle against flesh and blood. Pray for them.”

8. There are, of course, no coincidences in politics.

9. I look at “Judy Banks” friends on her Facebook page, and discover a collection of fringe left types, including a claimed democrat national committee member and at least one gay rights group friend on the list. I think to myself: why would anyone with friends like this want to do anything but drive over Russell with a bus?

10. I smell a rat. With 6 years of experience with Russell, I begin to detect his typically underhanded politics.

11. I decide to go for the shot in the dark. I call Russell out… here on this blog and on CCP, and I accuse him of being “teacherjudybanks” and “Judy Banks,” facebook persona.

12. Next morning, Russell, who is a faithful follower of this blog, has made any mention of the “Judy Banks” persona disappear from his Facebook page.

13. Equally, there is no mention on the “Judy Banks” Facebook page that Banks posted anything on Russell’s “Wall.” In short, visually and on the surface, there is no proof that Banks ever posted anything on Russell’s campaign Wall. It’s simply… vaporized. In fact, if I hadn’t anticipated Russell’s actions (he is rather predictable) by getting a screen capture of all of this, there’d be no evidence of a “teacherjudybanks” – Russell facebook connection at all.

14. Further, “teacherjudybanks” seems to have fallen silent on the newspaper website.

15. That, of course, brings us to “alexisclassic,” another pro-Russell, anti-Hinton scum-spreader.

16. Records indicate that this “alexisclassic” person registered at the same time as “teacherjudybanks.”

17. I pointed out the similarities of the two personas. Of note is that the “teacherjudybanks” persona immediately stopped posting on the Columbian web site, but believing he hadn’t been figured out, Russell, using the “alexisclassic” identity did one last slash and burn attack.

18. I posted the similarities between the two, and I tied Russell to both.

19. “alexisclassic” hasn’t posted since.

So, there you have it. Two very outspoken and opinionated identities, suddenly silent. One completely vaporized off Russell’s Facebook campaign Wall, as is any mention of her posting to that Wall from “her” own Facebook page.

If these identities were real, would they just go away, quietly, into that dark night?

Would they just suddenly stop posting? Would Russell have removed any mention of Judy Banks from his Facebook page if Banks were real?

Of course not.

But instead, he panicked and tried to cover his tracks… and I caught him.

While this case is completely circumstantial, it is more than enough to convict.

So, for those of you reading this who don’t believe I have “proof” of anything, feel free to keep thinking that. But then, short of a confession… the kind of confession this “Godly” man, who had been “changed” by the “birth of his daughters” told me he had undergone… SHOULD be publicly making to take responsibility for his actions… many of his supporters would refuse to believe how badly they had been taken in by this huckster, and not accept ANY evidence.

What you, the reader, believe or don’t believe is up to you. But the facts speak for themselves, and there’s only a few available conclusions.

Cross posted at Jon Russell Watch.
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>My FAVORITE quotes from Jon Russell…

>Posing in the comments section of various Columbian articles as “teacherjudybanks.”

In reply to Vietnam Veteran and conservative blogger Lew Waters who asked:

Does Jon Russell say how much this “tourism corridor” is going to cost taxpayers to create and where the money will come from?

Russell wrote:

Endorsements in the 18th

Lew the cooridor probably cost the same amount as your viagra each month.

August 6, 2010 at 1:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Here’s some more lies by Russell, masquarading as “teacherjudybanks.”

18th District candidates take ‘right’ approach

Oh and I will repreat again. Ned Dryerson is Ann Rivers campaign manager Kelly Hinton. You can’t hide the fat nasty behind any fake name.

August 6, 2010 at 1:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

18th District candidates take ‘right’ approach

For Ann Rivers being the supposed front runner, its funny how all you losers are taking on Russell. She may have the special interest/democrat money but she has no support at home.

August 6, 2010 at 1:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Washougal council pelted with opinions on immigration law

Oh Ned Dryerson AKA Kelly Hinton, Ann River’s campaign manager. Please give us all a break from your nonsense.

August 4, 2010 at 10:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers

LB is all about situational ethics.

August 7, 2010 at 2:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Mystery surrounds suspension of GOP Senate aide Hinton

This Kelly Hinton Guy is a dirtbag. So is anyone associated with him.

August 7, 2010 at 8:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat

Kelly Hinton was fired from the State Legislature and helped Ann Rivers lie to the Battle Ground school board about being a lobbyist. Kelly Hinton AKA Striker has no room to talk. Kelly how does it feel to be Joe King’s Bitch.

teacherjudybanks — July 30, 2010 at 7:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat

Striker sounds like a broken record. Truth is that Jon successfully led the charge to force the Mayors resignation from office when there was no doubt in his mind that she had falsified documents detailing the revenue from the events she had put on for the city. This type of abuse of power as was demonstrated in Washougal permeates Olympia. We need Jon in Olympia.

teacherjudybanks — July 28, 2010 at 12:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat

Uhmm Striker/choice same person. Jon has no problem with Medicare or medicaid, he wants to cut out the abuse by having a co-pay required. You know skin in the game! Sounds like you are pretty liberal, maybe you should not vote in this race. You seem to support corruption, medicare & medicaid abuse, and high property taxes.

teacherjudybanks — July 28, 2010 at 1:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Guilt by association?

dont know much about Hinton he looks like an ok guy in a village people type of way, but I am concerned about this article. What kind of person (RIVERS) would be friends or even work with someone like this guy?

teacherjudybanks — July 31, 2010 at 8:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

You get the gist of it, of course.

It’s not just that Russell would actually make up a fake identity to spew sewage of the type allegedly objected to by the paper.

Its that someone who could write:

“Remember, we don’t battle against flesh and blood. Pray for them”

could POSSIBLY show their true selves under the cloak of anonymity.

Isn’t true character and integrity based on the entire concept of what we do when no one is looking?

Cross posted on Jon Russell Watch.
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>So, on the comment section of the Columbian articles, it appears that "teacherjudybanks" is, in fact, Jon Russell.

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I’ve been fascinated by this “teacherjudybanks” persona since it showed up on the paper’s comment section July 28. I was even more fascinated that the ONLY things “she” commented on had to do either with Jon Russell or Ann Rivers or me.

In the past, I’ve found myself attacked personally by Russell using the persona “The Black Hand.” Russell has an image, you know… an image of a faithful, church going, God fearing man. So, in order to foster that image, he can’t come out in public and address these things. But under the cloak of anonymity (the kind this very newspaper seems to have had such a fuss about) why, the gloves have come off.

Here’s a link to the comments from “Banks.” Mysteriously, “Banks” came into being on July 28th with the article “Sprawling 18th District yields crowded ballot for House seat” and every comment since has been to bash Rivers or myself, or to pump up Russell.

Now, given that so few people not connected to Russell’s campaign directly or indirectly have commented for Russell, I can see why someone of Russell’s mentality might build a sock-puppet and use it to pump themselves up.

But as a tactical matter, Jon, the next time you do this, you really should spread the love around a little bit, and have the sock puppet you’ve built from the ground up comment on something besides those things that YOU care about. Otherwise, it becomes the first clue that the sock puppet probably is, in fact, you.

I found it odd that someone who neither knew me or of me would be so vitriolic about me. That typically goes against what I believe to be human nature. How could someone suddenly start posting like they were completely familiar with every aspect of what’s going on in this campaign… at this late date? Where were they before this? What kept them from being this involved before?

Then this happened: Looking at Russell’s facebook page, this little wart in his field of clover popped up at around 3 or so yesterday afternoon:

So, I had to ask myself: how is it that this “Judy Banks” person posted on Jon’s Facebook and Jon just HAPPENED to be there at the SAME TIME, to respond to the post in question?

Well, it’s really easy if you’re the same person.

So, I took a quick look at “Judy Banks” ‘friends’ page, to see if there’s any local connection.

And what do I find?

I find that “Judy’s” first friend claims to be a member of the Democratic National Committee. I find that Judy has “friended” the gay front group, “Human Rights Campaign Seattle.” I find that with one exception, there is no local connection at all. I find that “Judy Banks” apparently doesn’t have any family members or local friends on Facebook.

That seemed just a little odd.

So, over on Russell Watch, I fire a shot in the dark, suspecting the truth and thinking I could flush Jon out like quail, since he’s not the brightest fellow and so politically inept, and call Russell out. I allege, point blank, that Russell is Banks and Banks is what amounts to Russell’s sock puppet.

Then I call it a night.

And what do I find when I get up?

Why, the post by Banks, screen captured above, has magically disappeared off Russell’s Facebook! And of equal interest is the fact that not only has “Bank’s” post been removed from Russell’s FaceBook, but so is the notice that “Banks” even posted on Russell’s Wall, a notice that would stay up even if Russell had removed it…. UNLESS…

Unless he accessed the Banks page and removed that from “her” page as well.

See, this is known as trying to “cover your tracks.” It’s kinda like what Russell’s been doing with his fake degree, or his effort to cover the tracks of calling his wife a “Doctor” in the Vancouver Business Journal, among other places.

So, without the screen captures, there’s no proof that any of this even happened.

Now, there’s only so many reasons that Russell would take these steps.

One reason is the obvious one: that I’ve caught him dead to rights.

Russell, never the brightest bulb on the tree, folds up like a cheap suit and tries to eliminate any trace of his perfidy. Reminds me of the Nazi effort to cover their tracks around some of their concentration camps towards the end of the War.

But if I were wrong… then why would he take all that stuff down… and why would it have disappeared from both Russell’s FaceBook page AND Banks’ FaceBook page?

What would anyone else do under similar circumstances if this “Banks” person was legitimate?

It’s hard to draw any other conclusion.

Cross posted on Jon Russell Watch.
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>Victoria Taft/KPAM 860 AM Blog weighs in on Russell’s integrity issues.

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Lew Waters, one of the bloggers at Victoria Taft’s blog has weighed in on the increasing crescendo concerning Jon Russell’s integrity problems. It speaks eloquently for itself.

Washougal Council Member & 18th L. D. Candidate Accused of Claiming An Academic Degree He Does Not Have

Jon Russell, Washougal Republican City Council Member, Mayor Pro Tem, former candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District and now candidate for Washington States 18th Legislative District seat being vacated by Jaime Herrera has been accused in both the Columbian and on Clark County Politics blog of laying claim to a degree he does not hold.

Jon Russell’s degree

Both the Columbian and Thomas Edison verify it: Russell’s claim of a college degree is fake.

Russell’s defense is “I’ve always said I’ve earned my degree. I’ve never said I obtained my degree.”

From a screen shot of Russell’s About Me page on his website from November 2009, I read his claim of “Jon’s experience in politics started as he was working on his degree in political science first at Vincennes University and finally at Thomas Edison College in Trenton N.J.”

His About me page, effective July 6, 2010 says, “Jon’s experience in politics started as he was working on his degree in political science first at Vincennes University and finished his degree at Thomas Edison College in Trenton N.J.”

Calls to Thomas Edison College confirm he was never awarded a degree.

Left unsaid in the Columbian post are allegations that he has claimed his wife and co-owner of Columbia Gorge Medical Center in Washougal is a “Doctor” and a “physician” when she is in fact an advanced Registered Nurse practitioner.

Here and Here

Posted by Lew Waters at 00:07 3 comments

I find it hard to understand the motivation of an alleged Christian who would lie about these things, or, for that matter, who wouild be so eager to leave his wife with yet another infant so he can go up to Olympia and play State Representative.
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>Jon, didn’t I learn you better’n that that? Russell starts his OWN blog and the lies keep coming!

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Unlike Russell, who lacks the guts to link to this blog, I freely and actively will link to his:

It’s called Fact Checking The Web.

Now, how do I know it’s Russell’s? That’s easy:

So far, it’s possessed of a single post. In preparation of destroying it, I offer it here, unabridged and unedited.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Is it true that Jon’s business advertises that his wife is a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

In reference to Clark County Politics authored by Kelly Hinton: Is it true that Jon advertises his wife as a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

The Vancouver Business Journal published a story on the Federal Healthcare legislation recently adopted into law; In the article the Vancouver Business Journal referred to Sarah Russell as a Doctor. When this was brought to Jon’s attention in the blogosphere he asked them to change the on-line version to reflect Sarah’s official title.

An accusation was made by the same blog that Jon was advertising that Sarah was a Doctor. The fact is that Jon’s medical clinic does not spend money on advertising. The posting found in the Camas/Post Record wrongfully refers to Sarah as a Doctor is their on-line directory.

It is clearly stated on the door of their medical clinic that Sarah Russell is a Family Nurse Practitioner. Jon is proud of this fact, because his business model is built on Independent Family Nurse Practitioners delivering quality care at a lower price.

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Odd, isn’t it? I have no problem linking to his blog or even the specific post in question… yet he can’t seem to even name the blog that’s beating his non-existent credibility to a pulp.

Any hoo…. let’s address these issues, shall we?

Faux question one:

In reference to Clark County Politics authored by Kelly Hinton: Is it true that Jon advertises his wife as a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

Russell responds to his own, carefully worded answer:

The Vancouver Business Journal published a story on the Federal Healthcare legislation recently adopted into law; In the article the Vancouver Business Journal referred to Sarah Russell as a Doctor. When this was brought to Jon’s attention in the blogosphere he asked them to change the on-line version to reflect Sarah’s official title.

Which, of course, merely acknowledges what I’ve said all along.

The reason this defies believability is simple:

I have heard, from his own mouth, Jon Russell describe his wife as a “physician.” That particular lie was delivered to 18th District PCO’s on May 22.

Further, how likely is it that the Vancouver Business Journal would publish an article… and this narcissistic serial liar wouldn’t read it? And, having read the article in question, did the fact that the VBJ refered to his wife as a doctor just completely escape his attention? Why didn’t he have it changed immediately when he read it?

Why, indeed.

And Jon’s cowardice? That’s further confirmed by Russell failing to mention that the “blogosphere” that brought it to his attention was me.

You see, parsing isn’t Russell’s particular field of expertise. That Jon has yet to address lying to the PCO’s? Well, that’s another kettle of fish altogether. Jon goes on to whine:

An accusation was made by the same blog that Jon was advertising that Sarah was a Doctor. The fact is that Jon’s medical clinic does not spend money on advertising. The posting found in the Camas/Post Record wrongfully refers to Sarah as a Doctor is their on-line directory.

Jon HAS been “advertising” his wife as a doctor, if to no other extent that HE is telling everyone she IS a doctor.

That said, how likely is it that the Camas Post Record’s “on-line directory” went up in a bubble and Russell neither knew about it… or OK’ed it in advance? Regardless of whether or not he paid for the listing, is it even remotely likely that he was unaware of it? And regardless of the logistics of the posting, isn’t it Sarah Russell’s responsibility to make sure it’s accurate?

And let’s take a look at the title of Russell’s post:

Is it true that Jon’s business advertises that his wife is a Doctor instead of a Family Nurse Practitioner?

SARAH RUSSELL IS NOT A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER.

SARAH RUSSELL IS AN ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER.

Jon can’t even get THAT right.

So, there you have it. Russell lies about having a degree. He lies about his wife being a doctor. He lies in an interview. He leaves Washougal city government a debacle. he cavalierly violates PDC law. He parses, badly, what he means to say. He obviously believes transparency is an arcane concept that doesn’t apply to him. And he is unfit to hold public office.

Jon. You should have listened.

Cross posted to Jon Russell Watch.
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>Russell lies about his degree in on line Voter’s Pamphlet.

>Is there ANYTHING this guy tells the truth about?

Education:
I earned my degree from Thomas Edison State College

What does the phrase “I earned my degree” mean to most human beings?

To most of us, that means that he HAS a 4 YEAR degree from that college.

He doesn’t. He doesn’t have ANY degree from ANYWHERE.

It’s kinda like the difference between an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor. They ain’t the same.

He’s lying on purpose, and now he’s lying directly to the voters he would try and scam into voting for him.

I already feel sorry for his kids.

And I certainly feel sorry for the people of Washougal who are stuck with this clown until they either recall him or he gets bounced in the next election.

He even mentions McKenna like McKenna even knows this worm is alive.

Despicable.

Cross posted at Jon Russell Watch.
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>Russell STILL lying about his education?

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Here’s what his FaceBook page USED to say.

his FaceBook page:

Education Info

College:

• Thomas Edison State
• AA- Political Science

Now, it says:

Let’s remember what Russell’s campaign web site STILL says as of this writing:

Do you see anything about “Zoology” anywhere in that lie?

I get why he had to change it. After all, it’s kinda tough to claim you’ve completed the requirements for a degree that doesn’t exist. And no, Edison does not offer an AA Degree in political science.

So, to that end, Russell even lied to the newspaper.

Here’s what we’ve got.

We’ve got a pattern of lies and obfuscation. We’ve got a history of lying about his wife being a doctor. We’ve got a history of Russell violating the PDC laws in a half dozen ways.

What we DON’T have is a reason to vote for a liar.

Cross posted on Jon Russell Watch.

>The Columbian has "interviewed" me over the fake degree/fake doctor debacle.

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Regular readers are well aware of the, ahem, the high esteem with which I hold the Columbian Newspaper.

Well, imagine my surprise when I received the following:

I’m investigating your accusations against Jon Russell re his academic credentials and his wife’s professional status. If this results in a story, I will be naming you as the accuser. I will also be reporting Russell’s response to your accusations.

Russell claims that you and Ann Rivers are business associates, that you support Rivers in the 18th District race, and that Jon Russell Watch is an attempt to undermine his campaign so Rivers will win the primary. True? What if any role are you playing in Rivers’ campaign? Thank you for your prompt response.

Far be it from me to be obstructionist to the press, so, I was more then happy to reply as follows:

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Russell claims that you and Ann Rivers are business associates,

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True.

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that you support Rivers in the 18th District race

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True.

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and that Jon Russell Watch is an attempt to undermine his campaign so Rivers will win the primary. True?

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Only secondarily.

My opposition to Russell stretches back to last Summer, (long before he bailed out of his abortive congressional run) where I told him directly that I would do everything I could to oppose him. My first blog post against Russell was on June 16 of last year. Today’s political yuk: Jon Russell to run for Congress? I wrote many posts on CCP opposing him for Congress and criticizing him for the Washougal debacle. I told Russell personally last summer that I did not want him anywhere in government, based on my interactions with him in the past and his poor performance as an elected official, much of which is detailed in my blogs.

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I set up Jon Russell Watch (and Jaime Herrera Watch, come to think of it) when it became clear that the volume of posts I was doing on Russell was taking up too much space on that blog. As of now, I have done 37 posts on Russell on Jon Russell Watch. And while many of them are placed on both CCP and Russell Watch, it was with an eye towards weaning one from the other, so I could get a focus for each blog, using CCP for issues of local and national importance to me, while separating out the issues of the campaigns that concern me the most so that they would have their own readership.

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I call that “secondarily” because first, I publically and loudly opposed Russell before I started Russell Watch when he was running for Congress; and second, I would have written every word I put up if Ann was not running.

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Russell Watch has nothing to do with Ann Rivers. The evidence I have provided; that Russell has indicated his wife is a “physician” to the 18^th District PCO’s, that he called her a ”doctor” in the Vancouver Business Journal and then changed the story to “family nurse practitioner” after I blogged about it and that Sarah Russell has advertised herself as a doctor at the Columbia River Gorge Medical Clinic in a newspaper owned by the Columbian, if I’m not mistaken, is not something I fabricated. The allegations contained within the PDC complaints I filed against Russell were not manufactured out of whole cloth.

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The simple defense for Russell is to prove me wrong. Had he provided that proof, I would have immediately posted it and apologized, a policy I’ve made clear on CCP, and have, in fact, done in the past: (Redux) In keeping with my policy of correcting errors, I post the following from Richard Carson, Independent Candidate for the 18th.

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The fact is that I first emailed and then called (in response to their email) the registrar’s office at Thomas Edison yesterday. They verified that they had not awarded Russell with a degree, a verification I would imagine that anyone could get by using the numbers that post provided… which is why I provided them.

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I get that Russell’s defense is to attack my motives and motivation. But whatever my motives and motivation, that has nothing to do with the evidence. This, however, shouldn’t have anything to do with me if the evidence proves my assertions. I’m not in this for the greater glory of me. I’m in this to provide information about a candidate who holds himself out to be one thing while the evidence tends to show he’s something else.

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I did not make him falsely tell the world that he had “finished his degree at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ.” He wrote that here http://www.electjonrussell.com/about_jon/ without any help or urging from me.

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I did not make him tell the 18^th District PCO’s his wife was a “physician.”

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I did not make him tell the Vancouver Business Journal his wife was a doctor and then ask them to go back and change the story after he was caught.

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And I certainly did not make him advertise in the Post Record that his wife was a doctor as a part of his “clinic” that we hear about incessantly.

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Those were decisions Russell made. And in the Richard Blumenthal era, I think it’s safe to say they were the wrong decisions to make.

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I write what I write because *I* want to write it. No one has any say or sway over the words I post. They are what I believe, my opinions and where the evidence takes me. No one is paying me or controlling me… though some have tried to control me.

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As for my role in the River’s campaign, that title is “friend and supporter.” She is her own woman, her positions are her own and in no way are caused by me. We agree on many of the issues, but my support of Rivers is because I know all of the candidates actually running a serious campaign on the GOP side, and she is the best qualified, experienced, knowledgeable and most visionary candidate running.

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As far as that goes, I look forward to another column from Brancaccio about how worthless bloggers are.

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I publish this here on the off chance that the newspaper might actually do a story on the local version of Mr. Blumnethal. I provide this here to make sure that readers of our local august publication get ALL of the story, so nothing is lost in translation.

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Cross posted at Jon Russell Watch.

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