Category Archives: Statements & Advisories
Tim Eyman again borrows against his house as a fundraising gimmick for his latest initiative
Tim Eyman acknowledged today that he is moving forward with his latest unconstitutional initiative by loaning his campaign committee a quarter of a million dollars, presumably so that he can begin a signature drive for the measure. Eyman is once again borrowing against his house, as he has in years past – or at least [...]
Also posted in Rethinking and Reframing, Threat Analysis
Tim Eyman again floods reporters’ inboxes with worthless ten-year cost projections
Just before 10 AM this morning, Tim Eyman sent out an email claiming that the House Democrats’ revenue package raises taxes by $5.3 billion. Eyman enclosed a table of ten year cost estimates prepared by the Office of Financial Management (OFM). What Eyman neglected to mention is that these ten year cost projections are worthless, [...]
Also posted in Legislation & Testimony, Rethinking and Reframing
Tagged 2013-2015 Budget
Tim Eyman continues his ugly, stinky, and disgusting behavior with repugnant attack on Jay Inslee
Yesterday, after the House Democratic caucus unveiled its proposal for a new package of transportation improvements funded primarily by an increase in Washington’s fuel tax, we had a feeling that a hyberbolic rant was on the way from Tim Eyman, who the media has turned into Washington’s most visible and powerful unelected politician. And sure [...]
Also posted in Rethinking and Reframing
NPI’s Permanent Defense responds to the discovery of thousands of fraudulent I-517 and I-522 signatures
This afternoon, the Secretary of State Kim Wyman announced that, after reviewing petitions submitted for Tim Eyman’s I-517 and Chris McManus’ I-522, her office had asked the Washington State Patrol to open a criminal investigation into what she called “the worst apparent initiative fraud anyone can remember.” As many as eight thousand signatures for I-517 [...]
Also posted in Eye on Money: Developments, From the Campaign Trail
Tagged Initiative 517
Pot, meet kettle: Tim Eyman attacks Governor Jay Inslee for “employing political spin” on revenue
Another Monday has arrived, and so has another mid-morning Eyman missive that sounds like it was put together on an assembly line in Tim’s home office. Today’s target is Governor Jay Inslee, who took office less than two weeks ago and is now trying to put together a budget proposal – presumably a proposal that [...]
Also posted in Rethinking and Reframing
Tagged Initiative 1053, Initiative 1185, Initiative 960
NO on 1185: Permanent Defense calls on Washingtonians to stop greed, reject latest oil-soaked Eyman initiative this November
Earlier today in Olympia, Tim Eyman made his annual appearance at the Secretary of State’s Elections Division (as usual, accompanied by Jack and Mike Fagan) to turn in signatures for his latest initiative, made possible by more than a million dollars in contributions from some of the world’s most powerful corporations. The list includes BP, [...]
Also posted in Ballot Watchdogging, Eye on Money: Developments, Rethinking and Reframing, Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 1185
Greedy oil industry once again propping up Tim Eyman’s initiative factory
More than a month after Tim Eyman announced that he would attempt to qualify a clone of Initiative 1053 for the ballot in 2012 (I-1185), we finally know what it was that prompted him to launch his signature drive: a commitment from oil industry lobbyists to dump money into his campaign coffers. Reports filed with [...]
Also posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 1185
Tim Eyman backtracks on plan to run “Son of 1053″ in 2012, now says it’s just one of several possibilities
This Friday, we will be one month away from Permanent Defense’s ten year anniversary. During the last decade, we have devoted ourselves not only opposing Tim Eyman and his initiative factory, but watchdogging Eyman as well. And in that time, we’ve repeatedly caught Eyman telling his own followers and the press one thing after he [...]
Also posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 1053, Tim Eyman Recycles... Garbage
Whatever happened to “Let the voters decide?”
Earlier today, in lieu of holding a press conference at Secretary of State Sam Reed’s office in the Legislative Building to discuss his plans for 2012, Tim Eyman drafted and began sending out an email to his followers (and the press) announcing that he intends to be active in opposing any and all efforts to [...]
Also posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 1053
Debunking Tim Eyman’s budget fabrications
Eager to put the failure of I-1125 behind him, Tim Eyman has, in recent days, resorted to attacking one of his favorite targets (Governor Chris Gregoire) in his multi-weekly fundraising appeals to his band of followers. Eyman’s latest email, dated today, is a doozy; to describe it as chock-full of fabrications would be a major [...]
Also posted in Rethinking and Reframing
