The attacks on my credibility continue via emails. So, tis time to spend some space on the accusations and the evidence I used in my posts. On Aug 23, I posted; "Well, negative campaigning was started by Dan McShane within minutes of the first primary results. Dan said on KGMI radio that both he and Dan Pike favor change - he because he has articulated it and Pike because he's from outside the city."

Here is what Lisa McShane wrote me: "If you're going to quote Dan you should quote him. You're spinning his quote in paraphrasing it. It's short. Be honest. Quote it in it's entirety."

And here is another from a person close to the McShanes: "You say the negative campaigning was started by Dan McShane. The question was about both Dan's, and McShane's answer was about both of them: Both favor change and both are new to city politics, You did not choose to play it that way. Shame on you! If it was KGMI that edited it that way, you should have verified a second source."

And there were more but these two will suffice. Basically I was accused of distorting what McShane said. Now, I invite you to reread that bold sentence again and compare it to the radio interview. Below is a podcast of the interview on KGMI radio by Tracy Ellis, their news reporter. KGMI posts their morning and noon news casts as podcasts on their website each day. You can go there in mid morning and listen to Brett Bonner do the 6 am news report. I received permission from KGMI to clip out the interview and post it here.

Now, gentle reader, did I miss something? If so, I'm ready to post more information so we all have the facts and we all know the truth. I think I got the statement right and my opinion followed from listening to McShane's statement. He started out his general campaign with a negative statement about his opponent. Dan Pike lives in Bellingham. More to the point, Dan Pike did articulate ideas for change during the primary campaign, as we all know. I think it was a cheap shot. But you can form your own opinion.