David Goldstein
Encyclopedia
United States
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blog
Blog
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ger and former talk radio
Talk radio
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host in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
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. From 2006 to 2008, he hosted The David Goldstein Show on Saturdays and Sundays on 710 KIRO
KIRO (AM)
KIRO is a radio station based in Seattle, Washington on the shores of Lake Union with 2 towers on Maury Island, broadcasting on 710 kHz in the AM radio spectrum...
. Goldstein first gained notoriety in 2003 for Initiative 831, which would have officially proclaimed Washington State political activist Tim Eyman
Tim Eyman
Tim Eyman is a conservative political activist in the U.S. state of Washington. He advocates for a smaller state government, through lowering state taxes and fees...
a "Horse's Ass." Goldstein declared that he was attempting to parody the initiative process to highlight its shortcomings and problems. Goldstein would claim the initiative got between "5,000 and 6,000" before it died in court after a challenge by the state Attorney General, Christine Gregoire
Christine Gregoire
Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the 22nd and current Governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party. Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington...
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Birth of a Blog
In May 2004, Goldstein relaunched HorsesAss.org as a blog and it quickly became one of the most widely read liberal political blogs in Washington State. During the aftermath of Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
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and criticism of FEMA's response to the hurricane, HorsesAss.org became nationally known for breaking the story that then-FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Director Michael Brown
Michael D. Brown
Michael DeWayne Brown was the first Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response , a division of the Department of Homeland Security . This position is generally referred to as the director or administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency . He was appointed in January 2003 by...
's previous work experience was overseeing judges and stewards for 11 years at the International Arabian Horse Association. On September 27, 2005, Brown publicly blamed Goldstein's blog for precipitating his ouster during his testimony before the Congressional investigation into how Katrina was handled.
Launch of Publicola.net
In April 2009, Goldstein helped local political writer, Josh Feit, launch an Internet news site named after Roman Consul Publicola.Awards and honors
Goldstein was the recipient of a 2009 Fuse "Sizzle" Award. He was given the Spotlight on the Shadows Sizzle Award "for journalism that matters." According to the awarding organization, Goldstein's a"progressive muckraking and political analysis...keep legislators honest and provide the information and analysis we all need to recognize great leadership and hold legislators accountable."