Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you have against Soros?

You know exactly what OP has against Soros. Doubt they’d be helping if the backer were a Koch.

This exactly.
Soros should stay out of Arlington elections.

Has any detail been provided as to what constitutes “actively soliciting their support”? There’s a big difference between, say, sending out an appeal to a list of past comparing contributors asking them to sign on and show their support (especially if done without reviewing to see who didn’t sign on), and cornering attorneys in the courthouse hallways right before a hearing to ask for their support.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the post 4/24 article
Some Northern Virginia defense attorneys said they were wary of helping a challenger when the incumbents control their clients’ fates. Stamos has actively solicited the endorsement of lawyers who represent clients in Arlington, several said.

Kind of scary that a prosecutor would take it out on defendants if she doesn’t like their attorney or if they don’t endorse her.

It didn’t say she has a history of retaliation, just vague concerns about whether she might. People worry about this for all candidates for elected office, it’s not unique to Stamos.

So for 30 years Stamos hasn’t retaliated, now she will? Way to support someone’s well deserved reputation.

Exactly. No history or even suspicion of wrong doing, but not beyond Parisa and her crowd to still insinuate something evil as afoot. Hey, did you hear Parisa secretly asked to be Trump's new immigration czar and is actually a hardliner? Prove me wrong!

I guess we shouldn't be surprised since Parisa is the one who, just to remind everyone, tried to create community discord by lying about an incidence of police brutality. Note - when the officer requires 60 stitches to their face you really need to clear a high bar to accuse the officer of acting excessively to protect himself

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about the Soros angle. I just assume the type of people who will vote for Parisa because she is against aggressive prosecutions are the same people who are against segregation. That is, the kind of people who spend a fortune to live in wealthy parts of Arlington and send their kids to high-performing, majority-white schools, and fight against boundary changes that would let more poor kids in, but put signs on their lawns supporting candidates who say that they are "for diversity."

In 2019 they are against Theo and for Parisa but if some black kid mugs them or breaks into their car, I bet you a million of Soros' dollars that they are suddenly going to be on the side of the prosecution.

Parisa has a virtue signaling “all welcome here” sign on her front yard and I bet most of her supporters have them too.
Hypocrites to the max.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the post 4/24 article
Some Northern Virginia defense attorneys said they were wary of helping a challenger when the incumbents control their clients’ fates. Stamos has actively solicited the endorsement of lawyers who represent clients in Arlington, several said.

Kind of scary that a prosecutor would take it out on defendants if she doesn’t like their attorney or if they don’t endorse her.

It didn’t say she has a history of retaliation, just vague concerns about whether she might. People worry about this for all candidates for elected office, it’s not unique to Stamos.

So for 30 years Stamos hasn’t retaliated, now she will? Way to support someone’s well deserved reputation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think this "oooh, scary Soros!" argument is going to get you very far in a Democratic primary Arlington County...

Outside money is outside money. I don’t care whose team it’s coming from, I don’t appreciate getting a mailer every other day paid for by a PAC that has nothing to do with Arlington.

Exactly. Arlington has been targeted because Soros’ PAC thinks it can get a candidate elected to further its national agenda. I want a prosecutor who cares about Arlington. Not to mention Parisa’s utter lack of experience, even as a defense attorney. She’s just a pawn.

She ticks a lot of boxes. Minority married to a different minority, runs an innocence project, fits the Arlington narrative of buffing off Civil War Confederate names and dredging up ordinary African Americans for new school names.

Anonymous wrote:Here's what I want to know: How did the failing Washington Post decide that Parisi should be elected over a real prosecutor? What a joke. Soros must have bankrolled their losses this year while Bezos is running around with his floozy girlfriend, and throwing Parisi an endorsement must have been part of the deal.

Fake news. That's why nobody takes the Washington Post seriously.

the Washington post didn't endorse her until May 12... the Article was written by reporters on 4/24.

Additionally "Dozens of local attorneys have signed a blistering letter criticizing the tactics of prosecutors in Arlington. It has also been signed by criminal defense and civil rights lawyers- note the letter does not endorse anyone. "

As with money it is Ds running against each other but one has been in this office for 30 years as earlier stated rarely is a one sided view well rounded.

Here's what I want to know: How did the failing Washington Post decide that Parisi should be elected over a real prosecutor? What a joke. Soros must have bankrolled their losses this year while Bezos is running around with his floozy girlfriend, and throwing Parisi an endorsement must have been part of the deal.

Fake news. That's why nobody takes the Washington Post seriously.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think this "oooh, scary Soros!" argument is going to get you very far in a Democratic primary Arlington County...

Outside money is outside money. I don’t care whose team it’s coming from, I don’t appreciate getting a mailer every other day paid for by a PAC that has nothing to do with Arlington.

+100. So much of politics seems to be Koch Bros. V Soros. Also pretty tired of getting lost cards from people in California asking me to vote in certain ways in state and local elections. That made me finally insist Dems take me off their lists. Sad because I like to listen to every side. Party loyalty seems far more important to people these days than issues -- which is saying something. It is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:It states she is actively soliciting their support. If they don’t support her will she retaliate?
So they are fearful of supporting another candidate and now one could infer if they don’t support her as she has activivly solicited the support their clients may not be treated fairly. Is this a fair prosecutor some who should control people’s fate?

Nonissue. A person who ran against Theo wrote a letter to the editor about how it had absolutely zero impact on their ability to work together.

Parisa's campaign has resorted to flinging whatever dirt they can get ahold of and trying to see what sticks

The Washington Post reported this issue of Theo asking for endorsements in which anonymous attorneys sated it was a problem and then in an opinion piece another attorney someone said it wasn't an issue-who is slinging mud? Your argument is that this 4/24 was an opinion piece it is not. 2 Washington post reporters Justin Jouvenal and Rachel Weiner reported that the current CA Theo S was “actively solicited the endorsement of lawyers who represent clients in Arlington”

To me this is an issue the people of Arlington to should know about and is not mud slinging. She should not be actively soliciting endorsements-as you don't want her to give favored treatment to someone who is guilty or unfavorable treatment to some one who is not.

Anonymous wrote:It states she is actively soliciting their support. If they don’t support her will she retaliate?
So they are fearful of supporting another candidate and now one could infer if they don’t support her as she has activivly solicited the support their clients may not be treated fairly. Is this a fair prosecutor some who should control people’s fate?

Nonissue. A person who ran against Theo wrote a letter to the editor about how it had absolutely zero impact on their ability to work together.

Parisa's campaign has resorted to flinging whatever dirt they can get ahold of and trying to see what sticks

It states she is actively soliciting their support. If they don’t support her will she retaliate?
So they are fearful of supporting another candidate and now one could infer if they don’t support her as she has activivly solicited the support their clients may not be treated fairly. Is this a fair prosecutor some who should control people’s fate?

Anonymous wrote:From the post 4/24 article
Some Northern Virginia defense attorneys said they were wary of helping a challenger when the incumbents control their clients’ fates. Stamos has actively solicited the endorsement of lawyers who represent clients in Arlington, several said.

Kind of scary that a prosecutor would take it out on defendants if she doesn’t like their attorney or if they don’t endorse her.

It didn’t say she has a history of retaliation, just vague concerns about whether she might. People worry about this for all candidates for elected office, it’s not unique to Stamos.

From the post 4/24 article
Some Northern Virginia defense attorneys said they were wary of helping a challenger when the incumbents control their clients’ fates. Stamos has actively solicited the endorsement of lawyers who represent clients in Arlington, several said.

Kind of scary that a prosecutor would take it out on defendants if she doesn’t like their attorney or if they don’t endorse her.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about the Soros angle. I just assume the type of people who will vote for Parisa because she is against aggressive prosecutions are the same people who are against segregation. That is, the kind of people who spend a fortune to live in wealthy parts of Arlington and send their kids to high-performing, majority-white schools, and fight against boundary changes that would let more poor kids in, but put signs on their lawns supporting candidates who say that they are "for diversity."

In 2019 they are against Theo and for Parisa but if some black kid mugs them or breaks into their car, I bet you a million of Soros' dollars that they are suddenly going to be on the side of the prosecution.

Hey! There are plenty of those types in South Arlington too. We just can't afford NA real estate #fairlingtonunited