Notes from the Dark Side: Kirby's Sith credentials showing

When Kirby Wilbur ran for Chair of the Washington State Republican Party, there were two possibilities. The Reagan Wing began to consider them each here.

Kirby had the choice to become the reformer the Party desperately needs, as he implied to conservatives when he campaigned for that office, or become the most dangerous counterfeit and predator to hold the chairmanship since Jennifer Dunn, using the power of the chair to advance the cause of Republican Liberalism.  We have, in the correspondence below, more of what is now a conclusive case that the question has been answered.

Kirby made his choice early.

Despite a gifted ability to express conservative thought, Kirby Wilbur now works exclusively for the liberal cause.

To get the proper perspective on the following material, you need to know that Lynn Stuter is a long-time, unwavering  Conservative warrior and Nationally known author.

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A nationally known Conservative icon to Doug Parris, by phone in May, 2012:

Kirby has gone over to the Dark Side.

Some news from the 7th District……

From: “Lynn M Stuter”
Subject: LEG{WA}: Washington State Republican Party Chairman
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 17:28:37 -0800

Recent events in the 7th Legislative District in Washington State are a good indication of why Mitt Romney lost the election in 2013; why so many are leaving the Republican Party, either going Independent or turning to the TEA party.The Republican Senator from the 7th Legislative District, Washington State, retired and due to his unexpired term, a replacement had to be appointed. The map to the left is of the 7th Legislative District. It covers a fairly large area of northeast Washington.In a very calculated move, intended to marginalize the conservative candidate, the following letter was sent out by Kirby Wilbur, Chairman, Washington State Republican Party. If you read the e-mails included below this letter, you will read three e-mails written by Kirby Wilbur, the first was forwarded to me by Kirby Wilbur after he sent it to several individuals, apparently in the GOP hierarchy, the other two responding directly to me. I include my responses to those e-mails. The final e-mail I include is the e-mail from the subject of the letter, Doug Simpson. Please be sure to read Mr Simpson’s response to Wilbur’s letter which makes it very clear that Kirby Wilbur’s attempt to justify his conduct in this matter, rings hollow.What the Washington State GOP, other state GOP groups, and the national GOP do not understand is that without true conservatives, those leaving the GOP in droves, the GOP is dead. And when true conservatives are deliberately marginalized, as occurred here, the GOP is slitting its own throat! A recent article – The GOP Is Dying Because The Liberty Movement Is Thriving – is well worth the read.Lynn Stuter——————————————————————————–Begin forwarded message:From: Kirby Wilbur
Date: January 4, 2013, 6:54:43 PM PST
To:
Cc:
Subject: Re: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party ChairmanLet’s deal with some facts here, shall we?1.) John Smith was the number one choice of the PCOs.2.) According to Article 2, Section 15 of the WSRP Bylaws, the State Party has a legal obligation to choose three candidates to fill a vacancy in a vacant partisan position that includes more than one county. Part of that obligation is to assert that the three candidates were appropriately chosen, that they are residents of Washington State and that they are Republicans.3.) In his book, Looking For America, on page xii, he writes ” To many reading Looking for America, it might seem I am being unduly critical of the Republican Party. That is not my intention. Although I left the party some years ago and became truly independent in my own political affiliation……”4.) There are many other references in his book to him not being a Republican.For all you legalists out there, the party had a legal obligation to establish that Doug was a Republican. By his own admission, he is not.At the meeting in Colville, Doug was given the chance to retract his written statement, to clarify it, to amend it, to proclaim he was now a Republican. He did not do any of those things. “I left the party long ago…”.Let’s deal with the facts shall we?Kirby Wilbur——————————————————————————–From: Lynn M Stuter
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 9:50 PM
To: ‘Kirby Wilbur’
Cc:
Subject: RE: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party Chairman

Why do you suppose I question whether you sent a copy of that letter to Mr Simpson before you smeared his name from one end of this state to the other (for the good of the Republican Party. of course)! I have to wonder what Mr Simpson would have to say to your “facts”.

Here is the write-up on Doug Simpson’s book:

An examination of contaminated hearts, political world views, and the decline of a once free nation. “For anyone who believes, as I do, that religious faith must be involved in the affairs of government, this book is a must read. Doug Simpson believes that restoring true American patriotism begins with “re-instilling honor back into politics.” In this fascinating, bitingly honest, and highly readable “insider” story of modern politics the moral temptations and conflicts are frankly examined from a Biblical perspective.” –Rev. Peter Marshall–co-author of The Light and the Glory Looking for America is an examination of the troubling myths and fables that shape our political worldviews as Americans. It is a challenge to each of us to look into our own hearts and discover what motivates our political ideology. In doing so, we might rediscover the liberty we’ve lost and reclaim it for our posterity.

You claim that “Doug was given the chance to retract his written statement, to clarify it, to amend it, to proclaim he was now a Republican. He did not do any of those things.” Why do I have my doubts—knowing, as I do, the political shenanigans that have gone on within the GOP to keep true conservatives off the ballot and out of Olympia, that such is really the case? And why do I doubt that the motives behind the letter are pure or for the good of anyone but the GOP leadership?

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From: Kirby Wilbur
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:28 PM
To: Lynn M Stuter
Cc:
Subject: Re: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party Chairman

I have read the book – you apparently have not. I talked to people at the meeting – you apparently have not. The letter Alice sent on to God knows who was sent only to the County Commissioners by us -others are making it public and spreading it around.

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From: Lynn M Stuter
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 10:34 AM
To: ‘Kirby Wilbur’
Cc:
Subject: RE: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party Chairman

You don’t know Doug Simpson, others do; they also know that Doug Simpson is a true conservative, which you are anything but. And while you claim to have talked to people at the meeting, you don’t say who. And who that was would probably be very telling, indeed.

If you didn’t want the letter to end up in the hands of others, across this state, you should not have written it or sent it out. That you did, and gave Doug Simpson no chance to respond before you did, is typical underhanded GOP leadership conduct — which is why so many are leaving the Republican Party.

Lynn Stuter

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From: Kirby Wilbur
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 11:41 AM
To:
Subject: RE: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party Chairman

You are so wrong. I’ve known Doug for years and he is a good man and a good conservative. I’ve also read his book which I doubt you have. In between your work on Obama’s birth certificate, you should read his book, then read our state party by-laws. You might learn something.

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From: Lynn M Stuter
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 12:39 PM
To: ‘Kirby Wilbur’
Cc:

Subject: RE: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party Chairman

I’m so glad to hear you acknowledge that Doug Simpson is a “good man and a good conservative” which so contradicts the letter bearing your signature. And since you know him so well, the honorable thing would have been to run the letter by him before sending it out.

Beyond that, the book sounds well worth reading; aligns with the principles set forth by our Founding Fathers, with the Constitution and Bill of Rights. One would think that the Republican Party would welcome such a “good conservative.”

In the context of the letter bearing your signature, that such was decidedly not the case brings into question whether the Republican Party believes in those same principles, the Republican Platform aside, which is why so many are leaving the Republican Party — what the Republican Party claims and what the Republican Party does … well, they just don’t seem to match too well.

Maybe, instead of getting up on your soap box, you need to listen. What I’ve said here isn’t anything others have not also said. The Republican Party, however, seems hell-bent on self-destruction.

Lynn Stuter

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From: Doug Simpson
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 11:16 AM
To: Lynn M Stuter
Cc: Kirby Wilbur;
Subject: Re: FYI Letter from Wa. State Republican party Chairman

Lynn,

Thanks for your interest in this matter. Kirby’s facts are incomplete.

First of all, in addressing the membership question at the PCO”s at the 12/15 meeting, I replied that the remark was true, but that I believed the Republican Party is the only vehicle available today to advancing the cause we share. Senator Mike Padden was in attendance and confirmed this. In light of this, I think they at least owed me a phone call to get some clarification – but instead they chose to send out what was essentially a hit letter. It is all very typical. And … their urging the commissioners to make their selection according to the wishes of the PCO’s was an unauthorized injection into the job of the PCO’s. This GOP letter was nothing less than an attempt from the top to undermine me with the 15 county commissioners making the selection. Let’s consider a few other facts:

1) There are many sitting Republican legislators who are not GOP “members.” Conversely, there are several Republican legislators who are Democrats who have chosen to run as Republicans in districts where they have to in order to get elected. Why is it that the Grand Old Party never seems to get after these members? Further, even two of the 7th District Commissioners deciding this issue told me they were “independents” and not GOP members. Where was the party when they and other state legislators ran for office? This question of party membership never comes before potential candidates for the simple reason that the GOP really doesn’t care – except in situations like this where they don’t want someone to be elected who will stand strong, like my no new or increased tax and spending pledge. This requirement of membership is simply a trojan horse. Senators Tim Sheldon and Rodney Thom have moved over to built a majority coalition with the Senate Republicans this year. Shall we ask them to leave because they have “D’s” after their names? Of course not.

2) I have worked as a consultant in helping 117 Republicans (few party members) get into office spanning 20+ years. In the course of this, we have helped those candidates raise more than $2 million. In the same period, my wife and I have attended countless GOP functions both buying and donating at auctions. I have served on the Stevens County platform committee to the state convention in the past, and as a delegate to state conventions. I have worked as a governmental affairs representative for Republican causes for over a dozen years. So, I guess this all just begs the question: How do you define what a Republican is? Is it someone who carries a $25 dollar membership card in their wallet? Or is it someone who tries consistently to be active as a Republican operative and push our causes forward?

My book, “Looking for America” is not about the GOP. That’s a side story throughout that illustrates what I believe are the underlying root causes of political dysfunction. It is a chronicle of experience that I believe political activists need to know. It is about calling GOP leadership to accountability, which they wholly reject. Those at the top are unwilling to look in the mirror in the morning and ask themselves honest questions, beginning with: Why are there so many split-off factions like the Tea Party, Ron Paulian’s, and even the Tim Eyman’s – whom they loathe even worse than the Democrats (I think) because he stands as a testament to what they won’t stand for.

Five days ago Republicans in our nation’s capitol failed us once again. They kicked the can down the road, afraid to do the right thing, meanwhile the country is on the brink of collapse. They fiddle while Rome burns. But let’s be honest here. They have failed us so many times that a thinking person has to conclude they have no intention of doing the right thing in the first place. Is there anyone with experience that honestly believes the GOP has the courage to do the one thing it will take to prevail here? Pat Buchanan last week said it best on FOX news, when he said: “My friend Robert Novak once commented that ‘God put Republicans on this earth just to cut taxes’. Without an attitude to cut taxes and spending, there is no purpose for our party.”

I agree and have said the same all along. Without that commitment there is absolutely no difference between Democrats and Republicans except by degree, minor at that.

Regards,

Doug Simpson

Memorable quote from Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Slade Gorton: Be careful of the Patriots, Kirby. Only through me can you achieve a power greater than any Patriot. Learn to know the Dark Side of the Force and you will be able to save Sotelo from certain death.
Kirby Wilbur: What did you say? How do you know that…?
Slade Gorton: Use my knowledge, I beg you.
Kirby Wilbur: You’re the Sith Lord!

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