David "Goldy" Goldstein is an American

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. From 2006 to 2008, he hosted ''The David Goldstein Show'' on Saturdays and Sundays on 710 KIRO. Goldstein first gained notoriety in 2003 fo
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which would have officially proclaimed Washington State political activist Tim Eyman 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 7,000" signatures before it died in court after a challenge by the state Attorney General,

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Horse’s Ass

In May 2004, Goldstein relaunched HorsesAss.org as a blog and it quickly became one of the most widely read

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political blogs in Washington State. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and criticism of FEMA's response to the hurricane, HorsesAss.org became nationally known for breaking the story that then-

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Director Michael Brown's previous work experience was overseeing judges and stewards for 11 years at the

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. 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

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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." "Spotlight on the Shadows" Award

References

External links

"Horse's Ass" blogGoldstein at The Huffington PostSeptember 2, 2005 Horsesass.org article first revealing Michael Brown's lack of emergency management experience
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