Seattle Red Opinion

Abouzeid anti-Semitism...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Second councilmember wants director to step down for antisemitism

A second King County councilmember is calling for controversial Office of Law Enforcement Oversight director Tamer Abouzeid to step down.
3 years ago
medved hamas...
Bill Kaczaraba

Medved to Hamas: ‘What are you trying to achieve other than killing Jews?’

"This is the biggest slaughter of Jews just for being Jews since the Holocaust," Medved declared on The Gee & Ursula Show.
3 years ago
Kirkland Israel rally...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Kirkland Hamas rally celebrated terrorist attacks against Israel

About 100 pro-Hamas rallygoers gathered in Kirkland on Sunday to celebrate the murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent Jews.
3 years ago
Israel terrorist attack...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Resignation calls after director defends terrorism against Israel

Hamas apparently has a friend in Abouzeid who spent hours Saturday morning on X (formerly known as Twitter), justifying the terrorist attack and murders.
3 years ago
2024 presidential debate...
Michael Medved

Medved: Will 2024 be the year of crucial political debates on TV?

It’s not difficult to imagine either Biden or Trump uttering some inaccurate or incoherent combinations of words that could undercut any momentum.
3 years ago
spokane mayor...
Max Gross

Gross: Spokane mayor touts crime reduction results that Seattle should notice 

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward announced last month that patrols would be ramped up in busy, crime-riddled areas of downtown.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: KTTH Roundtable: Thurston County has the same issue as Seattle

In the latest KTTH Roundtable, Bryan Suits and Jason Rantz sit down to recap a few of the hot topics from the week: 1) Suits explains why Thurston County is having issues that Seattle knows all too well: Police staffing. 2) Rantz discusses a vagrant – who he has seen frequent the light rail – […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: King County welcomes criminals with open arms

King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay complains that putting criminals in jail is unrealistic because our criminal legal systems are at a “breaking point.” You really can’t make this stuff up, says Jason Rantz. Listen to The Jason Rantz Show weekdays from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on AM 770 KTTH or on-demand wherever you listen […]
3 years ago
King County voting verification floor...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Concern as Democrat director privately tested ballot tabulation server

KCE Director Julie Wise, a Democrat, tested ballot tabulation software. The camera that should have captured the test didn't. Republicans are crying foul.
3 years ago
Hard Rock Seattle...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Hard Rock Café closing in Seattle boggles the mind

Ask any white, progressive, Seattle voter, and they'll confirm: Seattle is thriving! There's no legitimate reason for the Hard Rock Café to struggle.
3 years ago
A bill gives more discretion to judges over misdemeanor charges....
Jason Rantz

Rantz: King County Court mandates defense for youth gender surgeries

"I am very disappointed that CASA, whom I have supported for many years, has succumbed to the extreme liberalism that is rampant today," the volunteer said.
3 years ago
County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay speaks to grant recipients following the press event at Garfiel...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Councilmember argues to keep more criminals out of jail

King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay complains that putting criminals in jail is unrealistic because our criminal legal systems are at a "breaking point." He hopes you don't realize he's one of the local radicals pushing to starve the criminal justice system of resources. 
3 years ago
seattle fox news...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle residents, media mock dead victims to own Fox News

Some in Seattle media celebrated the responses "owning" the conservatives at Fox News, even looking for some of the people featured in the video.
3 years ago
sound transit trees...
Max Gross

Gross: Sound Transit wanted to decimate trees; residents demanded better 

Lake Forest Park residents were livid when they heard about a potential new Sound Transit Project that would destroy tree life in the community.
3 years ago
A promotional poster for fentanylfacts.org provides what a Washington health agency believes are ke...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: One health department’s anti-fentanyl campaign actually pushes drug use

A new campaign from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department ends up encouraging kids to use fentanyl in a "safer" way. It's dangerous and will only make the crisis worse.
3 years ago
Yakima City Council...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Mayor scolded for calling 911 on ‘far right-wing’ signature gatherers

Not only were the petitioners acting lawfully while promoting mainstream views, it wasn't an emergency and should not have resulted in a call to 911.
3 years ago
Seattle Fire Department vehicles were spotted outside Seattle Police Department's West Precinct on ...
Jason Rantz

‘All clear’ given after suspicious package found outside Seattle Police West Precinct

A suspicious package with powder was found outside of the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct Wednesday.
3 years ago
newsbreak...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: NewsBreak app striking ‘conservative’ opinions it doesn’t like

NewsBreak's X account messaged me in June, asking if I was interested in posting my content to their website and app. I was interested.
3 years ago
marysville missing mom and baby...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: ACLU of Wash. mad Marysville leaders may put criminals in jail

To Jazmyn Clark, a program director for the ACLU of Washington, jailing someone who keeps breaking the law is a draconian move.
3 years ago
Downtown Seattle shooting...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle, Tacoma leaders should take notes from Spokane on crime

Seattle is on pace for record-high homicides, and not a week goes by where there isn't some significant crime out of Tacoma
3 years ago
litter study...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Washington litter study blames everyone but the homeless

In other words, they primarily focused on where the homeless congregate, live, and litter. So why are we getting the blame? 
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Progressives start to turn on drug legalization

In recent polls, progressives have started to turn on drug legalization measures in Seattle and Portland. Is it too late?
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Bryan Suits reacts to Seattle Police body cam footage following a young woman’s death

Bryan Suits talked on the show this morning about the bodycam footage that was recently released of a SPD officer commenting on a young woman’s death in Seattle.
3 years ago
pronouns...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: AG’s office demands staff ‘change your thinking’ on gendered pronouns

The email linked to a Human Rights Foundation memo, which contended using someone's chosen name and pronouns expresses mutual respect and courtesy.
3 years ago