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There comes a point when an elected official stops looking like someone who is defending himself and starts looking like someone who has completely lost the plot. Joel McEntire appears to be getting dangerously close to that point. What started as criticism of his online behavior toward people he disagrees with has turned into something increasingly bizarre. Rather than ignoring criticism, addressing legitimate concerns, or simply moving on, McEntire repeatedly jumps into other people's comment sections to attack the people criticizing him. Then he takes to his own page and makes a weird post like it's some big AHA moment about who Bann Hammer really is. The screenshots tell the story remarkably well, and that story is really weird. This Is More Than Just Being Thin-Skinned Politicians get criticized. Constantly. It is one of the many glamorous perks of public office, right up there with fundraising calls and people yelling at you about potholes. The normal response is to answe...

  It’s only Wednesday. Rep. Joel McEntire, Washington’s 19th Legislative District representative, has already had a week that most politicians would probably prefer to erase from the internet. Unfortunately for him, the internet has an inconvenient habit of remembering things. There was the hearing in Cowlitz County District Court over the restraining order sought by Britney Brown. There was the very public mess over his claim that he had the “support” of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Then there is the little matter of an ethics complaint that Joel apparently felt confident enough to dismiss. The Courtroom The case in Cowlitz County District Court concerns the restraining order Britney Brown has filed against McEntire. The judge is expected to issue a decision in approximately two weeks. From what happened in court, it certainly did not appear to be an especially comfortable afternoon for Rep. McEntire. One particularly notable moment came when the ju...