David Goldstein (blogger)

[2][3] Goldstein first gained notoriety in 2003 for Initiative 831, which would have officially proclaimed Washington State political activist Tim Eyman a "Horse's Ass."

[4] 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, Christine Gregoire.

[6] 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-FEMA Director Michael Brown's previous work experience was overseeing judges and stewards for 11 years at the International Arabian Horse Association.

[7] 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.

[8] In April 2009, Goldstein helped local political writer Josh Feit launch an Internet news site named after Roman Consul Publicola.