Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Politics Susan Hutchison Concedes
Posted by Dominic Holden on Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Dow Constantine's cell phone rang about 10 minutes after King County Elections posted the most recent batch of election results, which showed his lead growing in the race for King County Executive. Susan Hutchison conceded that she lost. "They had a short cordial conversation," says Constantine's campaign spokesman Sandeep Kaushik. "She congratulated him for winning. And he thanked her for running a strong campaign and offering a strong challenge."
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This was one of the funniest delayed concessions in my memory. I mean, I can't think of a single other instance where 25% of the votes showed a double digit lead, and the loser didn't concede there and then. That it took her a day to do so makes me even more glad that she lost.
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I want to see a tearful speech. I want sobbing. I want something I can turn into an icon on various online social networks.
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""She congratulated him for winning. And he thanked her for running a strong campaign and offering a strong challenge."
Not before ripping off her skin to reveal her inner lizard -- a la Diana from "V" -- and stuffing Dow into the freeze chamber.
OK, maybe not.
Not before ripping off her skin to reveal her inner lizard -- a la Diana from "V" -- and stuffing Dow into the freeze chamber.
OK, maybe not.
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@Cato: I agree with 8. That comment shows a complete lack of class on your part. Moreover, it shows that you are not a part of the thinking majority that rejected Hutchison's campaign, but merely an asshole parasite who appropriates the thinking person's reasons for rejecting her candidacy and using them for your own childish attention-seeking antics.
You are a sad excuse for a person. And I say that with the loving wish that you will seek help for your attention-seeking disorder, and eventually become the person that can be respected by those of us who care more about the justness and correctness of ideas than the amount of tooth-gnashing and heartburn that the expression of those ideas causes in others.
You are a sad excuse for a person. And I say that with the loving wish that you will seek help for your attention-seeking disorder, and eventually become the person that can be respected by those of us who care more about the justness and correctness of ideas than the amount of tooth-gnashing and heartburn that the expression of those ideas causes in others.
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I don't know. The word cunt is very funny. And appropriate. Cunt is the new bozo. I'll take it a step further: Susan Huchtison (probably) doesn't care about black people.
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The fact that he was the one who answered when she called is probably part of the reason she had to make the call.
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Hopefully this ends her political career.
Will she sue us all for thinking she was not right for the job?
Will she sue us all for thinking she was not right for the job?
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there's a rumor floating that she is planning on "going rogue"; something about an upcoming video like Carrie Prejean... and a mention of the Appalachian Trail ?
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Before Susan Hutchison made the call, I imagine she had a moment like Annette Bening's start-to-cry-then-slap-herself scene in American Beauty.
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"Hey guys, guess who just text'ted me...yeah, it's the Wicked Witch of the Eastside....Gag Me! I'd better see what she wants...
Uh-huh...yeah...oh, darling, if you need a shoulder to weep on, just call me first (so I can change out of this sharkskin suit--a-huh-a-huh)."
"Hey guys, guess who just text'ted me...yeah, it's the Wicked Witch of the Eastside....Gag Me! I'd better see what she wants...
Uh-huh...yeah...oh, darling, if you need a shoulder to weep on, just call me first (so I can change out of this sharkskin suit--a-huh-a-huh)."
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This woman would have been a disaster to King County. The only way she would have gained my respect would have been if she had conceded BEFORE Nov. 3, not long after she should have. She should be kicked out of King County for her arrogance and bigotry, along with anyone else who voted against referendum 71.
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Hey self-righteous pricks @ 8 & 11: Screw you!!!
Susan Hutchinson IS a cunt...worse than the Wicked Witch of the West. SHE is the freak who foisted her brain-dead, lyin, evangelical self on us. She deserves retribution in kind.
Susan Hutchinson IS a cunt...worse than the Wicked Witch of the West. SHE is the freak who foisted her brain-dead, lyin, evangelical self on us. She deserves retribution in kind.
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Cunt envy on Slog - why does it not surprise me?
Susan was a no brain bad choice for the office she tried to get elected to. Simple.
Sexist dogs make a big deal about her crotch. Sorry, you are pigs, and a disgrace to you mother and sisters. And female lesbian friends. Some of them should kick your silly light weight frat boy asses.
Sexist pigs on Slog ... wonder of wonder.
By the way, King county is a Democrat stronghold - she was a long shot all along ... and once the real campaign kicked in she was really bad on any issues at all, brain dead didn't work. Dow really benefited from Ref 71 and No on 1033 GOTV efforts pushing Dems to the polls as well.
Susan was a no brain bad choice for the office she tried to get elected to. Simple.
Sexist dogs make a big deal about her crotch. Sorry, you are pigs, and a disgrace to you mother and sisters. And female lesbian friends. Some of them should kick your silly light weight frat boy asses.
Sexist pigs on Slog ... wonder of wonder.
By the way, King county is a Democrat stronghold - she was a long shot all along ... and once the real campaign kicked in she was really bad on any issues at all, brain dead didn't work. Dow really benefited from Ref 71 and No on 1033 GOTV efforts pushing Dems to the polls as well.
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@26, My point exactly.
And for the record Sue Hutchinson is the only creature I will call or ever have called a cunt.
I didn't even call Hillary or Geraldine Feraro that last year during their "non-racial" attacks on Obama.
And for the record Sue Hutchinson is the only creature I will call or ever have called a cunt.
I didn't even call Hillary or Geraldine Feraro that last year during their "non-racial" attacks on Obama.
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@8: "Cato, that was innappropriate."
Indeed. Slogrodytes are known for their sense of decorum and it is so disheartening when one fails to adhere to well established social norms. Cato is such a cunt! (Just kidding Younger Younger, you're a hoot!)
Indeed. Slogrodytes are known for their sense of decorum and it is so disheartening when one fails to adhere to well established social norms. Cato is such a cunt! (Just kidding Younger Younger, you're a hoot!)
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I had the pleasure of hearing her debate Dow at the September GSBA candidate forum. She was evasive in answering simple questions and her demeanor reeked of a self-righteous disingenuousness. Of all the debates that took place that afternoon, this one delivered the starkest contrast in platform and abilities. Good riddance.
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I'm on the side of everyone who hates the use of the c-word. It is vile, disgusting and loathsome and shows such hatred of women. A friend of mine (a woman) used it once to describe our boss (also a woman) and I actually burst into tears. It was like hearing a friend use a hateful racial slur (I wonder how many of you would leap to the defense of someone using the n-word). It wasn't just because she was wrong; our boss wasn't a mean person. It's just such an awful expression. Our friendship ended that day.
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I guess winning a few makes you see the sublime wisdom of our political system. Nothing people create is "perfect" but it's a damn side better than shooting each other.
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