Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Susan Hutchison Concedes

Posted by 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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derrickito 1
i wonder if there was any dirty talkin?
Posted by derrickito on November 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Posted by Andy_Squirrel on November 4, 2009 at 5:17 PM
3
I dislike Dow Constantine *so* much. I voted for neither.
Posted by doug on November 4, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Will in Seattle 4
RANDOM DANCING!!!!!
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 4, 2009 at 5:28 PM
5
Good work King County.
Posted by Mr John on November 4, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Lee 6
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.
Posted by Lee on November 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Cato the Younger Younger 7
The cunt has been destroyed!! Freedom Wins!!!!!!
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on November 4, 2009 at 5:38 PM
nseattlite 8
Cato, that was innappropriate.
Posted by nseattlite on November 4, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Baconcat 9
I want to see a tearful speech. I want sobbing. I want something I can turn into an icon on various online social networks.
Posted by Baconcat on November 4, 2009 at 5:57 PM
mackro 10
""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.
Posted by mackro http://mackro.blogspot.com on November 4, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Lee 11
@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.
Posted by Lee on November 4, 2009 at 6:25 PM
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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.
Posted by Black Panther on November 4, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Will in Seattle 13
@12 - sure she does.

She cares about making sure they don't vote.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 4, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Renton Mike 14
The fact that he was the one who answered when she called is probably part of the reason she had to make the call.
Posted by Renton Mike on November 4, 2009 at 7:17 PM
15
Hopefully this ends her political career.

Will she sue us all for thinking she was not right for the job?
Posted by dwight moody on November 4, 2009 at 7:17 PM
chong 16
She and Sarah Palin should start a daytime TV show.
Posted by chong on November 4, 2009 at 7:28 PM
17
Dow should have told her she was right. A miracle did happen. She lost.
Posted by slag on November 4, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Joe Szilagyi 18
PALIN/BACHMANN 2012! They can make Suze our new Secretary of State.

God help us.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi http://www.joeszilagyi.com on November 4, 2009 at 8:00 PM
pissy mcslogbot 19
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 ?
Posted by pissy mcslogbot on November 4, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Bub 20
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.
Posted by Bub on November 4, 2009 at 8:58 PM
21

"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)."
Posted by The Mind of DOW on November 4, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Christampa 22
Where are the trolls?
Posted by Christampa on November 4, 2009 at 11:25 PM
BitterHappiness 23
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.
Posted by BitterHappiness http://bitterhappiness.com/ on November 4, 2009 at 11:53 PM
jmahlon 24
ding dong the witch is dead
Posted by jmahlon on November 5, 2009 at 12:23 AM
25
The witch is not dead. She will run for Congress, portraying this contest as her experience.
Posted by sarah68 on November 5, 2009 at 12:28 AM
blackhook 26
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.
Posted by blackhook on November 5, 2009 at 2:02 AM
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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.
Posted by Ace, number One on November 5, 2009 at 3:00 AM
Cato the Younger Younger 28
@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.
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on November 5, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Scholar of violence 29
@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!)
Posted by Scholar of violence on November 5, 2009 at 7:40 AM
waldhorn 30
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.
Posted by waldhorn on November 5, 2009 at 8:20 AM
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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.
Posted by Binkster on November 5, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Vince 32
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.
Posted by Vince on November 5, 2009 at 11:12 AM

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