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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Politics It’s Not for the Paycheck

Posted by Dominic Holden on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:25 PM

At a glad-handing happy hour last week, Washington Bus asked candidates one question: "Why are you running for city council?" Here’s Rusty Williams, who says his mom was a city council member, and now that she’s dead, it’s his turn:

Washington Bus has videos of answers from the other candidates. But, for your reading convenience, here’s my take on their answers:

Robert Rosencrantz will run for city council every year because when he finally wins it will be “like paying Cookie Monster to eat cookies”; Robert Sondheim wants outsiders to become insiders and is determined to run for city council more times than Robert Rosencrantz; Jessie Israel is fresh and decisive and female; Jordan Royer left Seattle to discover that San Francisco is bad and we don’t want to be like San Francisco; Dorsol Plants wants change; Mike O’Brien wants us to rethink society—all of it; David Miller places his faith in the city’s “comprehensive plan”; Nick Licata questions who benefits from public spending; David Bloom thinks neighborhoods should trump downtown; David Ginsberg thinks the city council doesn’t treat transportation with enough urgency; Richard Conlin believes everybody should agree on everything; Sally Bagshaw will tear down doors and kick in teeth.

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Sally Bagshaw- kicks ass. I liker her.
Hyeok Kim will you please run?! Seattle needs you.

Hyeok!

Hyeok!

Hyeok!

Posted by Draft Hyeok Kim Committee on April 28, 2009 at 2:39 PM

Isn't Dan running Did he change his mind? write in Dan for the city council --- he would like the job and it pays well.

Go Dan, go.

Posted by Y N H on April 28, 2009 at 2:44 PM

Suddenly glad I skipped this event.

Posted by Zander on April 28, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Oh God, I have to vote for one of these loons? They look like they're all out on day passes from the funny farm.

Posted by Fnarf on April 28, 2009 at 3:59 PM

Sally's breaking down doors and kicking in teeth?

I should have warned you not to give her Red Bull.

Posted by NapoleonXIV on April 28, 2009 at 4:09 PM

Which doors and whose teeth? I thought she was mostly pro ugly development and anti-hipster nightlife.

Posted by ? on April 28, 2009 at 4:14 PM

I like Sally! and I think Robert is a little darling. Just precious! *pinches his cheeks*

Posted by Original Monique on April 28, 2009 at 4:31 PM

I'd vote for Hyeok Kim and give her money to run. These videos beg the question: where have all the good candidates gone?

Posted by Don't Even Get Me Started on April 28, 2009 at 5:34 PM

Aren't there more guys named David willing to run? (even last name would be OK...) It'd be so cool if they were all named "David"... and then Greg Nichols could be Goliath! (Goliath down, Greg...) ^..^

Posted by ridovem on April 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM