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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Politics A Message From The President

Posted by Eli Sanders on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM

Of the Seattle Taxi Owners Association, who says Susan Hutchison is a "liar" for claiming in last night's debate that she has the taxi cab drivers' support. (The claim came right after Dow Constanine criticized Hutchison for suggesting that light rail to the airport isn't an urgent priority since cabs get there faster.)

Click on the image above to get a PDF of the letter—which includes a demand for an apology and retraction—that was just released by Gurminder Kahlon, president, and Manjit Singh, general secretary, of the Seattle Taxi Owners Association.

UPDATE: Kahlon, the association's president, was unavailable for comment because he was dropping off a passenger. But Singh, the association's general secretary, tells me the following about Susan Hutchison:

She never contacted us. She doesn’t know what our issues are. We are supporting Dow Constantine.

Cab drivers and members of the larger Indian-American community recently held a fundraiser that brought in more than $14,000 for Constantine, Singh added.

What does he think about Hutchison's claim that cabs get to the airport faster than light rail?

That’s true. Taxi cabs are faster than the train. That’s very true.

But it doesn't mean he hates light rail, and it doesn't mean he's backing Susan Hutchison.

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Man, it's like when God gave out the Commandments, she was busy getting her hair dyed.

She probably thought it meant Thou Shalt Not Lye.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 21, 2009 at 1:18 PM

So where are the contact links for the other King County news outlets, so we can complain about this statement not getting the attention it deserves?

Posted by Is Susan Hutchison a liar? More at 11. on October 21, 2009 at 1:23 PM

You know what else isn't a priority, according to her logic? Having a big city on Puget Sound. But, whoa! It's already here! And so is light rail to the airport. You're not going to save a penny by stopping the project NOW a month before completion.

Hutchison is a moron.

Posted by Fnarf

on October 21, 2009 at 1:28 PM

I drive a taxi and I support Susan.

Posted by Zambolleani on October 21, 2009 at 1:47 PM

Most of King County will probably never take a cab. Most of King County probably associates cabs with Seattle, and immigrants, and other things they have strange ideas about. Hopefully, enough of King County will actually give a shit that they're being lied too.

Posted by Dougsf on October 21, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Taxi drivers? What, are they voting for the Mayor of Mogadishu?

Posted by Homey on October 21, 2009 at 2:02 PM

We're actually repaid if we take a cab to the airport.

If you're in a hurry and can use the express lanes, it's actually a LOT faster. But during rush hour ... depends.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 21, 2009 at 2:24 PM