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Monday, October 3, 2011

??!! Get a Room

Posted by Dominic Holden on Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:15 PM

King County Executive Dow Constantine just gushed into the inbox of every local reporter:

"Today’s acquittal is a dramatic vindication for Amanda and her family and friends here in West Seattle. I cannot be more pleased at this emotional outcome in the Italian court," wrote the most powerful man in unincorporated King County. “Her family has been unrelenting in their pursuit of justice. After so much agony, their four-year ordeal can now come to an end."

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Yeah, totally unnecessary gushing over this, as opposed to just solemnly stating the facts and then a touch of dickish editorializing.

Posted by matt on October 3, 2011 at 2:24 PM

Ooh, a psychosexual angle on the Knox story. Very innovative.

Posted by gloomy gus on October 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Wow, I didn't think The Stranger could suck any worse than it did around the whole tunnel thing. I was wrong.

Posted by seandr on October 3, 2011 at 2:42 PM

how about let West Seattle, Lakeside, and every parent of a UW student that did foreign exchange have their day to be happy, OK?

Posted by Max Solomon on October 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM

Gee -- and why did he have to add that bit of anti-Italian racism, given Seattle's long history of violence and prejudice against us?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lawton…

Nice going, Dow, stirring up the crowd with hatred for your own political gain.

Typical Democrat.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 3, 2011 at 3:08 PM

GFY, Bailo - this 1/4 Italian-American doesn't feel the least bit threatened and/or discriminated against by Constantine's statement, and is glad to see that justice was served.

Posted by Mr. X on October 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM