Last night, Dino Rossi, Suzan DelBene, Adam Kline, Ed McKenna, Edsonya Charles, and Bill Gates Sr. were all in the same room together for a candidates meet-and-greet and initiatives debate in Columbia City. No shit. Well, Rossi actually left before the other candidates arrived, because, according to his press secretary, he’s super-duper busy.
In his 15 minutes, Rossi swept in like a movie star, clip-art hair and all, mingled for maybe two minutes, posed for photographs, and delivered a speech about his Italian immigrant grandparents, how he grew up thinking everybody drank powdered milk like him, how he had to wax floors at the Space Needle for money, but eventually ended up on the dean’s business list at his alma mater, Seattle University. He could have just run one of his campaign ads instead.
- R.B.
- Rossi: Who loves me?
Suzan DelBene, Bill Gates Sr., Ed McKenna, Edsonya Charles, and Karen Donohue after the jump
Congressional candidate Suzan DelBene and incumbent state senator Adam Kline (D-37), on the other hand, behaved like meet-and-greet pros at the event (hosted by Urban Enterprise Center and Sea Beez). They were everywhere in that bookstore on Rainier Ave., talking to people, answering their questions. “The polls are being really generous, but we have to keep ringing those doorbells, keep canvassing,” DelBene told me. “The economy is still the biggest concern.”
- R.B.
- DelBene: sweet as ever
Gates Sr., who BTW, is really tall, and spoke in support of I-1098, was also pretty chatty, except for the times he had trouble hearing what people were telling him. But you can’t really blame the guy; he’s 84.
- R.B.
- Bill Gates Sr. with Ed McKenna
I asked Seattle Municipal Court challenger Ed McKenna how it felt to be in the same room as his opponent, current Municipal Court Judge Edsonya Charles. “Oh I didn’t even know she was here,” McKenna said, adding, “We are professionals, we don’t let that bother us.” So I asked McKenna if the current controversy surrounding his relationship with a PAC of DUI lawyers was bothering him. Or his campaign. “The misunderstanding is unfortunate,” he said. “We are required to run on our credentials and I think it’s unfair that my supporters are being attacked.”
I’m Dino Rossi and I Dino Rossi this Dino Dino Rossi Rossi.
Did you know that the net favorability gap in the WA Poll is about 15 points? Most people kinda sorta don’t like Murray, but they really REALLY hate Rossi.
You’d think he’d be making more public appearances.
Lots of other notables there as well…..
Judge Hurtado, Joe McDermott, Diana Toledo, Finkel, and of course, Jay Inslee!
Srsly….”…could have just ran one of his campaign ads” ????
Try: “…could have just RUN one of his campaign ads”… kthx
I beg you to proof next time, because it kind of just took the wind out of the sails of a pretty good piece.
I went to graduate school at SU, and I always cringe a bit when I hear Dino Rossi is also an alumnus. I keep telling myself that there have been many people who have left SU wanting to help others in need and be a caring global citizen.
I know of one ad Rossi does in which he says he paid his way through SU waxing floors at the Space Needle. What I want to know from him is how did he pay tuition at SU being a floor waxer? A floor waxer’s salary wouldn’t begin to cover tuition these days.
I liked it in the debates the other night when he called Patty Murray a liar and a crook over and over, and she was totally above debating him in that format.
I also love how he and Sharon Angle quoted the same completely false statistics about Health Care Reform, and both Democrats didn’t sully themselves by correcting them with facts. I mean they don’t want to seem mean or informed or like they’re in a debate or anything.
He didn’t want to get 1098 juice on him.
Yuk.
“clip-art hair” Hah! Perfect.
That’s a spray tan if ever I’ve seen one.
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. . . and a meaty head too.
Dean’ s list at Albers School isn’t that hard, Dino. You have to show up and give a fuck. Sorry.
@4, much of the Space Needle’s operations used to done by Westin Hotels (née Western international) when it was based out of Seattle. Westin was heavily unionized. So it could be that Dino was a (gasp!) UNION MEMBER!!! when he was attending that dangerously liberal (for Catholics) Jesuit institution.
I’m as shocked as you are.