The mixed race guy vs the homosexual! Which "qualification" will the Stranger find more endorsable? Stay tuned for part two when Domimatrix compares Harrell's and Murray's penises!

He is such a breath of fresh air! We need more politicians like this that will just tell it as it is!

I don't support his aliased striped shirt policies.

I predict he will be the next Mayor. My predictions have been correct since age 11.

Hey I don't live in Seattle, but had a chance to talk with Bruce Harrell a few years ago when he came to an event at my workplace. He had accompanied Norm Rice. We had a short side conversation that really seemed to be about his own curiosity about tribes, treaties, historical relationships. He had nothing to gain from the conversation, which he initiated.

He seemed like a good guy that was down to earth, interested in learning something and who took the time to listen.

@6 Four moire years!

@6, @11 You rock!

Should Seattle's Lower Class vote for him?Nope;like the other non-socialistic candidates,Bruce doesnt' give a damn about a sizeable percent of the populace (probably more than thirty percent).Pfft! ----- http://socialistalternative.org

His press release says, "He will create 20 Community Service Officers..." (Will these CSOs be animated from body parts scavenged from the cemetery? And from what funding, we all should ask.)

His press release also says, "To support his vision, Harrell stated he will convert the majority of the community centers to Empowerment Centers, giving youth, seniors and all people the tools and curriculum to be successful."
What a bunch of gibberish.

Why would you need to convert, let's say, the Miller Community Center (19th Ave E & E Thomas on Capitol Hill) into an "Empowerment Center"? The cost of changing the names would reduce the funding for whatever great new programs he would "create." What a bunch of bullshit. Why not just make the existing "community centers" better?

For more faux-policy-vision cliches, check out Bruce's Website:
http://www.electbruceharrell.com/

He seems like a super nice guy, but what kind of "attorney" has so many typos in his own online campaign materials?

@ 7
...and you're now what, 12?

At least he is not McGinn, and actually from Seattle for a change.

But looks like he is another Seattle progressive eager to trample upon the Bill of Rights in the name of social justice.

@ 18
Hey, troll-boy:
Nothing in Harrell's campaign material that I have seen says ANYTHING that would, as you say, "trample upon the Bill of Rights in the name of social justice."

It's true that he says he wants to pass a state law that would give discretion to cities to pass gun laws more restrictive than gun laws passed by the state. That could hardly be accurately described as a "trample upon the Bill of Rights...", even if is poorly conceived.

Such a law, for example, could make it illegal to buy a gun in Bellevue and then drive home to Seattle with it in your car. People do crazy shit when drafting legislation during a panic attack.
Of course, gangbangers would just do what they always do –buy or steal (or trade for) a stolen gun and then they're ready for business because GUN LAWS ARE IRRELEVANT TO CRIMINALS. (Got that, Bruce?)

Interesting that he is now claiming to be half Japanese and Half African American, because when the John T. Williams stuff was going down, he also claimed to be part Native American.

Nice article. I have to hand it to the Stranger for writing an article about Bruce Harrell and not mentioning football once. Obviously, the Stranger readers aren't great (American) football fans so I'll do the honors. Bruce was a great football player and played in one of the best games I've ever witnessed. He played for the school you see in the background (Garfield). On the other side was a running back named Joe Steele, from Blanchet. The game went to several overtimes before Blanchet won. They both went on to play for the UW, leading the team to several bowl games. Despite the fact that he would likely have been drafted, Mr. Harrell declined to play in the NFL and went to the UW law school instead. More here, from about five years ago: http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/…