I hardly know cynically-appointed-and-soon-to-be-former King County Councilmember Raymond Shaw Reagan Dunn; I met him before his first Council meeting, shook his hand, and wished him good luck. But his pretty-boy good looks, political grandstanding, and nepotistic background made me quickly suspicious.
Still, for all I know, Shaw Dunn might eventually turn out to be a reasonable, trustworthy and effective politician. Once he grows up.
Reagan Dunn is showing his age: He’s what, 6 years old?
How else to explain the antics of this political child who said he would “personally … honor” the decision of the King County Republican Party on who should be entered in the fall primary? Dunn, 34, a Metropolitan King County councilman from Bellevue, lost the GOP nomination for the 9th District seat Saturday to fellow Councilman Steve Hammond, R-Enumclaw, 234-209. In no time, Dunn ditched his pledge to “personally plan to honor the process.”
Yeah… Nicole Brodeur really sticks it to Shaw Dunn in today’s Seattle Times, and deservedly so. Shaw Dunn was apparently willing to “personally … honor” the convention results when he thought he was a shoe in to win, and his justification for breaking this promise turns out to be just as selfish as the act itself.
“Look at it through my eyes,” Dunn urged me. “I have been working on this for six months, on the phone four hours a day.”
Oh boo-hoo.
I just finished Camp Wellstone, an intensive, three-day campaign training session, and one point that was hammered home to potential candidates is that elections are not about you… they are about the community. I’m guessing that the GOP regulars who comprise the delegates at caucuses and conventions could sense Shaw’s Dunn’s inherent narcissism, and that’s why with all the official party support and most of the money, he still lost to Hammond.
The top-down discipline both parties are trying to impose has democracy exactly backwards. The candidates are there to serve the voters, not the other way around. Perhaps when Shaw Dunn grows up, he’ll realize that his mother has only one vote.
Reagan Dunn is still the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.
He’s in a difficult strait.
Frankly, I think he should either appeal to Chris Vance about the selection or give the $$$ to the David Irons campaign and be done w/ it.
Oh and click on my handle, scroll down to the right a bit to the blue & white poll and vote on what you think Councilor Dunn should do.
Another TJ @ 1: HA! Good one.
goldy wrote: I just finished Camp Wellstone, an intensive, three-day campaign training session, and one point that was hammered home to potential candidates is that elections are not about you… they are about the community
Which Dems believe that? Or which ones are more pure than their GOP counterparts? I think your answer must be “all” while i’d say you have same ratio of moochers as we do…
Another TJ @ 1: LOL!!!
Dunn should forget politics, return to his corporate law firm, and make a shitload of $$$ while he has the chance. He’ll be the better for it. So will we.
ANNOUNCEMENT! ANNOUNCEMENT!
KING COUNTY TO RELEASE COPIES OF UNCOUNTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Actually, I’m not sure, because the source of this info is Stefan and you know how he is — makes shit up. Here’s what SS allegedly received from KC Elections:
“On advice of our legal counsel, King County Elections sealed all ballots that were identified as uncounted absentees during the course of responding to the Discovery requests in the recent election contest lawsuit. We followed that advice and no list of the voters associated with those ballots was created. During the course of the legal proceedings, those ballots needed to remain secured pending action by the court.
“Now that a final ruling on the lawsuit has been issued, we have been further advised that the uncounted ballots can be unsecured and that the envelopes (or copies of the envelopes) are subject to public disclosure requests. I have directed staff to retrieve the envelopes and produce a full set of copies this week. In doing so, we will be able to directly respond disclosure requests such as the ones your reference.”
SS comments,
“I’m glad they’re finally releasing the names. But I still can’t understand for the life of me what legitimate reason King County had to keep them under wraps in the first place — other than their obvious desire to keep the disenfranchised voters from making a stink, when it was still possible to influence the outcome.”
Let me take a stab at your question, Stefan. Ummmm … maybe … on advice of their legal counsel, King County Elections sealed all ballots that were identified as uncounted absentees during the course of responding to the discovery requests in the recent election contest lawsuit because, during the course of the legal proceedings, those ballots needed to remain secured pending action by the court?
Sheesh. Like I said, Stefan makes shit up.
Goldy, you should give Stefan shit over this whopper.
And it will be interesting to see the results of releasing the ballot envelopes.
My guess? More Gregoire voters were disenfrachised, than Rossi
nutcasesvoters.Those names should have been released in the first place.
As should those who may have been disenfranchised last Saturday.
Hey, Goldy, I do not know why you can’t speak for yourself on this subject. Why resort to quoting a worthless f-g scab columnist, just to make a point you have already made?
Please do not link to this person anymore. She could give Reagan Dunn lessons in narcissism.
Boooo Hooooo poor Reagan… what a whiney spoiled republibrat.
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The troll everyone loves to hate has been spotted!
Looks like chard-braincells has recovered from her post trial alcohol and crow induced stupor. Time to get out the cleaning supplies, i’m sure shes not done vomiting yet.
F***ING EASTER BUNNY aka Priscilla, Don, Thomas, Alan and 87 other ID’s::
So you admit to reading Sound Politics??!!
You previously said you don’t.
The Easter Bunny would never lie.
However, the Fucking Easter Bunny obviously has no scruples!
This isn’t a static world, Cynical. Things change. Now that we don’t have Rossi to laugh at anymore, there’s only Stefan and you left.
Hey speaking of which … it used to be 43 IDs … how come 87 all of a sudden … did you lose count somewhere between your thumb and middle finger? har har har
FYI, the Fucking Easter Bunny is no relation to THE Easter Bunny. We’re not even the same species. I never laid a colored egg in my life! I may, however, be the father of several thousand of the cute little bunnies running around in Green Lake Park, so next time you’re on the jogging path watch where you’re going so you don’t step on one of my kids.
All comments here by Don.
Hey Goldy, if you had you own radio show (as if) would don/alan/thatprick/PVS/cybil be your only caller?
Mr. Cynical Idiot is obsessed with me. I suspect it’s love, but I’ve filed a stalker report with the police just in case.
If anyone reads any posts from that dispicable, lying, piece of shit Pudster “Wounded Knee” tell him I’ve responded to his post on the Shiavo Autopsy thread @ 269.
Thanks,
GBS