February 1, 2007
Governor Gregoire Wants Your Opinion
She wants to know what you think. Apparently, she has some "serious, unanswered questions" she wants to pose to the people of Seattle. Her scope is wide:
I will never, ever say that a vote of the people is a waste. That's just fundamentally wrong. I, as an elected official, do not believe that.This morning at Seattlest HQ, we received an anonymous email containing an internal memo from the Gov's office, revealing what some of those more pressing questions are. The memo, apparently written in Gregoire's own handwriting, had a few doodles on it, and contained the following:
That chair, the one with the plaid fabric? Should it go next to the couch, or over by the fireplace?
Which one is the new gay?
Should I get the Amazon.com gift certificate from Coinstar, or just suck up the 8% service fee and take cash?
Who does Fortson have to blow to get some respect from the officials?
Isn't there someplace better than that Pink Elephant place for getting your car washed and detailed? They never get the dog hair out of the cracks between the seats and the center console.
Courtney Love or Paula Abdul? Why not both?
Why can't OUR Mexican immigrants make the Converse right here?
Do you think I got Trooper too soon...after Franz, I mean?
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What about Slog vs. Squirrel? The Guv needs a blog.
(btw, thanks geeks! the seattlest RSS is all better now. but this is the 3rd time i've tried to post this comment. which feels somehow less than spontaneous. etc.)
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Which one is the new gay?
A: Rep Pederson D 34th LD. The cute guy who introduced the two gay marriage bills.
Should I get the Amazon.com gift certificate from Coinstar, or just suck up the 8% service fee and take cash?
A. Well since Amazon charges sales tax AND shipping to Washington residents you are screwed either way. Now if we had a progressive income tax and ditched the sales tax you would be the greatest Governor ever.
Courtney Love or Paula Abdul? Why not both?
A: Courtney… please Courtney.
Why can't OUR Mexican immigrants make the Converse right here?
A: Don’t they make those in Vietnam?
Do you think I got Trooper too soon...after Franz, I mean?
A: Nah all of your kids were off at college and it is a big empty Governors’s mansion.
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Jake, this is from a 1996 U.S. Customs doc. But they may have moved on since then:
FACTS:
Converse imports cotton, non-formed, footwear uppers assembled in Mexico by its wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Calzado Deportivo de Reynosa, S.A. de C.V. ("Reynosa").