Seattlest: Who Is Greg Smith?

TroyJMorris

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:20:05 -0800

I also wasn't able to pull up anything political donation wise other than a donation in march to the DNC for $1,000.

TroyJMorris

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:18:52 -0800

Agreed. But the lineage does add weight to anything he may say about respecting the "spirit" of Seattle and the need to move forward... quickly. Also, I hope he'd buy a "Magic Carpet" t-shirt.

Katelyn

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:10:56 -0800

I'm positive Smith will address the conflict of interest angle soon. I considered putting his family history in there, and you're right, it will probably be a factor if he does decide to run. But for me personally, I don't give a rat's ass about who his great great grandfather was or how long his family has lived in Seattle; I care about him and his policies, the decisions that he's making, you know? I'm not terribly swayed by the lineage argument.

TroyJMorris

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:58:49 -0800

Yeah, I gotta agree, but it's a touristy restaurant and in a touristy area, so you can't blame the man. And politics is no place to make money... not on the city scale anyways. Let's not forget that his family has been here since the 1860's (this surely aids his ability to be a wealthy developer) and his great-(great?)-grandfather was mayor in the 1880's.

brad

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:58:34 -0800

it's funny to even type the words

Katelyn

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:55:45 -0800

That was kind of a hard one for me to swallow, too.

brad

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:47:50 -0800

lost me at 'hard rock cafe'