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The Stranger Hosts Local Election "Smackdown"

By AAN Staff

november 3, 2003 06:24 pm

The Stranger Hosts Local Election "Smackdown"

The City Council President posed for a photo with a bong in his hand and another Council candidate was the lucky recipient of a lap dance during a candidate forum sponsored last week by "Seattle's cheeky weekly." The Seattle Times also reports that candidates who appeared at the forum "faced serious questions" about local issues, and that Jack Pageler, who stood in for his wife, veteran Councilwoman Margaret, "suffered the indignity of being called 'Margaret' repeatedly by Dan Savage (pictured), editor of The Stranger and master of smackdown ceremonies."

View full article at Seattle Times