Posted on 12/09/2004 5:30:03 PM PST by JosefK
Gregoire ‘Jumps the Shark’ *
Now claims she has nothing to do with lawsuit
Bellevue, WA – Christine Gregoire had nothing to do with an Attorney General opinion opposing the inclusion of previously rejected ballots into a hand recount. Nor does she have anything to do with a lawsuit filed by the Democratic Party regarding the hand recount in the governor’s race.
At least, that’s what Christine Gregoire says.
This week Gregoire, who has been Attorney General for 12 years, claimed she had no knowledge of long-standing Attorney General advice that in a manual recount, rejected ballots cannot be introduced and only previously counted ballots can be re-counted. Despite a November 1996 memo from the Secretary of State which included the AG’s opinion, and despite the fact that Gregoire at that time had been AG for four years and presumably would have corrected the opinion if she hadn’t agreed with it, Gregoire now says she’s not responsible for it.
In today’s Seattle Times (“Gregoire: I had no role in lawsuit”), Gregoire makes the remarkable claim that she has absolutely nothing to do with the state Democratic Party’s lawsuit in the state Supreme Court to change the rules of the recount.
The Times reports that “Gregoire…said she didn't see the suit before it was filed and wasn't consulted.” Three-term Attorney General Gregoire tells the Times, “I'm not the lawyer here. I'm not the client. I am an extremely interested third party.”
Mary Lane, spokeswoman for Dino Rossi, said Gregoire’s claims are reminiscent of Bart Simpson’s famous line: ‘I didn’t do it, no one saw me do it, you can’t prove anything!’
“Does anyone really believe that Christine Gregoire, the state’s top lawyer and one of the candidates in this race, is not involved in her own party’s lawsuit?,” said Lane.
“It’s getting to the point where she’s insulting the intelligence of the people of Washington. First she says didn’t know anything about long-standing advice from the AG’s office about not allowing previously rejected ballots into a hand recount, and now she says doesn’t know anything about a major lawsuit her own party filed over her election. These claims just don’t pass the straight-face test.”
Lane noted that as recently as last week, Gregoire was feverishly raising money for the recount and related legal costs.
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*If you’re not familiar with the term “Jump the Shark,” visit this web site: www.jumptheshark.com
----------------- (Cross-posted at http://josef-a-k.blogspot.com)
There's also another interesting article at http://www.columbian.com/12092004/clark_co/220540.html regarding the callous fight for Gregoire votes...
I was merely noting that they look a lot alike. Right down to the black pantsuit...
It was on KVI 570 AM yesterday morning, I believe (could have been the day before, cuz all my commutes are rolled up into one big trip)...
I really hope you are kidding? ;0)
Besides, Hillary and Cantwell showed up for freshman orientation wearing the EXACT same outfit.
What is it with outspoken, politically ambitious left wing women and Black Pantsuits?
Assuming they pull 45 new votes out of the crackerjack box, is there a recall provision in Washington?
Maybe Naomi Wolf is consulting them on how to be alpha wolves?
It almost worked for OwlGore...lol.
Makes Hillary look better =-shudder-=.
Reed also just said pretty much the same thing on TVW - Inside Olympia...
Yes, in the state constitution. Provision rather stringent...
Yes, there is. However, based on the numbers I saw last, Dino netted votes to where he's 53 up now ;0)
ROTFL
That's nothing. Wait till the 'rats pul the ole "Looky what we found behind this 'ere voting machine?"
Won't matter how many "new votes" they find that were never counted - if the State Supreme Court stays true to state law, that is.
No, that is incorrect. Chrissie isn't responsible for anything that happened on her watch ... not even the $19 million dollar missed notice of appeal filing deadline.
I think I covered that in the next sentence... ;0)
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