September 25, 2008 - 5:07pm
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Lands commissioner debate becomes monologue

BLAINE - The two candidates for commisioner of public lands, Republican incumbent Doug Sutherland and Democratic challenger Peter Goldmark, were supposed to debate this morning but something funny happened along the way.

Sutherland never showed up for the debate.

The Seattle Times reports that Sutherland had the time marked incorrectly in his calendar, and was still driving en route to Semiahmoo whe the 11 AM start time elapsed.

So instead of a debate, the even became a thirty minute Q&A with Goldmark, with Sutherland later arriving to gladhand those in attendance. 

BRYAN BISSELL is a PolitickerWA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at bryan.bissell@politickerwa.com.

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