The Washington Independent » Pike Place market http://washingtonindependent.com National News in Context Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Seattle Fish-Throwers Tout Obama on YouTube http://washingtonindependent.com/15493/seattle-fish-throwers-tout-obama-on-youtube http://washingtonindependent.com/15493/seattle-fish-throwers-tout-obama-on-youtube#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:00:33 +0000 Ari Melber http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=15493 The Republicans may have the wolf-hunting vote locked down, but the Obama campaign is burnishing its own frontier credentials with a new video from the fish throwers at the famous Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Will this Pacific Northwestern YouTube outreach move anyone? Well, count this blogger in. As a lifelong Seattlite, I grew up following my parents around the historic market — a community-supported zone that favors local farmers and artisans — as they bought fruit and vegetables from friendly shops like Manzo’s, or nabbed some fresh halibut. Naturally, the fish have some airborne cameos in one of the quirkier Obama videos this season:

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