This week Newsweek hops on the "San Francisco Values" bandwagon with a story on Pelosi and what they refer to as San Francisco's "Loony Left." The story makes it seem like we're Nancy's redheaded stepchild. Oh wait, we're probably going to get a comment about saying something bad against redheads and stepchildren so we'll say crazy aunt instead. Oh now we'll get comments about discriminating against aunts and crazy people and, well, forget we even mentioned it.
It's kind of a fun article too in that it's not often you see Bevan, the Bay Guardian, and Tommi Avicolli Mecca quoted in a national newsmagazine. But why, once again, are we bringing it up? Because by 2008, every Democrat will be so tied to San Francisco that Barrack Obama will have to hold a press conference to deny he ever went to Trannyshack and commercials will run against John Edwards accusing him of getting naked and covering himself in mud at Burning Man.
Anyways, you could read the article yourself, but here's the shorter version:
-You never hit it big in politics until they make fun of you on "Saturday Night Live." That is when people watched SNL.
-Pelosi is "poised" which is another euphemism for never not smiling despite how uncomfortable the situation is. Of course, that could be the botox
-We're not just "loony" but "ripe for satire" and hey, that's our job.
-Case in point, us calling for Bush's impeachment and the whole JROTC thing. Good thing this article was written before the whole "whack off for world peace" thing
-The truth is we're actually a bunch of tech geek/dot.com millionaires to be and Nestor Makhno, where did you go to?
-San Francisco is just like Baltimore (!)
-Bevan calls Pelosi "pragmatic," the Bay Guardian calls her a "sell-out", Tommi Avicolli Mecca calls her both not very liberal and a kiss-ass, while John Burton calls her "not a kook" but an "Italian-Catholic grandmother who goes to church every f-----g Sunday."
-Gavin has flecks of grey in "his famous pompadour".
-Pelosi doesn't come off as being one of the "loony left" as she seems to rise above it. Never actually being seen in San Francisco helps.
-Gavin isn't a big fan of the JROTC decision. Like rolling his eyes and visibly squirming displeasure.
And finally, we leave the last word to Mayor McDreamy himself: "We have to work through the clichés. But then I can’t wait to showcase the real virtues of this city. The rest of the country should be so lucky." Ah, said like a true San Franciscan-- when in doubt, just point out how beautiful it is here. Because, well, that usually does shut everyone up (we know, we've done it many times before).
You know, we're okay with the article. We can take it. But the thing that bugs us the most, the worst thing they said, was not about our politics or our attitude, it's this: they compare us to Baltimore. Baltimore!
Good heavens.
Picture from last week's Saturday Night Live, courtesy of MSNBC.com
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Is it possible that MSNBC, that last bastion that all the under-educated conservatives point to when they refer to "The Liberal Media" is attempting to distance themselves from SF? Fair weather friends indeed.
Of course, it's also possible that particular piece was written by a visiting intern from the Washington Post.
That's ok, we'll show them. If we get our way, homosexuals will be able to live anywhere they want without fear and people will stop going to jail for simple pot posession. It's all a part of our evil plan. Plus, we can finally get rid of all those free toasters that we give out to people when they turn gay. Storage is so expensive on those!
Well, for starters SF's version of Gothamist has "Fist" in the title...
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Having visited Baltimore and San Francisco in the same month this year, I can tell you they are certainly nothing alike!