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Well, it's about time! As the progressives run around in a circle waving their hands around in terror for another week or two until June 2, the more right-leaning folks have decisively made their move! Former supervisor and sometimes lounge singer Tony Hall has filed his paperwork to run for mayor.
Tony Hall's been famously irritated with Gavin Newsom ever since Newsom dumped him off at the Treasure Island Development Association to give his Supervisor's seat away to Sean Elsbernd and the Office of Emergency Services office to Annemarie Conroy, and then had him fired after the two of them got in a fight over Newsom's lack of commitment to the island and Newsom's accusations of Hall's financial improprieties. Hey Tony, it could've been worse: Gavin might have tried to make a play on your wife!
In the aftermath of that exploded friendship, Tony Hall demanded his Board of Supervisors seat back (to no avail), filed a legal claim against the city for his firing, and has now settled on the strategy of a blunt-talking race for the mayor's office instead (Care not Cash hasn't helped anyone, crime is up, middle class families can't afford to live here anymore, Newsom's been a disaster, he can't be trusted, we need real leadership, etc).
Is there going to be a squeeze play on Newsom from the right and the left in this race? That might be really interesting to watch -- if, of course, the left could get its act together enough to actually pick someone to start the squeezing. C'mon guys, Tony can't do it alone!
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Well finally.
Team Tony! (Until a better guy comes along!)
He doesn't stand a chance. He looks too capable.
I think I will wait to see what comes from the June 2nd wing ding.
This guy is just a Lounge Lizzard. He was the village idiot at St. Brendan's where he used to belt out bad versions of Ave Maria. A friend of mine actually paid money NOT to have him sing at her wedding. He came with the package. Rumor had it that he had some sleazy gig singing at Centerfolds, too.
Hey as long as we get a Mayor who can do the job I would care if he took strolls in the nude.
Somebody running against the Gav? Hey, Tony's got my vote!
Hey as long as we get a Mayor who can do the job I wouldn't care if he took strolls in the nude down the length of Market Street.
Tony Hall isn't a lounge singer -- he's a wedding singer. I remember hearing that back in 2000 when he first was elected to the Board of Supervisors.
I'm sorry but when I think of a "wedding singer," I think of that Adam Sandler movie.
Which is why I could never take Tony Hall seriously.
Must be a column coming by-line 2 on beyond chronic 2 day
Tony is a joke, but he could take enough votes to ensure a run off, which would help a late starting progressive candidate to make their case. Although in debates Tony will make Gavin look like a left wing progressive,
Does Tony Hall even still live in San Francisco, he better get his residency papers in order or Dennis Herrera will ask some very "pesky" questions.
Secondly, if Tony Hall thinks RCV will help him he better get his vocal cords checked because he'll be singing at Genypher Seebull's wedding next June.
Thirdly, Did Gavin Newsom and Kamela Harris have a relationship too, I just got a piece of news that Gavin and Kamela really got it on and Willie broke it up.
Fourthly, The Green Party State convention is this weekend...
(okay I have nothing snarky to say about it except use lots of biodegradable disinfecting hand soap).
Apologies, classydave, but we do not have runoffs anymore, so he can't "take enough votes to get a runoff with a progressive."
That is too bad, since well, that would have been great, but all those progressive gimmicks to give taxpayer money to their political teams, RCV and more haven't amounted to a hill of beans or any challengers to Mayor N, even after, well, you know...
Let's lighten the mood with a picture of Tony Hall riding his motorcycle instead! yay motorcycles! (seriously, motorcycles are cool!)