November 13, 2007
Which SF Supe Is the Idiot -- Well, the Bigger Idiot
We came across this wonderful blind item over at ValleyWag (via Overheard in the Office). It seems that someone on the Board of Supes doesn't know the difference between a placeholder name and their signature, euphemistically. Do you know who it was? We're going to go ahead sweepingly generalize that it was either Ammiano or Dufty, because gays only care about little boys and baggies, shiny objects, and unicorns.
Council member: I heard you need my John Doe on something.
Clerk: I need your signature on some documents.
Council member: Yeah, my John Doe.
Clerk, laughing: You mean your John Hancock -- John Doe is an anonymous dead body. [Council member looks puzzled.] John Hancock has the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence -- that's where the term comes from.
Council member: Oh.
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San Francisco, California
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My top picks are...
1. Sophie Maxwell
2. Sean Elsbernd or
3. Michaela "Spoiled Brat" Alioto-Pier
OH, COME ON, THAT'S AN INNOCENT MISTAKE!
I wouldn't be surprised if it was Sean Elsbernd. He seems kinda slow...
"...Sean Elsbernd. He seems kinda slow..."
HAHA!
And you're right, Jess. In fact, it's so something I would do. But if I can't make myself feel better at the expense of others, then what good am I?
Everyone knows it was Ed Jew. He doesn't even live in the United States, why would he know what a John Doe is?
*sigh* If only they were all John Doe's...
"Everyone knows it was Ed Jew. He doesn't even live in the United States, why would he know what a John Doe is?"
Isn't it some kind of a tractor???
100 bucks says it was daly!
remember he flunked out of duke and couldn't handle political science or history.
my vote is totally for MAP.
and, it was totally not an innocent mistake. i think that's the reason they put "Council member looks puzzled" in there. whoever it was seriously didn't know who john hancock was.
My vote is for Elsbernd. He comes across as a total dimwit. And I can certainly see him strutting in and using this line like he's cool when really he's just a fool.
So when do we get the answer?
And Valleywag (via Overheard in the Office) doesn't know the difference between a city council and a county board of supervisors. We're all doomed.
Elsbernd a dimwit? Of course, but I think we're overlooking the obvious choice... the guy who is not only a dimwit but has little experience with the constitution.
I think it's pretty clear that it's Sandoval.
(Although Michaela's a pretty good guess.)
Oh, Brock, I was afraid to make a comment telling how likely I am to say little stuff like that... I usually go uncorrected, unfortunately, and I'm left to figure it out for myself when it's too late and I feel like crawling into a hole.
We're a league of our own. Sean can join us.
Sandoval is an attorney with a JD from Columbia - he's not making that kind of mistake.
Supervisor Alioto-Pier graduated from the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in San Francisco, and received a degree in Anthropology from the University of California at Los Angeles. She also spent a year studying at Sophia University in Japan.
Educated is not the same as intelligent, suckafree.
;-)
Didn't bush go to Harvard?
Bush is such a Yalie.
Close enough... :-D
It is a trick question, the people of SF are idiots for voting these barely competent boneheads into office. I say we recall them all and have a bunch of hand puppets hold the meetings instead. Who knows, it would be more entertaining and something might actually get accomplished. (and think of the cost savings!)