SFist: Peskin Crowned King of San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

wchase

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:46:42 -0800

you said wiener. heh.

manys

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:27:29 -0800

Maybe they'll be able to deliver SF for Nader Gonzales.

RinconHillSF

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:21:56 -0800

The bullies won the votes? Take note of which politicians sell the greater good down the river for their own perceived political aspirations. Otherwise known as ... well, you can pick a word.

aj

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03:27 -0800

Well, you have to admire his hardnosed realism. The DCCC is who decides who gets on the Democratic Party slate mailers, and generally (D5 Mirkarimi excepted), no Dem slate, no win in November. But it's in no way a step forward for SF.

icbalaam

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:55 -0800

Beth, you said it!

SFMichael

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:53:22 -0800

Brock, I have a copy of two emails, but only printed, not electronic...

Beth Spotswood

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:11:48 -0800

That was the most boring hour of my life. Here's a hot tip for the DCCC: open bar.

bluecanary

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:19:34 -0800

I used to think reports of Peskins tirades "that lawyer can go fuck himself" and drunk dials were amusing. But I'm starting to lean in the direction of "that's really an unprofessional way for a political official to behave." I was pushed further in that direction by Nathan Ballard's comment in the Chron today that "Chris Daly is hardly the president of Mensa." Seriously, is this the level of discourse we want in city government?

andyc

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:16:04 -0800

i like what i have seen of peskin's take-no-prisoners no bullshit attitude so far. but i would be more interested if this sort of politicking was a boost to candidates that could actually fix the muni, crime, and quality-of-life problems in this city. saying that you're "progressive" is great but who really gives a shit without those policies providing practical and beneficial results? since spending the last few years in san francisco i've never been so disilluisioned about the effiacy of liberal-leaning politics... and i'm not really convinced these guys are going to be the ones to overhaul stuff like investigating why we give hoodlums free passes to $7k-a-month summer camp to make them feel better about themselves.

spysea

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:14:51 -0800

Just cements the fact that you folks in SF are KOOKOO! Peskin Daly and the rest of the nuts ... Someone should make a sitcom on this stuff!

Brock Keeling

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:45:21 -0800

SFMichael, are copies of said emails available? that's the coolest thing i've heard all year. i simply must read them. also: wiener is a super swell guy, too, which i should have pointed out.

jimH

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:43:43 -0800

Believe the temporary chair vote occurred at the beginning of last night's meeting and the "real vote" occurred at the end. Peskin will be chair for a little while, anyway.

SFMichael

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:41:04 -0800

You're joking, of course? I was at the meeting last night. It was a nightmare. They had passed around copies of emails Chris Daly sent threatening people if they didn't vote for Peskin. The majority of people spoke in favour of Scott; a few seemed to try to find something nice to say about Peskin. I can't believe they let Daly and Peskin engineer a coup of the DCCC. The only thing to stop them from starting a new political machine that will hurt San Francisco even more is to make sure none of their so-called "progressive" candidates win in November.

Brock Keeling

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:35 -0800

Totally.

Generic

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:11 -0800

Peskin 4 Mayor.