SFist: Sean Penn to Lobby For 'Harvey Milk Day' In California

Lobster Mobster

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:17:32 -0800

Sean Penn is a bit of an ambulance chaser. I don't recall him saying anything about Harvey Milk or San Francisco in his Oscar speech. I was amused however when he went sawed off shotgun renegade on the city of New Orleans after Katrina.

Belgand

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:33:40 -0800

Most other countries have far, far more holidays than we do. Compared to the US average of 10 days off the UK averages at 25 and Germany at 30. We seriously need to have more days off. Even with what little we have most employers don't recognize many of them. How many people here didn't get President's Day off or any number of other holidays? Not to mention a maximum on the number of hours your employer can make you work in a week. Yeah, if you're hourly you'll get overtime, but there's nothing stopping them from putting you on salary and working you 70 hours a week or making that overtime mandatory.

Generic

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:57:18 -0800

i declare the time i got caught fucking that chick from hobson's choice a day of significance.

fizzandpop

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:17:40 -0800

And tomorrow is SQUARE ROOT day or something (03.03.09).

fizzandpop

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:10:51 -0800

If I really wanted to make people forget something, the first thing I would do is to declare a "Day of Significance".

KeithFuckinMoon

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:45:07 -0800

G A Y Who gives a crap? If Harvey is a hero to you, as he is to me, why does a "day of significance" mean anything. Be independent...

KeithFuckinMoon

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:33:21 -0800

Cradling his schlong.

Ed Anger, Jr.

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:12:12 -0800

"I fail to see the humor..." Default position for SF Progressives

RAPP81

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:52:36 -0800

This isn't about making this a HOLIDAY, just as it is stated, "A Day of Significance".

periqueblend

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:43:04 -0800

why'd you go all to snopes to get a fact that was contained in the post?

fizzandpop

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:41:11 -0800

Bad idea. Like the minute silence, this mawkish crap is becoming meaningless. The less state enforced respect paying we have to do the better. Plus we don't need another excuse for banks, post offices and public services to get paid for doing another day of no work. Lets see if Sean sticks to his guns when one of his movies is shut down for Milk day.

lejohnnyc

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:32:01 -0800

Seems like it was already vetoed by the Schwarz less than a year ago. http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/harveymilk.asp

periqueblend

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:31:39 -0800

I think the pic is fair game since they are supposed to correlate, right? but yeah it's probably a great idea. unless its just another day off for city/state workers then....

travin

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:59:22 -0800

On to, you know, discussing the topic.... I think it's a great idea!

porkbun

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:55:38 -0800

The bagel kinda looks like the top of an "8." Where's the bottom half?

turtle_276

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:51:25 -0800

I agree, other than the fact that Spicoli and Harvey Milk were both played by Sean Penn, I fail to see the humor.

Ylime

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:48:44 -0800

If you are familiar with Jeff Spicoli it does.

Generic

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:44:31 -0800

Sense: that graphic makes none.