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SFist has received scores of emails and a few comments today, Cathy-ing about the lack of ballots and alleged chaos at certain polling stations.

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We reported on the Yes On 8 truck parade earlier today, but it turns out this protest, if you will, was much more heated and hateful than anticipated. SFist reader Laura, who snapped up this image at noon-ish on Market Street, tells us about her encounter with the anti-gay marriage SUV brigade.

Jim Herd reports that "at least 30 vehicles, mostly Chevy and Ford," are parading for Prop 8 at City Hall right now (1 p.m.) "Lots of banners, repeated honking, heading towards city hall, sirens, circling city hall over and over," we're told. Check it out if you're in the area. But do watch out for any baseball bats flying at your face, queer brethren.

Hinting at further signs of her own developmental disability, Gov. Sarah Palin criticized ultra liberal SF Chronicle of hiding an interview with Barack Obama in which the President elect (why not?) discussed his platform's energy policy -- a policy that would, allegedly, bankrupt the coal industry.

Over at Mission Mission -- the site for all things Mission district-y, and then some -- we heard word that District 9 supervisor candidates David Campos, Eric Quezada, Eva Royale, Mark Sanchez, Eric Storey, and Tom Valtin will answer questions from the peanut gallery (i.e., you!) over at the Precita Center tonight. The candidates' carefully chosen words pour forth starting at 6:30 p.m. at 534 Precita (between Florida & Alabama).

We just got word about something cool. Well, cool insofar as local politics is cool, which? Not so much. But for those of you confused by who is up for what in which district, Rich Bartlebaugh sent us info on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate Google Video Map. Don't know who to vote for? This will help you out.

In a campaign filled with mortification, this might be the most mortifying moment yet.

Dueling neighbors found at the corner of Bush & Pierce.

While many fret over Prop. 8 (gay matrimony), Prop. H (clean energy), and this, let's not forget about most important issue for San Franciscans re election 2008: Proposition R, the Presidential Memorial Commission.

    

At least he is in this elaborate, spooktacular, very San Francisco Halloween display, found outside a Glen Park home. Curious, yes? But we think they should have added pantyhose to Palin's legs -- you know, to go with the strappy, open-toed shoes. Because you know she would wear them together.

If this is any indication of things to come, tomorrow's Palin-Biden debate could prove the single most entertaining trainwreck in television history. And we want you to share this moment with other inebriated strangers. So, readers, would you let us know of any Bay Area bars, all of them, hosting a viewing party for the big showdown? Thanks.

Hey, the debate is back on tonight! John McCain dried his tears and will head over to the University of Mississippi to get reamed by Barack Obama. Exciting stuff, folks! Tonight's topic: foreign policy. Zzzzz, right? But at one of these venues, you'll have have plenty of comfort juice by your side to keep things interesting.

Reader Chris writes SFist to ask the following:

Remember when we told you Vice Presidential candidate/major fail Sarah Palin was coming to Woodside to show off her pretty legs, or whatever? Gave you the location, date, time, and everything? Well, the luncheon has, sadly, been canceled. Our pals over at Daily Kos sent us word this afternoon. The McCain camp blames a scheduling conflict, but, really, this just goes to show you how little GOP cares about the Golden State. What else is new, right? Anyway crestfallen doesn't even begin to describe how we feel about this latest development. (Sorry, Jameth.) Update: It's been rescheduled for October 5. Huzzah! See you at the Siebel's, Sarah!

LiveJournal user Jameth is asking readers to send him to Sarah Palin's Woodside Luncheon, happening on Thursday, Sept. 25th, in Woodside (SFist's official off-site headquarters. What?) at Tom Siebel's pad. And he needs your money, folks. What will your hard-earned money get him, you ask? Well, $1,000 will get him a moose burger and a glass of Tang, and for an extra $1,500 he'll get a McCain-Palin pin. So, if you feel like sending him a PayPal donation, you can do so here. (Oh, and if Jameth doesn't get enough cash by the RSVP deadline, he'll donate it all to No on Prop. 8.)

Look what little SFist found waiting patiently in the inbox.

OK, not really. But while VP candidate Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla from 1996 to 2002, the area (specifically the Matanuska-Susitna area) won the title of Meth Capital of Alaska. (An aside: check out the SLOG today to see Palin get ripped to shreds, you know, if that's your thing.) We recommend you read this article out about the tweakiest city in Alaska during '02-'03, which features kids going hungry, the authorities doing very little, and one 13-year-old Wasilla boy bragging to the fuzz that his "mom cooked the best meth in the valley." Lucky bastard. (Juneau Empire)

Sarah Palin -- who, let's face it, governs some useless mass of land in Canada -- thinks she's more qualified than God to help run the US. According to Ralph Nader, she's isn't, and even his running mate, Matt Gonzalez, has more skills than Palin. He says:

Sarah Palin, according to yesterday's New York Times, tried to get some morally bankrupt books removed from library shelves when she took office in Alaska as the mayor of Wasilla. Palin, it seems, went so far as to try firing Mary Ellen Emmons, a librarian in Wasilla who dared to resist Palin's vile censoring efforts.

While working at Fifth and Market streets, an unidentified 35-year-old man was verbally accosted and then attacked by a passerby. According to the Gate:

44-year-old former beauty queen and current Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wins the honor of being Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate. (It will not be, as was guessed yesterday, Tim Pawlenty.) A bit of background: Palin is the youngest and first female governor of Alaska -- a state that has a rape rate that is double the national average.

Looking to steal Obama's thunder, old man McCain, who is adorably running for Prez under the Republican ticket, has picked a VP running mate. One top guess, according to the Gate, is Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who "abruptly canceled numerous public appearances" today. We shall see. And in related news, McCain allegedly claims says that his S&M buddies back in Nam were homosexuals. Huh.

Dear those of you who write addendums on posters, signs, and sticker:

Wayne Pickering (AKA, Brian McConnell), head of the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco formed to honor George W. Bush -- which, at the risk of boasting, SFist was the first to tell you about back in March -- just contacted SFist to let us know that commission's ordinance initiative to changing the name of the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility to the "George W Bush Sewage Plant" will, in fact, be on the November ballot. More details to come. Stay tuned.

Found on Battery Street yesterday afternoon. Charming.

Prop 98? Defeated. The eminent domain reform proposition, which would have seen rent control eliminated in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, failed to win last night. It seems that about 61 percent of voters rejected Prop. 98.

              

While we were out perusing second home possibilities in Rincon Hill all weekend long (exhausting!), a smattering of predominately white liberal arts majors had a kick-ass party on Valencia Street this past weekend. Fun!

Before entering a voguing competition (we can only assume) to the sounds of Seal at Saturday night's Black & White Ball, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced her endorsement for Assemblyman Mark Leno. Much to no one's surprise.

Mark Leno and Carole Migden, please step forward.