Posted on 02/19/2006 8:00:15 AM PST by SmithL
Gay marriage, medical marijuana or calls to impeach President Bush, San Francisco City Hall has a long history of giving the rest of the country something to talk about -- and this week the talker was a bombshell served up by Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval.
It started with Sandoval going on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" show to explain why he opposed bringing the historic battleship Iowa to San Francisco: "We just don't want to put a 10-story gun on the waterfront where everybody is going to be looking at it every single day."
But things really got interesting when the conversation turned to Sandoval's feelings about the U.S military.
"What good has it done for us in the last five years?" Sandoval asked.
"Are you kidding me?'' Alan Colmes -- a Democrat -- asked a moment later.
"The United States should not have a military,'' Sandoval repeated. "All in all, we would be in much, much, much better shape."
"What do you want to defend ourselves -- what do you want to defend ourselves with?" Colmes asked later.
Sandoval: "Well, you got cops. It's called the Coast Guard. There's lots of things different."
Colmes: "You want to send cops to defend our shores if we're attacked? Cops?"
To which Sandoval replied: "You want to send people abroad to start these wars?"
By the next day, the calls and e-mails were pouring in to both Sandoval and other supervisors -- not only questioning Sandoval's stance, but also his shrug-of-shoulder delivery.
"I'm a third-generation born San Franciscan, and I'm appalled that you have not only been elected but re-elected by your misguided ultra liberal so-called citizens,'' wrote Jim Donovan of Sacramento.
"I remember when San Francisco was truly a dynamic city, but it has been reduced to a joke ... .'' Donovan wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
We're gonna need some dynamite, some Sawzalls and some blades....lots of blades. It'll be tough work , but we can do it.
While we are talking cutting funding in Congress, let's cut off ALL funds to san francisco as well as the university of Washington.
LLS
I heard that San Francisco's pro sports teams were in trouble due to low attendence.Seems that the folks in the area prefer Astroglide to Astroturf,and aren't really interested in watching an event where only one ball is in play.
It's not only San Francisco, but LA and it's surrounding communities. We have the biggest liberal nuts in the Country. But the real irony is they are not just stupid, but insane.
I don't know. Bums urinating and defecating on the sidewalks are no joke to me.
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