[MikalM]

Yeah, Morford is sort of the SF Chronicle's token goateed/nerd-glassed/angst-ridden Gen-X "soft male" type. He's there largely to draw the crowd that reads the local leftist throwaway weeklies (i.e. the BAY GUARDIAN, the WEEKLY et al) -- a marketing strategy that's been fairly obvious since Phil Bronstein took over the CHRON.

This column is pretty much typical of his output. He instinctively bashes ANYTHING that might be vaguely construed as "mainstream American" in this whiny, self-absorbed manner. And as one critic pointed out, his endless run-on rants are reminiscent of adolescent letters to punk fanzines.

Still, he's a pretty accurate representative of a type and an attitude that infests the Bay Area.

[Huck]

Morford is sort of the SF Chronicle's token goateed/nerd-glassed/angst-ridden Gen-X "soft male" type.

He's angst ridden because he's a homo.

[ohioman]

Unfortunately, another reason to despise the Bay Area. How in the hell can Michael Savage (sp?) stand it there?