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Jeb Bush Demonstrates Fundamental Misunderstanding Of Hoodies With SF Tech Schwag

Jack Morse — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:30:46 GMT

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— Scott Lucas (@ScottLucas86) October 26, 2015

Jeb Bush doesn't understand how hoodies work. And for some reason, Jeb Bush believes, apparently, that publicly demonstrating his lack of understanding of hoodies with a SF-based tech company schwag hoodie will somehow benefit him in the polls.

When the younger Bush brother came to San Francisco last July, the presidential hopeful made a concerted effort to show plugged-in San Franciscans that he, too, understood the disruptive power of technology. This manifested in predictable ways, such as when he hailed an Uber on his way to visit SF-based Thumbtack.

He also, it seems, took advantage of the classic tech-job perk: the free branded hoodie.

And then someone in his campaign office posted this horribly awkward video of the man who wants us to trust him with the nuclear launch codes to YouTube.

Fast forward to this past Monday, and you end up with the above Vine depicting the once Governor of Florida struggling to pull a fully zipped Thumbtack-branded hoodie over his head.

We here at SFist would like to take a moment to suggest that the potential next President of the United States investigate the disruptive technology of zippers. We hear they make getting in and out of clothes a lot easier.

Previously: Jeb Bush Trolls Hillary Clinton By Taking Uber To SoMa Startup

Tom DeLay Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail

Brock Keeling — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:10:11 GMT

Amid this Monday swamp of owl starvation, Arizona rampage, and Dolores Park shooting, a silver lining shines through: Tom DeLay, former House majority leader during our country's darkest period, was sentenced to three years in jail today "for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002."

For his part, DeLay doesn't see what he did wrong. According to AP, he "repeated his longstanding claims that the prosecution was politically motivated and that he never intended to break the law." That is to say, he thinks he was setup, see.

"I can't be remorseful for something I don't think I did," DeLay said. Aw.

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Someone Needs a Bottle of Goo Gone

Jay Barmann — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:05:10 GMT

We keep noticing this Prius around town, particularly near 7th and Bryant, and we just want to buy this guy/gal one of those scraper tools and a bottle of Goo Gone so that s/he can turn this ride from embarrassing anachronism into a usable vehicle again. Call us persnickety, but this is kind of like leaving the Christmas tree up past January 15th, or like leaving rotting jack-o-lanterns on your stoop until Christmas. The Age of Obama may have us feeling too complacent and like it's all going to work out now, but isn't it about time this person removes the sign from their window that says "Troops Home by Christmas?" Or at least cross out "Christmas" and write "Arbor Day"? Maybe because Nader didn't win this car owner is holding onto the signs as an act of silent protest?

Condi's Back!

Brock Keeling — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:34:15 GMT

Light the candles, get the ice out, roll the rug up, Condi's back! America's favorite high boot-wearing, Brahms-playing, weapons of mass destruction-hunting Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is returning to the Bay Area. According to an interview in campus newsletter Stanford Report, Rice will teach political science at Stanford University. "I've always assumed I would come back to Stanford,'' said Rice. "It really seemed like the logical choice for me.'' Condi served as provost before signing a deal with the Devil to serve with the Bush administration in exchange for an eternally youthful glow. Rice goes on to say she loves "going over to the houses or the dorms and having dinner and having a question-and-answer session [with students] afterward." Rice, we should point out, is still single.

Frank Chu Extra

Brock Keeling — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:33:13 GMT

A lot of you have sent SFist photos of this "Adios Douche Bag(s)" poster with former President George W. Bush. A lot. And we relent. So here's the most interesting one we've received thus far. It features colorful town crier Frank Chu. (Chu, we should point out, will not be adding Barack to his lawsuit from outer space.)

Photo du Jour 319

Brock Keeling — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:40:47 GMT

"Gone, Baby, Gone" by Darwin Bell.

Any last words for the little guy?

Code Pink Holds Farewell Kiss Shoe-In Protest in Berkeley

Brock Keeling — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:41:50 GMT

Code Pink is having yet another Bush/war protest today. This time they're using the shoe -- made popular last week by Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi, who hurled his footwear at President Bush during a press conference -- as the central theme. The protest, it practically goes without saying, is happening in Berkeley this afternoon.

There is also a protest going on in front of the Washington D.C. today, where shoes are being placed in front of the White House, Princes Di-style.

Pardon Muntader al-Zaidi?

Brock Keeling — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:52:03 GMT

After hurling his black dress shoes at President George Bush last week, Muntader al-Zaidi, a journalist for an independent Iraqi television station, is being hailed as somewhat of a hero. (Word is that he was given an award for courage in Libya.) Also, according to Tim Redmond over at SFBG, just after tossing his heels, Muntader al-Zaidi had the proverbial crap kicked out of him.

Iraqi security forces have beaten him pretty badly -- they "kicked him and beat him until he was crying like a woman,” said Mohammed Taher, a reporter for Afaq, a television station owned by the Dawa Party. You can hear him howling on the YouTube video; it's almost painful to listen.

While saying it's dead wrong to throw anything at a president, Redmond goes on to suggest that we "call on Bush to ask the prime minister of Iraq to pardon Muntader al-Zaidi" (which, really, would be a much-needed gentlemanly gesture on Bush's part.) And we agree, but only because anyone who provides such top-notch entertainment should be pardoned.

But what say you? Take our poll to find out if you're a pinko commie tool or an apologist for tortured journalists.

More Colorful COKDEPINK Activists Arrested After Karl Rove Arrest Attempt

Brock Keeling — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:39:02 GMT

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While yesterday's Karl Rove/John Edwards cabaret spectacular was re-scheduled for today -- in order to sidestep this from happening again, we'll asuume -- two sect members of the women’s peace group CODEPINK were pinched today at SF Marriot on 4th Street today for taking the stage alongside Karl Rove, staging a citizen’s arrest on charges of war crimes.

Going down at tje Commercial Finance Association's annual convention Janine Boneparth (who was busted last month for the same thing) and Nancy Mancias stole the show by getting up on stage an announcing "Ladies and gentlemen, Karl Rove is a war criminal!" And then? They got handcuffed and whisked away.

Why CODEPINK didn't get all up in Edwards' face for cheating on his wife remains a mystery. Because we would've been all, "Girl, hold my earrings!" (Pink Tank)

Today The World Ends

SFist Christopher Rogers — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:46:44 GMT

Which means it's the last chance to warn you with this picture via punditkitchen.com.

And that movie? It's confounding, off-kilter, and oddly visceral. It humbly plays for all the stakes and will certainly stay with you after you've watched it.

And if you are watching it for the first time, don't read anything online about the movie before you see it. Just soak it in. Much like the music of Sigur Ros or the TV show Lost or the art of Mark Ryden, Donnie Darko is a delicious puzzle.

Recommended.

See if you can catch it before this world ends.

The trailer for the movie's original cut lurks behind the jump.

Breaking News: George W. Bush Sewage Plant Renaming Qualifies for November Ballot

Brock Keeling — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:19:03 GMT

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.

Pickering was worried yesterday that they might not qualify since there was a spot check of 500 of their signatures. But that's normal since the process works like this: the power that be test 500 random signatures against the voter files. Based on said raw count, if no more than 143 of the 500 signatures (28%) are thrown out, you automatically qualify for the ballot. And: ta-da! Also, according to Wayne, "we turned in 11,999 signatures, of which 11,041 were counted in the official raw count. We need 7,168 signatures from SF voters to qualify, so we went in with over 50% more than we needed."

Congrats, craz poop plant renaming people! For the full press release, follow the jump.

Quote of the Day: George Bush and the Nazis

Brock Keeling — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:22:42 GMT

Good grief. During a speech/swipe at Barack Obama to Israel's Knesset (i.e., Israel's legislature), President Bush quipped:

Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: "Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided." We have an obligation to call this what it is — the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.

God bless the man, but, really, how has he eluded assassination for almost eight years?

San Francisco Proposal For George W. Bush Sewage Plant Gets the FOX Treatment

Brock Keeling — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:27:17 GMT

As most of you know by now, the George W Bush Sewage Plant proposal--news that SFist broke way back in March (yay, us!)--is making the rounds all across this great country of ours. And after landing on FOX News last week, the steady stream of hate mail makes for a fantastic read. Here are two of our favorite,most thought-provoking rebuttals so far. Ahem:

You truly are a cancerous ulcer on the anus of an AIDs Infected faggot. You think this is funny, why don’t you go and do something that is worth while instead of making a mockery of our President. If you don’t like this country then get the FUCK OUT. Better yet, take the majority of those knee jerk liberals from the Bay Area with you. Go try Lebanon or Iran and see how far your nonsense will take you there. The rest of this great country don’t need you and the rest of those knee jerk liberals up there with you.

And:

They should put a picture of your mother's stinking, overgrown, sweaty bush on the sewage plat, you fucking cocksucker.

Don't be scared to send the Presidential Memorial Commission you most intimate thoughts.You can do it here.

SFist Interview: Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco's "T Wayne Pickering"

Brock Keeling — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:49:58 GMT

Ever since SFist first reported on the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco's plan to re-name the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility in honor of our current POTUS, George W. Bush, it has spread--in the words of T. Wayne Pickering, chairman of the unofficial "Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco--like an "intestinal bug on a Carnival cruise ship." So far Wonkette and the Washington Post caught wind of it. A FOX interview is in the works, which is set to air tomorrow.

Before the commission's baptism by FOX, we asked Pickering (not his real name, we should mention) a few questions about his plans for getting the initiative on the November ballot. Here's what he said about his efforts at changing the name of the San Francisco poop plant, Bush's greatest moment over the last eight years, and more.

Aside from the obvious, what sparked the decision change the name of the sewage plant?
It all started at a bar. We were discussing how to pay tribute to George W Bush. Regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, you have to agree that the magnitude of his accomplishments must be remembered. We picked the sewage plant because Bush's greatest legacy, apart from the Global War on Terror, is his attention to the nation's infrastructure, such as the levee system that protected New Orleans so well during Hurricane Katrina.

And how do you plan on doing this?
We are submitting an ordinance initiative for the November ballot. If it passes by a simple majority, the facility will be renamed on Inauguration Day.

Recession: The Movie Informs, Tickles

Brock Keeling — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:27:06 GMT

In effort to beef up our anti-Republican credibility--while helping diminish San Francisco's continually creepy anti-Hillary sentiment--here were have a delightful and much needed anti-McCain video. It's brimming with biting satire, cinematic parody, and information on our impending (current?) recession. We found it over at Cubed. (Thanks, guys. Now we know for sure we'll never be able to land that sweet One South Park pad. Sigh.) Do check it out today, folks.