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2005-11-12 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by .com 2005-11-12 04:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 IMO O'Reilly is over the top on this. What he should have said is: no federal funds for any of the schools, no federal funds for highways or roads, no federal funds for police or fire, no federal funds for airport, or anything. If the congress would move quickly on this, instead of just threatening to, SF would be changing course very quickly.

Don't matter anyway, SF is lost. If you have been there recently you know what I mean. Sure wish none of my tax dollars would ever wind up there.

Posted by Greash Unitle8995 2005-11-12 09:10|| 2005-11-12 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, shucks. Just advertize that any container with a SanFran delivery address won't be inspected.

Tell them, they're free like Vatican City. No taxes, no federal monies. Though unlike VC, any traffic in or out, will be monitored. Unlike VC, we have no 'accord', so those little things like water, power, food, gas, not to mention what the heck they're going to do with their waste has to be negotiated. Enjoy!

Posted by Whoper Snereth5232 2005-11-12 09:19|| 2005-11-12 09:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Here is another quote from the Fire Chief:

"Who is this guy, O'Reilly?" said Hanley, who identified himself as both a third-generation San Franciscan and military veteran. "I've got guys fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm a veteran myself. What's he talking about?"

I live in the Bay Area. Not SF. The people of SF voted this way, not the region. However, O'Reilly's words are against the region.

I would find it offensive, if I thought O'Reilly was worth his beans. But he has jumped the shark, and just needed to say something sensational so someone would pay attention to him.

I am surprised that no one brought up his problems with employees and dildos. Coit tower is the definitive SF phallic symbol. Right up O'Rielly's alley, from the lawsuit.

Posted by Penguin 2005-11-12 10:12|| 2005-11-12 10:12|| Front Page Top

#4 SF is a beautiful city. I have family in the Bay area, including in previous years in the city, and loved it before it got so crowded and the moonbat population exploded.

O'Rielly was stupid to pick out Coit Tower. Lots of non-moonbats love the place both for the view and for the memory of the heroism of those firement. My sig other had relatives in that devastating quake/fire whose lives were saved by them.

Now, Berkely on the other hand ....

Posted by too true 2005-11-12 10:41|| 2005-11-12 10:41|| Front Page Top

#5 SF just passed a handgun ban, so it's already open season - just go after the limo-elites.....they have the good stuff

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-12 11:37|| 2005-11-12 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 My prediction: SF will see an increase in home invasions by gang members. The press will do their best to try and ignore it. But it will get so bad that it will eventually come to light.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-12 12:40|| 2005-11-12 12:40|| Front Page Top

#7 The Central Coast was having some problems with this back in the late 90's. Asian gangs were starting to find these lucrative, until a few of them got blown away by the home owners.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-12 12:42|| 2005-11-12 12:42|| Front Page Top

#8 So much misplaced emotion. This is a simple back in your face hypothetical in which he picked out a landmark just for effect. And people are going off like fireworks - as if it has or will happen. Silly. He gave the Marin Moonbats a taste of their own over the top idiocy and they've freaked out. Once again we see they can't take even a hint of what they dish out in their deranged and smug fantasy world.

SF is utterly politically dysfunctional and socially insane. They have chosen to be insane. They have chosen to ignore laws and thumb their noses at the little people. They ask for derision and scorn in almost everything they do. Every local poll proves the point. Every sneering SF columnist bangs the LLL drums. Every attempt to usurp or flaunt the law demonstrates that they, as elitists and faux intellectuals, presume they know much better than the flyover bumpkins.

They would consider anyone who reads and doesn't troll RB to be a mouth-breathing knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. It is likely they rank as a terror target - and they would probably represent an easy one, too - and thus deserve whatever they get. O'Reilly isn't some wild-eyed Al Qaeda jihadi - and he didn't say anything that they wouldn't think of if they decided to target the place. Living in the area is a choice.

Hang onto the railing if you start feeling all dizzy and woozy. Firm up that grip. Laugh, it was ridicule and meant to be over the top.

Posted by smegba 2005-11-12 13:23|| 2005-11-12 13:23|| Front Page Top

#9 SF is dying. Literally. I can't bring myself to even care about the dumb selfish SOBs. The have a total fertility rate less than Europe. Young people move there to party and enhance their careers. If they have kids, they move away. The ones who stay don't have kids. By 2050, California's population is predicted to hit 50 million from 34 m. The state demographers predict SF will lose population.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-11-12 19:38|| 2005-11-12 19:38|| Front Page Top

#10 There's a good reason the people in San Francisco don't have kids. Maybe more than one.

Posted by Bruce 2005-11-12 19:49|| 2005-11-12 19:49|| Front Page Top

#11 I didn't want to go there, Bruce.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-11-12 19:55|| 2005-11-12 19:55|| Front Page Top

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