tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post7454824574863873136..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: San Francisco Diary--Journal Of An ExileAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29110790255409603802009-07-09T15:13:26.569-04:002009-07-09T15:13:26.569-04:00Tennessee: I had no idea Iowahawk was going to wr...Tennessee: I had no idea Iowahawk was going to write that great article (I'm from the Illinois branch of the family). He writes from the outside and I write from the inside, and together we give you a pretty good view of the entire rotting corpse that is California. It's a good thing I believe the Lazarus story, or I'd be in complete despair (or like the Board of Supervisors, complete denial).LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15971838867958669552009-07-09T14:40:16.408-04:002009-07-09T14:40:16.408-04:00Between Lawhawk and Iowahawk, I figure I have been...Between Lawhawk and Iowahawk, I figure I have been brought up to date on the golden state. Wasn't Obama a stoner? Seriously, while legalization or non-legalization is a side show to more important issues, I do think California is a great example for conservatives to use to show voters where liberalism run amok leads.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63850344661310682762009-07-09T14:14:42.771-04:002009-07-09T14:14:42.771-04:00StanH: The problem you'll find with San Franc...StanH: The problem you'll find with San Francisco is that no matter how silly or how weird a concept you may come up with, and no matter how ridiculous normal people might think the concept is, San Francisco will probably already have it built into its way of life.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34203409675862215132009-07-09T13:52:27.532-04:002009-07-09T13:52:27.532-04:00Lawhawk, I was trying to be sarcastic? I have to r...Lawhawk, I was trying to be sarcastic? I have to remember these are reports from inside the wire, and that what seems fantastic to a Flyover American could indeed be reality, in SF.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36450392186333425202009-07-09T13:45:33.980-04:002009-07-09T13:45:33.980-04:00I just realized there's another out-of-state p...I just realized there's another out-of-state politician who could be a goldmine. When Obama visits, we'll charge a triple surtax for every use of the sounds "uh," "ah," and "um."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-2826865822587552232009-07-09T13:06:46.740-04:002009-07-09T13:06:46.740-04:00CrisD: You can pick any major downtown street in ...CrisD: You can pick any major downtown street in town and within five minutes, you'll see at least two people going past with dead eyes and complete unawareness of what's going on around them. We used to call it the thorazine shuffle. Now we call it the "mayor's march."<br /><br />Andrew and WriterX: We could solve the deficit overnight by simply charging politicians a tax by-the-word. We could add a surtax for each use of the words "hope" and "change." Also, since they'll be paying 100% on their "earnings," and 100% on their words, they'll be at 200% of their income. Instant budget surplus. You have to be smoking pot to come up with those mathematics. Oh, wait! I think it's called Obamanomics.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40329785391271844302009-07-09T12:56:30.074-04:002009-07-09T12:56:30.074-04:00WriterX: You have to be careful in this town. I ...WriterX: You have to be careful in this town. I have to keep my windows closed to keep my cigarette smoke in and their pot smoke out. <br /><br />StanH: You have no idea how accurate you are. About a decade ago, they redeveloped the old warehouse district and turned it into yuppie heaven south of Market Street (used to be a no-go zone after dark). And what did they call it? SOMA. After the dot.com bust, they had plenty of homes, but nobody could afford to live in them. It became a reverse homeless zone.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48915801554205103252009-07-09T11:51:27.021-04:002009-07-09T11:51:27.021-04:00Writer X,
I like the way you think! 100% it is! ...Writer X,<br /><br />I like the way you think! 100% it is! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31077919173378485352009-07-09T11:47:13.131-04:002009-07-09T11:47:13.131-04:00Make it 100%, especially since they love the sound...Make it 100%, especially since they love the sound of their own voices so much. :-) And since they'll all be smoking weed, they won't know the difference. It's a win-win.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1697160827091912542009-07-09T11:41:05.308-04:002009-07-09T11:41:05.308-04:00Writer X, isn't that the truth!
But why not j...Writer X, isn't that the truth!<br /><br />But why not just go straight to the source of the bad ideas. . . I propose a "representative" surcharge -- anyone in an elected office needs to pay an extra 20% on their income tax.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81748129080619967952009-07-09T11:18:32.036-04:002009-07-09T11:18:32.036-04:00Andrew, they could make a fortune if they'd si...Andrew, they could make a fortune if they'd simply tax bad ideas.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-447602375305641872009-07-09T11:16:47.408-04:002009-07-09T11:16:47.408-04:00So California is going to encouraging smoking andt...So California is going to encouraging smoking andthe munchies in the hopes of getting more revenues? That makes sense.<br /><br />And why think so small?<br /><br />How about legalizing theft and taxing it?<br /><br />Maybe they should legalize illegal-immigration smuggling and just tax the smugglers?<br /><br />How about legalizing counterfeiting?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29265620372646206442009-07-09T09:19:25.992-04:002009-07-09T09:19:25.992-04:00I am very very anti-drug, including POT.
Recent ...I am very very anti-drug, including POT. <br />Recent studies in GB link it to chronic mental disorders such as various forms of depression and schizophrenia.<br /><br />Note:Which would explain a lot about California and San Fransisco in particular.<br /><br />Note:Try paying for a loved one with chronic mental disorder.CrisDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-75589734158600731152009-07-09T08:46:44.110-04:002009-07-09T08:46:44.110-04:00Whoa… far out man …like some really righteous cats...Whoa… far out man …like some really righteous cats are on the problem now… cool, “everybody must get stoned.” Yep Lawhawk, that’ll be as useful as teats on a boar hog, once again the Golden State leads the way. It’s a page out of “A Brave New World,” where weed is used like Soma, “yeah dude, raise my taxes, take my freedom …just pass the Cheetos.” Brilliant!StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41421012395315252762009-07-09T08:40:56.237-04:002009-07-09T08:40:56.237-04:00I think I got high just reading your post today. ...I think I got high just reading your post today. Volunteering to pay taxes? These people must be high.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.com