Building Sign Reads ‘F*** Meg Whitman And Carly Fiorina’

[savalez]

Source: CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — In an already nasty election year, outspoken San Francisco defense attorney Tony Serra has unfurled a huge banner in front of his building near busy and tourist-heavy Broadway and Kearny streets in North Beach, stating “F*** Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina.”

~snip~

Whitman responded by calling it “a very personal attack.”

“What have I been called in this race. I’ve been called a liar, a Nazi and a whore. And I have run a campaign on the issues,” she told CBS 5.

Read more: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/10/29/building-sign-reads-f-meg-whitman-and-carly-fiorina/

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lol. This is one wild election season. What's more funny is Meg's response. She said she's run a campaign on "the issues".

[Angry Dragon]

1. The republicans want free speech

let them bitch about this

[baldguy]

3. Which means Mr Serra is probably already getting death threats.

[Angry Dragon]

12. I thought he might be their pimp

[Brother Buzz]

16. LOL, you win!

:thumbsup:

[happygoluckytoyou]

27. on the issues? basically that she is a lying Nazi whore! we all win!

[Brother Buzz]

41. Angry Dragon's snark was spot-on.

Especially when you consider the role this area of North Beach played in the city's colorful sex industry past. Think Barbary Coast, International Settlement, Broadway....

[jmowreader]

36. Republican Free Speech...

"You are free to say nice things about Republicans."

[indy legend]

55. They are all for freedom..as long as they get to decide

who gets to be free and just how free they get be.

[24601]

40. The case on point - I wish I could remember the names, was an

Ohio State student wearing a "Fuck Michigan" sweatshirt. He was cited in Michigan for violating their vulgar in public ordinance or something like that. The judge ruled that in this context, "Fuck" meant "beat" and had no real sexual context. The case was dismissed.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and a fuck just isn't a fuck.

[PSzymeczek]

66. It wasn't just sweatshirts.

It was also bumper stickers.

[Wednesdays]

73. I remember that

I think in the opinion, the judge wrote in effect that in order for the phrase "Fuck Michigan" to be obscene, it would have to mean "Having sexual intercourse with the State of Michigan."
:rofl:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

84. There's a Supremes case on "Fuck the Draft".

Cohen v. California (1971)

[melm00se]

78. if this is ruled obscene

then it is not protected speech (the Miller test)

in my mind, it is not obscene as it passes the Miller test (Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value? I would say yes)

[Raster]

82. The republicans only want free speech when they are doing the speaking.

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Also notice the reporter's choice of location

In front of a porn store.

I think he's one of us.

[Quantess]

6. The article said it is hanging outside a restaurant.

[demwing]

42. In San Francisco, a Porn Store and a Restaurant could easily occupy the same building

One stop shopping

[cartach]

59. Eat at the Y !

[Liberal Veteran]

4. We could send Meg a t-shirt that says "I spent millions to buy a political position....

....and all I got was a 'fuck me' banner."

[Bette Noir]

26. Love it!

[Brother Buzz]

5. Anyone who has a problem with that banner can go Cheney themselves

:rofl:

[JackRiddler]

7. Look at the picture.

I like it. But as Biden might say, "fucking big deal."

[anachro1]

8. We know what the sign says

Why not post an uncensored photo? It feels like a great message to look at.

[Sonoman]

9. She even managed to get her pasty ass thrown out of our Farmers Market

It was hilarious.

Old Hilda with her walker, facing down Whitman.

Sonoman

[inna]

14. Are you serious? I'd love to hear that one!!

[Sonoman]

You should have been there.

During the season, there is a great Farmers Market in our little town of Sonoma. Live music, clowns, farmers and, of course, a whole lotta wine.

Whitman had been around town all day in this big bus with HUGE billboards reading something to the effect of Bringing Jobs Soon. They had the thing parked down the block from from my house, in front of ass-hat Don Sebastiani's house, he of Sebastiani Wineries fame and a total d**khead repub. I walked on down there to see what was going on and there was Whitman, herself. I asked her what she hoped to accomplish by spending all day in a town of less than 9,000 population. She said something about 'getting in touch with the people and creating jobs' or something like that.

Later that evening, they parked that bus right in front of the Plaza (where the farmers Market is held) and got out and started working the crowd. Hilda (all 80-something farmer's wife) pushed her walker right in front of Whitman and told her there would be "no politicking on the Plaza". All the wile, our local pols were working the Plaza with campaign materials.

You should've seen Whitman's face. Meg Whitman backed down to an old lady with a walker.

This town is probably split 50/50 with NO in-between.

There are no Whitman or Fiorina signs within miles of my house (and I live downtown).

Ya gotta love it.

Sonoman

[demosincebirth]

44. Just got back from Ft. Bragg, on the Mendocino coast. Did not see

a Whitman or Fiorina sign, but many Brown/Boxer sign. Also, many old Obama signs. Lovely place.

[demosincebirth]

45. Self delete

.

[pacalo]

53. That's a great story!

:hug: to the farmer's wife!

[Smarmie Doofus]

10. Dumb sign. Needlessly vulgar. Generates sympathy...

... for two individuals undeserving of it.

I say take it down.

[diamondheart]

13. Agreed..

... the last thing we need is this kind of tone.

[Lebam in LA]

15. I agree

We do not need to be uncivil.

[bigworld]

18. same here

while I agree with the sentiment, this won't change any opinions other than to generate sympathy for the Republicans. I think the same about the F-h8 campaign as well.

[Control-Z]

21. I agree. Why makes waves?

Boxer and Brown are both winning. Why risk garnering sympathy votes?

[nyc 4 Biden]

76. +1

[emilyg]

28. 100% correct. Agree.

[BlueGirlRedState]

32. I totally agree.

Have we forgotten Jon Stewart already?

[whathehell]

33. Agreed.

[relayerbob]

46. I agree, probably cost Dem votes

[EFerrari]

52. Not there. That's the block where all the strip clubs are, iirc.

No one will even look at it.

lol

[JI7]

62. the problem is when the media whores report it

just like they made a big thing out of some stupid preacher with a small number of followers wanting to burn the quron.

[Smarmie Doofus]

63. Precisely. The fact that it's in a physically obscure location.....

.... is completely beside the point.

There is no such thing as an "obscure" location anymore.

We wouldn't be discussing this if there were.

[EFerrari]

67. I seriously don't believe any votes will be changed over a sign on Broadway.

:)

[Smarmie Doofus]

70. But it's not "on Broadway", anymore.

It's on the internet and therefore presumably in the media.

[EFerrari]

80. That's true. But it doesn't really matter what anyone but CA residents think.

And most locals probably react as I did, who cares about a sign in the red light district?

[Smarmie Doofus]

81. I don't care; you don't care. Most people don't care.

But what if 711 voters ( was that the technical margin of Bush over Gore in Fla.? ) STATEWIDE change their minds out of a foolish sense of sympathy for Whitman/Fiorini on the strength of this moronic sign?


My point is: the DEM candidates appear to be up substantially in both races, going into the last week. Why take a completely UNNECESSARY risk of "fucking" it up??

[efhmc]

64. I think it is destructive, like much of this election.

[rpannier]

65. Agreed

It serves no useful purpose and can create negative backlash

[Mz Pip]

74. I agree

It's really immature, not at all about the issues. It makes this guy look like he's about 12 years old.

Really really dumb IMHO.

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[jillan]

17. Well at least no one is getting stomped in the head.

[JI7]

19. the guy is a stupid asshole, we are easily winning this race and this asshole

wants to give them some sympathy.

i hate people who are so fucking stupid of politics .

[grahamhgreen]

23. +1. What side is he on?

[Webster Green]

69. Tony Serra is neither stupid nor asshole.

The two teabagger women are both.

I wouldn't fuck or teabag either one of them though.

[AsahinaKimi]

20. In a few more days...

Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina will be a mere footnote in California election history.

[The Green Manalishi]

22. There's not enough beer, condoms or paper bags to make me consider it.

[rury]

24. I think a Rethuglikkkan did this in an attempt to win

some sympathy for these two &*%#@!^!!!!!!!!

[geckosfeet]

30. My thoughts as well.

[emilyg]

29. She probably wouldn't

consider you either.

[Bette Noir]

25. I couldn't testify whether Whitman is a Nazi or a whore, but I know she's a liar.

I remember when Brown was governor before. He's not my favorite Democrat, but he's sure not the monster Meg paints him to be.

If your ears are so delicate that you can't stand to hear someone, not even talking to you, say a bad word in the background, you shouldn't be running for office. Heat, meet kitchen.

[damonm]

31. Sorry, Meg's not my type...

Carly gets a nose job, I'll consider it - after about 4-5 beers.

[Dave From Canada]

34. This attorney is a total douche bag. Apparently he missed the restore sanity rally.

[whathehell]

35. Judging by the reaction to this sign..

I believe a few here did as well.:eyes:

[savalez]

39. I don't see anybody overtly

condoning it. Personally I laughed at the absurdity of it. As in "holy moly" what has this election season come to. Then I laughed at Meg's response which implied that she's running an "issues only" campaign. But at the very least I am glad the guy took responsibility for the banner by adding "By J. Tony Serra" instead of doing it anonymously.

[Dave From Canada]

48. Yeah. I'm sure you'd laugh at a "Fuck Barack Obama" sign at a Tea Bagger rally too.

[savalez]

57. Nope, you misunderstood me.

The keyword in my response was "absurdity".

Absurdity: The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.

That said, I think that laughing at the banner, and laughing because a person actually went so far as to make the banner, are two different things. One implies that you agree with the message, the other does not.

[Javaman]

37. I don't consider that a personal attack in the least.

Saying something like "meg fucks dogs", now that would be personal.

:rofl:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

38. I would love to add an Abramoff sign to some of the Republican ones

[tjwash]

43. Why does this remind me of...

[Initech]

47. I saw a building yesterday with giant Bible verses and hideous anti-democratic garbage banners on it

Sure there wasn't graphic language (and yes, I did also see a huge billboard that was tagged with "FUCK OBAMA" on it - Orange County is serious teabag land) - so two can play at that game, Whitman. It works both ways.

[XemaSab]

49. Tony Serra.

I went to school with his kids.

Good for him. :D

[HughBeaumont]

50. I put a sign under it saying "Ew. You first."

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

51. Oh, if only I had the building next door, or across the street

just on general principles, of course, 'cause it's SF :loveya: -- but my sign would read:

"Not With A Ten-Foot Pole"!! :P

[alp227]

54. She HAS run on the issues albeit dishonestly.

See , and rebuttals from Jerry Brown campaign re education spending and other issues. And throughout the election the lead has been bouncing between Whitman and Brown; this month Brown's been dominating.

[savalez]

58. Yeah you're right.

My issue with her "issues" statement is that her delivery has been entirely negative and, as your link discloses, somewhat dishonest. Just two more days of this!

[Barack_America]

56. Why is this on the front page of DU?

This is hardly important news. Just vulgarity.

[No Elephants]

79. AFAIK, no rule says only important news can be poste in LBN.

:shrug:


Personally, I'd like a separate forum for latest political news (as opposed to including stories about things like gruesome car accidents, child abuse, etc. But that probably won't happen, either,

[lunasun]

60. Exercising his rights....

First Amendment to the United States Constitution Rights - i am sure teabaggers would support his right to post the sign and not say anything bad about it!

[Iggo]

61. Fuck Meg Whitman and carly Fiorina.

What.

[Incognitus Czar]

68. SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS

Can you just feel the love eminating from this election year?

[Ian David]

71. Boo-fucking-hoo

http://cbs13.com/local/anti.obama.sign.2.1604000.html

[Wednesdays]

72. The news station misquoted her

It was actually, “I run a campaign, and I have issues,”
:rofl:

[goforit]

75. Yes Free speech goes both ways #$^$%ing teabaggers!!!!

[Hepburn]

77. I wish I had a tall building in L.A.....

...:evilgrin:

[cyr330]

83. Amen!

My sentiments exactly!