Chicken's in the news againAnd this time, it's a total non-story. This is the big, three-deck, front-page banner head in the Examiner. And why? Who cares if a Newsom aide gave $95 to Chicken John Rinaldi's mayoral campaign? Everyone knows Newsom is going to win; Rinaldi himself says he's running for number two. This is a performance, a Chicken John special, and Rinaldi hopes to make some points along the way about the importance of arts in San Francisco. So Mike Farrah gave $95 to see the show.
That has Eric Jaye all agitated and the Ex in a tizzy? Come on.
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Comments (3)
I agree it doesn't really matter, but I seem to recall when I read the Examiner article that Farrah gave $500.
Anyway, my theory is that the Newsom camp would love to have an opponent called "Chicken John."
Posted by Paul Hogarth | September 25, 2007 03:11 PM
I bet Eric Jaye flipped out because he knows that Newsom is a time bomb and even Chicken John could win if Gav messes up big enough.
Running Gav's campaign has got to be a stressful job. (OK, who did he screw this time?)
Posted by Anonymous | September 25, 2007 09:53 PM
"There is no conflict here. I am not running for first. This isn't a subversive act by Mr. Farrah."
So Newsom's top aide gave another candidate money, a candidate who is a declared non opponent to Newsom?
What good is it to win an election if it was no contest, unless, of course, you are running against a chicken.
-marc
Posted by marc | September 26, 2007 12:37 PM