Newsom loves the NavyI realize that the mayor of San Francisco has all sorts of reasons why he doesn't want to offend the United States Armed Services (might embarass Nancy Pelosi or Dianne Feinstein). And I realize that past mayors have been friendly to the Blue Angels and supportive of Fleet Week as a revenue-generator for the city.
But this letter , which the folks at PRO-SF got through a sunshine request, is over the top.
Gavin Newsom, Mr. same-sex marriage, saying that "My office and the community could not be more supportive of the Navy?" You gotta be kidding.
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This from the mayor who has never attended an anti-war protest, not one. Apparently his San Francisco values are those of the old school imperialist elites.
Posted by Steven T. Jones | October 3, 2007 06:41 PM
your joking right?
Posted by pola | October 8, 2007 01:18 PM
Completely ridiculous! Suggesting that San Francisco has some kind of "community." Why, the very idea.
Posted by mattymatt | October 8, 2007 01:27 PM
It's no joke. The mayor of San Francisco ought to have the integrity to at least mention in his letters to the Navy that this city strongly opposed don't-ask-don't-tell, that the city is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq and that we don't like the idea of using our town as the backdrop for a giant expensive recruiting ad. Sure, welcome the troops who want to come here for Fleet Week, but don't glorify the military.
Posted by tim redmond | October 8, 2007 01:27 PM