Voting and drinking (and a 14" penis)Tuesday, 9:09pm
In anticipation of guzzling free Stella, the Kilowatt has been jammed with voting drinkers since 6pm – well before the Guardian-sposored "Dodge the Drafts" party’s official start time. As for who these drinkers supported today, it’s impossible to guess -- even tho I’m surround by fellow Guardian employees, and within eyesight of a woman lustily fingering Obama's Audacity of Hope. The Obama supporters sharing my table say that the bartenders have informed them that we’re in "Clinton territory." Who knows?
One thing's for sure: it’s all about voting and drinking at the mission district bar. The free Stella ran out within an hour.
Tonight's real winner?
I did get some insight from Tim Paulson. The San Francisco Labor Council head tells me that although there’s no official endorsement from his organization, most laborers he know were in support of John Edwards (perhaps because Edwards marched with striking hotel workers three years ago), and that many of those votes are now going to Obama. Nevertheless machinists and teachers endorsed Clinton, while the SEIU favored Obama.
Either way, Paulson says he feels that in order to win the presidency, the Democratic nominee needs to “step up and say some better convicted than they are now.”
And he’d like to see that conviction revolve around health care by following the lead of SF’s universal health care plan, which he helped devise.
Meanwhile, the Cacophony Society is on the bar’s stage, and hosting a $10,000 Pyramid-style game show based on local trivia. Contestant “Sex Not Drugs” is unable to guess the name of district 10’s supervisor. Based on the clues he got from “14-inch Penis,” he managed to come up with Sophie Starbucks.
Guess it’s more about drinking than voting at this point. (Deborah Giattina)
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