San Franciscans: Help rename a sewage treatment plant after George W. Bush
Yesterday evening I happened across some signature gatherers canvassing for registered voters who reside in San Francisco. While the sheer volume of such campaigns in the Bay Area, and the often misleading information they give about the cause they’re representing, I often decline as politely as possible and move on. But in this case, I actually walked up and volunteered my John Hancock. Why?
Because the volunteers were out working for The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco. And before you jump to the conclusion that they’re right-wing nutjobs out to rename everything “Reagan this” and “Reagan that” (like I did when I first got an email from them), check out the site. Instead, it’s a gloriously involved piece of satire, the kind of well-planned joke that reminds me why I love The City.
See, they’re looking to get 10,000 signatures in order to qualify a ballot proposition so that San Francisco voters can decide if they want to rename the local Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant, which, to put it bluntly, processes the stream of shit flowing from our sewage system. And the president they want to bestow this honor upon is none other than George W. Bush.
I can only hope the proposition, as written, stipulates a sign reading “George W. Bush Sewage Plant” in a size proportional to the man’s heroic legacy. Preferrably with some dramatic lighting, or maybe even in neon. Complain all you will about the over-legislation of The City and the volume of seemingly vain proclamations from City Hall and ballot initiatives from motivated cranks, but this one has my full support.
Seven said,
May 10, 2008 at 1:34 am
Please feel free to continue wasting our property taxes in your own neighborhood. But keep away from the west side of the city.
What an utterly unredeeming waste of city resources. And did anyone even bother to ask the neighbors what they might think?
twaynepickering said,
May 10, 2008 at 2:57 am
The 700 people who volunteered to help get this on the ballot pay sales and property taxes too.
Jesse! said,
May 10, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Eastside!
eric said,
May 11, 2008 at 12:40 am
please make this happen.
guest said,
May 11, 2008 at 1:22 am
The people of San Francisco own this building, Seven. We ARE your neighbors
San Francisco Proposal For George W Bush Sewage Plant | Laughing Squid said,
May 14, 2008 at 6:19 pm
[...] Jackson West has a good write-up on this ballot initiative. [...]
asd said,
May 14, 2008 at 11:08 pm
As for President Bush, being ridiculed by some socialists in San Francisco just makes him a more admirable person in my eyes and in the eyes of many lucky non-brainless Americans.