Mitt Romney

Those Darlins and Heavy Cream Rule the Rickshaw Stop, 11/9/12

By NATE WAGGONER Those Darlins Pangea Heavy Cream Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 Rickshaw Stop Better than: Encountering a coven of witches who cast a hard-rock spell on you. In front of the purple tentacles painted on the Rickshaw Stop, a girl discusses her Croatian fake ID while she waits in line. "It sa ... More >>

Top Five Local Chefs to Follow on Instagram

The photo-sharing social network Instagram has just widened its addicting potential by making member profiles visible on the Internet instead of only via mobile apps. This means that we can enjoy widescreen food porn from some of San Francisco's leading tech-savvy chefs. These are the top five who c ... More >>

Obama's Reelection Has Spurred a GOP Paradigm Shift on Immigration Reform

One of the conventional criticisms of President Obama's first term was that he failed to live up to the "Hope!" and "Change!" rhetoric on which he campaigned in 2008. Many Obama supporters, even ones who concede this point, defended him by stressing the partisan gridlock and the key policies the pre ... More >>

London Breed, F.X. Crowley, Eric Mar Lead in Supervisor Races (Update)

Update at the bottom:The polls in California have officially closed, and now voters and candidates wait. The San Francisco Elections Department said results could come as early as 8:30 p.m.A crowd of people gathered at the University of San Francisco where students, faculty, and whoever else felt l ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Obama Is Coming to San Francisco, Which Means Traffic Will Continue to Suck (Update)

(Update Oct 8): President Obama has landed in San Francisco and is reportedly on his way to dinner and a show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium tonight. According to press reports, the dinner, which costs $20K per person, will be prepared by celebrity chefs Alice Waters and Tyler Florence. Afterw ... More >>

Ben From Ben & Jerry's Is Trying to Make American Politics Taste Better

Generally, we only learn about Ben & Jerry's political positions whenever the delicious duo releases a new flavor. And just in time for this year's election, they released the SuperPack delight, a sweet confection that somehow is supposed to make you grossed out by how much money is funneled int ... More >>

Chia Obama Is Beating Chia Romney in the Polls

If you were freaked out by the ghoulish Mitt Romney Halloween mask that went on sale last month, check out the Romney Chia Pet. It's not cute. The San Francisco-based company, Joseph Enterprises Inc., came up with the idea to green this election with the political plants, which among other things, h ... More >>

Video: This Obama "99 Problems (But Mitt's Not One)" Mashup Is Required Watching

Jay-Z's "99 Problems" has always been fertile territory for creative mashup artists, but a new Obama-Romney video is the best twist on it we've seen in a long time. Using Obama and Romney's actual words, the video sees POTUS slamming his opponent in true gangsta style. But while Obama seems to have ... More >>

Madge Gets Stupid: Five Dumb Things Madonna Has Said Lately

When Madonna goes dumb, it's like everything else she does in her life -- she goes for gold. Of course, we know that Madge has had a ton of inspiring, empowering and intelligent moments in the course of her career, too. And of course we know that nobody's perfect. But lately, the outspoken singer se ... More >>

Worst New Song of the Week: Trace Adkins Does Right-Wing Nonsense

If you were masochistic enough to sit through the coverage of the Republican National Convention in its entirety, then you'd have heard good ol' country boy Trace Adkins doing a heartfelt rendition of a song titled "Tough People Do" (which is ironic given that Mitt Romney hasn't had a tough day in h ... More >>

Bouncer Soaks Up the Deep-Fried Pleasures of Kezar Pub

Paul Ryan's Take on Marijuana: Worthless or Desperate?

Scooping up votes in swing states is how Paul Ryan serves Mitt Romney best. And what better dissatisfied liberal bloc for the Republicans to court than marijuana supporters, stunned by President Obama's total betrayal?Hence the vice presidential candidate's stance in a college town in swinging Color ... More >>

2012 MTV Video Music Awards: The 10 Lost Categories

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual occasion for thrill and intrigue. An arena for a slutty young Madonna to writhe around the ground in a wedding dress, or even for a slutty old Madonna to French kiss a couple of aging pop tartlets. A place for pyro and pasties and grand interruptions -- I'mma ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Friends of Nicki?: Five Black Musicians Who Supported Republicans

You've probably already heard about Nicki Minaj's Mitt Romney-related lyrics, in which she claimed she was going to vote for the Republican presidential candidate. So, did she mean it? Was she being ironic? Is this a publicity stunt? The only thing we know for sure is that the online furor over this ... More >>

Michelle Obama's Speech Kicked Mitt Romney's Ass on Twitter

Aside from showing Clint Eastwood how a speech is given sans empty chairs, Michelle Obama's electrifying oration at the Democratic National Convention also nearly broke Twitter.Let's face it, the First Lady's speech rocked the house last night -- and when we say it rocked, we mean her 25-minute spee ... More >>

John Burton Says He Never Used the Word "Nazi" When Talking About the GOP

The normally unapologetic John Burton says he's really sorry for hurting any feelings over at the GOP camp after he pretty much likened Republicans to a bunch of propaganda- spewing Nazis. Burton, the chair of the California Democratic Party, issued a sincere apology to the GOP yesterday, which is n ... More >>

Dub Mission Turns 16 With Good Vibes and Heavy Bass

Dub Mission's 16th Anniversary with Mista Chatman Elbo Room Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 Better than: Your "Listen to Bob Marley" T shirt. "Look George, you're not listening to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that I don't just think Romney's going to lose, I know it." The sharp twang of an elderly Te ... More >>

Stoners For Obama: Conservatives, Marijuana Activists Blast "Harold and Kumar" Video

Be honest: With whom would you rather knock back a cold one or pull a few tubes of your favorite Choom -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?Neither, clearly. The portrayal of George W. Bush as an "Alabama Kush"-puffing commander in chief in "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" is hands-down the m ... More >>

Asian and Latino Population Growth Isn't Translating into Votes Just Yet

Over the past few years, political journalists and social scientists have pointed out a critical flaw in the GOP's rightward lurch: with staunch anti-immigration, anti-social service, and anti-reproductive rights policies, as well as hostile racially coded rhetoric, the party risks losing women and ... More >>

Journey's Show Outside Republican Convention Is a Paying Gig, Not a Political Statement

We know they (publicly) frown on pot, gay sex, arugula, elite education, and public transportation, but apparently there is one thing from San Francisco Republicans will pay to enjoy: The Band That Sings "Don't Stop Believing," aka, Journey. The '70s power-rockers, still famous for their inescapab ... More >>

Quilt Enthusiast Still Very Optimistic About American Politics (Important Video)

We know there's plenty of you feeling down and out today as Mitt Romney prepares to be crowned the Presidential Republican nominee. If this is true, perhaps it's time for you to join this crop of unstoppable optimists attempting to spread this very important political message: Chin up, people. The N ... More >>

More Foreclosures in a Community Means Lower Voter Turnout, Says Study

History will eventually figure out the social implications of the foreclosure crisis -- its longterm effect on the wealth gap between minorities and white people, its role in gentrification, whether it permanently alters the popular conception of the America Dream, etc.Some early returns are in. A s ... More >>

S.F. Meat Lover Makes Obama, Romney Portraits Entirely Out of Beef Jerky

For some reason, food has been dragged into the political debate like none other this election cycle. First it was chicken sandwiches, then wedding cake. Now beef jerky is trying to influence our vote.Admittedly, we get some off-the-wall press releases, but this one we found in our inbox this mornin ... More >>

Paul Ryan Has "Klout" in Cloth Diapers, Pokemon, and White People

After Mitt Romney announced that Congressman Paul Ryan would be his Republican running mate, politically minded Americans spent the weekend Googling his name to find out who the hell this guy was -- and how smooth his chest is.It's nice to know an American politician takes such pride in maintaining ... More >>

Here's How Easy it is for a Hacker to Wreck Your Life.

Mat Honan of Wired is a better man than me. In exchange for his promise not to prosecute, he got the hacker who ruined his digital life to talk to him. If it were me, I might have left my need to know the details of the attack, along with my inherent desire to tell a good story, to one side so that ... More >>

For-Profit Colleges: Predators in the Ivory Tower

America's Petro-Terrorists: How Speculators Drove Up Oil Prices

Obama Officially Wins Health Care Debate

Now is the time to take back all the really mean things you have said about Justice John Roberts. The very conservative Supreme Court Justice gave us a reason to think that thing just might be okay when he not only sided with the liberal justices on Obamacare, but wrote the majority opinion upholdin ... More >>

Days of Rage: Immigrants and Allies Must Fight Back

Jim Crow Returns: New State Laws Could Take Obama Out This Fall

The Gay Selma: Schools Ignore Gay Bullying at Their Own Peril

Another Poll Shows Marijuana Legalization Has Overwhelming Support

If only President Barack Obama was marijuana, then he'd win reelection by a landslide.Marijuana legalization enjoys a 20-point advantage in the polls among American adults, according to a recent survey Rasmussen Reports. Fifty-six percent of Americans polled support the notion of marijuana being tax ... More >>

The Internet Kills Babies

This is the most ridiculous thing I have read in the past week. Given that I've been reading a lot about Congress and Mitt Romney, that's really saying something. The argument, by Andrew Keen, basically (and despite Keen's ass-covering caveats) blames the Internet for Anders Behring Breivik's murder ... More >>

Jelly Belly, Host of Rick Santorum Rally, Is Sweet on the GOP

​The Jelly Belly factory is a beacon of thriving American manufacturing -- it is also a fine choice for wholesome family outings.And considering how much former President Ronald Reagan loved jelly beans, it also seems like the perfect location for a conservative darling's presidential ca ... More >>

Live Review, 3/16/12: Drive-By Truckers Are Pretty Much Why We Bothered Having Rock 'n' Roll in the First Place

​Drive-By TruckersFriday, March 16, 2012The FillmoreSomewhere out there in the multiverse, on Earth 2 or some damn place, opening for what's left of Lynyrd Skynyrd back in '02 brought Drive-By Truckers to the attention of a clutch classic rock and AOR program directors. A little embarrassed&n ... More >>

Politically Driven

Dave Mustaine Confirms Idiocy Twice in One Week

​As you may have already heard, a couple of days ago, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine told musicradar.com that he was "hoping that whatever is in the White House next year is a Republican" (he knows politicians aren't robots right? Surely that should be a "whoever," not a "whatever"?) and gave his own ra ... More >>

Willie's World Redux: The Former Mayor Tells It Like It Is

The Park on Drinking Baileys with Wallpaper., Appearing on Carson Daly's TV Show, and What Song They'd Play for Mitt Romney

You've heard The Park, even if you don't recognize the name. As the Bay Area's most in-demand rhythm section, the trio quartet of Derek Taylor (drums), Josh Lippi (bass), Ben Schwier (keys), and Nate Mercereau (guitar) has laid down backing grooves for new-generation rap chaps Freddie Gibbs and Big ... More >>

Ron Paul Won't Legalize Marijuana -- Because He Can't

​As if the promise to dismantle most of the Washington-based government wasn't enough, Texas Congressman Ron Paul has also made waves in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with his maverick stance on drug policy.During his 30 years in the House of Representatives, Paul has authored ... More >>

Ron Paul Is Crazy. Admit It.

​Congressman Ron Paul grabbed the lion's share of headlines among GOP presidential candidates last week, and not just because he is the latest improbable figure to challenge the inevitable nomination of Mitt Romney.The conservative Weekly Standard ran a rehash by writer James Kirchik of an article ... More >>

President Obama Fumbles and Punts Medical Marijuana Question on Campaign Trail

He forgot what the question was ​For all his Kennedyesque "uhs" and "ahs," President Barack Obama is nonetheless generally regarded as an accomplished public speaker, able to expound extemporaneously on a plethora of topics. But on the campaign trail in Minnesota on Monday -- during what former Ma ... More >>

Singularity Summit Highlights: World Fails to End

Good guess, champ! ​Well, the world didn't end this weekend. Nobody really expected it to, anyway -- the Singularity Summit at the Hyatt Regency (about which we wrote in some detail last Friday) was less about invoking an immediate techno-cataclysm than it was about laying the groundwork for o ... More >>

How 'douchebag' became everyone's favorite insult

Presidential Hopefuls Politicize Bay Area Restaurants: Is Nothing Sacred?