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U.S. Republican Party

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Mitt Romney Visits Bay Area to Get as Far Away from Obamacare Debate As He Can

    ​While the U.S. Supreme Court debates the constitutionality of Obamacare over in D.C., GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has made sure to keep his distance from the debate -- literally. The former Massachusetts governor, who has been criticized himself over "Romneycare," traveled some 3,000 mil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Peter Thiel Is Nation's 4th Biggest Super PAC Funder

    ​The nonprofit investigative-reporting outfit ProPublica has published a handy guide to the country's top 10 super-PAC funders -- individuals with enough dough on hand to bankroll, to the tune of millions, independent political committees supporting presidential candidates. Such unfettered spendin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2012

    Rick Santorum, 1967 Otis Redding Knows More About Education Than You Do

    ​Sunday ad-circular vest model Rick Santorum is going around the country arguing that pretty much every new feature that America has developed since 1950 is in fact a bug that Quality Assurance should have stomped out. This weekend, though, he reached back even further in time to find better days: ... More >>

  • News

    December 7, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    ​Sunday ad-circular vest model Rick Santorum is going around the country arguing that pretty much every new feature that America has developed since 1950 is in fact a bug that Quality Assurance should have stomped out. This weekend, though, he reached back even further in time to find better days: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Obama in Town Today Means Endless Traffic Jams

    Traffic affects Republicans and Democrats alike ​If you are a wealthy political donor you will probably be dining with the president later today at the W Hotel. And the rest of us? We will be sitting in the painful traffic jams created by President Obama's visit to San Francisco. After his trip to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Republican S.F. Chair: I Never Wanted to Sic Government on SF Weekly

    No, no, you guys at SF Weekly are fine...​Last week, we told you about how the head of San Francisco's Republican Party threatened to sic big government on our newspaper. Harmeet Dhillon, the boss of the local GOP, now tells SF Weekly that was never her intention. She didn't want to abridge our Fi ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2011

    Remembering Don Casper, a City Official Who Saved Taxpayers Billions

    No, no, you guys at SF Weekly are fine...​Last week, we told you about how the head of San Francisco's Republican Party threatened to sic big government on our newspaper. Harmeet Dhillon, the boss of the local GOP, now tells SF Weekly that was never her intention. She didn't want to abridge our Fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Protesting in the Streets -- Top 10 Political Street Art

    John Boehner makes a cameo at 18th and Valencia.​We spotted this John Boehner street art gem Tuesday night in the Mission, and it got us thinking -- political street art is pretty rad, and sometimes pretty radical. San Francisco definitely has its fair share, but, of course, we're not the onl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    San Francisco Giants to Visit White House, Maybe Resolve Budget Talks

    Just what Washington needs​It's probably a good thing for all involved that the San Francisco Giants will be paying a visit to President Barack Obama next Monday. The Giants deserve their hard-earned recognition as World Series champs, and Washington needs a dose of good sense as negotiations grin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Tras Gustav Karlsson Berg Jailed for Threatening to Shoot Senator Over Wolf Legislation

    Loves wolves​Readers might recall the angry wolf man who threatened to kill a California Senator for not taking enough action to protect the carnivorous beasts from being dropped off the list of endangered species. Tras Gustav Karlsson Berg, a registered sex offender and active environmentalist, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Dianne Feinstein's Popularity Plummets in California

    This news isn't the best birthday gift ​In 2008, when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco) was considering a bid for state governor, polls showed she would have swept the race. But like the economy, politics is cyclical. It seems Californians are changing their tune when it comes to DiFi, the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Tim Pawlenty Gets Glitter Bombed at San Francisco Book Signing (Video)

    Has no heart to leave in San Francisco ​The incredible nerve of GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty to camp out in San Francisco and sign copies of his book Courage to Stand. But San Francisco showed him. The man who is seemingly anti everything (gays, abortions, nonChristians) was unpleasantl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Nancy Pelosi Didn't Help S.F. Restaurants Get Health Care Reform Waivers

    Republicans are just paranoid​Washington Republicans say they're shocked --  shocked that San Francisco restaurants obtained healthcare reform waivers handed out last month by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. They've even spun a conspiracy theory that says Congresswoman Na ... More >>

  • Music

    May 11, 2011

    The Familiar Charms of Smuggler’s Cove

    Republicans are just paranoid​Washington Republicans say they're shocked --  shocked that San Francisco restaurants obtained healthcare reform waivers handed out last month by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. They've even spun a conspiracy theory that says Congresswoman Na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Bouncer Explores the Familiar Charms of Smuggler's Cove, a Tiki Bar

    ​From this week's Bouncer column: I suppose the argument could be made that the world needs another tiki bar, especially after the sad demise of the Tonga Room. Cocktail purists will decry the idea as sooo 1990s, but who needs them and their faded Gearhead tattoos, anyway? S.F.'s latest has s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Guardian, SEIU's Ridiculous Take on Pension Reform

    I know! Let's tax the rich! ​If you hopelessly lash yourself to one of the city's political camps you're likely either a hack or on the payroll. Or, in the case of this week's Guardian editorial likening city pension reform to Wisconsin-style union-busting, both. The piece is penned by the preside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Jack Davis Birthday Bash: Sodomized With a Whiskey Bottle, Who Could Forget

    When vodka doesn't do it for you... ​It's hard to believe that the Examiner today reports on the "repercussions" of the 1997 Jack Davis birthday bash without mentioning the most damning of all the party antics: A man being sodomized with a Jack Daniel's bottle.Or is it hard to believe? After all, ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2010

    List: Longevity Is the Best Revenge

    When vodka doesn't do it for you... ​It's hard to believe that the Examiner today reports on the "repercussions" of the 1997 Jack Davis birthday bash without mentioning the most damning of all the party antics: A man being sodomized with a Jack Daniel's bottle.Or is it hard to believe? After all, ... More >>

  • Film

    November 17, 2010

    "Client 9": Alex Gibney's doc rehabilitates Eliot Spitzer

    When vodka doesn't do it for you... ​It's hard to believe that the Examiner today reports on the "repercussions" of the 1997 Jack Davis birthday bash without mentioning the most damning of all the party antics: A man being sodomized with a Jack Daniel's bottle.Or is it hard to believe? After all, ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2010

    List: What is Nancy Pelosi's next move?

    When vodka doesn't do it for you... ​It's hard to believe that the Examiner today reports on the "repercussions" of the 1997 Jack Davis birthday bash without mentioning the most damning of all the party antics: A man being sodomized with a Jack Daniel's bottle.Or is it hard to believe? After all, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Obama to DADT: Please Don't Go!

    ​The Week in GayThe week started with a federal judge in California pulling the plug on "Don't Ask Don't Tell" -- the military policy that bans open service by gay. It ended with the Obama administration asking for a stay on the decision.Let me repeat that summary: President Barack Obama -- who sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Democratic Candidate Portrays San Francisco as Haven of Dirty Hippies

    Dirty hippies! ​It's a bit odd for a Democratic candidate to use, as a selling point, how little he has in common with the Democratic Party. But, if that's the chosen route to electoral success, it's not very surprising that said candidate should portray San Francisco as a den of bizarre, gyrating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    How the Tea Party Is Screwing Over Republicans

    Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell: "I'm not a witch"A new Harris Poll indicates that Democrats are gaining ground ahead of the November mid-term elections, and that the assortment of right-wing extremists who call themselves the "Tea Party" have something to do with this last-minute success.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Republicans' Love/Hate Relationship With the Gays

    Is pink the GOP's color after all? ​The Week in GayRepublicans are much more entertaining than Democrats, don't you think? They make the most outlandish and flamboyant statements without a hint of irony about the incredible insincerity of their positions. Democrats usually just bite their lips wai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    California Academy's $1.9 Million in Stimulus Funds for Ant Study Angers Republicans

    $1.9 million to study lil' old me? ​Scientist says he's putting people to work -- and compiling vital environmental dataEarlier this month, Republican Senators Tom Coburn (whom you haven't heard of) and John McCain (whom you have) fired off a 74-page compendium of what they claim are the most wast ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    The Education Trap

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    East Bay Assembly Candidate Abram Wilson Says He's No Birther

    San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson​San Ramon Mayor and California Assembly candidate Abram Wilson has taken what amounts to a progressive and independent-minded stand in today's Republican Party: He has directly acknowledged that President Barack Obama was born in the United States.A Los Angeles Times a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Adman Behind 'Demon Sheep,' Boxer Blimp Has No Idea How He'll Top This

    Fred Davis' message is simple: "Carly Fiorina, in our opinion, is a more appealing and proper candidate than Barbara Boxer." The Southern California adman has chosen, intuitively enough, to convey said message by depicting Boxer's head swelling grotesquely like Jerry Quarry's after one too many salv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Leno: Even if Maldonado Becomes Lt. Gov, Republican Voters Won't Back a Latino

    La respuesta del Senador Maldonado en español from CA Senate GOP on Vimeo. Sen. Mark Leno, the sole San Francisco legislator to vote in favor of installing Republican Abel Maldonado as the state's next Lieutenant Governor, said he has good reasons for casting his vote the way he did. But he said M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    And the Most Partisan District in California Is ... Compton? San Francisco Doesn't Even Crack Top-10.

    We may not be his best friend after all​San Francisco may be the national Democratic Party's ATM. But, counter-intuitively, it does not flaunt the most lopsided percentage of registered Democratic voters in the state. Or the second-highest. Or third. Or tenth. According to the city's Department of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    S.F. Green Party Runs Short on Green, Abandons HQ. But There'll Be a HELL of a Party...

    Whatever epithet you wish to toss at the San Francisco Green Party, "negative" doesn't seem to be applicable. The party has announced that it can no longer scratch together the rent for its downtown headquarters -- a sum spokeswoman Erika McDonald believed to be around $1,000 monthly. But inabilit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Wanna Redraw the Lines on State District Maps? Would the Term '-Mander' Go Well After Your Name? Here's How to Get Involved.

    Ole Erekson, engraver. C. 1876, Library of CongressElbridge Gerry, the original scheming district-drawer. Are you worthy to inherit his mantle?If not for being the most famous man ever criticized for redistricting his home state to screw his political opponents, who would ever remember the particula ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Obama's Visage Now So Ubiquitous Even SFSU Campus Republicans Are Using It

    Truly, Obama can be used to sell anythingBarack Obama's stimulus package may or may not cure what ails this nation. But the other Barack Obama stimulus -- a windfall of presidential merchandising for hucksters of all races, creeds, and colors -- has been a truly American spectacle. When it comes to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    San Francisco GOP Raises an Empty Glass

    Truly, Obama can be used to sell anythingBarack Obama's stimulus package may or may not cure what ails this nation. But the other Barack Obama stimulus -- a windfall of presidential merchandising for hucksters of all races, creeds, and colors -- has been a truly American spectacle. When it comes to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    How Do You Say "I Voted!" in Scottish?

    Truly, Obama can be used to sell anythingBarack Obama's stimulus package may or may not cure what ails this nation. But the other Barack Obama stimulus -- a windfall of presidential merchandising for hucksters of all races, creeds, and colors -- has been a truly American spectacle. When it comes to ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    Marin Republicans love them some Sarah Palin

    Truly, Obama can be used to sell anythingBarack Obama's stimulus package may or may not cure what ails this nation. But the other Barack Obama stimulus -- a windfall of presidential merchandising for hucksters of all races, creeds, and colors -- has been a truly American spectacle. When it comes to ... More >>

  • Music

    February 6, 2008

    Bouncer Tees Off on Condi Rice, Televised Football

    Truly, Obama can be used to sell anythingBarack Obama's stimulus package may or may not cure what ails this nation. But the other Barack Obama stimulus -- a windfall of presidential merchandising for hucksters of all races, creeds, and colors -- has been a truly American spectacle. When it comes to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    Ron Paul Has Supporters In San Francisco, No Seriously, He Does

    Truly, Obama can be used to sell anythingBarack Obama's stimulus package may or may not cure what ails this nation. But the other Barack Obama stimulus -- a windfall of presidential merchandising for hucksters of all races, creeds, and colors -- has been a truly American spectacle. When it comes to ... More >>

  • News

    November 8, 2006

    Gomorrah by the Bay

    The GOP's last-ditch message to voters before the midterm elections was a tirade against our fair city. How do you feel about San Francisco values in the political spotlight?

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2005

    Fresh Meat's Queer Feast

    Gender-blending performances

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    OK Then, 2004!

    A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    OK Then, 2004!

    A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music

  • Film

    September 29, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Gimme Shelters

    After mortgaging our future in an orgy of budget-related borrowing, the Legislature hatches new orgiastic plans: sleazy tax shelters

  • News

    March 1, 2000

    Bush vs. McCain

    A shot of Texas Shrub with a Budweiser chaser

  • News

    January 1, 1997

    La Nueva Fuerza

    With attacks on immigration and affirmative action, the GOP has fueled a new Latino political apparatus. But can the Democrats master the machinery?

  • Calendar

    December 11, 1996

    Mulch

    With attacks on immigration and affirmative action, the GOP has fueled a new Latino political apparatus. But can the Democrats master the machinery?

  • Culture

    March 8, 1995

    Aisle Seat

    With attacks on immigration and affirmative action, the GOP has fueled a new Latino political apparatus. But can the Democrats master the machinery?

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