O'Lielley's choice of words- "Coit Tower" not "Transamerica Building"

[gardenista]

I believe his little rant was purely pre-meditated. The natural terror target in SF would be the Transamerica Building, considering that the target in NY was the Twin Towers. A center for commerce in the heart of the financial district, this would be the most devastating target. Notice that O'Lielly chose to rant about attacking the Coit Tower, a tourist attraction, and, by the way, a memorial to SF Firefighters.

O'Lielly knew that if he targeted the Transamerica Building in his rant, he would have any number of powerful corporations down his back before he could even get to the next commercial break.

This is just one more thing that pisses me off about that freak, and I hope that the FCC will respond to our outrage.

[Tom Joad]

1. He might be ticked off at what is inside...

Great art from the Depression era. Worker's art, from a worker's perspective.

[gardenista]

2. Could be. I think he hates us for our freedoms.

SF represents everything he is afraid of.

[rucky]

6. I like those coin-operated 3-D peep shows they have.

rated G peep shows.

didn't mean to get anybody too excited.

[gardenista]

11. Are you thinking of the Musee Mechanique? nt

[Mr_Spock]

3. There is nothing "off the cuff" about O'Liely

He's a schemer and a manipulator - a classic RW talking head. It's funny how, like Bush, he's decided to fight than admit he was wrong. I wonder if they both realize that only bad can come with their attitudes.

[eallen]

4. The WTC was chosen because it represented western capitalism...

The Transameric building in San Francisco would be the west coast analog. Bin Laden and the Islamists hate the materialistic, commoditized and hedonistic nature of a capitalist economy.

[gardenista]

7. And O'Loofa would have been SHUT DOWN if he had mentioned the

Transamerica building.

[MADem]

5. He liked the sound of it, reminded him of the thing he can never get

COITus!!!

Have another falafel, Dildo Really!!!

[gardenista]

8. Yes, it is our big phallic symbol on the hill, and we love it so!

My Frenchie husband cracks up everytime someone says "Coit Tower".

[NoQuarter]

19. COITus!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[Seabiscuit]

9. Um... it's not "Transamerica Building", it's Transamerica Pyramid"

[gardenista]

10. Sorry, we call it the "Building".

I realize that the "Pyramid" is the official name.

Sometimes we call it the "Tower".

[Seabiscuit]

12. I used to work on the 11th floor of the Pyramid. Never heard it called

"building" or "tower".

[gardenista]

13. Ok.

:shrug:

[Seabiscuit]

14. OTOH, I have heard the Coit Tower referred to, during an earthquake, as

"Coitus Interruptus". :)

[gardenista]

15. Does that refer to the end of the shaking or the shaking itself?

In any case, my hope is that all of the city will be spared both terrorist attacks and earthquakes, but I suppose that the possibility of a quake is just one of the prices we pay for living in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

:)

[Seabiscuit]

16. Actually, the joke wasn't that specific...

I worked through two quakes in SF - pretty scary when those towers start bouncing and swaying around and you look out the window at the other buildings and you think you're having a bad acid trip.

[gardenista]

17. I can't imagine.

I was still on the east coast for those.

Glad you and the pyramid made it through ok.

[pinniped]

18. Gropenfuhrer found out what happens when you mess with firefighters.

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