San Francisco values save the world, By Mark Morford

[madokie]

San Francisco values save the world
By Mark Morford

So I'm skimming like a mud puddle Jesus through another hunk of grammatically wretched hate mail, kindly informing me that both I and the city in which I live are godless, stinky insults to all humanity (yawn), that all of us here in Perverted Pelosiville are depraved sickos due in no small part to our pathetic liberal values (zzzz), our lack of openly displayed firearms and our obvious adoration of terrorists, immigrants, communism, anal sex, artisan coffee, organic produce and, of course, organic analterrorist sexcoffee.

All told, it's a rather uninspired, typically brainless hunk of Tea Party-grade spittle, true 2nd grade stuff that's nowhere near as nasty as some of the hate mail I used to get back in the 00's BAC (Before Anonymous Commenting) -- the absolute finest examples of which, by the way, I've included in my book, "The Daring Spectacle." It's something to see.

But this time, because this message keeps trumpeting the same old childish cliches about San Francisco in particular and blue state values in general, it caused me to actually do something I haven't done since Glenn Beck was knee-high to a crocodile tear...

I paused. Just before I hit the delete key, I actually stopped and wondered: What would happen if I did something I simply never do, and actually tried to engage this person, just a little, to speak to him with reason and tact, try to show him some facts and actual data, recent studies and long-term reports that prove, once again and for the 100th time, that the infamous "blue state" values -- particularly those about family and family structure -- that they so fear and abhor are, well, actually some of the most stable and healthiest in the country? ...

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[marmar]

1. D'accord.......

nt

[depakid]

2. "What would happen if I actually tried to engage this person...to show him some facts & actual data

recent studies and long-term reports...

They'd still blame you.

[LaPera]

3. Morford is great - would of been a wonderful & true hippie in SF but he's too young.

Always interesting columns by Mark Morford in SF Gate (Chronicle).

[madokie]

4. The Daring Spectacle, Adventures in deviant journalism

Now that is a book I have to buy.

Kick

[BrklynLiberal]

5. I think he is a great writer....

[Hissyspit]

6. K&R