Measure to Memorialize George W. Bush with Sewage Plant is on the Ballot

Posted by Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone at 10:11 AM on July 18, 2008.

San Franciscan's signature gathering efforts pay off: SF will vote on GWB sewage plant measure in November.

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The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco gathered far more signatures than they needed to get a measure on the ballot renaming the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. I love the smell of democracy in the morning.

We reported this story here in April. The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is advocating for the renaming of the prize winning Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. Dana Perino isn't talking, as you can see in this report from June 25th. But we've got the full story from the San Francisco Chronicle, and here's an excerpt:

San Francisco voters will be asked to decide whether to name a city sewage plant in honor of President Bush, after a satiric measure qualified for the November ballot Thursday.

Backers of the measure, who for several months circulated a petition to place the measure on the ballot, turned in more than 12,000 signatures on July 7, said organizer Brian McConnell. The Department of Elections on Thursday informed those supporters, the self-proclaimed Presidential Memorial Commission, that they had enough valid signatures - a minimum of 7,168 registered San Francisco voters - to qualify for the November ballot.

McConnell, who came up with the idea over beers with friends, often donned an Uncle Sam outfit to drum up support for the petition. The all-volunteer group of signature gatherers often carried around an American flag and blasted patriotic music from a boom box to attract attention. He said the campaign to pass the measure will be an equally grassroots effort.

While the White House isn't addressing this honor for President Bush, the Republicans in San Francisco are whining up a storm. Yes, they are upset that the citizens of San Francisco have the right to vote and have their voices heard on the subject of Mr. Bush's performance.

Howard Epstein, the head of the San Francisco Republican Party, called the citizens who signed this measure "nut cases" and "crazies," according to UPI. Were I them, and I wanted any kind of electoral victory at all this Fall, I'd shut up. Every single word they say to try to defeat this referendum is going to backfire on them. This is San Francisco, after all.

Editor's note: Some oppose the measure for a different reason: They believe the plant is far too useful to be named after George W. Bush.

Tagged as: george w. bush, sewage plant, san francisco, november 9, democracy

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Sewage and compost have value [Report this comment] Posted by: weathered on Jul 18, 2008 10:23 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Bush is toxic liability, an indeliable affliction requiring years repairation. The Bush library if there is one, should be a 24hr. Video Peep Show of crimes and lies commited in broad daylight. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Most Fitting [Report this comment] Posted by: Sissy on Jul 18, 2008 10:42 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] that a Sewage Plant be named for "W". I've been calling him The Texas Turd for years now. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] *Gives thumbs up* [Report this comment] Posted by: DivadNhoj on Jul 18, 2008 1:34 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Go for it, San Francisco. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Yeah, but the sewage treatment plant actually WORKS [Report this comment] Posted by: gallery on Jul 18, 2008 4:30 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] nothing this little shit stain has done even comes close to being a success. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] I'm Jealous [Report this comment] Posted by: curiousdwk on Jul 19, 2008 9:55 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I'm jealous. I wish I had an opportunity to name a disposal system after my Commandeerer in Chief. Since he has commandeered so many principles and articles of the Constitution to his own whim, I think it only fitting to give him the dubious honor of being shown what the people (that he didn't represent) really feel of him. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: I'm Jealous Posted by: AlterEg0 Lets hope [Report this comment] Posted by: modeler on Jul 19, 2008 4:23 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] that the vote is almost unanimously yes. Bushit belongs into a sewage treatment plant. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Naming a sewage plant after this man is a bad idea... isn't really that funny either [Report this comment] Posted by: Bearzerker on Jul 20, 2008 2:33 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is engaged in an effort to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the "George W. Bush Sewage Plant."... I would like to remind you all... enough voters cast their votes to this chimp not once but twice... with enough votes for him to legally steal not one(1) but two(2) elections! I always thought the selection and election of a president is a direct reflection of the people the president is supposed to represent... He is THEIR face to the world! In the past eight years all we in the FREE world have seen is a chimp... wait... not a chimp, a chump! First thing he did when he came to office was pull out of the world court, something the US helped to innate and build! The next thing he did was abandon the SALT and other Nuclear treaties. then their was his [undeclared war on] science; he dismissed Kyoto [with or without reason is beside the point] declared global warming as nonsense, and supported policy that purported their was no such thing as peak oil or peak anything! while at the same time he was politically influencing/manipulating the EPA, NASA and other important Scientific Organizations! We in the Free World were numbed, shocked, alarmed... some even scared! We eventually we got used to it! but no one really trusted anything from this man or his administration after this [note; most of this all happened before the "new and improved" Persian Excursion] The US[not Bush43] got a lot of "freeworld" sympathy after 9-11, and all this chump did with this sympathy was to inflate the catastrophe for political gain! His reputation as a manipulator/lier got serious teeth, and worldwide confidence in US policy slumped to the worse its ever known/been! A leader of the free world? ...never... This idiot was barely a leader of yours! It's actually very sad that its only now that your getting it! I personally believe that sElecting chimpman to be your face to the world was all the excuse needed to extremists everywhere to explode a situation into another rightwing concept war... The US should allow this man and all his henchmen be properly tried in the world court, to face/answer for/to all the charges he's accused of. You know, the little ones like; ..."crimes against humanity"... "Genocide"... "Illegally using using military force against sovereign nations" or "Manipulating and Manufacturing Facts" in order to gain support for these planned illegal adventures etc... Now that would actually serve the free world and show us that our trust in leadership wasn't misplaced for the past 60 years or so! All of these administrations actions to date have made the rest of us in the freeworld understand why they immediately withdrew from the world court as a first order of business, and then it makes us all really want to take a second look at what "Dick" Cheney's Energy task force was really about back in 2001! I must say in deference... Your Freedoms actually made the rest of the world see these shortcomings... its just to bad your press wouldn't tell you about em sooner! Naming a sewage plant after this man is a bad idea... isn't really that funny either [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] The George W. Bush Poop/Pee/Vomit Plant. [Report this comment] Posted by: greenPuker on Jul 21, 2008 8:23 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] This is a signicant and excremental honor for our current leader of the free world. It's most appropriate and will be an enduring legacy, for no other president in modern American history has accomplished so much in such a short time with so little TP. But then, he might demur, claiming that honoring someone is only appropriate after that someone has passed...Uhhh...passed what? But there’s precedent for Republican Presidents accepting honors before they die. Ever hear of Ronnie Raygun Airport? If I lived in San Francisco, I would certainly sign the petition so that we could honor our prodigiously plopping President. Please, if you know anyone who lives there, get them to seek out and sign the petition. It's important that San Francisco atone for it's past debasement of The Great Plopper. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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