Comments on: Mayor Goes Back in Time With City Council http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wil Wheaton http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-17271 Wil Wheaton Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:31:02 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=21259#comment-17271 I pledge to vote? Really? How about "Why don't you do something to fucking <i>earn</i> my vote, you jackass? I pledge to vote?

Really?

How about “Why don’t you do something to fucking earn my vote, you jackass?

]]> By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-17270 Matt Mason Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:32:15 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=21259#comment-17270 The trend that disturbs me isn't the head shot with jacket slung over shoulder, which has been around and long as heads, jackets, and shoulders have existed; it's the "Pledge" request. I get these from organizations that I strongly support. I'm all psyched to sign onto what I think is a well-articulated petition to my representatives on an issue, then I look for the recipient, and it's just a "Pledge" back to the organization itself. This is a cynical, phony ploy to get people to pat themselves on the back and, oh yeah, forward our live contact info. to the org so they can hit us up with donation requests into perpetuity. I have added such empty pledge requests to my list of things (memes, Facebook "applications") that I will not do. The trend that disturbs me isn’t the head shot with jacket slung over shoulder, which has been around and long as heads, jackets, and shoulders have existed; it’s the “Pledge” request. I get these from organizations that I strongly support. I’m all psyched to sign onto what I think is a well-articulated petition to my representatives on an issue, then I look for the recipient, and it’s just a “Pledge” back to the organization itself. This is a cynical, phony ploy to get people to pat themselves on the back and, oh yeah, forward our live contact info. to the org so they can hit us up with donation requests into perpetuity.

I have added such empty pledge requests to my list of things (memes, Facebook “applications”) that I will not do.

]]> By: And A Surfer Shall Lead Them | Los Angeles Metblogs http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-17269 And A Surfer Shall Lead Them | Los Angeles Metblogs Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:59:16 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=21259#comment-17269 [...] today, Jason Burns and his keen eye spotted Mayor Antonio Vaporaigosa’s joining the coat-over-the-shoulder brigade in some Facebook campaign [...] [...] today, Jason Burns and his keen eye spotted Mayor Antonio Vaporaigosa’s joining the coat-over-the-shoulder brigade in some Facebook campaign [...]

]]> By: WILL CAMPBELL http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-17268 WILL CAMPBELL Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:30:02 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=21259#comment-17268 Antonio Vaporaigosa: Bringing people things. Getting done together. I think I'll write in Huey Lewis for mayor. Antonio Vaporaigosa: Bringing people things. Getting done together.

I think I’ll write in Huey Lewis for mayor.

]]> By: theuglyamerican http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-17267 theuglyamerican Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:09:30 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=21259#comment-17267 Very funny post, Jason. I actually snort-laughed when I got to the Huey Lewis pic. I definitely wanna new drug. Very funny post, Jason.

I actually snort-laughed when I got to the Huey Lewis pic.

I definitely wanna new drug.

]]> By: edgreenberg http://blogging.la/2009/02/20/mayor-goes-back-in-time-with-city-council/comment-page-1/#comment-17266 edgreenberg Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:59:01 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=21259#comment-17266 Why is there no checkbox for "Hell No" ? Why is there no checkbox for “Hell No” ?

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