They want to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant come January, when the next president is sworn in. During the inauguration, the group also wants supporters to participate in a "synchronized flush" -- a way to send a gift to the renamed plant, which supporters say, would be a "fitting monument to this president's work."
It sounds like a harmless joke, or maybe a college civics lesson gone awry. But they have already collected 8,500 signatures in support of the plan - 1,300 more than the minimum needed to put the question to city voters in November.
The biggest opposition in this Democratic stronghold, McConnell said, is people who oppose naming anything after the 43rd president.
Officials at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which owns the plant, say they get the humorous intent. But they note that the plant is an award-winning facility that keeps the city's streets and the ocean clean.
"If you are looking for a place to make a negative statement about the Bush administration's impact on the environment, this would be the last place to do it," agency spokesman Tony Winnicker said.
"George W. Bush Sewage Plant" makes the ballot
Satire at the ballot box to 'honor' Bush
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Reminds me of the former mayor of Clearwater who dedicated his bathroom to Scientology. 0:50 to 1:35 in this video:
I like their version of the Presidential Seal; clutching a pair of toilet plungers instead of arrows and olive branches.
...the George W. Bush Policy Processing Unit.
From what I recall of the petition it's only a resolution and won't be binding. Which sucks because Newsom will never fucking act on it.
I'd rather they do a bond measure for school funding and name a school after GWB. It wouldn't be as amusing the to the SF hippies, but it might actually help someone for a change. I love this city, but sometimes it pisses me the fuck off.
I'm reminded of the Sydney, Australia, public swimming pool dedicated to Harold Holt, previously prime minister of Straylya.
After he drowned on a public beach.
NObody now knows if it's a cockup or a bitchtake.
And we all still swim there.