Archive for November 29th, 2006

2006.11.29

San Francisco Values

Markos at Daily Kos is calling on all those (primarily blow hard Bill O’Reilly) who slander “San Francisco Values” (a jab against Nancy Pelosi) to remember a few things that those values begot.

Since O’Reilly boycotts everything he hates, I look forward to his boycott of all Bay Area-origin products. Same with every conservative who bashes San Francisco and the Bay Area. So no iPods or anything Apple. No HP computers. No Google. No Yahoo. No eBay. Those conservative bloggers using Blogspot, MovableType, or TypePad? Sorry. Those products are Bay Area-based.

Also no Adobe or Macromedia products. No computers, either, since most run on AMD or Intel. No tax preparation using Intuit products. Cancel your Netflix subscription. Cancel your TiVo subscription. Remove your Network Associates or Symantec virus protection software from your computer. Unplug your Netgear wifi router.

Don’t wear Levis (or any kind of jeans), Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, or buy your kids Gymboree. Avoid LeapFrog learning toys. Boycott Pixar movies. Boycott any movie using George Lucas’ ILM special effects shop. Stay away from Treos and other Palm devices. Don’t let Charles Schwab manage your portfolio. Don’t bank at Wells Fargo.

He listed a few things that are in the Bay Area and not exclusively San Francisco and forgot a few things, some of which were brought up in the comments, like Rice-A-Roni (the San Francisco treat!), the martini (we can argue its origin all you like; it was San Francisco), the first Irish Coffee in America, VIZ Media (bringing you fine anime and manga), Dolby, Bechtel, Craig’s List, the origin of the United Nations, feared prisons, and the future Starfleet Headquarters. :) What is missing from the list?

San Francisco Values… sure there are flaws, like the hippies, but overall there are many good reasons why San Francisco is considered one of the best cities in the world.