the next three dirtiest words in politics

[vniow]

San Francisco Values.


If the Democrats win the House on Tuesday, expect the descriptor -- epithet, really -- "San Francisco values" to become a permanent part of the media conversation.

"If (House Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi becomes speaker of the House, it will be on the Republicans' list of top five talking points every week," said longtime GOP media strategist and UC Berkeley political science instructor Dan Schnur.

Who's waiting until next week? The phrase is already resonating in conservative corners of the blogosphere, MySpace, right-leaning media outlets and even on newspaper editorial pages. It's a sign of how new media strategies can frame the debate quicker than in past elections. Especially the conservative parts of it.

I <3 this city.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/11/03/MNGCEM5H4N1.DTL

[clevin]

better than denny hastert's "old school wrestling coach's man-boy messing around" value, lol

[Thomas Veil]

Oh yeah, they've been using the boogey-man spectre of "Speaker Pelosi" for several weeks now. She's gonna be the target of lots of abuse, distortion and outright lying.

I really wish the Dems had a propaganda machine as good as the Republicans'. Not that I want the Democrats to lie like the GOP does, but the Republicans will attempt to make that phrase -- "San Francisco values" -- into dirty words.

It'd be cool if as soon as that happens, the Dems would look to some of the better qualities of San Francisco -- eco-awareness, fine culture and successful businesses -- and say, "Why yes, thank you. We do have San Francisco values." And then hammer points like that just as frequently as the Republicans hammer their tripe.