For most people, myself included, a person, movement, whatever, needs to demonstrate through words or (preferably) deeds that support is warranted. My skepticism has not been allayed by empty-sounding homilies. If this simple statement of fact seems like an attack to you, I would suggest that promoting yourself as a public figure was a mistake. FYou should promoting yourself as a politician is almost certain to make you the target of genuine attacks (not merely skeptical but sincere inquiries) from many quarters.

Lets see how many 2nd place votes I get. Then lets judge. I’m trying to do good works here. Critique is fine, i can take it. I need it. I’m not without fault. But I need more of a helping hand then another dismissal. It’s not gonna work. I’m not going anywhere. You should attempt to help me aim my energy and support, instead of dismiss it. It is unquestionable that I have energy and support. You may be shocked to know how much. But in any case I forever asking for help, not EVER telling anyone what to do. I didn’t even tell anyone to vote for me. Hell, i didn’t even vote for me. I voted for Gavin. Because that’s the kind of world I want to live in.

What kinda world do you want to live in? Be that world.

chicken

or spelling suggestion. I did’t go to school, it’s amazing I can keep up as well as I do. When you point it out to me, it’s obvious. But I never catch it on my own. It’s a skill, not a craft. I’m much better then I was. All that time you were in school I was learning to fix cars. When the lights go out and the bombs are falling, I’ll forgive your making fun of me that I couldn’t spell and let you into the shelter. Maybe.

Goyim Power!

What did I do? I activated an entire community to pay attention to our local political apparatus. I started an interesting conversation and I had a great experience. So did dozens of people around me.

But it’s funny you say that I co-opted zombification. Actually, I likely just killed the whole thing!

It’s funny. There is a ton of critique on message boards, but tons of praise in my inbox. I don’t know which one is more relevant. I remind you that I did not act alone. There is like 20 people that were with me every move. So if you don’t like what happened, it’s not just you not likeing me. But you can’t please all teh people all the time. And if you even try, your a politician.

I spent hours today and yesterday trying to find a templet to help the birds that are choked with oil. And failed. There is no opportunity for voulenteers. But does that diminish trying? The mayor thing didn’t work as I wanted it to. But I don’t regret that either. There is no way to be evil here, this is just an exchange of ideas. There was less money through the account then in ANY other venture I have ever done including ones that didn’t even cost anything. So relax. No one is profiting off anything. There is no job to get. No cash to hide. Noone gave more than $100 or so. I collected like $30,000. As far as impact is concerned, there is little you can do with $30G that gets that kinda point out. Yea, your gonna say it didn’t work. Maybe you’re right. But I tried. This thing cost me in the end. I have no product, no book, no record to sell. $6 at the door and it all went to the band plus $250 for the club, $200 in decorations, $400 I paid to the Jascha to write and record those songs & a $50 parking ticket because I lied to someone and told them I’d drive their car home because they were drunk but they didn’t wanna get a ticket. So I took the keys and ate the ticket because I was too drunk to drive as well. It’s all a bitch, huh? One thing at a time, one foot in front of the other. I have no plan, it’s all just rolling. Hopefully something good will come out of it. But don’t think for a second that it’s outside my rights as an American to run for public office. In whatever way I see fit. As well as it being within your rights to critique me.

But in the end, hit and run’s on Scott’s site are easy for you. I just ran for fucking mayor. I’m exausted. I trust that you will be generous with your time and resources in the future when I ask for comments and advice on what to do next year in regards to the Supervisor seat that is comming vacant next year in district 9. I would appreciate any and all intelligent and moderatly gentile suggestions or critique that could be put in a postitive way so that I might better continue on this path. If this isn’t going the way you’d like it to go, I encourage you to give feedback. We have a weekly dinner at my house. I cook. You come and listen and I defer. All of it.

Braintrust dinners start again in January. See ya then.

chicken

And great party – six bucks to get into a bar. Just how were the contributions spent, other than on the one Guardian ad and on a lawyer?

I’m sorry you didn’t get it.

But saying that I don’t have a constituency is simply false. I do. You may not like that, but it’s true. I wish that I could be all things to all people. I’m more sorry than you that we didn’t have a better progressive opponant to Gavin earlier. I would have supported her/him. But we didn’t. So I did what I did. And for what I had to work with, I think I did OK. My next race will be more “normal”.

I hope I can count on either your support or your critique. In either case, you have my support in being activated and passionate that you want a better San Francisco. In this, we can likeily agree. Continue to speak your truth loudly and clearly. But your not going to harvest any respect, Juan Valdez, until you take responsibility for your words by putting your name next to them as we all have. You have nothing to fear .

chicken john

~Sarge~

Anyway, anyone know?

~AreWeReally?

My vision of public financing is that it would aid legitimate, experienced candidates without financial resources or affluent constituents. I had hoped taxpayer funding would help level the playing field and help produce viable alternative candidates.

Instead, what Rinaldi’s campaign has shown me is how easy it is to abuse the public financing system. Taxpayer matching funds are within grasp of anyone, even if they have no experience, no constituency, and no intention of really competing.

They’re still counting ballots, but it is unlikely Rinaldi will get more than 2000 votes citywide. If he raised $50K, that’s spending $25 per vote. Where did all that money go?

There is nothing sincere about a campaign that squanders that kind of money with such pathetic results, then wants working taxpayers to pay for it.

My campaign shouldn’t turn you off of public financing. You have only really read stuff that was meant to inflame. My intentions are buried beneath hyperbole on top of hyperbole to harvest attention. I agree that wasting tax payers money is bad. I’m with you. I only wish that I could tell you that the system wasn’t so corrupt that to play by the current rules is impossible. Thus, my “absurdist” campaign. The really absurd part is actually the campaign idea in general. But I never really got that far. My intention was to make outragious claims to get attention then bring it home. No one is sorrier then men that the bringing it home part fell short. The calibration to Gavin was so intense that I failed to make some (any) of the points I really wanted to. So I feel ya with your distrust. But I’m not the bad guy here. I admit that I’ve made some mistakes, but my intention was to champion Rank Choice Voting and the Public Finance Program, not destroy them.

And that is still my intention. If you have intelligent opinions on what I should be doing now and why, I’m all ears. There is an on-going discussion. You and anyone else are welcome to join it. I’m easy to get a hold of….

chickenjohn@chickenjohn.com

I’m not doing this for attiention. I really was looking to leave SF. I thought it died. Then I decided to do something about making it fun again. Sure it’s showboating. I’ve actually crashed my showboat into my grandstand. But I’ve put way more smiles on faces then knits on brows. And I learned a lot. It was a great experience for me and everyone around me. Sorry it bummed you out. There is a possibility that if you look closer, you may get a different view. It could change your opinion one way or another. I don’t know if you wanna invest… I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t.

chicken

Here’s the ridiculous part of all this: Chicken John will likely have spent more money per vote than Gavin Newsom.

In imported crystal goblets, of course.

4 more years, 4 more years

John “Avatar of the Blessings of Liberty” Hell

I love chicken john’s image and the race was very entertaining. He can still do some good as supervisor.