We’ve argued for a long time that Alex Tourk coulda been, shoulda been, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. In fact, I’m so certain of my belief in his capabilities that I am actually reserving the capital letter M, as in Mayor, for Alex. The other guy is merely someone wandering around in the fields of generic, lower-case Times New Roman.
If Alex’s name had been on the ballot, he woulda taken it easily. Well liked by just about everyone, he’d have made a classy mayor, one grounded in actually getting things done, talking to people instead of avoiding them, and answering real questions from real reporters. Moreover, he woulda spent his time on the job instead of in Hawaii and Davos.
Alex and gav appeared together recently at a Homeless Connect event announcing a Google program to provide free voice mail for homeless clients. We weren’t there, but FCJ was and their spread today illustrates my point pictorially.
The two appeared together in a small room where both spoke to the assembled group. Of the two, Alex comes across as classily dressed, intelligent, and self-assured. Gav, on the other hand, presents his usual pretty-boy façade. Anyone watching the two together would agree that Alex just looks Mayoral. The gav looks like a blue tie walking along a red carpet at the Oscars.
Of course, these are merely our impressions. But we’re pretty good judges of character.
If there is a discordant note in my Alex impression, it’s the question of why he continues to appear in public with gav. We could argue that he has decided to put aside his feelings in favor of a greater good, namely serving the homeless and disadvantaged. That’s a fair argument. Perhaps Alex is an altruistic and forgiving man. If that’s so, he certainly is an exception in this day and age.
Well, we’ll see what happens in the future. Assuming that he’s still in the Bay Area, that he hasn’t accompanied Jackie to D.C. after she wins the 12th District race, which she surely will, maybe he’ll run for Mayor the next time around.
Our little add-on: As usual, FCJ was the first to get this story on line. Apparently, these people have no social life.
Ruby? Ruby who?
hey, Willie, i wondered about that, too, when I read the FCJ story.
Good to see you back. Were you on extended vacation to Berkeley, or something? r.s.
It was a Pud thing. I did get some interior decoration done, however, which I plan to brag about.
BTW: Is is kind of gay for two male friends to have sex with the same woman? I’m asking you. I don’t know.
Hi, willie, well, I’ve never participated in or considered it, but my psychologist friend tells me that if two guys engage in it at the same time with one women, that’s a clear sign of latent gayness. r.s.