Pancakes & Politics Discussion - Saturday 10/29 @9:15 a.m. - The 7 Propositions - Wake Up!
October 28, 2022
Wake up!
Al's Corner Presents
A Pancakes & Politics Production
November 2022 Election - The Seven Propositions
A Discussion Pop-Up Event
Saturday, October 29th (yeah in a few hours! Wake up!)
Delta of Venus (front patio)
(B Street between 1st & 2nd Streets)
9:15 a.m. (gather) - 9:30 a.m. (start) - 10:17 a.m. (punches thrown) - 11:00 a.m. (leave)
As with any P&P, please don't come with the idea of converting people to your point of view. The idea is to take 10-15 minutes per proposition, look up the arguments on both sides on our smart phones, discuss, and maybe take a straw poll.
With district elections, discussing council candidates seems futile and there's plenty been said in local media. Higher office candidates? Well, #yawn#. But at the end we can talk a few minutes about any candidates that anyone wants to bring up -- if you insist 😕
Do at least buy a fancy coffee drink and maybe a full breakfast from Delta of Venus to support our wonderful local alternative coffee shop and pay the 'rent'. We'll sit outside because, Covid-19, even though I got Covid-19 outside and Biden declared the pandemic over so what does it matter?
If you wish to stand on the sidewalk with a "Al's Corner Sucks [insert large mammal] Balls" sign, please feel welcome. If we are near the sidewalk you can even join in the discussion. But please -- No barricade hurling and no pepper spraying. And no blaming extremists on the 'other side'.
Pardon the late notice; I suck at getting in front of things. So I might be eating breakfast just me and my voter guide. But come ye zero or one or come ye 50, all welcome to join in the cerebral festivities.
C-Ya,
Al of Al's Corner
Al,
I'll be there!
Al
Posted by: Alan C. Miller | October 28, 2022 at 09:49 PM
Delta was spontaneously not open, so no meeting. I had a nice discussion with myself and voted no on everything. Except the Prop on abortion. Not that I'm for abortion, but clearly things don't go well when it is illegal. I had a bit of a discussion with myself on the flavored tobakie thing, but doesn't seem to me this is the hill to die on for addictions nor the way to go about it.
I voted for about 2/3 Republicans, especially in fiscal offices, as there weren't many independents on the ballot since we don't have choice voting. Not that I want Republicans in office, but the only thing worse than Republicans is a super-majority of any party, which is what we have now. California needs a political enema, and if it's a Republican enema, so be it. Not that it is going to happen, but one can dream. Of enemas.
Posted by: Alan C. Miller | October 29, 2022 at 12:41 PM
Sorry to hear that the event didn't happen. I always appreciated the illustrated Pancakes and Politics guides back in the day. Hope you can regroup for the next election.
Posted by: Roberta L. Millstein | October 29, 2022 at 01:43 PM
"Sorry to hear that . . . "
Roberta, I thought the rest of that sentence was going to be " . . . you voted for any Republicans, Alan". :-|
Posted by: Alan C. Miller | October 31, 2022 at 03:00 PM
"I always appreciated the illustrated Pancakes and Politics guides back in the day. Hope you can regroup for the next election."
As I said, with the districts, 30-day voting period, partisan extremism, and most of all key people such as Danielle no longer around to be involved, the model (which barely worked before) doesn't work at all now. And the effort nearly killed me every time. I think a community discussion is about the best we can hope for from now on -- mostly needing advance notice next time. But I'm open to ideas.
Posted by: Alan C. Miller | October 31, 2022 at 03:05 PM
Roberta, I thought the rest of that sentence was going to be " . . . you voted for any Republicans, Alan". :-|
Nah, I'm not worried -- I know my votes will cancel yours out. 😉
I think a community discussion is about the best we can hope for from now on -- mostly needing advance notice next time. But I'm open to ideas.
Maybe a call for artists ahead of time?
I would think the biggest challenge would be finding people who want to talk about issues rather than point fingers.
Posted by: Roberta L. Millstein | October 31, 2022 at 07:54 PM