Friday, July 20, 2007
SuperMalley
Everyone knows we can rely on Becky O'Malley to tell it like it is:
But among the official Iceland boosters at the council meeting, the ones in the blue tee shirts, there was nothing but goodwill and courtesy. Huh.
Mayor Tom Bates, who also opposed landmarking, suggested that instead of saving the structure, a plaque commemorating Iceland's history should be installed. This caused the audience to erupt in laughter and catcalls. Well, no matter. The important thing is to call both black councilmembers dogs for daring to agree with someone else:
The other councilmembers brought to mind the British press's unkind characterization of Tony Blair as "George Bush's poodle." They aren't exactly Tom Bates' poodles, of course, but they do seem to follow him around. Anderson acted more like Bates' rottweiler, launching an uncalled-for attack on Iceland supporters, with the genial Moore perhaps a cocker spaniel and Capitelli, who didn't say much but voted with Bates, something fast and nervous like a whippet. The white guy is the smaller, weaker dog, of course.
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