{"id":28,"date":"2008-02-11T20:31:52","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T04:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2008\/02\/12\/the-crackberry-chronicles\/"},"modified":"2020-10-11T06:22:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T14:22:48","slug":"the-crackberry-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/28\/the-crackberry-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crackberry Chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/superbowl_080203\/html\/mw2w3139_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<strong> Photos by   Luke Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> By Elaine                  Santore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 11, 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>The party&#8217;s over<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reporter once told me the rule of thumb for Board President                  Aaron Peskin quotes, &#8220;If you want a regular quote from Peskin,                  you call before five. If you want a drunk quote, call after five.                  It only takes about two beers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/02\/11\/BA8CUV7IR.DTL&amp;nl=top\" linkindex=\"42\">nobody                  in City Hall<\/a> got <em>that<\/em> memo.<\/p>\n<p>In case you didn&#8217;t notice, the party&#8217;s over. Mayor Gavin Newsom                  has set out to stop any potential scandal from getting to the                  press.<\/p>\n<p>In the Saturday edition of the Chronicle, we learned about Budget                  Analyst Harvey Rose&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article\/article?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/02\/09\/MNRKUV4I1.DTL\" linkindex=\"43\">report<\/a>                  regarding the payment of 11 Newsom administration staffers. Not                  only are his top aides paid by the Municipal Transportation Agency,                  but they&#8217;re also siphoning funds from the Human Services Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Rose intended for the report to be issued today, but Newsom released                  it Friday as an &#8220;apparent preemptive strike.&#8221; Because                  those are always effective.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the money quotes:<\/p>\n<p><em>Newsom Chief of Staff Phil Ginsburg, who typically remains                  behind the scenes and rarely speaks on the record with reporters,                  was on hand for the meeting and called the budget analyst&#8217;s report                  &#8220;bull-.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It speaks!<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Can you spell that?&#8221; Newsom interrupted. &#8220;Is                  it two l&#8217;s? You can quote him on that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It snarks!<\/p>\n<p>When I read this, it became clear to me that Room 200 had been                  infected by a serious case of <em>bitchassness<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Diddy coined the term on last                  week&#8217;s episode of <em>Making the Band 4<\/em>. Bitchassness can                  best be described as egomania that manifests itself in a fake-ass                  swagger, nasty attitude, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=bitchassness&amp;defid=2836919\" linkindex=\"45\">general                  shadiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/congress_oil_spill_hearing_071119\/mw2w4607_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/congress_oil_spill_hearing_071119\/mw2w4608_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/congress_oil_spill_hearing_071119\/mw2w4609_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there&#8217;s a little bitchassness in you, you&#8217;re going to                  have to correct that. That disease is fucked up. That&#8217;s a very                  contagious sickness that&#8217;s out there in our community is bitchassness,&#8221;                  Diddy said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obama and Clinton argue over who&#8217;s more persecuted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack                  Obama appeared on 60 Minutes last night. The senators were interviewed                  separately about the Democratic primary, and how they&#8217;re coping                  with life on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>The interviews were conducted following Super Tuesday when Clinton                  led Obama in delegates. After the weekend caucuses in Washingston,                  Nebraska, Maine, and the Louisiana primary, Obama led Clinton                  in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/ELECTION\/2008\/primaries\/results\/scorecard\/#val=D\" linkindex=\"46\">pledged                  delegates<\/a> but trailed in superdelegates.<\/p>\n<p>The most heated subject discussed was on the topic of Republican                  attacks. 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft asked Obama about                  Clinton&#8217;s supposedly galvanizing effect on the Republican party.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I mean, she&#8217;s got problems with independents. And she&#8217;s                  got problems with even moderate Republicans. Now the Republicans                  are come after me. And, you know, I think the argument that she                  often makes is, &#8216;Oh, the guy&#8217;s untested. He hasn&#8217;t been in the                  battle,'&#8221; Obama said.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Obama also commented on Clinton&#8217;s argument that Obama will not                  be able to withstand Republican attacks.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;[Obama] won&#8217;t be able to stand up to this withering                  scrutiny. And, you know, a lot of the things I try to point out                  is, you know, going up against the Clinton machine is no cake                  walk. They&#8217;re pretty serious about winning as well,&#8221; Obama                  said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/obama_roundtable_080117\/html\/mw2w0920_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nSen. Barack Obama: &#8220;I really hope I don&#8217;t fall                  asleep right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In her interview with Clinton, 60 Minutes reporter Katie Couric                  asked Clinton to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081104084934\/http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com:80\/stories\/2008\/02\/08\/60minutes\/main3809538_page2.shtml\" set=\"yes\" linkindex=\"48\">explain<\/a>                  her reasoning behind the argument.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You&#8217;ve said, &#8216;I&#8217;ve been through the Republican attacks.                  And I&#8217;ve been vetted.&#8217; And cynics suggest that you&#8217;re insinuating                  there&#8217;s some deep, dark secret that is in Barack Obama&#8217;s past                  that will be somehow unveiled by a GOP attack machine,&#8221; Couric                  said. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You know, that is not what I&#8217;m suggesting at all. But,                  you know, Senator Obama has never had, I don&#8217;t think, a single                  negative ad run against him. He&#8217;s never been on the receiving                  end even in this campaign. It&#8217;s been incredibly civil by any modern                  standards,&#8221; Clinton said. &#8220;Until you have been through                  this experience, you have no idea what it&#8217;s like. And he hasn&#8217;t                  been. He&#8217;s never, ever had to face this. And I think that I am                  much better prepared and ready to, you know, withstand whatever                  comes my way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/clinton_sf_080201\/image007.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nSen. Hillary Clinton was called &#8220;Miss Frigidaire&#8221; in                  high school.<br \/>\n<strong>Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/profiles\/profile_john_han.shtml\" linkindex=\"49\">John                  Han<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weekend caucuses and primaries weren&#8217;t the only losses for                  Team Clinton. Obama beat former president Bill Clinton for the                  Best Spoken Word Grammy last night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CrackBerry and BFF Aaron watch the Grammys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watching award shows in hotel rooms is a long-standing tradition                  for BFF Aaron and me. We stock the room with plenty of snacks                  and prepare to critique all the new fashions and performances.<\/p>\n<p>But I usually end up reviewing the show while Aaron sleeps. Despite                  all the hype that precedes award shows, most are boring and require                  copious amounts of food and alcohol to make them tolerable.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron did watch the red carpet arrivals. We both loved Rihanna&#8217;s                  dress, but we love anything Riri wears.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/crackberry_080211\/rihanna.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"264\" \/><br \/>\nBest Sung\/Rap Collaboration Grammy winner Rihanna.<br \/>\n<strong>Photo by Kevin Mazur for WireImage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t approve of Carrie Underwood&#8217;s choice to turn &#8220;Before                  He Cheats&#8221; into a Bring In &#8216;Da Noise-inspired remix. We didn&#8217;t                  appreciate her <em>Pretty Woman<\/em> boots with hot pants, either.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/crackberry_080211\/carrie.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"263\" \/><br \/>\nCarrie Underwood performs onstage at the Grammys.<br \/>\n<strong>Photo by Michael Caulfield for WireImage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aaron: &#8220;Why is she singing such an old song?<em> Ugh<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>CrackBerry: &#8220;She looks like Jessica Simpson.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aaron: &#8220;I know!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>CrackBerry: &#8220;I guess they&#8217;re the same person now because                  they date                  the same guys.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tina Turner took Beyonce to school when they performed &#8220;Proud                  Mary.&#8221; Tina is a force of nature, but she&#8217;s also very gracious.                  A true diva.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/crackberry_080211\/tinabeyoncesnap2.jpg\" height=\"304\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nBeyonce and Tina Turner perform &#8220;Proud Mary.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Photo by Michael Caulfield for WireImage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amy Winehouse won Best New Artist, Female Pop Vocal Performance,                  Song of the Year, Pop Vocal Album, and Record of the Year. The                  look on her face when they announced her name for Record of the                  Year was priceless.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/crackberry_080211\/amywinehouse2.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"264\" \/><br \/>\nAmy Winehouse embraces her mum while accepting her Grammy via  satellite:<br \/>\n&#8220;To my mom and dad, for my Blake, my Blake incarcerated,                  and for London!&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Photo by Michael Caulfield for WireImage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wino <em>forever<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore February 11, 2008 The party&#8217;s over A reporter once told me the rule of thumb for Board President Aaron Peskin quotes, &#8220;If you want a regular quote from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[44,45,4,47,46,48],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-politics","tag-aaon-peskin","tag-city-hall","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-hilary","tag-obama","tag-presidential-race"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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