The East Bay Express opened up its McDonkey article this way:
“Ladies and gentlemen, Jerry McDonkey.” That’s how former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown introduced the guest of honor at a political event last month at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater. Then, when Brown handed over the mic, he mumbled “McNursery.” (For those of you that haven’t seen this video footage, its located in this blog’s ”Stuff of Legend” post.)
Ha! Wait… then the East Bay Express reporter actually asked Jerry McNerney about his new nickname, “Jerry McDonkey.” Here’s the text:
McNerney says Brown was just clowning around, having some fun with his name. Brown had to know his name, right?
Clowning around? A reporter just asked a candidate for U.S. Congress why he’s called “McDonkey.” That’s awesome! That has to irk McDonkey.
When a person is running in a tight race- you don’t botch the candidate’s name twice at a major Soros-backed-out-of-the-11th-District-fundraiser like Willie Brown did. Look, I had trouble enunciating Jerry’s last name when I first learned about him. But seriously, blunted mental acuity coupled with Stoli could have a thing or two with the legendary “McDonkey slip.”
But that’s just a theory.
I would have included a link to the East Bay Express. But the reporter conveniently spun the article into an anti-Pombo hit-piece using Pelosicrat rhetoric and DCCC jabber. If you really want to read it, just Google “Jerry McDonkey” and scroll halfway down the first page.
In all honesty, I have to harbor respect for a newspaper reporter that actually asked McNerney to his face why he’s called “McDonkey.” At least the reporter has a sense of humor, and that’s a good thing. Too bad the article had to coddle the ultra-liberal tastes of its readers instead of speaking the truth about McDonkey. I understand the reporter’s plight, dealing with a liberal editorial board… but this whole thing is kinda funny, dontcha think?
I wish there was a mention of McDonkey lying on forms to the House Ethics Committee, the backing of McNerney by multimillion-dollar eco-litigation machines and misleading TV ads?
Too bad the people at the East Bay Express didn’t ask the question on everyone’s mind…
Who really is Jerry McDonkey?