Pizza Girl for state Senate!
In the best blog entry I've read in a long time, Cartoon Brick Wall, Pizza Girl begins her hillarious tale of abuse of power—Utah-style, like this:My Run In with the Majority Leader in the Utah State Senate
I won't tell you his name because I'm afraid it could get me in trouble. Maybe this post could get me in trouble even without his name. Probably not, though, because there's only, like, 20 people who read my blog, and half of them don't live in Utah.As you've probably guessed, Pizza Girl's blog has a couple readers in Utah, and the "Majority Leader," who brought his considerable political weight to bear on a young pizza delivery girl, is, of course, Curt Bramble of Provo.
Pizza Girl is a crackerjack writer, so I highly recommend you cruise over to her blog and read the account in full.
Here's an executive summary in Pizza Girl's words:
Pizza Girl is not allowed to accept checks, but Bramble forces the issue:
"Look, I'm the majority leader of the state senate . . .,"Pizza Girl tells Bramble to call the store and use a credit card. Bramble repeats to Nick at the store that he is the majority leader of the Senate, adding:
He's gruff. I am uncomfortable, my eyes pleading, but I say nothing.
"Do you know what that means? I'm a public figure. If I bounced a check, it would be all over the papers. I'd lose my reputation!"
"Look, I'm a CPA, so I know a check is the same as cash."Then Bramble turns on his legendary charm:
"Where are you from? I'm from Chicago. You're probably from New York, right?"In the latest entry, Pizza Girl writes a letter to "Mr. Impressive Title," in which she teaches Bramble a thing or two about being a human. Don't miss it.
How is this relevant?
"You're from Massachusetts? We're both Easterners."
Since when is Chicago considered the East? . . .
Mr. Logical Fallacy hands me the phone, and I'd like to say, "Nick, I'm sorry I sicked this long-winded bastard on you," but I just say, "Hi, Nick." He tells me I can take the check as long as the man shows me his driver's license and I write the license number on the check. I hang up the phone and tell Mr. Impressive Title what Nick said. . . .
Aren't politicians supposed to be charismatic and stuff?
4 Comments:
Another reason reprobate republicans must leave public office.
I suppose if Bramble's beloved prophet were delivering the pizza, he'd remember his manners.
Who said "when you've done it to the least of these you've done it to me"?
That's what I hate about Utah. You can't even talk about pizza without someone talking shit about the Mormons.
During the last session of the legislature I exchanged emails with the good senator on the issue of public employee retirement. I found him to be unable to understand any arguement or evidence that didn't support his foregone conclusions. He looks to be one of those folks who will get their way, any way they can. I only hope that he will learn from the pizza post that he doesn't always have to win. Does he?
He should lose his CPA license or certificate for "conduct unbecoming a CPA".
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