2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIs it wise for a mayoral candidate to ask for miso and steamed kale?
The three candidates for mayor were asked to name what their ideal last meal on earth would be.
One of them said miso and steamed kale.
She has been getting a lot of ridicule for that choice.
The town is Portland.
I think it was a stupid thing to say. Even in Portland.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)...I would have been wiser to think of something just a little less open to ridicule but just as tasty, had she been able to think of something.
Like a nice spinach salad, an organic omelet, etc...
grasswire
(50,130 posts)....or the farmers market, I think.
One of the other candidates mentioned Thai food from a local establishment.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)dballance
(5,756 posts)I saw the title of the post and it intrigued me. I happen to live in Portland. I'm an infiltrator from the South - TN.
Then when I saw it was from a candidate in our mayoral race it made me really laugh.
Miso soup and Kale are such a great meal here in this lefty, socialist town. If she had thrown on some edemame it would have been perfect.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)But Portland is food proud. Too proud to claim that kale and miso are going to be the most desirable food, fit for a last meal.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Here on DU? Or in Portland?
dballance
(5,756 posts)I'm so happy to live here in PDX right now. Great people, great public transportation.
Who could not love the farmer's market at the mall downtown at PSU or Sat. Market under the Burnside Bridge?
I love this place!
Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)commonly called moles or trolls.
Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)saras
(6,670 posts)Personally I'd be reaming her opponents for prejudice rather than whining about her judgment. I mean, what's so offensive about miso anyways that it's worth ridiculing?
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Politics is about imagine control. Sometimes you hold back your 'honesty' for the sake of your campaign. It doesn't mean you outright lie, or do anything malicious, but it also means, when asked a fairly dumb question by a voter, you don't snap back, "My God, that is a fucking dumb question. Were you raised under power lines? Did you eat paint chips as a child? Are your parents related?".
So, you suck up the dumb question, maybe even say, "Oh, that's a good question..." and then you answer it.
Likewise, when asked a question that gives a glimpse into your personality and likes, it's probably best not to say something that looks ridiculous. This? Well, yeah, it opens you up to some attack.
Best to stick to answers that can't hurt your campaign. I know, we want honest politicians. But on trivial matters, sometimes they can come off as out of touch or just plain weird - or, playing up a stereotype.
Just my two cents.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)surrealAmerican
(11,340 posts)Why would anybody ask something like this? Were the candidates being interviewed by some sort of gossip columnist? Why would any journalist waste their time asking such drivel? Why would voters care?
So long as the answer isn't "human flesh", I don't see how it could be relevant to anyone.