SF Weekly makes joke about wheelchair-bound mayoral candidate.

[RandySF]

NOTE: There are plenty of legitimate reasons to not vote for Michela Alioto-Pier. San Francisco Weekly did not have to post a sleazy headline poking fun of her disability.


"Michela Alioto-Pier Flyers: Wheelchair-Using Candidate Will "Stand Up and Fight For Us"

The adorable, sullen, and notably diverse kiddies on mayoral candidate Michela Alioto-Pier's flyers are nothing if not eye-catching. Also eye-catching, however, is the text alongside them: "Who will stand up and fight for us?"

The term "stand up" is awkward. You don't exactly have to be a political insider to know Alioto-Pier is a wheelchair-user and one of the city's foremost advocates for the disabled. And if you didn't, the ad's photos of the candidate clear that up.

Our messages for Alioto-Pier were returned by campaign adviser Sterling Clifford. Asked if the wording was intentional, he paused and then burst out laughing. "I cannot believe I did not make that connection until right this second when you mentioned it."


http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/10/alioto-pier_stand_up.php