so all the council election propaganda got distributed today. and i have to say it is rather entertainings.

jesse martin (who i presume is not the yatch guy) is 'outspoken against gentrification for gentrifications sake" whatever the hell that means - probably no trucks through an area nobody gave a shit about the trucks in before it became the trendy inner-west hub for 'yummy mummies', but then again that just my crazy speculation.

the liberal candidate i have to say i find the most truthful. footscray's dirty and unsafe and the coucil pisses away money on stupid shit like that 15m high concrete sculpture which resembles a giant gaping vagina as you enter the area from the main road and go past footscray on the train (she didn't actually say that - but everyone was thinking it). apparently its time to send the "labour fat cats a message".

speakin of which john cummings (owner of 1.5 million business and local labout canditate) i have to say is the most entertaining. but in a kinda self-depricating way.

apparently he was integral in organising protests against drug use - somebody should really break it to him: smakies don't give a shit about placards and catchy chants.

he also open his pamphlet with "my mother is in a photo leading a protest" (seriously not paraphrasing, thats actually what he says)

one of his propositions for if elected mayor is the 'friendly footscray promotion': posters with a Similing face with the simple message "friendly Footscray" or "If it's friendly it's footscray with a happy similing face (another direct quote).

i have to admit i am rather biased against this fellow. when his sister was a local councillor/mayor and my mother was campainging to fix up local parks she decided that she was too busy and replacing missing bins and seats was not a high profile enough use of her time.