D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line - Consumerist Comments

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

Shadowman615 — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:54:54 EDT

I don't see what the problem is. The Philly mayor got flak about sitting around in line all day -- at least Fenty was smart enough to send his assistants.

Seriously though, I don't get why anyone would want to stand in line outside a store at 6am to be the first person to buy *anything*...unless, of course it was the liquor store ;)

Shadowman615

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

synergy — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:09:20 EDT

@The Nature Boy: I'm pretty sure that a lot of what the Mayor does is take calls, make calls, and sign papers. This day and age, you don't need to be in an office to do that even without an iPhone.

synergy

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

crankymediaguy — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:50:40 EDT

"I don't mind that government officials get special treatment sometimes."

May I ask WHY you aren't bothered by that? Sorry, but they aren't special, they aren't better than their constituents. If they can't wait in line or order the thing online, fuck 'em.

"They have a difficult job to do, and tons of people scrutinizing every little thing they do."

Could part of the reason people "scrutinize" what they do be that some of what they do is elitist, self-aggrandizing, sometimes illegal, shit?

crankymediaguy

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

MichaelBrazell — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:18:17 EDT

@The Nature Boy: What do you think they do in their offices all day ... work?

MichaelBrazell

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

mac-phisto — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:41:04 EDT

i have a problem with the idea that these guys are doing this on company time. that shit would get you fired in the private sector...it should get you thrown in jail in the public sector.

mac-phisto

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

The Bigger Unit — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:46:56 EDT

So, like I said in the other post about the Philly mayor: people would rather the actual freaking mayor sit around and twiddle his thumbs on a sidewalk all day, waiting to buy an iPhone, than actually do work for the city in his office.

I see.

The Bigger Unit

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

Moonshine Mike — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:09:10 EDT

If it was a lobbyist or a higher official, they had the apple store bring them one. But the Mayor of DC is of less importance. Hence the line cutters.

people are suprised?

Moonshine Mike

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

yg17 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:12:43 EDT

@tcp100: 3 weeks? As of this morning, EVERY SINGLE APPLE STORE IN THE US still has iJokes in stock.

yg17

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

tcp100 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:58:59 EDT

Or everyone could just wait three god damn weeks or something and just waltz into a store and buy one. I have never, ever, understood the "waiting on line" thing unless it's for a one-time-only thing.

Seriously, people. This is a mass-produced consumer product. They'll make more. (Although, they still will only have 2.5G EDGE and no instant messaging, but hey, fanboys.. I hear if you sniff the earpiece hard enough, you can smell Steve.)

tcp100

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

TechnoDestructo — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:40:15 EDT

I hope this is remembered at the next election. People like that don't need to be holding public office. Or breathing public air.

TechnoDestructo

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

Bay State Darren — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:14:49 EDT

I just like the part of him flipping the bird [if I read correctly.] He is the most, if not only, honest person in politics for that. And I really hope that somebody took a picture.

Bay State Darren

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

thekizerman — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:04:50 EDT

I really don't see what the big deal is with everyone complaining about mayors purchasing iPhones. Sure their job is very important, and they could be considered "on-call" 24/7, but seriously guys, its not like the city of DC is going to crumble since he took maybe an hour to go buy a phone, and I'm pretty sure if he was in his office for that hour, he probably wouldn't have found some way to magically "fix" all the "problems" with the school system. I guess now you're going to say he can't go out to a restaurant for dinner, because he should be finding a magical way to lower the crime rate in the 30 minutes he has to wait for a table.

thekizerman

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

j-o-h-n — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:00:35 EDT

@lestat730: I've BEEN a (local) elected official. I could not disagree more. When you start thinking you are special, you are no longer "of the people, by the people, and for the people" and you should resign or be thrown out.

j-o-h-n

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

ceejceej — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:26:06 EDT

It just goes to show you how little pull Philly and DC mayors have... you know all the other mayors got their iPhones weeks ago...

ceejceej

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

lestat730 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:12:25 EDT

I don't mind that government officials get special treatment sometimes. They have a difficult job to do, and tons of people scrutinizing every little thing they do. This post isn't very interesting...

lestat730

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

rbb — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:03:14 EDT

Hopefully someone got the license plates of the vehicle and will report it to the DC Inspector General as fraud, waste and abuse....

rbb

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

kenposan — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:35:37 EDT

@swvaboy:

I do have a problem with that. Something about "... that all men are created equal..."

But beyond that, it's a f*cking phone!!!!

kenposan

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

rekoil — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:01:14 EDT

One thing to consider - it's certainly possible that this wasn't something the mayor actually authorized - it's not uncommon at all for staffers to pull favors in the mayor's name for their own purposes.

rekoil

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

j-o-h-n — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:38:21 EDT

@swvaboy: Escaping that kind of privileged 'overclass' is exactly why this country was founded. You may have a tough skin, but your gray matter seems thin.

j-o-h-n

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

Darkest Daze — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:33:15 EDT

At least Philadelphia's mayor sat in line like a law abiding citizen.

Darkest Daze

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

swvaboy — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:06:43 EDT

Almost forgot, you can go ahead and attack my thoughts, I have tough skin.

swvaboy

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

swvaboy — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:05:15 EDT

And the point of this is?

We all know that government "Officials'" get preferential treatment, and I really have no problem with that.

swvaboy

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

tonkyhonk — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:01:17 EDT

Famous/important person is allowed to break the rules/given special treatment.

SHOCKING! AND WORTHY OF A POST ON CONSUMERIST!

tonkyhonk

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

DojiStar — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:58:28 EDT

This is why I don't live in Washngton DC.

The Mayor employs line cutters.

If it wasn't for that, I'd live there.

DojiStar

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Cut The iPhone Line

Major-General — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:53:43 EDT

Hey, at least DC's mayor isn't selling crack. We hope.

Major-General