Which Smurf is Adrian Fenty?
From this week's New Yorker profile of Michael Bloomberg, by Ben McGrath:
Far more than Rudy Giuliani, who parlayed his symbolic role as the stoic face of leadership after September 11th into the honorary title of America’s Mayor, Bloomberg deserves the label, advising lesser cities in replicating his data-driven initiatives, like a political franchise. “They see it as part of their mission to export ideas,” Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, said of Bloomberg’s crew....Booker and other ambitious younger mayors around the country, like Adrian Fenty, in Washington, D.C., call him Papa Smurf.
Which raises the question, which Smurf does that make Fenty?
Allow LL to float some possibilities, from Wikipedia:
- "Brainy Smurf fancies himself as the all-around brain of the village and an expert on everything, although he is usually wrong." Mmm...no.
- "Jokey Smurf is a cheerful Smurf who enjoys playing tricks on the other Smurfs." Naah.
- "Dreamy Smurf is always dreaming of other places and other things." Maybe, but that sounds more like Booker.
- "Greedy is an exceptionally gluttonous Smurf. He has an exceptional interest in eating cakes and other pastry." McNugget revelation aside, definitely not.
- "Vanity Smurf is the epitome of a Narcissist. He has a flower in his hat, and he often holds a hand mirror, staring into his own reflection, which he kisses often." Now we're talking.
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2:19 pm
smurfette
2:26 pm
Vanity Smurf:
With a flower in his bonnet and a mirror on his hand, Vanity is the smurf that cares the most about his appearance. Delicate and sensitive, he spends his time talking fabrics with Smurfette and keeping his complexion fresh. If, by accident, his mirror breaks, he is the unhappiest smurf.
3:31 pm
he's clearly Gargamel.
4:14 pm
Don't let the name fool yah, read the description. If this isn't Fenty...
Brainy Smurf:
Brainy Smurf fancies himself as the all-around brain of the village and an expert on everything, although he is usually wrong. He sometimes thinks that because he is (supposedly) smarter than anyone else, that makes him second-in-command behind Papa Smurf and can do things better than the other Smurfs. He can be distinguished from the others by the thick glasses he wears, as he is extremely short-sighted. In the comics during the Olympic games, he called himself Schtroumpf arbitre (referee) and handed out yellow cards to everyone. The Smurfs usually respond to his self-rightous preaching by hitting him over the head with a mallet or throwing him out of the village.
4:51 pm
I agree with Concernedaboutdc...Fenty is clearly Vanity Smurf albeit Vanity was more open with his lifestyle...hmmm.....
9:33 pm
Vanity and brainy mated. First child: Fenty
6:46 pm
He is both Smurfette and Vanity Smurf.
7:30 pm
Jokey! He gives you what you think would be a present and it blows up in your face.
If that is not Mayor Fenty promising a responsive, accountable and championship of the people --to turn around and lie and employ unqualified cronies as spits in his supportors face--then I don't know what is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDdI-gPgMcg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fvideosearch%3Fhl%3Den%26rls%3Dgm%26sourceid%3Dgmail%26resnum%3D0%26q%3DJokey%2520Smurf%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF%2D8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwv%23&feature=player_embedded
2:08 pm
I can't believe I missed this post two months ago.
Is there any answer other than King Smurf?