Posted on 03/18/2002 11:07:15 AM PST by My2Cents
The Buzz: Editorial meeting unplugs Davis' restraint
By Kevin Yamamura -- Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 2:15 a.m. PST Monday, March 18, 2002
Something about newspaper editorial board meetings makes the governor go gonzo.
In the latest edition of Gray Davis Unplugged (and Unglued), the normally restrained governor told the San Diego Union-Tribune that he "saved this friggin' paper" and that last year's energy fight was "worse than being in Vietnam."
Recall that in another editorial board meeting, with the San Francisco Chronicle in 1999, Davis declared it was the job of lawmakers to "implement my vision." That peeved legislators who had visions of their own.
But his latest comments were some of his most interesting yet.
"I kept the lights on," Davis said. "And this sounds a little presumptuous, but I think I should at least get a round of applause. I don't get squat."
He also was testy when questioned about criticism that he panicked and paid too much for power in long-term state agreements for electricity.
"If I didn't panic, you wouldn't be able to put out your paper," he said. "I saved this friggin' paper. I kept the lights on in this state, do you understand that?"
A Vietnam veteran, Davis also made a controversial comparison when describing the energy crisis: "This is like a war. This is worse than being in Vietnam. This is a full-out war against me."
Later, Davis talked about his role as global dominator. "When I took the oath of office, we were the seventh-largest economy on the planet," he said. "We passed Italy the first year, France my second year, and we will pass the U.K. in two years."
"Today France. Tomorrow, the world!"
When the Sacramento Bee finds Gray Davis too creepy, you know he's WAY too creepy.
Oh, my God! He's on DRUGS!
Davis even makes McCain look emotionally stable.
That's a negative tower . . . should read "the totally unavailable Governor, in his first press conferance showed his true personality" . . .
It's Howdy Doody time . . . it's Howdy Doody time
"Birds of a feather, flock together."
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My dad may disagree with him.
Willie, you are so right on target with this description! McAinal is definitely in the loose wing nut category. However, Davis, this 14 months does make McAinal look emotionally stable! That is scary!
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