Posted on 10/18/2006 9:40:24 AM PDT by presidio9
While the rest of the nation lurches ahead to Election Day, California remains stuck in a time warp.
Take the governor's race between incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger and State Treasurer Phil Angelides. It started out as the 1984 presidential contest redux, with Arnold reprising the role of Ronald Reagan (hopeless optimist) and Angelides that of Walter Mondale (doomed the moment he called for higher taxes). That was before Angelides set the way-back machine to the 1960s, channeling his inner Tom Hayden and vowing to sue the Bush administration to return California's National Guard troops from Iraq. Unfortunately, for Angelides, time isn't on his side; the polls suggest he's headed for a double-digit drubbing.
Then there's California's other blast from the past: Jerry Brown, who's running for state attorney general. It marks the eighth time that Brown, who succeeded Reagan as governor of California 32 years ago this January, has sought statewide or national office. That includes presidential runs in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, but doesn't begin to cover two terms as Oakland mayor (his current job), a two-year stint as chairman of the state Democratic party (he'd later drop his party affiliation before returning to the fold prior to his Oakland mayoral bid), plus some creative moonlighting as a talk-radio host, a student of Zen Buddhism in Japan, and a buddy of Mother Teresa in Calcutta.
It's a race with dynastic overtones: Jerry Brown's father, Pat, served two terms as California's attorney general and two terms as governor during the '50s and '60s; his sister Kathleen served one term as state treasurer before getting trounced in the 1994 governor's race. Despite the lengthy résumé, no one is suggesting that Jerry Brown is geriatric — at 68, he's five years younger than California's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein. Still,
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California Republicans recently got a huge stab in the back from so-called conservative radio host Michael Weiner, aka, Savage.
well, you can't deny Brown's perseverance.....
I think Cali deserves him.
Most likely he'll follow this by trying to become governor yet again.
If he's going liberal, then they can have him.
If he's good enough for Michael Weiner, he's good enough for me.
http://www.moveonjerry.org/
If you ever visit the state capitol building in Sacremento, be sure to see Moonbeam's governors portrait. It certainly is different. Kind of like Picasso's cubist work on LSD!
Is that a hugher stab in the back than the Specter and Chaffee stabs BY THE WHITE HOUSE?...
That is it! Thanks! OK Freepers what say you of that portrait?
That's... disturbing. It's the same way I look when I've been constipated for a week.
Because he served as governor before term limits went into effect, he could seek the top job again in 2010.
It's frustrating enough that Jerry Brown has a realistic shot at any higher political office in California, given what a train wreck his two terms as governor were, and what a flake he personally was. It's irritating that supposed conservatives who were adult California residents at the time and therefore ought to know better are supporting him. (Yes, Mr. Savage, this means you. Mike, I was a school kid when Brown was in office, and I remember. Have you forgotten?) But the idea that that creep could legally pull papers for another run at the governorship is chilling.
If you care anything about California, Jerry Brown is nothing but Bad News. Capital B, capital N. Even if you don't give two squirts whether or not California sinks into the Pacific after the next big quake, you ought to care very much about supporting conservatives and defeating leftists every time you get the chance. Chuck Poochigian is a conservative. Jerry Brown is a leftist. It's really that simple. Stop Moonbeam now.
Mark Chuck Poochigian on your ballot. That's what I'm doing. That's all there is to it.
[Deflector Alarm: Critical]
[Source: Weiner Fan]
[Destination: The Gullible]
Being all full of himself, Savage asked the guest why the NYT would mention his name, and seemed to be expecting a fawning answer such as "oh it is because of your massive and growing influence". However, the guest being of the minimum required intellectual level of NORMAL, saw it for what it was and told Weiner that they were using him against Bush and the GOP.
Savage said something like, "What are you telling me I'm too stupid to see that they are using me"?
I almost fell out of my jeep laughing.
Off his rocker!
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