Did Schwarzenegger drop 4-letter bomb in veto? (Yes)

San Francisco Gate ^ | October 27, 2009 | Phillip Matier,Andrew Ross, Chronicle Columnists

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SACRAMENTO -- Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office use a coded veto message to send the f-bomb to Tom Ammiano, soon after the San Francisco assemblyman made news by telling the governor to "kiss my gay ass"?

Schwarzenegger's people say no. But the X-rated evidence is hard to miss in a message that Schwarzenegger sent to explain why he was vetoing an Ammiano bill dealing with financing for the Port of San Francisco.

A straight reading of the guv's letter laments "the fact that major issues are overlooked while many unnecessary bills come to me for consideration," and concludes, "I believe it is unnecessary to sign this measure at this time."

But a vertical read of the far-left-hand letters in each of the missive's eight lines offers a more blunt explanation: "I f- you."

Schwarzenegger's press secretary, Aaron McLear, insisted Tuesday it was simply a "weird coincidence."

The hidden message - if that's what it was - "was certainly more subtle than 'kiss my gay ass,' " said Barbara O'Connor, political science professor at Sacramento State University. "But it shows the acrimony and bad feelings in Sacramento are pretty bad.

"I doubt if it was the governor himself," O'Connor said. "But maybe the staff was having a good time."

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[onedoug]

ping

[skepsel]

Still can’t beat the exchange of insults on the floor of parliament between John Montague, Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes:

(Montagu) “Egad sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox (venereal disease).”

(Wilkes) “That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress.”

[hometoroost]

One of the all-time greatest retorts.

[BlueLancer]

Lady Astor: Sir, if you were my husband, I would put poison in your coffee.

Winston Churchill: Madam, if I were your husband, I would drink it.

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Swear allegiance to the flag, whatever flag they offer;
Never hint at what you really feel.
Teach the children quietly for, someday, sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still.

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[Lancey Howard]

Turn me on dead man.

[hometoroost]

Churchill also had great exchanges with George Bernard Shaw:

Shaw told Winston Churchill : "Have reserved two tickets for first night. Come and bring a friend if you have one."

Churchill responded, "Impossible to come to first night. Will come to second night, if you have one."

[La Enchiladita]

I admire the creativity... heard about this on local radio last night and welcomed the chuckle.

[stevio]

It’s funny you mention about the movies of yesteryear. I watched an old Hitchcock show and an old Night Galley a few nights ago. The Hitchcock one featured an weird old landlady playing church hymns as she taxidermied her male guests. The Night Gallery was about a “sin eater” who had to eat food around a dead person so their sins would be forgiven. The start of Hollywood’s attack against God? I think.

[GOPsterinMA]

Interesting theory. I have not seen that film, now I’ll have to.

I watch shows like ADAM-12 and Dragnet on RTV. Did those shows really take place in the USA?

[Gondring]

Reminds me of that advertisement in the small, conservative Tehran Times, by "Danes for World Peace"...