CA: Davis speech gets a chilly reception

Sac Bee ^ | 5/8/03 | Margaret Talev

[NormsRevenge]

Drawing such a cool reception that he had to ask the crowd for applause, Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday told hundreds of California business leaders he understands the strains they face during the state's fiscal crisis.

"You are the golden goose, and if you don't succeed we can't succeed," Davis told executives at the 77th annual Sacramento Host Committee Breakfast at the Sacramento Convention Center.

[NormsRevenge]

Symptomatic of the electorate response in recent elections!

Drawing such a cool reception that he had to ask the crowd for applause, Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday told hundreds of California business leaders he understands the strains they face during the state's fiscal crisis.

.. xlation -- "I feeeel yur pain... but I ain't gonna do diddly to help ya out." This Gub sure knows how to work a crowd.

[mewzilla]

He actually asked for applause? What a loser.

[lainie]

"you are the golden goose?"

Yeah, that's what I want to hear from a state governor. 'You're my meal ticket.'

[GrandMoM]

....between our workmens comp going up over 50% and our business dropping over 50%, we had to lay off two crews!!!!! Thanks you idiot DAVIS!

[w_over_w]

After the speech, the governor told reporters, "My job is not to make a given community happy but to do what's right for this state."

When?

[So Cal Rocket]

Just in the past couple of days, many more jobs have left the state of California:

Boeing to move 140 jobs from Huntington Beach to Texas/Florida:

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=38158&section=BUSINESS&subsection=OC_REGION&year=2003&month=5&day=8

Chipmaker Sirenza Relocates from California to Colorado:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/907542/posts

3Com to Leave Silicon Valley:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/906587/posts

The anti-business, anti-taxpayer, anti-success DEMOCRAT dominated California Government is driving the "Golden Goose" out of the state.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

Perhaps these businessmen are at least somewhat aware of what you posted.

Met again with silence, he said, "If you want to applaud for that, you may." The audience responded with a weak round of clapping.

If there is some video, or even audio, I want this on some comercial later this year. I want this quote to be used when Gray has to run for "reelection" this fall after we get the recall on the ballot.

[Jay D. Dyson]

"You are the golden goose, and if you don't succeed we can't succeed," Davis told executives at the 77th annual Sacramento Host Committee Breakfast at the Sacramento Convention Center.

And here's what Grayout Davis has in store for the goose!

Courtesy of Attack Cartoons.

-Jay

[pulaskibush]

Anything about the illegal immigrants costing California millions?

nope, just keep screwing the legal people.

[NormsRevenge]

Pingaroo

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks! Davis is so KEWL! /sarcasm

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[BurbankKarl]

what a bunch of crap! the only reason they are even talking about workmen's compensation reform is because the cities are finally frightened about the increase!

[tubebender]

After the speech, the governor told reporters, "My job is not to make a given community happy but to do what's right for this state."...unless it gets me more votes.