Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger throws T-shirts to fair goers during a campaign stop at the California State Fair in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
Posted on 09/01/2003 7:42:57 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES -
Gov. Gray Davis (news - web sites) and the candidates seeking to replace him in California's recall election used the Labor Day holiday to criss-cross the state and take their shots at front-running Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Davis accused Schwarzenegger on Monday of being a stand-in for former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, who had been an opponent of labor during his eight years in office. Davis reminded pro-labor supporters at a downtown rally that Wilson is co-chairman of Schwarzenegger's campaign.
"You remember those eight years were not good years for working people," the Democratic governor said. "We're not going back, my friends, we're going forward."
Schwarzenegger spokesman Sean Walsh said Davis was resorting to the criticism because he lacked vision.
"It's sad, comments from individuals who don't have positive ideas and don't have a vision to restore our state's economy and add additional jobs for working men and women," said Walsh, a former Wilson spokesman.
Former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth, a Republican, criticized Schwarzenegger for only agreeing to take part in one campaign debate.
"Giving voters a chance to hear him several times before Election Day is good for him. It's good for the voters. And it's good for the Democratic process," Ueberroth said.
Schwarzenegger was in Sacramento meeting supporters at the California State Fair and working a table to register voters for the Oct. 7 recall election. He said it was important to honor the state's working men and women, calling this particular Labor Day a sad one because of a weak job market.
"Many workers have witnessed firsthand the American dream slipping away," he said.
He reiterated that he would only debate the other candidates one time before the election.
"I"m looking forward to the debate, it's going to be great," he said. "We are going to do one great debate where we can all bring out all the different issues."
Davis and Ueberroth weren't the only candidates to step up their attacks against Schwarzenegger over the holiday weekend. Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, a Democrat, and state Sen. Tom McClintock, a Republican, also criticized the actor star on issues ranging from taxes to immigration.
Bustamante, the only major Democratic candidate in the race, made stops Monday in San Bernardino, Wilmington and Pleasanton.
Davis' first television ads of the campaign, featuring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (news, bio, voting record), will be previewed for reporters Tuesday and begin airing Wednesday.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger throws T-shirts to fair goers during a campaign stop at the California State Fair in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
"I"m looking forward to the debate, it's going to be great," he said. "We are going to do one great debate where we can all bring out all the different issues."
LOLOL .. He must think this is Burger King or something. :=\
California Governor Gray Davis, left, high fives 19-month-old Andrew Roos, of Novato, Calif., Monday, Sept. 1. 2003, in San Francisco. Davis visited a Labor Day rally filled with supporters against the recall election. (Photo/Ben Margot)
California Governor Gray Davis gets a kiss from unidentified parishioner, as he participates in the first Labor Day Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in Los Angeles September 1, 2003. Davis, who is unpopular because of his handling of the state finances, faces a recall election next October 7. REUTERS/Kevin P. Casey/POOL
California Governor Gray Davis waves to supporters after joining state and local labor leaders to kick off a 'No On Recall' campaign, in Los Angeles, September 1, 2003. Davis, who is unpopular because of his handling of the state finances, is the subject of a recall election set for next October 7. In the foreground is mariachi guitar player Jorge Rojas. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante speaks to the media at a Labor Day event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, in Pleasanton, Calif. Bustamante is running to replace California Gov. Gray Davis (news - web sites) if Davis is recalled. Bustamante spent the Labor Day crisscrossing the state, with stops in San Bernardino, Wilmington and Pleasanton. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
Katie Teixeira, 3, gets some help from her sister, Lisa, 11, as they wait for Arnold Schwarzenegger at the California State Fair in Sacramento, Sept. 1, 2003. The Republican challenger wowed excited crowds under sweltering heat, but struggled to explain his reversal on a pledge not to seek campaign donations in his run for governor. Photo by Reuters
Well, as a McClintock supporter myself, that was a major error and revolting.
Why do you say that Clinton is an atheist?
The Terminator always gets his ticket punched at the end.
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