Death Row inmate Stanley 'Tookie' Williams sits in a visiting cell at San Quentin prison November 16, 2005, after granting Reuters a rare interview. (Photograph taken by prison guard in accordance with San Quentin prison visitation regulations) (California Department of Corrections/Handout/Reuters)
Nation of Islam Minister Tony Muhammad is surrounded by his security team as he speaks during a rally to protest the scheduled Dec. 13, execution in California of Crips co-founder Stanley 'Tookie' Williams, at Leimert Park in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
What really sucks is that Arnold could cave on this issue and there would be loads of vacuous idiots here who would defend him for it.
Stanley 'Tookie' Williams. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will hold a hearing on clemency for the former gang member turned Nobel Peace prize nominee who now faces execution, a spokeswoman has revealed.(AFP/File)
No. Schwarzenegger will face a recall.
Williams' supporters -- such as Barbara Becnel, who edited his anti-gang books -- say Schwarzenegger could win over new voters by sparing the inmate's life.
Nope! Why should Democrats vote for a RINO that's a sucker, when they can vote for a Democrat? This Republican strategy of moving to the left for the Dems has always been a loser. Republicans who do this deserve to lose. The only act Arnold needs to do is to instruct the warden at San Quentin to have: "Tookie gurney on up to the Juice Bar"!
Let's hope Arnold does the right thing and denies clemency. There is no "state-wide" massive majority of support for this murderous thug. If Arnold caves to these pathetic freaks, he's not worthy of re-election, or of my money should he make any future films. I do understand however, that he is going to hear the lawyers on both sides as they give him their scoop. That's fair and I don't find anything wrong with that.
Schwarzenegger's a failure no matter whether he grants this clemency or not. If he does grant it, he's just a bigger failure. He won't have a second term no matter what.
The only reason I can see for him not having denied it already is a tactical one. Both a denial and the execution will most likely result in riots in L.A. so he needs to have the National Guard in place and ready to put a stop to it. It would be better to have both events happen pretty much at the same time so that he doesn't have to keep the Guard on duty any longer than necessary.
It's interesting that all of these people line up to beg for "Tookie's" life. Who represents those whose lives "Tookie" took that landed him on death row in the first place?
When the budget comes out of the legislature next summer, he could blue pencil a lot of expenditures, but he will not. He showed that last year when he had the opportunity.
Can't think of why I'd vote for a Dem lite.
Here's another twisted irony in this sick tale - How many of those children for whom "Tookie" writes books were left without a parent by good ole "Tookie"?
And we also have this very nice bridge in Brooklyn for you to buy, Arnold.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Honestly, I think he'd lose more votes than gain him if he granted clemency.
I want to donate the first $50.00 to the 'Recall Schwarzenegger' effort if he grants clemency to this murderous thug.
Schwarzennedy will hold; I'm more concerned about last minute moves by the 9th Circus!
The 'terminator' will do what's right!!!!!!!!