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Davis' dereliction: Hugh Hewitt hammers California ungovernor's latest loony tune
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, November 6, 2001 | Hugh Hewitt

Posted on 11/05/2001 11:56:03 PM PST by JohnHuang2

WND Exclusive Commentary
Davis' dereliction


© 2001 WorldNetDaily.com

California Governor Jacques Clouseau – also known by his stage name Gray Davis – added to an already impressive legacy of incompetence last week when he declared that a credible threat against one or more of four specific bridges in the Golden State had been received from three different agencies. A rush-hour attack had been predicted for sometime between Nov. 2 and Nov. 9. But, the ungovernor added, he wouldn't presume to tell drivers whether or not to use the bridges.

It is hard to know whether to laugh or cry with this guy. The president graciously declined to second guess Davis, but everyone else not on the state payroll did. The New York Times wrote that "the Federal Bureau of Investigation has expressed surprise and annoyance that Mr. Davis had passed on an 'uncorroborated' threat, one that the agency had never intended to become public." None of the other Western governors had gone public with the alert, and despite the specificity of the Davis warning, no particular bridges had been named. In short, he lied. Worse, Davis either panicked or he decided to exploit the situation to bolster his rapidly deteriorating political position. As the Democratic president of the California state Senate put it, why would you issue such a warning and still allow the bridges to stay open? "We have word that terrorists are going to blow up the bridge," said Burton, "but people should keep crossing it?"

"There is no playbook," Davis asserted in his own defense. Actually, there is a playbook. There is just no quarterback.

The Los Angeles Times reliably leapt to the governor's defense with a sub-headline stating that "President, public appear to be on his side." This howler constructs the president's restraint as an endorsement, and reports as hard news that "[O]n Friday, calls to the governor's office ran 10-to-1 in favor of the decision to make the warnings public, said Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio." My radio program airs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego. The torrent of abuse from callers was nearly uniform. Maviglio must have failed to report that the governor's wife had called frequently that day.

This is a governor who single-handedly turned a small energy issue into a crisis complete with rolling blackouts, and who was rejected repeatedly by his own party on every attempt to cover his incompetence. Davis has recently pulled off a staggering feat, having taken a $10 billion state surplus and with very little effort turned it into a $10 billion deficit. In an attempt to rally confidence in the state, he held a "summit" the day after the bridges fiasco, and he featured John Bryson, the CEO of Southern California Edison and quite likely the least-respected business figure in the state. Davis asking Bryson for advice on the California economy is like Yosemite Sam asking Elmer Fudd for tips on rabbit hunting. Davis sat next to Michael Eisner, who must have thought that his Park had a better grip on reality than Davis.

Do you suppose all those Texans that Davis slandered last spring are in a hurry to help out the Golden State? And how about those tourists? Think they are in a rush to gaze out on the Golden Gate Bridge anytime soon?

It has taken a steady series of almost unbelievable missteps to convince this left-of-center state that the guy in charge is an empty suit, but Thursday's press conference appears to have clinched the image. Davis rose in state politics by being bland and relishing anonymity. But we had all assumed this was a plan on his part, not the product of a total absence of ideas and imagination. "Non-entity" overestimates Davis – and even reliable Dems like Burton have woken up to the fact that a state in the middle of many crises needs leadership.

The good news is that there's an election in less than a year. How much more damage can the fellow do?


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1 posted on 11/05/2001 11:56:03 PM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: AuntB; nunya bidness; GrandmaC; Washington_minuteman; tex-oma; buffyt; Grampa Dave...
Hugh Hewitt Bump
2 posted on 11/05/2001 11:56:45 PM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2; Travis McGee; *Hugh Hewitt
"There is no playbook," Davis asserted in his own defense. Actually, there is a playbook. There is just no quarterback.

Hugh Hewitt bump. ! Hugh, ABC is revealing US force positions. See this link, post #52:

Silent Men Speak to a U.S. Presence in Afghanistan [Hugh Hewitt: TREASON=revealing military secrets]

3 posted on 11/06/2001 12:05:41 AM PST by quimby
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To: lowbridge; KLT; hole_n_one; rintense; lawgirl; Snow Bunny; Victoria Delsoul
This thread about our cartoon character unGovernor just CRIES OUT for some graphics: the Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau, Elmer Fudd, the "sky is falling" Chicken Little, and MORE!!

Can you help find some?

(I will be back later to MEGA-bump this.)

4 posted on 11/06/2001 12:22:08 AM PST by RonDog
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To: JohnHuang2
I'm betting the stupid libs in Calif reelect this baboso.
5 posted on 11/06/2001 12:45:04 AM PST by Joe Boucher
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To: JohnHuang2
Davis is a .....................{edited for content}
6 posted on 11/06/2001 12:48:04 AM PST by Cold Heat
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To: wirestripper
BUMP!
7 posted on 11/06/2001 5:24:02 AM PST by ST.LOUIE1
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To: JohnHuang2
California Governor Jacques Clouseau - also known by his stage name Gray Davis - added to an already impressive legacy of incompetence last week when he declared that a credible threat against one or more of four specific bridges in the Golden State had been received from three different agencies.

"There is no playbook," Davis asserted in his own defense. Actually, there is a playbook. There is just no quarterback.


8 posted on 11/06/2001 8:10:13 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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9 posted on 11/06/2001 8:18:27 AM PST by Sir Gawain
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10 posted on 11/06/2001 8:19:36 AM PST by Sir Gawain
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LOL!!!!!! hehehehe.
11 posted on 11/06/2001 8:20:37 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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;-)
12 posted on 11/06/2001 8:22:21 AM PST by Sir Gawain
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To: RonDog
Thanks for the flag.

Bump!

13 posted on 11/06/2001 8:53:12 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: JohnHuang2
Thanks friend!! Appreciate the pings.. don't always get a chance to tell you so,.. but I do read what ya ping me with!! ;o)
14 posted on 11/06/2001 9:04:46 AM PST by Vets_Husband_and_Wife
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To: RonDog

15 posted on 11/06/2001 9:26:40 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: JohnHuang2
Thanks for the heads up!
16 posted on 11/06/2001 9:47:31 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: JohnHuang2
Thanks for the ping. Hewitt is doing great.
17 posted on 11/06/2001 10:08:11 AM PST by Snow Bunny
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To: RonDog
Governor 'Gray' adopts disguise to outwit the 'Kwazy Kalifornia' voters again.(Hint: Shoot the one with no ears, a bill with NO teeth, and 'green' flippers, the other one is Daffy, but with redeeming qualities.) {;~)
18 posted on 11/06/2001 11:17:00 AM PST by d14truth
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Gov. Clouseau dispatches 'bridge security' detail. 'Keep your eyes open for anyone who might want to terrorize Kalifornia besides me.'


19 posted on 11/06/2001 11:24:04 AM PST by d14truth
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To: doug from upland; ALOHA RONNIE; DLfromthedesert; PatiPie; Irma; SMEDLEYBUTLER; flamefront; onyx...
It has taken a steady series of almost unbelievable missteps to convince this left-of-center state
that the guy in charge is an empty suit,
but Thursday's press conference appears to have clinched the image.

If you listen to Hugh Hewitt, or read his commentaries,
this PING list is for YOU!

Please post your comments, and BUMP!

(If you want OFF - or ON - my "Hugh Hewitt PING list" - please let me know.)

Sorry I am late posting here. My ISP has been giving me problems all morning. ;(

20 posted on 11/06/2001 1:36:04 PM PST by RonDog
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