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The Coin-Operated Governor (Gray Davis)
American Prowler ^ | 6/12/02 | George Neumayr

Posted on 06/12/2002 9:58:45 AM PDT by Jean S

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To: Grampa Dave
Could it be... Gray "Ka-Ching-Ching" Davis? (Nick name that sounds just like a cash register!)

Makes one remember the Beatles tune... "Can't buy me love."

41 posted on 06/13/2002 6:56:41 AM PDT by SierraWasp
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To: SierraWasp
"Ka-Ching-Ching" Davis? (Nick name that sounds just like a cash register!)

Makes one remember the Beatles tune... "Can't buy me love."

Two great stingers from the Wasp so early in the morning!

42 posted on 06/13/2002 7:09:55 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
Ok, whater yew dewin up so early Grampa? Fishin fer flies? Or flyin fer fish?

I haven't evun got my big buggy waspish eyes open all the way, yet!!!

I seen Simon throwin the Davis quote back at 'em about educashun impruvment bein priorities 1,2 & 3!!! AND that any Governor that didn't git it dun shouldn't even run for re-elekshun... So why wuz he raisun alla that campayn cash?

Ka Ching CHING!!!

43 posted on 06/13/2002 7:37:01 AM PDT by SierraWasp
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To: SierraWasp
Between the 10,000 plus noisy birds that make our yard their prime feeding and chirping area and the early sun rises, sleep past 5 am is impossible in the summer.

We have a herd of California Quail that weigh about 20 #'s per bird. They like to land on our tar and gravel roof over our bedroom to jump up and down sing good morning off tune and brag about laying a damn quail egg.

These 20# Kali Kuail then wake up the rest of the 10,000 birds living on our area. Then, they start their gang/turf wars. So about 5:30, I can't take their screeching anymore, and I get up get the coffee going and Free Republic.

44 posted on 06/13/2002 7:58:20 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
Wul heck! My bird gangs can whup yer bird gangs!!!

The furst thing I hear is teenage Red Tailed Hawks shrieking because the Starling gang and the Red Winged Black bird gang are trying to dog fight each other. I evun saw one of our humming birds in a dog fight with a Tiger Swallow Tail butterfly!

This proves that I live in a very contentious county!!!

Now if I cud jus git the bird gangs above ta leave the hawks alone, maybe the hawks cud git the hord of baby rattlesnakes that the Blue Jay gang are really shrieking at, that keep sending my miniture weenie dog to the hospital for poisonous bites on his overly aggressive nose!!!

I keep sayin he'd make a good goverment dog with said nose!!! He just hasta be a Demonicrat!!!

45 posted on 06/13/2002 8:26:28 AM PDT by SierraWasp
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To: SierraWasp
Last year we had a yearling female Peregrine Falcon stop by for brunch or an early dinner about each day. There would be a lot of shrieking just before she came for the entre, and then silence after her kill.

She, then would go to a special branch in our 100 year old Spanish Oak and proceed to strip it and eat it like she was in a teenager in a fast food restaurant. The birds would be quiet for about an hour.

Two weeks ago, I was showing a fly fisher how to use a new knot out in our driveway. Suddenly the birds started so shriek, I told him to come in under the carport for a great sight. Bam, she got a robin and went to her favorite limb and went through it like a La Machine. Then, she took off. The fly fisher was a little green. Then he smiled and said, "Now we know where you get those unique fly feathers."

When we came back from shopping yesterday, there were crow feathers all over our driveway. No crow bones just feathers. I think the crow and falcon had a turf air war. Looks like the crow came out second best.

Re your dog and rattle snakes. Our neighbor's older black lab became blind from bites and very lame and had to be put to sleep a couple of years ago.

46 posted on 06/13/2002 8:38:04 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; Carry_Okie; Ernest_at_the_Beach; marobe.
I thought it was "Here comes the bride," not bribe.

25 mill is a pretty cheap man, but look at that toupe. At least he could use a little hair dye.

47 posted on 06/13/2002 9:01:00 AM PDT by Angelique
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To: Angelique
Davis is so white, he could use a skin dye job!

Davis looks really unhealthy.

He looks like a poster boy for: End Stage Aids, Bulemia, and terminal Albinoism!

Remember how Alan Cranston looked worse than a two year old dead cadaver towards his end. Davis makes Cranston look vibrant and alive in comparison.

48 posted on 06/13/2002 9:20:30 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
Re your dog and rattle snakes.

E-Gad! Oscar Meyer Weiner got bit twice last year and once again this year on his proboscis, but he's survived quite nicely.

Now this year our dope growin neighbor moved out and rented his run-down place to someone who decided to mow down the adjacent pasture. Well... we've had to make a "snake fence" for poor Oscar out of hardware cloth because we've killed 12 baby rattlers right around our front and back doors.

One day Mrs. Wasp saw this Red Tailed Hawk fly up into one of our heritage oaks with what looked like a rope of red licorace in his beak. We finally figured out that he had already skinned a snake before he flew up there.

Now, lest anyone think you and I are cheesing up this thread with idle chat... there's a relevant issue here!!!

It's all about borders, culture clashes and environmental terrorism that our dead-beat Governor lacks the will to do anything about.

If our supposed environmental managing governor "Dead Beat Davis" and his wildlife protecting (to stop all real estate and infrastructure improvements) cronies were even interested in "putting people first," they would have past another law forcing all dope growers to keep their dang rattlesnakes on their own property instead of letting them emmigrate freely to the Waspman's property and thereby spreading unbridled torment and terror and much veteranarian expense!!!

He should not be re-elected for allowing terrorists to slither across our borders!!! Hay hay, Ho Ho, he and his gang have got to go!!!

49 posted on 06/13/2002 9:21:56 AM PDT by SierraWasp
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To: Grampa Dave
When we came back from shopping yesterday, there were crow feathers all over our driveway. No crow bones just feathers. I think the crow and falcon had a turf air war. Looks like the crow came out second best.

Cool! Lots of black ant flies! They worked the best for me in high Sierra lakes (10,000 feet and up) with a torpedo bobber, spinning reel, and fly leader. With that setup I could get a fly 150' out on a lake with trees behind me. I ate well that way and it didn't take very long. After 15 to 25 miles of high-altitude cross-country trekking with a 60# pack, I wasn't interested in catch and release!

50 posted on 06/13/2002 9:24:27 AM PDT by Carry_Okie
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To: Angelique
"but look at that toupe. At least he could use a little hair dye."

Ya gots it all rong! The "toupe" is becuz his little hair DIE!!! (now he's pertectin alla the littul wild hares... big harry deal!)

2 start cheap-shot attack ads in early June, proves he ain't gotta hair on any of his 4 cheeks!!! (and boy is he ever cheeky!)

51 posted on 06/13/2002 9:39:51 AM PDT by SierraWasp
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To: Carry_Okie
I looked for signs of crow carcass/bones and nothing. I think that a crow challenged the falcon thinking that it was one of the owls that live around here. Wrong move.

Re catch and eat trout in mountain lakes. 99.9999999999% of trout in high altitude lakes in Kali are planter trout. They are no different than a steer, hog or chicken. They are there to catch and to eat. They really taste good at the end of a long day or next morning for breakfast or a lunch break. Catch them, kill them, cook them and enjoy them.

My friend that dropped yesterday evening loves to back pack into these lakes. He bought one of my 4 piece fly rods to take on his trips. I helped him fine tune some of the flies, leaders and new knot that is so simple, it makes you angry that you didn't know about it before.

He was telling me that he couldn't wait to leave his back pack spinning rod and just using his fly rod. I advised him to take both due to brush and the wind that can whip around in the evening on those lakes. If he didn't take the spinning rod, he might do with the trout protein that he depends on.

52 posted on 06/13/2002 9:44:59 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
I advised him to take both due to brush and the wind that can whip around in the evening on those lakes. If he didn't take the spinning rod, he might do with the trout protein that he depends on.

That's a fact. I have an old convertable Eagle Claw backpacking rod that breaks down to 16" and stows in the pack. I don't even bother packing in the fly reel any more. There's just not enough room for anything but a roll-cast in most places. How far are you going to reach on a lake with that? Who's going to carry waders? Who wants to freeze to death standing in the water for a half hour just to get dinner? Torpedo bobber and spinning reel on a lake full of skeeters at sunset. Great solution. Good food. Best fish I ever ate was a 14" golden on Devil's Island Lake (12,000 feet).

Oh, and BTW, Davis is a crook (gotta stay on topic you know).

53 posted on 06/13/2002 10:12:57 AM PDT by Carry_Okie
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To: Grampa Dave;SierraWasp;Saundra Duffy; Ernest_at_the_Beach;Elk Grove Dan;Carry_Okie;Angelique...
I'm not sure how we get the Green and soft Dumbocratz to pick up this mantra. The key would be to make them think it's their idea. So I'm looking for "Green" web sites to post the bumper sticker. Let them do the print/distribution. If someone has an inclination and the opportunity for a covert appearance at a Green rally with a placard with 'Dump Gray - Vote Green'. Or even better, a BULLHORN chanting 'Dump Gray - Vote Green'. Get it in front of cameras. Like the "John 3:16" guy, just plant the idea, often.

I'll do a large file bumber sticker suitable for printing and link it from my profile page. If someone can do a better job at it, please do.


54 posted on 06/13/2002 10:20:01 AM PDT by nimc
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To: nimc
The cost of bumper stickers is in the paper. A typical sheet is 17x22 and with your color job it will need to have some void space for cutting. Is that artwork a vector graphic file? Freepmail me if you want to talk details.
55 posted on 06/13/2002 10:44:57 AM PDT by Carry_Okie
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To: nimc
I want them for my garbage toters for the Nanny Enviralists for Davis who live up the hill from me. They will probably suffer a mental break down when they see a toter on the street with those stickers. I can probably get 3-4 others to put them on the garbage toters.

Then, I would put them on my full size OJ Simpson Bronco's rear bumper under Marks's big Red Dump Davis on the tailgate. Enviral whackos see a huge SUV with your sticker under Mark's will probably go into convulsions from the mixed messages.

56 posted on 06/13/2002 11:32:23 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave;howie, ernest at the beach, sierra wasp,
How come Gray wants to be Washington? Protect you cherry trees NOW.
57 posted on 06/13/2002 4:02:14 PM PDT by Angelique
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To: JeanS
"...The thin gruel served up in this week's attack ad isn't likely to appease angry Californians. They see a govenor who has wasted not millions, but billions. While the state's budget cratered, Davis was busy stuffing his pockets with campaign money from companies like Oracle that benefited from unnecessary state business.

These companies were not giving Davis money because of his charming personality.

They knew from the start that his administration was for sale.

The coin-operated governor, as some now call him, could not have made this plainer had he installed a toll booth at the entrance to his office..."


California Governor Gray Davis

58 posted on 06/13/2002 7:26:11 PM PDT by RonDog
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