Dean urges voters to reject measures governor supports [California]

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/17/5 | Carla Marinucci

[SmithL]

Special interests pulling the strings, Dems' chairman says.

Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, labeling Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as just another Republican "right wing" politician, told hundreds of grassroots party activists Sunday they should send a message on Nov. 8 that will resonate nationwide by rejecting the governor's special election measures.

"Gov. Schwarzenegger put these things on the ballot because he is, in fact, the captive of special interests," Dean said to applause and cheers of the party's faithful who packed a union hall in Hayward to hear his fiery address. "Arnold Schwarzenegger came in and then sold himself, and the state of California, to special interests."

California voters will decide a number of issues Nov. 8, including four initiatives backed by the governor that would: lengthen the time it takes teachers to gain tenure (Proposition 74), make it more difficult for unions to contribute to political campaigns (Prop. 75), change the state budget process (Prop. 76) and remove the Legislature from redistricting (Prop. 77).

Dean, in his appearance Sunday, repeatedly sought to link California's Republican governor to the ethical troubles swirling over national Republican leaders such as Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, who was forced to step down as House majority leader after he was indicted in connection with a campaign fundraising scheme, and Karl Rove, President Bush's top political adviser, who is under scrutiny in an investigation into White House leaks.

"That is what corruption is: George Bush has brought corruption to Washington," Dean said.

[SmithL]

Yeee-haw

[highlander_UW]

Leader of the Dim party proving they are the party of obstructionism. Is it written into their official platform yet?

[kromike]

Didn't Howie just recently state that the DemocRATic Party is the Party Of Optimism and positive ideas?

/sarc

[EagleUSA]

Did we expect anything different from our intellectually-deficient physician socialist?? Of course the libs want to keep the disasterous status quo in California -- keeping the taxpaying, working public paying dearly for their liberal, socialist and welfare state is their key objective.

[Enterprise]

"Dean urges voters to reject measures governor supports"

Go find yer own state to govern, ya moron.

[NormsRevenge]

2 words

Loonie
Tune

[Piquaboy]

I hope that "Nut Case? Dean keeps up his blather.

[ZGuy]

"Schwarzenegger -- that's how dictators act."

From the latest ad against Prop 75 by a policemen's association which I heard on the radio driving in today. Maybe Dean is inspiring them. It's almost close enough to invoke Godwin's Law.

[Americanexpat]

I thank God that this arrogant, loud mouth SOB was never elected president.

[Beth528]

[tcrlaf]

<<>> Funny that... Doing the bidding of the PEOPLE is now a "Special Interest" to DEMS. How whacky is this whole thing going to get?? The farther Liberals fall, the louder and moore hate-filled thier rhetoric becomes......

[pawdoggie]

"That is what corruption is: George Bush has brought corruption to Washington," Dean said.

Wouldn't that be like carrying coals to Newcastle, Howard?