This Woman Scares Anyone WIth A Rational Mind

Arianna For Gov. (The Horror! The Horror!) ^ | 12 Aug 03 | Arianna Huffington

[.cnI redruM]

Understanding the California Recall

There's plenty of confusion about the special rules and weird circumstances of the recall election. The more people who understand what's going on, the better. Here's our attempt to clear up a few things.

Getting the Recall on the Ballot

More than one million registered voters signed a petition to recall Governor Gray Davis. That was more than 12 percent of the number that voted in last year's gubernatorial election – the number needed to put the recall on the ballot. So, on October 7, California will vote on whether to recall Davis.

What Exactly Are We Voting On?

There are two separate questions that will be on the ballot.

Question One: Shall Gray Davis be recalled as governor?

This question is asking whether Californians want to remove Gray Davis from office. If more people say “YES” than say “NO,” Davis will no longer be governor. But if more people say “NO,” he will keep his job.

Everyone gets to vote on this section of the ballot.

Question Two: If Gray Davis is recalled as governor, who shall replace him?

This question asks voters to select a replacement candidate to become governor if Davis gets recalled.

Everyone gets to vote on this section of the ballot, too. That means even if you vote “NO” on the recall, you still have a say in who becomes governor if the recall succeeds.

If Davis is recalled, then the replacement candidate who gets the most votes will become governor. There is no runoff. That means that a candidate could win with less than 50 percent of the vote. For example, if Arianna gets 35 percent of the vote, but nobody else gets more than 34 percent, she would win.

Is the Recall a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

Well, it' s a mixed bag.

On the one hand, the recall petition was initiated and funded by right-wingers who were just sore about losing the election to Davis last year. Everyone knows that the majority of Californians are upset with Davis because he' s too conservative. But these Republicans are trying to use that popular dissatisfaction to put someone even more conservative in the governor's chair.

On the other hand, the special circumstances of the recall give progressives and liberals a unique opportunity to elect a governor we can actually stand behind and believe in.

A candidate can become governor without winning a majority of votes. Hundreds of people are taking their shot, putting their hats in the ring. Most of the candidates with any real chance are Republicans and conservatives, like Bill Simon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tom McClintock.

Meanwhile, the Democrats are confused over whether to stay with Davis or back an alternative. The strength of Cruz Bustamante's candidacy, as an established Democratic politician, is uncertain at this point.

That means the field so far is open for a progressive candidate like Arianna. With the GOP and Democrats splitting the votes multiple ways, a true progressive, even an independent, could step in and get enough votes to win.

That makes this a tremendous opportunity for all of California. We can win, and change the whole state in the process.

Help us turn a top-down right-wing coup into a bottom-up people' s rescue of the state government. Vote for Arianna Huffington!

[.cnI redruM]

If Gray Davis is too conservative, would Le Duc To be sufficiently 'progressive', Arianna?

[thoughtomator]

She scares anyone with decent eyesight, too.

[.cnI redruM]

HAHAHAHAHAH! One-shot, one-kill!

[Congressman Billybob]

Arianna is such a self-promoting airhead that I took a well-deserved swipe at her in my article, "Nuts and Bolts in California," published in San Francisco this morning and on FreeRepublic an hour later. I think folks will enjoy that.

Congressman Billybob

[dighton]

Everyone knows that the majority of Californians are upset with Davis because he' s too conservative.

Give her Thorazine, and put her in a straitjacket.

[CdMGuy]

Even worse, she scares anyone with decent hearing. That voice!!!! That voice!!!!! Oh Noooooooooooo........

[EggsAckley]

She scares anyone with decent eyesight, too.

Hell, I have terrible eyesight, and she scares ME!

[Khurkris]

Ariana is like Ba Ba Walters on crack & acid

[Paul Atreides]

She was also pretty scary on Saturday, crashing Arnold's party, yammering about her hybrid go-cart vs his SUV, and knocking down the microphones.

[Riley]

Sticks in mind that she used to post here, a long time ago, back when she thought that she might be a Conservative.
She didn't last too long here. Anyone else remember this?

[headsonpikes]

"If Gray Davis is too conservative..."

Perhaps this 'progressive' is more like Pol Pot - he certainly "change[d] the whole state in the process."

[nathanbedford]

At the risk of being accused of shameless self promotion, why don't you post it? Your stuff is good.

[Tacis]

Leno last night had a bit about the recall election. The "woman" in the race is Mary Carey, not this skank. Leno showed Carey twice, bouncing up and down and emphasizing hers obvious governmental assets.

[.cnI redruM]

With endowments like those, she could get a real rise out of the voters.

[Congressman Billybob]

I DID post it. Here's the link:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/962566/posts

Billybob

[Servant of the Nine]

This Woman Scares Anyone WIth A Rational Mind

What does that have to do with appealing to California voters?

So9

[ElectricStrawberry]

On the one hand, the recall petition was initiated and funded by right-wingers who were just sore about losing the election to Davis last year. Everyone knows that the majority of Californians are upset with Davis because he' s too conservative. But these Republicans are trying to use that popular dissatisfaction to put someone even more conservative in the governor's chair.

Love it...right-wingers were just sore about losing the election, not about the $38 billion indebtedness of the state. Paint Davis as a "conservative" and say that Arnold is "MORE" conservative....I don't think CA voters have seen REAL conservatism in a few decades.

[A_perfect_lady]

Everyone knows that the majority of Californians are upset with Davis because he' s too conservative.

Oh, they do, do they?

California deserves Arianna Huffington. I almost hope she wins. Let them eat cake.

[novacation]

She was on the tube last night saying she will increase state revenue by closing tax loop holes. Brillant!Run more business and the wealthy out of the state with the threat of more taxes!

[.cnI redruM]

We all no that commerce should not be taking place without Govenuh Huffington's personal permission. Does she remind you at all of Marie Antionette?