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McClintock Statement on Withdrawal of Candidate Bill Simon
tommcclintock.com ^ | August 23, 2003 | Tom McClintock

Posted on 08/23/2003 4:29:54 PM PDT by jam137

August 23, 2003

Statement on the withdrawal of candidate Bill Simon

Senator Tom McClintock today released the following statement:

I am genuinely sorry that Bill Simon is dropping out of the race. He offered a perspective to the debate that will be missed. But his decision to withdraw intensifies my resolve to stay and fight.

At stake in this campaign, is the future of California - and that decision belongs to the people of California and must not be left to the country club back rooms. If the most qualified candidate must defer every time a celebrity or a millionaire casts a longing eye on public office, we’ve lost something very important in our democracy, and it’s called merit.

They said that War Admiral couldn’t be beat and shouldn't have to run a race against the likes of Seabiscuit. Let me assure everyone that I am one horse that is in this race to the finish line.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: mcclintock; recall; simon
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1 posted on 08/23/2003 4:29:54 PM PDT by jam137
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To: jam137
Get Schwarzenegger the poser (rino) to drop like the rock he is.
2 posted on 08/23/2003 4:32:03 PM PDT by Vindiciae Contra TyrannoSCOTUS
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To: kellynla; Bonaparte; nwrep; Rabid Republican
"I am genuinely sorry that Bill Simon is dropping out of the race. He offered a perspective to the debate that will be missed. But his decision to withdraw intensifies my resolve to stay and fight.



At stake in this campaign, is the future of California - and that decision belongs to the people of California and must not be left to the country club back rooms. If the most qualified candidate must defer every time a celebrity or a millionaire casts a longing eye on public office, we’ve lost something very important in our democracy, and it’s called merit.



They said that War Admiral couldn’t be beat and shouldn't have to run a race against the likes of Seabiscuit. Let me assure everyone that I am one horse that is in this race to the finish line."


HEAR HEAR!!!
3 posted on 08/23/2003 4:40:02 PM PDT by Commander8 (Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Galatians 4:16)
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To: jam137
Senator Tom McClintock today released the following statement:

Arnold will issue one just as soon as his handlers tell him what he thinks.

6 posted on 08/23/2003 4:50:41 PM PDT by Roscoe
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To: jfritsch
Hilarious. I heard that Arnold also stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one night, too.
7 posted on 08/23/2003 5:01:08 PM PDT by jammer
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To: Roscoe
Bump
8 posted on 08/23/2003 5:01:27 PM PDT by ambrose (Property Taxes are Too Low, Vote for Ahnold!)
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To: jam137
I am genuinely sorry that Bill Simon is dropping out of the race.

*Snicker*

9 posted on 08/23/2003 5:03:59 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds (My teacher was right when she said that the Hokey Pokey is all that it's really all about anyway.)
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To: jam137
Liar liar pants on fire.
10 posted on 08/23/2003 5:07:57 PM PDT by OldFriend ((Dems inhabit a parallel universe))
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To: jam137
At stake in this campaign, is the future of California - and that decision belongs to the people of California and must not be left to the country club back rooms. If the most qualified candidate must defer every time a celebrity or a millionaire casts a longing eye on public office, we’ve lost something very important in our democracy, and it’s called merit.

Let anybody dispute Tom McClintocks resolve for putting California back on track.

However, Arnold will state the same....differently day by day....depending on the velocity and direction of the political wind.

11 posted on 08/23/2003 5:08:46 PM PDT by EGPWS
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"Gov. Gray Davis' top individual contributor since 2000 has joined Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger's team of economic advisers..."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/08/23/state1837EDT0098.DTL
12 posted on 08/23/2003 5:08:54 PM PDT by Roscoe
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To: jam137
GO TOM GO ! ! !
13 posted on 08/23/2003 5:08:59 PM PDT by churchillbuff
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To: Roscoe
"Gov. Gray Davis' top individual contributor since 2000 has joined Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger's team of economic advisers..."

I read the article...could there be a personal agenda for "self financial preservation"?

Sure appears to me that it is a viable scenario.

14 posted on 08/23/2003 5:19:51 PM PDT by EGPWS
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
ping
15 posted on 08/23/2003 5:30:49 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: churchillbuff

*T*O*M*!

*T*O*M*!

WE SUPPORT YOU !!!

*HANG TOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*


16 posted on 08/23/2003 5:31:31 PM PDT by 4Liberty (>>> Collective Bargaining is for communists.... Privatize Calif. ! <<<<)
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To: jam137
McClintock has a lot of *NERVE* dissing Arnold for being a *MOVIE STAR* and then using a *MOVIE ANALOGY* to make his point!

"Seabiscuit" is an *EXCELLENT* movie though! I give it *TWO THUMBS UP*!

17 posted on 08/23/2003 5:33:06 PM PDT by Sir Valentino
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To: jam137
Nice Post...

McClintock, the best choice...

DD
18 posted on 08/23/2003 5:40:12 PM PDT by DiamondDon1
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To: jam137; Nick Danger
I assume that Bill Simon was too conservative, no?
19 posted on 08/23/2003 5:45:36 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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