Just posted on Meg Whitman's site

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

I just posted this on Meg Whitman's site. In case you don't know her, Whitman (ex-CEO of Ebay) is trying to buy (excuse me, running) for governor of California.

Your voting record
I noticed several news articles stating you failed to even register to vote until about 2002. As a concerned citizen, this failure to engage the political process is cause for deep concern. We have seen what a political neophyte has done as governor of California for the past seven years. The governor's office is not something that is for sale, and by all appearances you are simply trying to overwhelm the opposition not with ideas but with campaign spending. Government is not a business; if you honestly think a Democratic-controlled legislature is going to say "how high?" when you say "jump" you quite naive indeed.

Casting a ballot is the basic duty of every American, especially someone who would aspire to govern our state. Your failure to do so is inexcusable. I just can't find a way to support you in your campaign.

[louis-t]

1. Good, very articulate.

And you didn't even threaten her kids. :hi:

[dickthegrouch]

7. Whitman, however, is threatening all sorts of people

Reduction of welfare to 2 years maximum lifetime benefits.
Cut Government jobs
all the usual insane freeper talking points.

She's a no-nothing, silver-spooned, entitled, coddled, vicious woman who deserves to go down in ignominious defeat.

[truedelphi]

10. Whitman's message is

S-C-A-R-Y!

Crazy scary.

But then we will end up with Di Feinstein, my husband makes money every time I sign a piece of legislation, not matter how fascist that legislation happens to be.

We have the choice this November of S-C-A-R-Y or Crazy Scary, which is to say we are screwn.

[Merlot]

11. meg whitman and Di-Fi are notin the same race

meg's purchasing governors seat, di fi is a senator.

Our choice is presumably between Jerry Brown and megsy.

[truedelphi]

14. Good to know. I spent a lot of Jan. reading stories like this one:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3PaOlEjlTbAJ:whalen.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/feinsteins-run-the-story-that-wont-difi/+Di+Feinstein+%2B+governor+%2B+race&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

I wish it was the OLD Jerry Brown that was running. The newer Jerry is not that liberal.

(Although of course a lot better than Whitman.)

[Bluenorthwest]

22. Jerry Brown not liberal?

Do you think that a man who is running for Governor who is called 'Moonbeam' on a daily basis might be presenting some restraint in his rhetoric?
The idea that Brown is not that liberal is laughable.

[Hepburn]

2. Excellent...KNR...n/t

[Mz Pip]

3. I hope the people of CA

don't fall for this nonsense. However, I have lived here for 40 years and find that they do indeed fall for some pretty lame shit.

I really think Arnold actually thought he could do a good job just using the shear force of his personality. Meg is worse, much worse. This is nothing but a big ego trip for her. She offers nothing new. She says she wants to bring jobs to California. Well, duh. Everyone does. Saying so won't make it happen.

How she will do that and simultaneously lay off public employess should be quite a magic trick.

Buy It Now Meg. I give her a poor recommendation.

[Merlot]

5. She says "bring new jobs" while also firing "gov't bureaucrats"

basic math tells me that might not work.

And, she never says what these "new jobs" will pay. I can only imagine what a billionaire thinks is a good wage...

[rocktivity]

4. Whitman joins my "Thomas Crown Clubs" with Ross Perot and Mike Bloomberg

of pols whose only qualification is being able to pay for their own campaign

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-JUaCO4XW8


rocktivity

[Merlot]

12. did you want to add mike huffington to the club?

[rocktivity]

18. I'll need to know a little more about him

but if he has a lot of money, no political background, and doesn't seem to have anything better to do, he's certainly qualified.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Merlot]

23. Oh, I'm sure Arianna could fill you in on the story...

look it up, it's quite the republican entitlement story with a repressed gay theme.

[Heywood J]

21. Don't forget Mitt Romney. (NT)

[Kablooie]

6. I like her chocolate boxes though. Good for storing stuff.

[rocktivity]

19. Pretty fair poet, too

if a little long-winded at times.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. Good post. I love how Whitman and Poizen are trashing each other in commercials

lol

[Merlot]

13. I heard her commercial listing Poizen's "accomplishments"

And I actually thought he didn't sound half bad. If I were registered in the repub primary (shudder!) I'd vote on him based on her commercials.

[Cleita]

15. What I name. I can't imagine a Governor Poizen although it

would probably be the perfect name for the coup d' etat that would finish off the State of California. The only person who can turn around Pete Wilson's and Arnold's incompetence at the helm is Jerry Brown.

[Merlot]

25. yes, the coup d' etat or total destruction of the state of California is

almost complete. I'm not sure if even superman Jerry Brown can fix it. And I love him as atty general, it's the perfect match for his talents.

California was the 6th largest economy in THE WORLD before the repubs got jealous because we vote for the democratic candidate in presidential elections. i remember when bushco "won" the first term and i knew we were in trouble. sure enough, his enron buddies set out to destroy the state.

[dynasaw]

9. Meg Whitman is Fiscally Irresponsible

She has already spent $27 million--seven times more than her opponents--on her bid for the governorship of California. She may be a billionaire, but Californians ought to shudder at anyone who is so cavalier about about spending that much money on her/his campaign with November still a ways away.

My candidate in these difficult times is someone who models fiscal responsibility, and this woman tells me off the bat she's out of touch-- big time-- with the current struggles of most Californians. One republican has already bankrupted the once Golden State. Californians would be insane to elect another rob and spend republican.

[4lbs]

16. One must ask themselves that question.

Q: "Why is a billionaire spending upwards of $100 million of their own money for a job that pays $175,000 per year?"

A: Because they plan on getting back that $100 million multiplied several times, over 6 to 10 years.


Cheney was worth about $100 million before he became VP. After 8 years, he's worth about $300 million thanks to the Iraq War.

[Cleita]

17. She's a typical corporate Republican in the new corporate mold.

The purpose of these CEO politicians is to divert as much of the state's Treasury to their corporate interests while cutting as many taxes for the same as they can get away with until they bleed the state dry of assets and leave it broke. I guess Arnold didn't complete the job or they would leave it to a Democrat to clean up after them this time.

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

20. The GOP can't be trusted with the public's money

Their sole aim is to loot the treasury for themselves.

[sfpcjock]

24. Great point!

Thx