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Nov 3rd 2010, 5:15 am

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl

I always say this during election time...I think it's disgusting the amount of money spent. It seems that in most cases he/she who has the most money to spend wins. IMO it should be capped.

Never going to happen. In fact this Supreme Court decision has made the situation far worse in this regard:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us.../22scotus.html

Nov 3rd 2010, 5:24 am

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by Giantaxe

Never going to happen. In fact this Supreme Court decision has made the situation far worse in this regard:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us.../22scotus.html

I know but it doesn't change my opinion.

Nov 3rd 2010, 6:08 am

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by Trixie_b

(on another topic, I did have to laugh a little this morning when they interviewed someone from the prop 19 legalise canabis campaign that failed, she said that she was disappointed, but said that she personally never made it to the polling booth, she just got too busy.....)

Well, you know how distracted people get when they're stoned.

Nov 3rd 2010, 6:48 am

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by md95065

Yes, I think that a lot of people voted for "not Meg Whitman".

Agreed, the amount she spent on advertising her campaign was obscene.

Nov 3rd 2010, 7:15 am

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by Trixie_b

I'd personally like to thank Ms Whitman for putting an extra $140 million into the California economy - next time, do you think you could put that directly to education & the care of children?
(apparently that's what she spent of her personal fortune in the election campaign)
Cut out the middle (wo)man?

You make a serious point though .. the money spent on the election (I think I heard $4 billion nationwide on NPR this morning??) is money that will support jobs & services and stimulate the economy just like any other random spending on goods & services. In other words a proportion of the money spent will end up putting food on the table for working people.. For instance, I think the Post Office is a good thing; we get daily mail delivery, provides employment etc. etc. All those bloody silly election flyers that I've been recycling every day for the last several weeks are delivered by the post office and bring in useful income for them.

Some of this money came from me and other folks, $25 to this or that candidate. If tens of millions of $$ came from Meg Whitman and other plutocrats, then all the better.

Nov 3rd 2010, 7:19 am

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by robin1234

Some of this money came from me and other folks, $25 to this or that candidate. If tens of millions of $$ came from Meg Whitman and other plutocrats, then all the better.

... especially when they lose.

Nov 3rd 2010, 8:03 am

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Originally Posted by Steerpike

I have to say, Jerry Brown does not thrill me either ... couldn't they find a better candidate!? I'm glad he won, but I wish there had been a better candidate.

Agreed. I remember when he got the nickname Governor Moonbeam.

Nov 3rd 2010, 8:07 am

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Originally Posted by Redwing

Agreed. I remember when he got the nickname Governor Moonbeam.

I doubt he's going to be shacking up with Linda Ronstadt this time around:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/we...7mckinley.html

Nov 3rd 2010, 6:17 pm

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl

That really annoyed me.

After 9/11 Giuliani's 2nd term was coming to an end and he offered to stay for a 3rd term...Bloomberg was against changing the rules so Giuliani could stay for a 3rd term. Obviously this was because he wanted to be mayor of NYC. Then when Bloomberg's 2nd term was up he changed the rules so he could serve a 3rd term. Now his 3rd time is up he has changed the rules back to 2 terms.

But he did get a majority of voters to approve the change... It's not like he just waved a pen to change the rules.

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That's what I call looking on the bright side !

Nov 3rd 2010, 7:08 pm

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I'm so glad the election is over. I swear, I was ready to vote "anybody but Jerry Brown" for the number of calls we got from his office. None of the other candidates, just Jerry Brown. And no matter how many times you tell them to stop calling, take us off the list, they just keep calling to ask if they have our support. No, Jerry Brown, you have my fury.

As for the endless parade of PSAs, the government really ought to limit those. It's just a constant "Well he did this!", "O yeah, well she did THIS!" for months on end, and where does it get us? Certainly not more informed. But it's a big source of income for radio and TV stations, so they'll stay.

Nov 5th 2010, 4:25 pm

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Re: Arnie?

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Originally Posted by Giantaxe

Never going to happen. In fact this Supreme Court decision has made the situation far worse in this regard:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us.../22scotus.html

That ruling is an absolute travesty - bad, bad news all around.