Arnie's FoistFest 2005: Special election - it's on

[robertarctor]

Governor/Karl Rove meat puppet Adolf Hummer to announce his special November 8 election on Monday, June 13.

Here's the link.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/06/12/MNGJND7G5N1.DTL

"Jawohl, und ve are goink to refohrm Kuhleefornya ..."

[Kerrytravelers]

1. What is sad is that so many voters are still too star-struck to care what

is really happening.

I am so ashamed of many of my "fellow" Americans. I really, really am.

[Gyre]

2. You gotta just keep hammering at him

when your friends and acquaintances say something positive about him. It'll eventually take hold, providing they don't watch TV (drunk the Koolaid).

Gyre

[99Pancakes]

3. Ah, ye of little faith.

Many of the Dems and Independents who voted for him have swung back to reason. Ahnuld's approval ratings are lowering each time he opens his mouth and California remembers it's Blue roots. I am optimistic for a positive outcome for Democrats. We just need to get them to the polls. Hey Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore.

[ronnykmarshall]

18. This could be the nail in his coffin.

If these fail, he's toast.

[cascadiance]

4. Time to officially kick off the recall campaign then too!

[99Pancakes]

5. Here's a great shot

from the demonstration I attended May 25th.

[realFedUp]

12. Is there a website working on a recall?

I'd like to know if we can turn the
special election into a recall election.

[cascadiance]

21. Here's what I can find in terms of trying to get a recall

to happen for November...

If I'm reading the FAQ from the Secretary of State's Office correctly the deadline for getting paperwork and signatures filed for a proposition to happen for a given election is 131 days. That would make the deadline for getting a recall proposition in this election to be at the end of this month! (THAT'S A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS FOLKS!) That's the only "official" stuff I could find on this.

http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_faq.htm#bm

Now on whether there are special additional requirements and deadline rules for recall elections, another post stated that they thought it was 161 days. If that's the case, the recall ain't happening in November, but perhaps we could get it to happen in the spring primary elections next year.

This earlier thread had some links to some rules on recalls... Haven't had a chance to read them yet.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=141&topic_id=6956

I guess the question to ask immediately now is if in fact it is a 131 day deadline for this November election. And if the answer to that is yes, then the important followup question is...

"Can we get paperwork and signatures done in a little over two weeks!?"

Folks we're talking about people getting paperwork filed tomorrow before the weekend to have a chance in hell. Then we'd have to be taking some time off over the next two weeks to go many places to gather signatures... I think one of those links said something about perhaps a million plus signatures? Maybe we could get some Air America Hosts to help us out and promote going to certain locations to sign it.

I think the one thing we'd have going for us is that we'd have a far bigger army than Arnie has of people that would be willing to work their butts off the next couple of weeks to make this happen. I know I'd ask for some time off and would spend extra time in places to help gather signatures.

Anyone else? Then again, if someone can find another document showing that we'd need to have 160 days or something like that instead, then we probably don't need to rush as much as the November situation would be a lost cause, but if we do a signature gathering campaign for the spring primaries to do this and while we're gathering signatures shoot Arnie's propositions full of holes to those we solicit so that this special election fails miserably, then I think we'd have good ammunition to make it work in the spring!

It might be hard for folks like Angelides and others wanting to run for the gubernatorial nomination *AND* putting their names in the hat for a recall election as well, but they'll have to be running anyway. It would just be weird if one Democrat won the recall and another one won the nomination for the 2006 election then. Not sure what we'd do then. It would be nice to run an "incumbent" in 2006 election.

[99Pancakes]

6. Hey, California!

[mitchtv]

7. I'm hoping that many of his "fans" and WWF voters

made their first and only trip to the polls for the recall. The novelty is gone.

[99Pancakes]

8. We have his report card

[shanti]

9. this quote

"It's hard to see any downside to calling the special election,'' said Dan Schnur, a Republican consultant. "At the very worst, (Schwarzenegger) comes out with the status quo.''

what a freakin TOOL. you SOB shnur, it's going to cost us 70-80 MILLION for this gd special election! if that's not a downside, i dunno what is!! :grr:

[robertarctor]

10. Schnur's a Pedro Wilson retread

Another lackey for Pedro and now Ahnult, and a throwback to the departed age of the Great White Father in California.

These jackoffs want to see a downside? Let's give it to them.

[99Pancakes]

11. There's no downside because

they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. The odds are stacked against them and they know it. So, if they lose on most or all of their "reform" initiatives, they basically stay at square #1--do not pass Go, do not collect $200 dollars---same place they were at when this mess started. I personally feel they are a bit delusional right now, but what Repooplican't can ever see their red danger light flashing when they are usually drowned out by a sea of Democratic BLUE in Liberal California? Ha!

[AX10]

13. But we need to be on our heels to make sure that the Repubs...

never get anywhere! I take nothing for granted with these "people".

[99Pancakes]

14. You Bet!

This teacher is counting on all you beautiful California Dems to GOTV
Lets' show Girlie Boy how BLUE this state really is!

[svenj]

15. $chwarzenegger for sale on Ebay

Special election announcement: my wife and I have had enough, and decided to rid ourselves of every $chwarzenegger DVD we own:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6405678244

5 DVDs starting at 99¢.

Happy bidding. Somehow, I don't think anyone here will want them :)

Sven

[99Pancakes]

17. Way to Go!!

Here's a better place for Girlie Boy's DVDs

[svenj]

19. Oops. I relisted my $chwarzenegger collection on Ebay.

OK. So I’m a rookie at Ebay, and made a mistake in listing. I didn’t realize that no one searching for “Terminator” could find my listing as plural “3 Terminators”in the title of my listing, thus almost no one was hitting it except perhaps a few lies.com people. My apologies to Aaron somebody (if you are out there) for your 99¢ bid, but I relisted the item and made it better:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6406602570&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Now I’ve made it so 100% of the sale donated to the NEA

Starting price: a mere penny!

[99Pancakes]

20. You Rock!!!!

Flush his Sh-T down the John!

[99Pancakes]

22. By The Way

Welcome to the DU, svenj!!

:hi:

Thanks for the donation to the NEA, Nice!

[Sequoia]

16. Can the "peepole" refuse this election?

Seriously, can we? Can each city/county say, No, we will not have an election, can't afford it. (And, we all know California can not afford this election at all.) Let Ahnold pay for it.