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PufPuf23

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19. The financial crisis and the likelihood of prosecution of Enron is not woo nor CT

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:09 PM

Feb 2013

To state that is a cheap shot post, ignorant of history, and stifles conversation.

That is like saying the Enron scandal in general and Cheney's Energy Task Force is woo.

There was much $$$ of special interests behind the recall and the star power of Schwartzenager/Shriver was attractive to the low info voter, the same stinking thinking that got California Reagan as Governor and later POTUS.

I was no big fan of Davis but the energy crisis then was manufactured and caused great financial harm to California.

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Why was Gray Davis recalled? [View all] Dpm12 Feb 2013 OP

One word: Enron Taverner Feb 2013 #1

That is the right answer. Tikki Feb 2013 #3

Great minds libodem Feb 2013 #4

LOL Taverner Feb 2013 #13

I'm down with the woo libodem Feb 2013 #17

+1000 TeamPooka Feb 2013 #11

Got it in one, Taverner. Octafish Feb 2013 #12

Yup. City Lights Feb 2013 #15

Politics libodem Feb 2013 #2

History is good... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #5

Because he failed to balance the budget IggleDoer Feb 2013 #6

actually Darryl Issa started the official recall paperwork because he thought he would win. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #10

arnul, like all previous State repugs left us in a mess... Tikki Feb 2013 #16

Because 'It would be awesome to have The Terminator as our Governor.' onehandle Feb 2013 #7

Things were bad and he had not shown any visible leadership ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #8

The financial crisis and the likelihood of prosecution of Enron is not woo nor CT PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #19

Yes it is...the typical voter who voted did not know or care about those things ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #20

The full situation of the recall was not known until after the recall. PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #24

Because people are stupid. roody Feb 2013 #9

pretty much Johonny Feb 2013 #29

Wasn't it something to do with people pissed off about an increase in DMV fees? JVS Feb 2013 #14

Ahnuld promised to lower DMV fees CountAllVotes Feb 2013 #18

watch Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Bradical79 Feb 2013 #21

Great minds think alike OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #25

because republicans could bigtree Feb 2013 #22

Pete Wilson was one of the big movers behind this Wellstone ruled Feb 2013 #23

By the way, check your sig line for spelling OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #26

Darrell Issa was crying that his party didn't win. Initech Feb 2013 #27

Because enough voters in California thought it would be more fun to have an action hero no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #28

Enron and Diebold made The Boobengroper govenor of our state. BlueToTheBone Feb 2013 #30

Because the strongest emotion he elicited in even the most partisan Democrat was... Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #31