Bill Maher: New Rule, He's governor, not some dude you married in Las

[joefree1]

My new favorite TV pundit Bill Maher said it all for me last night about the stupid and expensive recall of Governor Gray Davis. The following transcript is from his new HBO show Real Time, Fridays at 11:00:

"And finally, New Rule: No do-overs. Once you elect an official, unless he runs off with public funds or gets caught with kiddie-porn, you're stuck with him. He's the governor, not some dude you married in Las Vegas.
Now, what is going on here in California, if you're lucky enough not to have been following this, is that the economy turned, so we're getting rid of the governor. But what if we drive him out of office and the economy still doesn't get better? I guess we'll have to burn him. And if that doesn't work, we'll kill his dog.
Yes, in baseball, when the team stinks, you fire the manager. But you don't fire him because it rains. And you don't fire him between innings and replace him with a Viennese weightlifter.
Here's why the economy turned. The dot-com bubble burst. Obviously on the orders of Gray Davis. The airline industry collapsed. Just as Gray Davis planned. We fought two wars overseas, playing right into Gray Davis' hands.
And Dick Cheney's friends at Enron gamed the energy market and ripped the state off for billions. So you can see the problem: Gray Davis.
And the obvious solution? A Viennese weightlifter.
Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Finally a candidate who can explain the administration's positions on civil liberties in the original German.
Not that I'm saying I love Gray Davis. Being enthusiastic about Gray Davis would be like saying your favorite food is straw.
But he fought for his country in Vietnam and won a fair election. And he's entitled to his term. Maybe he's a crappy governor, but he was the one elected by voters who bothered to show up at the polls. Their efforts should not be undone by disgruntled shoppers signing a petition on their way out of Target.
Look, there's still a lot of Democrats with sour grapes over the last presidential election. But they're not collecting petitions to replace George Bush with Bernie Mac!
So while we're trying to export representative democracy to Baghdad, it's time we started believing it in Brentwood. Because that --my fellow Americans, is what Jessica Lynch was fighting for!! "
http://www.safesearching.com/billmaher/print/t_hbo_realtime_072503.htm

"I will not participate in any way other than to urge voters to reject this expensive perversion of the recall process ... I ask that every good woman and man faced with this decision - Republican, Democrat or Terminator - to remember we are all Californians first. The will of many should not be set aside for the ambition of a few."
Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante

http://stoptherecall.com/

[nini]

1. Excellent!! and to the point!

thanks for posting

[w4rma]

2. This is a good line

Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Finally a candidate who can explain the administration's positions on civil liberties in the original German.

[kskiska]

12. Arnold's German isn't so hot

(snip)

Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1984, was born in 1947 in Thal, just outside the southern Austrian city of Graz.

Graz is the capital of the province of Styria -- Steiermark in German -- a corner of Austria that has become the butt of jokes for its unique accent. The Viennese long have ridiculed Styrians like Schwarzenegger for speaking "doggy German" with a throaty bow-wow inflection on certain words.

more…
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/07/29/arnold/index.html

[w13rd0]

3. Thats an excellent...

...statement. But is he gonna root for Arianna?

[whoYaCallinAlib]

4. Hilarious!

Great post.

[samsingh]

5. well put

Maher is back!

[DagmarK]

6. I LOVE this......and it needs to be used over and over and over:

"Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Finally a candidate who can explain the administration's positions on civil liberties in the original German. "

That just makes me crack up!!!!!

oh.......and your signature graphic.......EXCELLENT!!!!!!!

[radwriter0555]

7. This is fantastic!

I just love it...

[joefree1]

8. Thank you for the compliments

Bill Maher really made my day when he gave this monologue. And it was perfect timing because a friend had just sent me some pro-recall crap. So I sent him back Maher's message.

Haven't heard back from the pro-recall friend since.

[grasswire]

10. ah!

Maher is a huge pal of Arianna. Very close pal.

[Terwilliger]

9. excellent finish from Bill

So while we're trying to export representative democracy to Baghdad, it's time we started believing it in Brentwood. Because that --my fellow Americans, is what Jessica Lynch was fighting for!! "

[Composed Thinker]

11. When I saw that

When I saw that, I smiled.