The following letter to the California legislature contains a special "hidden" message from the Governor. You could google it but don't spoil it in the comments. As far as I can tell, this is not a hoax. Enjoy.
To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 1176 without my signature.
For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many
unnecessary bills come to me for consideration. Water reform, prison reform, and health
care are major issues my Administration has brought to the table, but the Legislature just
kicks the can down the alley.
Yet another legislative year has come and gone without the major reforms Californians
overwhelmingly deserve. In light of this, and after careful consideration, I believe it is
unnecessary to sign this measure at this time.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Spokesman Aaron McLear said, "My goodness. What a coincidence, I suppose when you do so many vetoes, something like this is bound to happen."
Points well taken. As always.
PLease understand, I don't want to turn the entire system over to amateurs. We do NEED politicians for the exact reasons you espouse. It's just nice to see a fresh face and unjaded outlook every once and a while. Somebody who goes in THERE with eyes wide open sometimes see things others miss.
I didn't see "it". They pointed it out on the CH11 news last night.
I think I like Arnold even more now.
"I think what this country NEEDS is more governors and legislators that are NOT politicians."
Gotta disagree with you here, my friend. First of all, governors and legislators hold political offices. They got there by politics, one way or the other. (Well, except for George W. Bush - he got there by his last name. Had it been Smith, he would have maxed out as president of the Midland Rotary club.)
Governing requires some knowledge and some skills, skills that are different from those practiced in business or in the movies. And a large part of the budget crisis in California is because the state's reliance on referenda, allowing direct voter decisions on key economic and policy matters. We see every day in the Chron comments, for example, that a whole lot of voters don't know their ass from the elbow when it comes to public policy issues. Voters there have passed multiple, conflicting referenda, demanding public services, but refusing to pay the costs. Hard to manage that way. Hard also to govern if, like Ahnold, a governor or legislator has absolutely no experience or understanding of government. He proved, hands down, it is a job not meant for amateurs.
OK, I REALLY had to spend some time figuring this out. Did y'all see it right away, because I really don't know what a "veto letter" usually looks like.
Little Freudian slip on your part stexcat? ; )
ROFLMAO!
I assume the California legislature is pretty much like ours, just all stoned on medical marijuana.
I think what this country NEEDS is more governors and legislators that are NOT politicians.
I really like Arnold. He's got a lot of fans n California too.
Hoax dammit, not Hoaz.
I think its funny as hell. I will be totally disappointed if its a hoaz. My God, a politician with a sense of humor.
just caught this on msnbc and it is for real lol! spokespeople for the gov are doing an erkel "aaannd did i do thaaat?" another source says the gov is a known "prankster" and has been pulling stunts like this since his bodybuilding days. while the dems who are on the receiving end say it's both childish and unproductive to san fransico who would have been helped by the bill. i report, you decide... myself i think he has no business in the gov mansion unless of course maria was gov and he was along as first dude. bearing in mind this is california who gave us saint reagan, who was obviously suffering dementia before being elected as prez.
I also doubt that it's a coincidence, mainly because it is not entirely professional language to use the expression "kick the can down the alley" in a government document. That alone leads me to believe that the writer was looking for an expression that began with the letter "k". Also, the double use of the word "unnecessary" makes it clear to me, at least, that the author needed another word that began with "u".
A coincidence? A rather unlikely one, I would say. But the veto is pretty consistent with Ahnold's view of government. Not important to him means it isn't important to others. It's the price Californians pay for electing an unqualified, uninformed man as governor.
Hilarious. Is this real?
Coincidence? From the Governator? I doubt it. And it's much more succinct than the rest of what he wrote.