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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 05/29/2005 : 03:18:08
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Only in California, eh?
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger traveled to a quiet San Jose neighborhood Thursday, and -- dogged by protesters -- filled a pothole dug by city crews just a few hours before, as part of an attempt to dramatize his efforts to increase money for transportation projects.
The choreographed press opportunity -- at least the governor's fourth recent event involving transportation issues -- seemed aimed as much at thwarting the demonstrators who have followed Schwarzenegger for weeks as grabbing new attention for his proposal.
Schwarzenegger strode toward television cameras on Laguna Seca Way to the sounds of the Doobie Brothers' "Taking it to the Streets,'' while flanked by 10 San Jose city road workers wearing Day-Glo vests and work gear. After speeches by the governor and city officials, a dump truck backed up and unloaded a mound of black asphalt and, as television cameras recorded the moment, Schwarzenegger joined the work crew, taking up a broom and filling the 10-by-15-foot hole, later smoothed over by a massive roller truck.
And most expensive strawman yet, as well. I'm thinking that desperation might be setting in.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
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Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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 Posted - 05/29/2005 : 06:19:45 [Permalink]
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| What's crazy is that he couldn't for some reason find a real pothole to fill. I mean, San Jose is a really big American city, right? And, last time I checked, it had roads. Almost by definition, it has to have potholes! Sure, they might not all be 10'x15', but it seems to me that a real 3'x3' hole would still get the point across. And, it would actually be useful! |
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