Comments on: A Classic In California

By: Brian Tiemann

Brian Tiemann — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:30:31 +0000

I think it’s completely legit. Without the hidden message to explain it, the missive is stilted, brief, and full of questionable vocabulary. If the governor had chosen merely to use the opportunity of a veto message to expound upon his dissatisfaction with the political process, he wouldn’t do it in a seven-line sound bite with phrases like “kick the can down the alley”. Not unless he needed a “k”.

The whole thing reads like a “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” type sentence, where the odd wording only makes sense if there’s a secondary purpose to it, e.g. making sure certain letters appear in certain spots.

If the letter hadn’t appeared on the government’s own site, I’d never have believed it was anything but a prank by a third party, because it doesn’t read like a political document at all.

By: ArnoldHarris

ArnoldHarris — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:37 +0000

Purely coincidental, I am sure.

Word processing software determines the length of each print line. I don’t think Governor Schwarzenegger or his staff devoted hours to writing a letter with a not-so-hidden scatological message.

Maybe Arnold Harris would try a stunt like that. But not Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

By: John Eddy

John Eddy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:49:35 +0000

Considering the political realities of California, I think it’s not only entirely appropriate, but damned well overdue.

But that’s just me.

By: Hank Barnes

Hank Barnes — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:59:00 +0000

This kinda depresses me.

As a gag, say, in high school or college — not bad. Kinda clever and funny.

In a state with 12% unemployment, a gerrymandered statist legislature that is perpetually Billions of $$ in debt, and a wrecked public school system, not so hot.

–HB