Pete Wilson: Jerry Brown's breaking spirit of term-limits law

[Newsjock]

Source: Sacramento Bee

... Former Gov. Pete Wilson ... broke the silence this week in an interview with The Bee in which he insisted the momentum had returned to Whitman's campaign and accused Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown of going against the spirit of the state's 1990 term-limits law limiting governors, statewide officials and legislators to two four-year terms.

Brown can run for a third term because he served his first two gubernatorial terms before the law passed.

"He has arguably violated the spirit of a law that the voters passed handily in which they thought that even a good governor should serve only two terms," Wilson said.

Brown spokesman Sterling Clifford said Brown is simply following the terms of a voter initiative that Wilson supported.

"If Pete Wilson didn't want past governors to run, he should have supported a different term-limits law," Clifford said. "The fact is Jerry's eligible to run for governor again, and he is."

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/29/3143289/capitol-alert-pete-wilson-jerry.html

[BootinUp]

1. Oh For Pete's Sake. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. And so did Michael Bloomberg when he ran for a third term as mayor of NYC..

However, both politicians have not violated any laws. All they are susceptible to is criticism.

[Me.]

13. The Difference Is That Bloomberg Rigged That Third Term

He had the city council fix it for him even though voters had said no and there was a poll released the day after the deed was done that said NYers didn't want it. You think he didn't know? Now he says there should be term limits.

[shanti]

20. yes that's how they do it

pete wilson has held the governorship thru 2 4-year terms AND was the puppetmaster behind GAS (schwarzenegger). his plan was to do the same with nutmeg. he is IRRELEVANT!

[No Elephants]

43. Ghooliani used 911 as an excuse to try to get his term extended without an election. Jerk.

[kestrel91316]

3. Sour grapes, Pete?

[joeybee12]

4. Like anyone cares what Pete "Neo-fascist, racist, steaming pile of s**t" Wilson

has to say.

[ixion]

5. GOP playbook plan #7: If you're losing, start whining

:eyes:

[BootinUp]

6. Thay should have just jumped up to Plan 9. nt

[katnapped]

11. That's for next Tuesday

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THEY CHEATED! VOTER FRAUD VOTER FRAUD!!!!!!"

[aggiesal]

14. Yea!!! And, and, ...

once he's in office,
he's going to ask if he could be governor for life.
Just like that guy did, in, in South America did.
What was the name of that dude? Huge-O Chavez Revine
Something like that.

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Nite Owl]

7. They are digging deep for that

kind of comment.

It's over Pete, move on already!

[onehandle]

8. Jerry's about to start his first of two more terms, so suck it Pete. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

9. Actually I love this. Pete Wilson is a hated man in CA

by all sorts of people, and that is why he has remained 'silent' ie hidden from the Latino voters.

[Brother Buzz]

10. And Wilson brings this up now?

:rofl:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

12. Pete Wilson (R) says momentum is Whitman's?

Law of momentum and inertia: Campaigns headed for hell in a handbasket tend to continue going to hell in a handbasket. Oh, that's just inertia. Momentum is a function of the mass of the bullshit and the speed of the bullshit. Enjoy the ride, Meg and Pete.

[Jack Rabbit]

38. I'll bet thaqt momentum is news even to Ms. Whitman

Please click here.

Among his other sins, Mr. Wilson seems to have taken a math course from Katherine Harris.

[David Zephyr]

15. Pete Wilson is jealous because Californians despise him, while Jerry Brown is loved.

Sour grapes. What piss ant Pete Wilson is.

This will make our celebration here even sweeter knowing it is eating Pete Wilson alive.

[aquart]

22. Why is Jerry Brown loved?

Not a Californian so he's well off my radar. Is it something specific? I know his name but not what he's done that Californian's like.

[4lbs]

23. Well, I grew up with him as my Governor. Here's a small list of his accomplishments in the 1970s.

Under Jerry Brown, California:

1.) Had a huge budget surplus of $5 billion. He did this by judicial spending and elimination of many tax breaks for already-rich corporations.

2.) Reorganized the California Arts Council, increased funding by 1300% to it, and put actual artists on the council.

3.) Repealed the "depletion allowance", which was little more than a huge tax break for the oil industry.

4.) Vetoed/opposed the death penalty while Governor.

5.) Put environmental issues at the forefront.

6.) Became a huge proponent of alternative energy. An example was the creation of the first-ever tax-incentive for installing rooftop solar panels.

7.) Had a great public education system. During his tenure as Governor, CA's school system was ranked in the top 8, instead of near dead last like it is now.

Brown also didn't want to live in the Governor's mansion and have a chauffered limo drive him around. He said they were too much of a tax burden on Californians. He instead opted for living in a modest apartment and driving himself around in a Plymouth Satellite sedan.

[aquart]

34. I think I'm in love.

WOW!

[somone]

36. Didn't he sleep on a mattress on the floor

He had an ascetic lifestyle. It took him forever to get hitched.

[shanti]

48. he was the zen master

before phil jackson was ;-)

[somone]

37. Jerry's car:

His newer car, a Toyota Camry Hybrid, made news recently when two of its wheels were stolen outside his Oakland home.

[shanti]

49. oh a funny....

:eyes: NOT

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

46. Addendum to #7- It was affordable

[county worker]

31. He was liberal before liberal wasn't kool!

[David Zephyr]

32. For starters, he decriminalized homosexuality.

Californian homosexuals were no longer criminals. That single act as Governor broke the dam of sodomy laws across the nation. California, under Jerry Brown, said GLBT Californians were fine just the way they were.

I could go on, but that alone was enough for me. I have older friends in their 80's and even 90's in Palm Springs who were jailed for long periods of time for walking out of a club. I have a deceased friend who spent 6 months in the jail in Laguna Beach in the 1950's, not for behavior, but for who he was.

Loved? Hell, I adore this man.

He also put the first Latino and African American on the California Supreme Court. He created the high occupancy lanes which we still call "Diamond Lanes" here in California.

He saved our coast line.

He createed the California Conservation Corp which Clinton modeled Americorp after.

He will be both the youngest and the oldest Governor in the history of this great state.

Jerry is California.

[aquart]

35. I had no idea.

Wow! and Double Wow! And the Republicans destroyed it all.

[shanti]

50. california republicans

have wished to ransack cali for its jewels and use it as an outhouse. thank god that tool, pete wilson- 77, most likely won't be intervening in any more of our elections!

GO JERRY!

[No Elephants]

44. Whitman herself said California was great 30 years ago--was reason she moved there then.

Guess who was Governor of California 30 years ago? Jerry Brown. He used her words in his ad. :rofl:

[EFerrari]

40. My mom still calls him Pig Wilson and she never calls anyone nasty names. n/t

[defendandprotect]

16. "Spirit of term limits" ....??? How many Repugs haven't done that .... ????

The Repugs created this "term limit" BS ....

and were the first to move away from it re Senate/House --

[SoapBox]

17. Pete Wilson...you make me VOMIT!

...I hate this guy.

...I've always hated this guy.

He was like cheap, bitter, burned coffee...bad from the first sip...BAD to the last drop.

[shanti]

21. amen!

i hate him with a white hot passion too! isn't he like 77 or something?? why doesn't he just retire like a normal rich repuke and leave us the hell alone! he's destroyed california!

[gratuitous]

18. So now Republicans are all about the spirit of the law?

Because they've sure as the world violated hell out of the letter of the law. So Pete, how do you feel about water-boarding and other forms of torture? Is it okay if we do it because the victim is (trust us) a really, really bad guy?

Go drop yourself in a hole, Mr. Wilson.

[shanti]

19. feckin hypocrite

retire already, pete!

[savalez]

24. To me, spending 150,000,000 of your own money...

to get elected breaks the spirit of elections.

[activa8tr]

47. Good point, but Republicans NEED to spend that kind of money in

California in order for ANY chance of being elected, after living through the times since Grey Davis, and what Republicans have done for TO the people of California.

Hopefully, Republicans in California will run out of billionaires and rich movie stars to run, sooner or later.

[Rambis]

25. Then Terry Braindead gubernatorial candidate in Iowa should withdraw

He was a 4 term governor 16 years ago. He is ahead in the polls so maybe not? We are stunned! :wtf: :scared:

[semillama]

26. "I'm your Governor Pete Wilson, You know..."

"...The baddest governor to ever grab the mic and go
BOOOM !
Gimme a budget and watch me hack it !
Gimme a beat and I'll show you how to jack it !
I give the rich a giant tax loophole
I leave the poor living in a poophole
At time when Aids is in a crisis
I cut health care and I raise prices
Sales tax, snack tax, excise tax
Information attack with a newspaper tax
Hit the pocket books of working families
Increase tuition at the universities
Some day I'll command all o' you
Even your kids are gonna pray to me in school
Soon I'm gonna be the president
You might remember the last one this state sent..."

-California Uber Alles, as covered by Disposable Heroes of Hiphopricy (most underrated hip-hop act of all time)

I find it funny that the subject of the updated California Uber Alles is criticizing the subject of the original song....

[GreenTea]

27. Whitman is desperate she getting republicans (Wilson) out from under their slime to attack Brown!

[BuelahWitch]

56. Up next: Zombie Reagan

[LiberalFighter]

28. So he doesn't trust the voters to keep him out?

Voters should decide when someone is term limit at each election.

[county worker]

29. Pete Wilson's and Meg Whitman's insults to Hispanics are helping Jerry win.

Good old prop 187 handed the State to the Dems and now if we pass prop 25 we can have a budget that serves the people instead of corporations. Pass prop 19 and get high over it if you want.

Turn on, tune in but don't drop out this time!

[fujiyama]

30. Keep speaking Pete

You doomed the GOP's chances with Latinos in CA for a generation once. Keep at it and well, yeah....exactly just keep at it!

[bemildred]

33. Pete's just worried about all that Republican money going up in smoke. nt

[mahina]

39. After R's break the letter of the law regularly,

we're supposed to worry about the spirit?

Weak argument, and unclear.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. STFU, Pete.

:eyes:

[savalez]

52. +1

[BuelahWitch]

55. +2!

:hi:

[Nossida]

42. Put a sock in it Pete

This coming from a creature that allowed Enron and other out of State energy companies
to fleece California for multi millions. Wilson was the worst Governor of California
next to Reagan.

[No Elephants]

45. Wilson just showed HE does not understand the spirit ofr term limits.

The usual scenario is like FDR and our "esteemed" Congress--an incumbent running and getting re-elected over and over because an incumbent running for office has so many advantages over a challenger. Among these advantages are name recognition, ability to address voters more often and distributing pork and political favors.

Brown is not incumbent Gov, so he has no ability to hand out pork and favors. He has not been an incumbent Gov for 30 years, so name recognition from his days as Gov is a non-issue, as is addressing voters. If anything, Meg's ability to get name recognition and media space/time far exceeds Brown's.

Besides, if voters elect Brown, aren't they saying, in effect, "We voted for term limits, but we want to waive the limit as to Jerry Brown"?


So, mega-fail on that whole "spirit of term limits" thing.

[Raine]

51. Pete Wilson ... he's still alive???

:wow: I thought that creep had bit the dust but well, anyway he's brain dead. :silly:

[RBInMaine]

53. It's Halloween, and Wilson can go fuck himself with a broomstick.

[Hook]

54. Bullshit, he is eligible