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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:26 PM
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Who will fund the recall Arnold petition drive?
Every governor at least since Reagan has faced a recall petition drive, but they have always petered out. Not to underestimate the unpopularity of Davis, but this could not have succeeded without a Sugar Daddy on the Right to bankroll the petition drive. When the Recall Arnold movement begins tomorrow morning we will need somebody similar to provide funding. California law stipulates that petitions may only circulate for 160 days, which can go by real fast when trying to get over 1 million signatures and maintain political momentum for the movement. Is anyone aware--I have not lived in California since 1994--of a person or persons who are planning to fund the petition drive
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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:28 PM
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1. The League of Groped Women Voters?
:)
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Emillereid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:32 PM
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2. I'll work for free
This is something the repukes can't understand. I was handing out anti-recall flyers in front of a grocery store on Sunday and a man came up to me demanding that I tell him who was paying me. When I told him I was a volunteer he refused to believe me. I guess he couldn't understand civic duty and conviction of principles.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:36 PM
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5. Thank you! What an Idiot that person was who accosted
you!
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:37 PM
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6. They also don't belive
That Dean had so many supporters and volunteers. Apparently the donors were made up...
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Democat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:35 PM
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3. Move On?
It's time for Arnold to Move On out of California.
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Clete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:36 PM
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4. As long as we are willing to volunteer our time,
we won't need money.
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Cush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:38 PM
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7. Apparently, lots of people *(Dems)
Heard it on CNN or MSNBC earlier today
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Flying_Pig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:48 PM
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8. Here's my dollar!!
:grr:
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IranianDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:48 PM
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9. I have 6 dollars and 84 cents.
Will that do?
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Samantha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:50 PM
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10. A mayor in California whose last name is Brown
publicly stated when the recall started if someone became governor who was not qualified to govern the state, he would fund a recall starting the next day. Not sure, but he might be the mayor of San Francisco. I am sure it was reported he personally has deep pockets.

Go Mayor Brown!
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active_in_ca Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 10:01 PM
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16. There are two mayors named Brown
Jerry in Oakland, and Willie in SF.

And FWIW, if you think about the number of folks that were out in the streets during the anti-war movement, it is probably safe to say that they are all anti-Schwartzagroper. The petition signatures that the Repukes needed to buy, a dollar at at time, will likely be collected quickly just by canvassing the folks that opposed the war.
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Il_Coniglietto Donating Member (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:53 PM
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11. I've got about $150
that I'm saving up for an eventual trip to Australia and New Zealand to check out colleges there. But I can find some more money. If Ahnuld wins, I'm willing to use that money for a recall petition. Though as you've all stated, we work for free ;-)
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:56 PM
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12. Larry Flint and George Soros would do it for fun, I bet
Not that Democratic movements get a whole helluva lot of top-down funding anyway...
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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:58 PM
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13. Willie Brown had said he would.
Now I don't know how true this is at this point.

But, IT is war.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 09:58 PM
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14. RecallArnold.com domain name just purchased for 2 years
Its already started folks....recall Arnold is in the works.
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active_in_ca Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 10:05 PM
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17. Did you buy it?
Do you control that domain, or are you just assuming that because someone owns it that they will build it.

I tried to buy it a few weeks ago and it was already history, and I had very definate ideas about building it. But we need to consider the possibility that someone may have bagged it, just to preclude it from being available for (heh heh) mal-use...
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knight_of_the_star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 10:01 PM
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15. Nope
But if we do it right, then we will be able to get those 1 million pretty quick.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-03 10:16 PM
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18. We'll do it on the internet.
we have close to a 1000 signatures already.

MoveOn raised over 1.8 million in a week. We can too.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RecallArnold/

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