Did Schwarzenegger drop 4-letter bomb in veto?

[Duncan Grant]

(10-27) 19:19 PDT SACRAMENTO -- Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office use a coded veto message to send the f-bomb to Tom Ammiano, soon after the San Francisco assemblyman made news by telling the governor to "kiss my gay ass"?

Schwarzenegger's people say no. But the X-rated evidence is hard to miss in a message that Schwarzenegger sent to explain why he was vetoing an Ammiano bill dealing with financing for the Port of San Francisco.

A straight reading of the guv's letter laments "the fact that major issues are overlooked while many unnecessary bills come to me for consideration," and concludes, "I believe it is unnecessary to sign this measure at this time."

But a vertical read of the far-left-hand letters in each of the missive's eight lines offers a more blunt explanation: "I f- you."
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It looks like someone on the Guv's staff is a vindictive little pr*ck -- imagine that. I'm happy Ammiano called him out. Apparently, Tom's taking it in stride.


Full story at the San Francisco Chronicle.

[derby378]

1. Oh my freakin' God!

Post this in GD or LBN now before someone else does. You deserve full credit on a find like this! :applause:

[JackintheGreen]

4. 'cept the LA Times blogged about it yesterday n/t

[Duncan Grant]

6. If only I could claim full credit!

:hi:

[Hello_Kitty]

2. The staffer should be fired for such unprofessional behavior.

And Ahh-nuld is a dick if he knew about the coded message and sent that veto out.

[global1]

3. Cool - I Have New Respect For Ah-Nold!!!......nt

[Duncan Grant]

7. This "Big Tent" philosophy at DU has really gone too far. Cheerleading for Ah-nold??!!

Just when you think the last ignoramus re: LGBT issues has stopped posting at DU -- in walks another one.

Obviously, I've returned from my "DU vacation" way too soon.

[tinrobot]

5. Not a fan of Schwarzenegger, but a big fan of clever wordplay

He gets a gold star! Very clever.

[Libertas1776]

8. What a sneaky

son of a bitch. I'll give him credit for that.

[Athelwulf]

9. Could this just be a coincidence?

The note reads very naturally. If that's an intentional coded message, the person who wrote it is an amazingly skilled wordsmith. I'm betting this was an amusing coincidence.

[tonekat]

10. I think its funny

I mean, come on, if the SF assemblyman told the gov'nor to Kiss his Gay Ass, what did he expect in return?