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FISTFUL OF MURROW: THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL ELECTION
FIXING CALIFORNIA, OR: THOSE PUNK ROCK KIDS WILL BUY ANYTHING
By Mike Crackpot
 There’s a special election drawing near, 3 days to be exact, and you may not care, you may have heard about it so much you’d rather chew chalk and you may have already decided. But none of the above are reasons not to read further, product of the television age. And TV is what has my fists full.
First, quickly, what is the “special election” billed as? Governor Schwarzenegger’s “ideas” at making California great. Now, let’s break this down into the two parts it is (and I’m not talking lies – yet).
Schwarzenegger’s ideas? Yeah, right. Seriously, if you believe that you continue to build confidence in the idea that the masses are dumb (or you voted for him – Governator Uber Alles). But, they are someone’s ideas, which you will know as you read on.
Making California great? First, ask yourself, seriously, what is wrong with California? And if your answers are not these initiatives, then you know how to vote. Quick logic point: T2 ran on the platform that we were bankrupt and he was gonna change all that. Well, he was right, we were and still are. Yet, he hasn’t really done anything since he’s been in office except repeal the rip off cost of car registration – which I do thank him for. So, still being in a financial insecure state, he proposes to spend $100 Million for this election. Something’s not right (no slap intended). And it’s not the Girlie Men.
The opposition to these Props is clearly, the most active. There are lots of protests, tons of anti-Arnold blog mania, and I myself have heard mostly of people telling me they will vote against them all. But, the proponents are clearly getting the most TV action. This morning, in the 15 minutes I tolerate television as I look for traffic reports I saw a “vote yes” commercial for each measure not once, but twice. And even a brief word from our governor himself who said, “Give me the power that I need to do my job and make California great again. Or, continue to live with the problems.” Wow. Isn’t California still one of the better states around, not counting the great feeling of not voting for Bush as a whole? And you should have all the tools you need when you take office, they are all there in the constitution. Not one of these proposals will help any governor do their job better. And why should they? They were not written by anyone in our government. They were proposed by big business, then passed onto their cronies (our elected officials) that Arnie seems to obviously be. Come on, Commando. Don’t give us a Raw Deal.
Alright then, let’s get to these proposals, what they really are, who wrote them, and hopefully you’ll vote accordingly.
But please, bear this in mind:
“The receptivity of the great masses is very limited, their intelligence is small, but their power of forgetting is enormous. In consequence of these facts, all effective propaganda must be limited to a very few points and must harp on these in slogans until the last member of the public understands what you want him to understand.” Adolf Hitler – Mein Kampf
And this:
The Dead Kennedy’s now play shows without Jello Biafra, singing songs about the good ol’ days in front of Nokia banners…
THE SPECIAL ELECTION PROPOSITIONS:
Proposition 73 – Making policing your kids easier.
Proposed by the religious right and endorsed by our “liberal republican” Governor – after all, just like all democrats have to bow to their liberal gods, so must all republicans worship the right.
Let’s face it, people are so over-protective of their kids it’s almost criminal. It’s enough to bear those damn bumper stickers about how someone’s kid is an A student, or listening to people talk up their offspring like it’s some kind of blue-ribbon contest. Children of the damned – no more! Stepford wives – hardly a threat... It’s Stepford Parents we need to worry about. And the glamour/nazification of the idea of parenting/having kids. Here’s a quick point. 50% of the population is single and not thinking about kids. And growing. And we’ve had enough of the bullshit.
Now, all of us worry about people we love. And for a split second, I’d sure like to know if my kid was pregnant or going to get an abortion. But once the boot is on the other foot, I’d be praying for choice. Life lessons and fuck ups learned at your own expense and no one else’s. This proposal legislates, for everyone, not only morality, but how kids should be ruled. And that’s what’s really going on here. We live in a society that advertises on TV agencies you can call to do a background check on someone you date. Let’s all become kindergarten cops!!! It’s also an age of decreasing freedom and privacy. So, for the love of free will and choice while it lasts, be strong and let people make their own decisions.
74 – Stepford Parents Rights #2
Proposed by parents who love their kids beyond a reasonable doubt of sanity.
This one is the best. It goes like this: Some teacher yelled at a student (verbal abuse) and showed “R rated” movies. Holy shit! When I was a student I wish my teacher would’ve showed an R rated movie. We did have periodic cable access for educational movies and flipping through the set one would cross over HBO. I remember distinctly catching a glimpse of the Beastmaster and Tanya Robert’s ass, and the teacher said, “Sorry but there’s too much skin in that to watch.” Now what kid is gonna be upset at an R rated movie? What if it’s say, Dr. Strangelove or something else really educational? Only a paranoid parent would be upset about it.
Yelling at a student? Come on. We know how bad kids can be, since we were all there once. And we all know kids need to be yelled at sometimes. And, there are moments when a nice whack or two may help. They had corporal punishment my 6th grade year, why should anyone else be spared?
But really, what is going on here is a war against “tenure”. Please watch or go see OLEANNA!!! Teacher’s are amongst the lowest paid honorable jobs we have. With the education system as bad as it is, you want to further make it so no one of quality will want to teach? In the last 40 years we’ve seen the near destruction of the idea that you can get a job somewhere, work there all your life and retire. Now the job market is as cutthroat and insecure as the Spanish Main. And you want to do this to the teaching market? Where your kids are expected to learn something? What do you really care about? Their education, or their protection from the real world?
75 – Let’s beat the union dead horse.
Proposed by Big Business to finally eradicate the influence of union’s in politics (of course special interest PAC’s are okay).
- Hire a bunch of actors and dress them up as fireman, policeman, teachers, public transit workers, etc.
- Get them to LIE and say money is being taken out of their checks illegally to pull the heartstrings of the bewildered herd. – Sorry but the money isn’t taken illegally, it’s called union dues. If you don’t like what they do with it, get your ass to a union meeting and vote to change the leadership.
- With no more union money going to democratic candidates, republicans are sure to finish the task of completing the 5th Reich.
76 – Arnold’s favorite dish on the menu.
Proposed by Der Fuehrer
Simple, this law allows a governor of California to make budget cuts at will, without any approval or negotiations with the state legislature. If you are for more power concentrated in one person, vote yes. There’s a plus to it -- things will get done faster. But, just exactly what kind of things are they? If you favor two different parties bitching back and forth and getting nothing done except spending more money we don’t have, vote no. I know, neither sounds like much huh? (Save it for the next REAL election.)
77 – Let some retired judges decide just how many republicans or democrats you will get.
Proposed by some people who love what DeLay did in Texas
Another simple one. Right now, redistricting is done through representative government with public opinion figured into such adjustments. This changes it to an outside panel of retired judges with accountability to no one. Now, there are certain areas of government that shouldn’t be accountable to a public that turns out more to vote for the next American Idol than the next American President but this isn’t one of them. And since California is in the shape it’s in because of both parties, how is making more of one of them gonna change anything?
78 – DRUG COMPANIES VERSION OF LET THEM EAT CAKE.
Proposed by the drug companies.
We all know that everything is a rip off. Gas is not the only thing. Prescription drugs have always been over priced, keeping the gluttony of the manufacturer’s happy. I know they need to make profit so they can afford to go to court when they put out drugs that can actually kill you, but they know that people are getting pissed. So, they whipped up this little concoction (and anti prop-79 ads) in order to keep things where they are by offering a little eenie weenie price adjustment (while consolidating their power and banning drugs from Canada). So the way to vote on this one is so simple I’m not even going to write it.
79 – FUCK THE DRUG COMPANIES, WE AIN’T PAYIN’ SHIT
Proposed by members of the human race who have bought the idea that we are what we consume
Now this proposal, one of only 2 proposed by people (consumers) and not business interests (special) is a way of finally telling the drug companies enough is enough. But, not to shit on the party, if it is passed, the drug companies will pass their loses onto consumers in other ways (because they care about us so much) so it will wash out. Yet, cost the state a lot more in setting up the apparatus it needs to run this program. So, I love the idea and wanna support it, but it’s just gonna get trampled by the drug companies in the end. So until you get off your blogs and start reducing corporate power, don’t dream too hard. Vote how you want, but NO is probably the best thing here at this point in time. Maybe later, it’ll be YES!
80 – KICK ENRON’S CRONIES WHEN THEY ARE DOWN (or the only proposal to vote yes on).
Proposed by the Green Party & the Utility Reform Network
Now here is a way to actually pull the private sector in line. And the only thing they can do about it is try to get it repealed. Good Luck. You’re gonna need it. Here’s a quick breakdown: Proposition 80 will establish an energy policy for California that guarantees that the lights stay on, protects ratepayers from the market manipulation of private energy companies, "greens" our energy portfolio by increasing environmentally clean and sustainable renewable energy sources, assures that utility industry personnel are well trained, and repeals the failed electricity deregulation scheme that exposed Californians to blackouts and cost ratepayers billions of dollars.
Now, why Arnold? Well, did you ever see the picture of him with his dad in full Nazi’s regalia? It’s true. Arnold said he didn’t agree with their policy on Jews. There’s been a lot of allusions to Nazi Germany in this account but they are well deserved in this era and with this individual. Don’t’ just take it from me, even Jello Biafra agrees. Lyrics printed without any permission but I’m sure he wouldn’t mind. It’s all for the same cause:
I am governor Schwarzenegger – If I can be dictator
When they make me Pwesident
Democracy is going away – Hasta la vista, baby
I will command all of you – Kindergarten Cop in every school
Or I will terminate you
Kali-Fornia Uber Alles – Uber Alles Kali-Fornia
Enron will control you – Like they staged the recall coup
Steroids for de master race – so you can all have my face
Close your eyes can’t happen here – Bush & Cheney are
Third Reich won’t come back you say? Not if Fox News has
their way
Can I grope your titties today?
Kali-Fornia Uber Alles – Uber Alles Kali-Fornia
Mandate 2004 – knock knock on your front door
It’s the homeland security police – you’re a terrorist and
so is your niece
Drag you secretly to a camp – where we put all da Girlie Men
Don’t you worry it’s for a cause – feeding Halliburton’s claws
Die on depleted uranium gas – North Korea or Iran
Run ya down wit my Hummer baby if you mess wit
Schwarzenegger
And all the money that’s making him bigger!
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