fallus-polonicus
30.08.03, 15:03
and to top it off, this promissed land is in disrepair.
So what land am I talkin about? California my friends.
Of course California is not the first state to find itself being led by a
known bonehead. Many other states have gone through this ordeal, and the way
they have traditionally handled it is to pretend that the bonehead is
competent and popular, thus causing him to be so impressed with himself that
he resigns from the governorship and runs for president of the United States.
But California has a unique system of government, known technically as
the ''Any Random Loon Can Put Any Random Thing On the Ballot If Enough
Random Loons Agree'' system. If you're a Californian, and you want to put
something to a statewide vote, all you have to do is gather a couple of
million signatures. That sounds like a lot, but in California you can get
that many signatures in 45 minutes merely by approaching disgruntled
motorists gridlocked on a freeway during rush hour (6:30 a.m-11:30 p.m.) and
having them pass your petition from car to car. As a result, Californians
are constantly voting on things. They have repealed gravity several times.
If Gray gets dumped, there are literally hundreds of candidates vying to
replace him. Under California election law, virtually anybody can run for
governor, except of course smokers. Porn King Larry Flynt has courageously
thrown his hat into the ring, despite the very real risk that he will draw
attention to himself. (Larry's hat is still in the ring; nobody wants to
pick it up, because who knows where that thing has been?)
Also on the ballot are Arnold Schwarzenegger (who has promised to straighten
California out by, quote, 'Not making any more movies''); Arianna
Huffington, former wife of former congressperson Michael Huffington; the
Huffingtons' former cat, Puffington Huffington; Demi Moore; her cute new
boyfriend; the Oakland Raiders; the late Bob Hope; and Harold R. Wankmilker,
a resident of Nevada who accidentally got on the ballot when he attempted to
pay a California speeding ticket by mail.
Gray's campaign strategy is to remind the voters that if they dump him,
they'll wind up being governed by some wingnut. His opponents' strategy is
to remind the voters that if they don't dump Gray, they'll wind up with:
Gray. Opinion polls show that the voters currently favor Puffington.
But the point is that California is embarrassing itself hugely, and people
are starting to forget about Florida, and all the hard work the Floridians
did to become the top national laughingstock.