California governor recall election

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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,818
    over 200 million wasted by the zealots on this little spectacle. maybe they should just masturbate next time. they would feel better after, and they would have at least a little something to show for it.

    that is my modified george carlin joke for the day.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,682
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    Done by "fiscally responsible" people who believe "elections have consequences."
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,634
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    mace1229 said:
    One of the biggest complaints and reasons for a recall is the homeless and crime issues. I used to live in Venice Beach and now the pictures I see it’s just overgrown with tents. But how much of that is state vs local government to blame? 
    We’ve got a growing homeless problem here in Colorado, part of it is local city council struck down the ban on “urban camping” so tent encampments are growing, spreading and are a much bigger problem than they were just a year ago. That’s local, not state. I’m not a fan of Newsom, but I also think he’s getting blame for things out of his control too.

    So, in the past few years I've been to Seattle and Portland (and Boulder), and I live in San Diego. Lived in Seattle many years ago, when there was homelessness and the McDonald's on 4th and Pike(?) already was scary, but what I saw in 2018 was out of control compared to how it used to be. It's a big issue in cities all along the West Coast as far as I can tell -- Portland offers storage facilities for homeless people, so they have a place where they can leave their stuff each day. Downtown San Diego -- I volunteered at the vaccination supersite at Petco Field this spring, and we were advised to travel in groups, during the day, to the parking garage. 

    And I was surprised by the number of tents/ encampments along the Boulder Creek trail, too.

    I do think it's a matter that needs to be addressed more locally than on a state level, even while the problem transcends state borders.
    Having lived in Boulder I can tell you that it is not as bad as it was when weed was legalized. Then the transients were everywhere. But then the city outlawed smoking in public  (of anything) and then other states legalized weed so a lot of the transients moved on.
    Legalizing weed brought in the transients?  That is a very interesting perspective.  I wonder why?  Easy jobs?
    No
    Easy access to weed.

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,762
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    over 200 million wasted by the zealots on this little spectacle. maybe they should just masturbate next time. they would feel better after, and they would have at least a little something to show for it.

    that is my modified george carlin joke for the day.
    Haha!  Good one!
    OnWis97 said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    Done by "fiscally responsible" people who believe "elections have consequences."
    This!  The irony.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,634
    Hmmmm....


  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    brianlux said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    Our federal liberal government in Canada called an election absolute no one wanted but them...cost us 600 million for what will likely be the same result as the previous election 2 years ago and the liberal PM has already been on record claiming if he is returned with a minority then we will likely have another election in 2 years and another 600 billion wasted...
    Sorry to hear that.  I thought Canadians had more sense than us.  I guess it's all "Murica".
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    I read that Cali is going to change the process.  it is absurd at how much it cost and to have literally nothing change...

    I hope so.  But what I wonder is, how did it get this way in the first place.  Obviously being predominant a Democrat blue state does not make us perfect by any means.  I mean, after all, the system is run by that most illogical of species:  homo sapiens. 
    And the Prime Minister who triggered the election was in Ontario this week violating public health guidelines with his campaign rallies…only 1 person wanted the election…
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,995
    edited September 2021
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    Our federal liberal government in Canada called an election absolute no one wanted but them...cost us 600 million for what will likely be the same result as the previous election 2 years ago and the liberal PM has already been on record claiming if he is returned with a minority then we will likely have another election in 2 years and another 600 billion wasted...
    Sorry to hear that.  I thought Canadians had more sense than us.  I guess it's all "Murica".
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    I read that Cali is going to change the process.  it is absurd at how much it cost and to have literally nothing change...

    I hope so.  But what I wonder is, how did it get this way in the first place.  Obviously being predominant a Democrat blue state does not make us perfect by any means.  I mean, after all, the system is run by that most illogical of species:  homo sapiens. 
    And the Prime Minister who triggered the election was in Ontario this week violating public health guidelines with his campaign rallies…only 1 person wanted the election…
    more lies^^^^

    oftenreading Victoria, BCPosts: 12,385
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trudeau holding rallies violating Ontario public health measures…one set of rules for the elites…
    Wrong again.

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/otoole-rips-trudeau-campaign-event-1.6176747

    The Speranza Banquet Hall has a pandemic-era capacity of 500, down from the normal limit of 1,000 — so the 400-strong Liberal crowd did not violate provincial rules that limit indoors events to 50 per cent of regular capacity.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    Our federal liberal government in Canada called an election absolute no one wanted but them...cost us 600 million for what will likely be the same result as the previous election 2 years ago and the liberal PM has already been on record claiming if he is returned with a minority then we will likely have another election in 2 years and another 600 billion wasted...
    Sorry to hear that.  I thought Canadians had more sense than us.  I guess it's all "Murica".
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    I read that Cali is going to change the process.  it is absurd at how much it cost and to have literally nothing change...

    I hope so.  But what I wonder is, how did it get this way in the first place.  Obviously being predominant a Democrat blue state does not make us perfect by any means.  I mean, after all, the system is run by that most illogical of species:  homo sapiens. 
    And the Prime Minister who triggered the election was in Ontario this week violating public health guidelines with his campaign rallies…only 1 person wanted the election…
    more lies^^^^

    oftenreading Victoria, BCPosts: 12,385
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trudeau holding rallies violating Ontario public health measures…one set of rules for the elites…
    Wrong again.

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/otoole-rips-trudeau-campaign-event-1.6176747

    The Speranza Banquet Hall has a pandemic-era capacity of 500, down from the normal limit of 1,000 — so the 400-strong Liberal crowd did not violate provincial rules that limit indoors events to 50 per cent of regular capacity.
    Whoa. I’m being cross-thread quoted. Trippy. 
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,995
    oftenreading said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    Our federal liberal government in Canada called an election absolute no one wanted but them...cost us 600 million for what will likely be the same result as the previous election 2 years ago and the liberal PM has already been on record claiming if he is returned with a minority then we will likely have another election in 2 years and another 600 billion wasted...
    Sorry to hear that.  I thought Canadians had more sense than us.  I guess it's all "Murica".
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    Way to blow $300 million, petulant, sulking republicans (and a few others).  As others of you have pointed out, the process is a joke and needs to be changed, the timing was awful (in another 12 months we have another gubernatorial election anyway), and there are more pressing need that money could have gone toward.  State on fire anybody?
    In response, some of those on the losing end of the recall are whining about how now they might "have to" leave the state.   Fine, good riddance.  Go waste people's time and money somewhere else.  Better yet, go to Texas or Florida where you won't have to do that because there, you will be accepted with open arms.  (Sorry, TX and FL, but you screwed already.) 
    And mother nature is doing some purging of her own.  The counties that voted strongest in favor of recall were rural counties like the shit-head county I live in, and mother nature is burning us out of here as best she can. 
    Can you blame her?
    I read that Cali is going to change the process.  it is absurd at how much it cost and to have literally nothing change...

    I hope so.  But what I wonder is, how did it get this way in the first place.  Obviously being predominant a Democrat blue state does not make us perfect by any means.  I mean, after all, the system is run by that most illogical of species:  homo sapiens. 
    And the Prime Minister who triggered the election was in Ontario this week violating public health guidelines with his campaign rallies…only 1 person wanted the election…
    more lies^^^^

    oftenreading Victoria, BCPosts: 12,385
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trudeau holding rallies violating Ontario public health measures…one set of rules for the elites…
    Wrong again.

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/otoole-rips-trudeau-campaign-event-1.6176747

    The Speranza Banquet Hall has a pandemic-era capacity of 500, down from the normal limit of 1,000 — so the 400-strong Liberal crowd did not violate provincial rules that limit indoors events to 50 per cent of regular capacity.
    Whoa. I’m being cross-thread quoted. Trippy. 
    well i didn't want to post it and not give you credit. lol
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,762
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    brianlux said:
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    It is ridiculous. They bitched and complained about the Mueller report which cost $32 million. This thing cost $300,000,000 and had next to no chance of succeeding. 
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,634
    The Juggler said:
    brianlux said:
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    It is ridiculous. They bitched and complained about the Mueller report which cost $32 million. This thing cost $300,000,000 and had next to no chance of succeeding. 
    Remember these are the same people who happily send millions of dollars to a known con artist to fund his "reelection pac".
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,762
    Bentleyspop said:
    The Juggler said:
    brianlux said:
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    It is ridiculous. They bitched and complained about the Mueller report which cost $32 million. This thing cost $300,000,000 and had next to no chance of succeeding. 
    Remember these are the same people who happily send millions of dollars to a known con artist to fund his "reelection pac".

    How's that go about "a fool and his [or her] money"?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,995
    The Juggler said:
    brianlux said:
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    It is ridiculous. They bitched and complained about the Mueller report which cost $32 million. This thing cost $300,000,000 and had next to no chance of succeeding. 
    if it had no chance of succeeding, why were democrats so (seemingly) concerned about it? 
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    edited September 2021
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    The Juggler said:
    brianlux said:
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    It is ridiculous. They bitched and complained about the Mueller report which cost $32 million. This thing cost $300,000,000 and had next to no chance of succeeding. 
    if it had no chance of succeeding, why were democrats so (seemingly) concerned about it? 
    Appearances. In a blue state like that, you want to make sure they not only win but demolish the opponent. If Newsom won by like 10% instead of 30% (or whatever it ended up at) that would be perceived as a win for republicans and give them momentum heading into VA next month and midterms next year. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,814
    I am hearing "voter fraud" and crying about the recall from the right side.

    The state is heavily democrat.  Has been for years.  What did you really think was going to happen?
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Not saying this one was rigged, but I just don’t trust our voting system anymore.

    And FYI, the way the ballot was prefolded so you didn’t have to think much about it, if someone did elect for the recall, their answer would be plainly shown through the holes in the envelope unless you folded it differently yourself.

    Not saying a conspiracy, but who the hell designs so-called anonymous ballots so haplessly? 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    hedonist said:
    Not saying this one was rigged, but I just don’t trust our voting system anymore.

    And FYI, the way the ballot was prefolded so you didn’t have to think much about it, if someone did elect for the recall, their answer would be plainly shown through the holes in the envelope unless you folded it differently yourself.

    Not saying a conspiracy, but who the hell designs so-called anonymous ballots so haplessly? 
    I can't speak for this recall vote, but when trump's election integrity commission set out to prove all of trump's claims about voter fraud they came up with nothing. 

    I feel like if these elections were indeed rigged, it would have been exposed by this point. 

    Just my $0.02. 
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    The Juggler said:
    brianlux said:
    I just Googled "How much money was wasted on California recall election?" and was not at all surprised to see that this recall election is being seen as a waste of money.  And who do you suppose is the first to cry "foul" about government wasting money?  Yup!

    It is ridiculous. They bitched and complained about the Mueller report which cost $32 million. This thing cost $300,000,000 and had next to no chance of succeeding. 
    if it had no chance of succeeding, why were democrats so (seemingly) concerned about it? 
    Not taking any chances after what happened in '16.

    #triggered

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