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Why does the State of California treat its recall like a Bingo match at the local retirement home? Even the AP says it seems more like a Vegas Keno match. Apparently its a way to "erase the estimated 5 percent advantage a candidate gets from being at the top of the ballot," and Secretary of State Kevin Shelley says that the State does it before every election but "no one ever comes." Well, when you have Arnold, [Arnold] Gary Coleman, Arianna, Larry Flynt, and Gallagher...

And, according to E!: The FCC has told California broadcast TV stations of the standing equal-time rules that say you can't show, say, Conan the Barbarian during election season without also running two-hours' worth of, say, Diff'rent Strokes reruns to satisfy candidate Gary Coleman or Melon Crazy to keep sledge-happy gubernatorial wannabe Gallagher from smashing something. The rule doesn't apply to cable networks, however, likely leaving TNT's weekly screening of Commando safe for now.

Recall madness from the New York Times.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 12, 2003 8:51 AM

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Mase

The problem, in my view, is not that Davis has been horrible (no question), but the precedent of having a recall with no real misdeed. Elections in America are at set intervals sans death, misdeed, etc.

To me, the recall is more about Republican sour-grapes than any true gripes about Davis (which, unquestionably, are many). It is trying for two bites at the apple.

- Mase

Jen

What I don't get is Gray Davis saying the recall is an affront to the 8 million Californians who voted last year. Wasn't his crappy performance as a governor an affront or was it part of his platform?

jake

i've been out here in cali for two weeks and i still don't understand the recall. everyone is talking about it though- and everyone things arnold is going to win. j0sh and i were talking last night- and he said the whole thing will be worthwhile if there is a debate between arnold and gary coleman, and gary coleman gets to say "what-chu talking about, arnold?"