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| Schwarzenegger sends testicle sculpture to Democrats |
| 2009-06-19 |
| CALIFORNIA State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has tried to encourage lawmakers to pass a tough budget by sending them a sculpture of bull's testicles. Califonia is facing a $US24.3 billion ($30 billion) shortfall this year. Senate President Darrell Steinberg wasn't amused, sending Schwarzenegger a note in return lecturing him on not taking proceedings seriously. The steel, football-sized testicles came back, too. Perhap Mr Steinberg was miffed that the Governator's attempt at humour was better than his own attempt to raise a laugh by sending Arnie a bag of mushrooms. Schwarzenegger had claimed the Democrats' budget proposals to deal with the shortfall were “hallucinatory”. Mushrooms? Geddit? Schwarzenegger and the Democrats have had a somewhat uneasy relationship after he famously termed them "girlie men". Mr Steinberg's spokeswoman, Alicia Trost, said the relationship between the Governor and the Senate was "good". "We've got more important things on our plate right now than to waste any more time on such trivial matters," she told The Associated Press. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #15 The Democrats need a 'rectal cranectomy' not just a testicular implant. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-06-19 22:51 |
| #14 Are thoe the Balls that I heard vanished fom the Wall Street Bull? (I heard people were offended so they were removed.)Urban legend? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-06-19 20:03 |
| #13 a filleted bass |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-19 18:05 |
| #12 Maybe he should have sent them a horse's head for their bed--something they could understand. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-06-19 17:08 |
| #11 The facts being this year the Democrats have painted themselves in a corner. They and they alone have spent the state broke. Right now the leaders are looking (without success) for someway to place the blame on Arnold or the GOP. Once a day one of them gives a press conference and breathlessly says they are going to have to cut services and then runs back into their hole to watch for reactions. So far everyone is cool with the cut in the bloated services and more importantly WHO is getting services. I would propose that before anyone gets welfare, food stamps, disability check, gets a free lunch, or attends public school they need to prove they are here legally. The legislature says that illegals only account for $6 BILLLION in services, so can be sure the figure is much higher. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-06-19 15:28 |
| #10 "Whats that?" "Donno. Governor sent it" "Looks like a reusable shopping bag. Is it a koala?" "Might be full money bags, guess we should raise taxes then." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-06-19 13:52 |
| #9 Arnie's gift was pefectly appropriate, but I'd suggest he could use them for himself, since he has been totally been beaten into submission by the state's democrats and unions. Or maybe he could just go back on steroids. |
| Posted by: AuburnTom 2009-06-19 13:39 |
| #8 Coprocephalia as well.... |
| Posted by: Chemist 2009-06-19 11:18 |
| #7 The Cali Legislature is apparently dead-set on raising taxes again, despite their trouncing at the polls. They can't take a hint, it appears. Hint? Sorry, I meant "slap in the face"... |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-06-19 10:58 |
| #6 Plus Cranialanalitis. Say that fast 3 times. |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2009-06-19 09:26 |
| #5 Hallucinations complicated by the dreaded and virtually untreatable virus..... Myhandizoutis. No known cure. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-06-19 08:32 |
| #4 Bosoeker - hallucinatory democrat equates to "normal mental state of a person from the Democratic party". Have you seen how people with "Obama Biden" stickes drive their cars ? |
| Posted by: Ebbaving the Scantily Clad3496 2009-06-19 07:55 |
| #3 Should "hallucinatory democrat" be hyphenated? Just asking. Hallucinatory-democrat? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-06-19 07:34 |
| #2 Hey Arnie, good try. You know, I know and most of California knows the Democrats are |
| Posted by: Injun Flease7735 2009-06-19 05:58 |
| #1 Senate President Darrell Steinberg wasn't amused, sending Schwarzenegger a note in return lecturing him on not taking proceedings seriously Snort! Where do I begin? |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-06-19 03:31 |