Arnold Schwarzenegger's vulgar veto note
Did the California governor send a coded "F--- you" message in a veto letter?
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
(Corbis/Kim Kulish)
A California newspaper spotted what it called a coded message inside a note from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger explaining his veto of a mundane bill. The first letters in seven lines, read vertically, spell "F--- you," a sentiment that may have been intended for bill sponsor Tom Ammiano. Ammiano recently made news by telling Schwarzenegger, who has vetoed bills that would have legalized same-sex marriage, to "kiss my gay ass." Was the slight intentional?
Of course it was intentional: "Any math majors want to take a run at calculating the odds of this happening by pure chance?" asks Allahpundit in Hot Air. The vulgar message was obviously intentional. Tom Ammiano probably had it coming, but his remarks were made in the heat of the moment. Schwarzenegger ratcheted up the "incivility" with his painstakingly executed riposte.
"Schwarzenegger sends very special message to legislator who heckled him"
Maybe, but it was probably an aide, not Arnold: The hidden "F--- you" from Arnold Schwarzenegger, say Philip Matier and Andrew Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle, was, in the words of Sacramento State University political science professor Barbara O'Connor, certainly "more subtle than 'kiss my gay ass.'" If it was intentional, she said, it was probably written by a staffer "having a good time."
"Did Schwarzenegger drop 4-letter bomb in veto?"
Don't be so sure -- Arnold's a known prankster: The governor's spokesman claimed the hidden message was a coincidence, says Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times, but don't be so sure. "Schwarzenegger has been a prankster" since his bodybuilding days, when he persuaded rivals to eat lots of ice cream and ground nutshells so they'd get sick, according to two of his biographers. Would he hide an obscenity in a veto letter? It's not exactly far-fetched.
"Innocuous letter or gubernatorial prank?"
The frat boys in the governor's office should act their age: This "F--- you" didn't just go out to Ammiano, says Tim Redmond in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, it went out to everyone in San Francisco, because Ammiano's bill would have helped the city's port with some financing issues. "No wonder it's hard to get anything done in Sacramento," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's "office is full of frat boys spending hours (and it would have taken hours to get this exactly right) making stupid little-boy jokes." Grow up, guys.
"Arnold to SF: F--- you"
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Posted by LynnMajors, Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 1:06 pm Who cares? About time the governor stood up to those bullies. The bad boys of Sacramento say anything they want, vulgar and as gross as they can, and the media smiles. When Arnold says anything, they kill him. Ammiamo is piggy. One pol is caught, bragging about spanking a woman, not his wife, and this one is yelling slurs. Funny, when a republican says something that the media thinks is out of line, he gets creamed. A lib is trashy, and they cheer. Go figure.
Posted by Patrick Gerini, Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 2:58 pm Really? We have politicos stealing, cheating, having sex with kids and this is what the citizens of Californication are getting upset about.Besides, living in New Jersey, this is practically a term of endearment.
Posted by Classic Repose, Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 3:03 pm HA! Well done, governor, Churchill would be proud. In wonder if Ammaino would tell Schwarzenegger to kiss his gay ass face to face in a nonpublic place. Sounds like fighting words to me...
Posted by Diane, Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 4:36 pm Good going, Arnie!!!
Posted by Charles Garner, Thursday, October 29, 2009, 12:53 am Touche, Arnold. Go terminator!
Posted by spence, Thursday, October 29, 2009, 1:55 am Go get 'em Governator!!!! hahahaha!! Arnold's got a great sense of humor.., it's the homosexuals and the liberal media who can't take a joke from a Republican Governor. Ooops.., did I say homosexual instead of gays?? Hmmm.., I must be homophobic. hahahahahah!!
Posted by mjira, Thursday, October 29, 2009, 4:52 pm you guys are so obsessed with liberals and libs aren't you.Both were uncivil its doesn't matter what their sexual or political persuasion is. The governor should act with more dignity,and the non heterosexual should too. But truth is , nearly everyone knows who the heterosexual Arnold is and must of us outside of California have never heard of the other guy. There is something about not stooping to the other guys level and something else about the dignity of the gubernatorial office. At his age the sophmoric behavior is not appropiate
Posted by Mynra Mc, Thursday, October 29, 2009, 9:24 pm Only someone with a VULGAR mind would have thought of looking at the first letters to see those words. Perhaps it was ok to have that stupid assemblyman shout bad words to the governor ? Neither is right, but the person who figured out what he THINKS was said is sick.
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