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Schwarzenegger’s secret message to the state Assembly: ‘F*ck you.’
Schwarzenegger’s secret message to the state Assembly: ‘F*ck you.’
The California Assembly and Senate recently unanimously approved Assembly Bill 1176 to help the port of San Francisco with financing issues. But Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has decided to veto the legislation, sending a letter to the state Assembly chastising them for focusing on ...
Did Schwarzenegger say f**k you to legislature?
Did Schwarzenegger say f**k you to legislature?
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger mean to hide a message in this note? (CNN) - Was Gov. Arnold... Schwarzenegger's message to state lawmakers unhappy - or obscene? That's the current debate in California after the governor sent a letter ... (more) Did Schwarzenegger say f**k you to legislature?
Did Schwarzenegger drop 4-letter bomb in veto?
sfgate.com — Schwarzenegger's people say no. But the X-rated evidence is hard to miss in a message that Schwarzenegger... sent to explain why he was vetoing an Ammiano bill dealing with financing for the Port of San Francisco. A straight reading of the guv's letter ... (more) Did Schwarzenegger drop 4-letter bomb in veto?
Schwarzenegger Urges Health Overhaul
online.wsj.com — California's Schwarzenegger urged lawmakers to pass a health-care package by the end of the year, while saying... he opposed some elements of the current proposal. (more) Schwarzenegger Urges Health Overhaul
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When legislators get you mad…
MNpublius.com — ... …sometimes you just can’t help lashing out a bit. And that’s just what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did in a veto message he sent to the state Assembly. The letter is posted after the break; check out the first letter of each line. ...

The Chance Of Schwarzenegger’s ‘F*ck You’ Acrostic Being Random: One In A Trillion
Wonk Room — ... The likelihood that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (R-CA) recent vulgar hidden message was inadvertent is about one in a trillion, according to a Wonk Room analysis. In a recent message announcing a veto of a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano — who had earlier told the governor to “ ...

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Politics and Fun? Or How to Deal with California's Legislative Process
themonkeycage.org 10/28/2009 — What follows is the exact text of a letter that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used to accompany a veto of California State Assembly Bill 1176: To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 1176 without my signature. For some time now I have ...
Real? Schwarzenegger Letter to Assembly Spells Out F.U.?
minx.cc 10/28/2009 — I'm calling shenanigans on this until I -- or, preferably, someone else -- confirms it. But... as people are emailing the story around. Seems very, very unlikely to me. I see no link to the letter in the state's official...
Schwarzenegger’s Veto Message Delivers Another Message
blogs.wsj.com 10/28/2009 — Stu Woo reports on California politics and pranks. Despite all of the Golden State’s woes, Arnold Schwarzenegger likes to have fun in his job as California governor. The star of comedic masterpieces such as “Jingle All the Way” and ...
Next Week: Arnold Issues Everyone in CA a Decoder Ring
pajamasmedia.com 10/29/2009 — There didn’t seem to be any left, but here’s one last reason to have some small amount of like left for The Governator: Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office use a coded veto message to send the f-bomb to Tom Ammiano, soon after ...
Arnold Gives It To Gay Democrat Where It Hurts
riehlworldview.com 10/28/2009 — Ouch! h/t Ace who was looking for confirmation . Well, here it is with the back story , too. LMAO Arnold vetoed a bill with vague language. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, famously told the governor to “kiss my gay ass” at a Democratic ...
Schwarzenegger Sticks It To Assemblyman, Acrostic StyleThe Atlantic Politics Channel
Just a little eff you to to an ornery assemblyman from California's governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter to the California Assembly on October 11 promising a veto of Assembly Bill 1176, which would deliver some state funding to San Francisco for waterfront restoration...and the first ...
Schwarzenegger’s Veto SudokuOutside The Beltway | OTB
A minor buzz was generated yesterday by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s veto message to the state assembly: It seems that, if one ignores the first two and last two paragraphs, there’s a hidden message spelled out by the first letter of the remaining sentences. If ...
The Governator’s OddsMatthew Yglesias
My Wonk Room colleague Brad Johnson runs the numbers and concludes that the odds are less than one in one trillion that you would have accidentally spelled out the “fuck you” message that was left encoded in a recent Arnold Schwarzenegger veto letter.
Schwarzenegger Denies 'Fuck You' MessageDrudge Retort
It may be highly improbable mathematically, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that the encoded "fuck you" contained in one of his veto letters was "a wild coincidence." Schwarzenegger sent the letter to Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, who earlier had told the governor to "kiss my gay ass."
Speaking of Terminator-Style Creepiness…QandO
T he Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, returned a bill to the legislature yesterday without his signature. He sent a letter , explaining the reasoning behind his veto of this”unecessary” legislation. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Message to the Legislature In this, I fully ...
Did Arnold Say 'Fuck You' to Legislators?Drudge Retort
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter directed to "Members of the California State Assembly" that appeared to have a subtle but pointed message hidden within the text. The first letter of seven lines spells "Fuck You."
Schwarzenegger Sends a MessageTaegan Goddard's Political Wire
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger "typically attaches a message to bills he signs or vetoes telling lawmakers why he took the action," CBS News reports. "A Democratic assemblyman who heckled the governor during a recent event in San Francisco actually received two messages: the veto letter ...
Schwarzenegger "Fuck You": Did Gov Send Lawmaker Obscene Message Through Acrostic Poem? (PHOTO)The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger typically attaches a message to bills he signs or vetoes telling lawmakers why he took the action. A Democratic assemblyman who heckled the governor during a recent event in San Francisco actually received two messages: the veto letter itself ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Hides “F**k You” Message In Letter To California Assembly?Say Anything
I’ve got no idea about the provenance of this, but according to the San Francisco Bay Guardian blog this is a letter sent by Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California legislature in which he explains that he’s vetoing a spending bill they sent him. So is Arnie subtly flipping ...
Better Choices NM Urges Gov. Richardson to Line-Item Veto Agency Cuts, Protect Education & MedicaidDemocracy for New Mexico
Better Choices New Mexico (BCNM) announced in a statement released today that the group sent a letter to Governor Bill Richardson last week asking him to take swift yet strategic action as he addresses legislation passed during the recent special legislative session. Click to read a copy of the ...
Schwarzenegger: F-Bomb In Veto Letter Was "Wild Coincidence"The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
It's just one of those wild coincidences, like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dying the same day, exactly 50 years after they signed the Declaration of Independence. At least, so says Governor Schwarzenegger of the profane letter he sent to lawmakers. To recap: on Tuesday a hidden message ...
Giving the Governator an F -- By: NRO StaffThe Corner on National Review Online
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has made American political discourse a little cruder - which is saying something. As California journalists noted, he sneaked an obscene acrostic into a veto message. The first letters of the middle paragraphs lined up to spell “F*** you.” A ...
No Veto Override of Budget ImplementerCapitol Watch
It's official. There will be no override of Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto of a controversial budget implementation bill. The issue became moot on Thursday afternoon when the Senate officially adjourned its special session from September - meaning the legislature cannot vote on a ...
Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Send Obscene Message?Politics Daily
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking some heat after a newspaper found an obscenity purportedly encoded in a letter written by the governor to a political opponent. The Republican governor wrote the note to Democratic San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano explaining why he refused ...
Governor Schwarzenegger's Veto MessageClayton Cramer's BLOG
Governor Schwarzenegger's Veto Message I can't decide whether to be disappointed at the vulgarity, or impressed with the subtlety. Governor Schwarzenegger was very disappointed with a bill put on his desk--and he vetoed it. And his veto message, if you read the first letter of each of the ...
“My Goodness, What a Coincidence”The Volokh Conspiracy
Acrostic mischief in a veto message from Gov. Schwarzenegger.
No Special Session On Veto Override This WeekCapitol Watch
The state legislature will not be in session this week in an attempt to override Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto of a budget-implementation bill. The state House of Representatives had canvassed its members starting last week to see which members would be available for possible sessions ...
Schwarzenegger's raw veto messageJeff Mapes on Politics
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now getting attention for a hidden taunt in a veto message.
Terminated: Terminator Voices Concerns With Veto Note: A Resounding FUCK YOU (Literally)Pat Dollard | Young Americans
Judy Lin , THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger typically attaches a message to bills he signs or vetoes telling lawmakers why he took the action. A Democratic assemblyman who heckled the governor during a recent event in San Francisco actually received two ...