Davis needs to stop apologizing and go on the attack....

[preocupied]

The fact is California was screwed by a law Wilson signed and profited by Bush/Cheney's Texas buddies, I say tell Davis to stop apologizing and expose these creeps. He is playing right into the right wing hands by apologizing. The feds should have stepped in to avoid an over 600% increase in energy costs to the state, I guarantee you if Arnold was in power, the Feds would have stepped in.

[MoonAndSun]

1. I have been watching Gray Davis and I don't think he has

apologized, he just now spoke about Enron again manipulating the power crisis in 2001.

[Cha]

2. Good because I think he should go on the attack!

[twilight]

3. Gray Davis biography

Wow, I never knew this much about Gray Davis!

snip<In the Army Signal Corps, Davis became a captain and eventually earned a Bronze Star for meritorious service. He spent his seven-month stint in Vietnam repairing radios and setting up communications between troops, frequently flying between combat zones and headquarters.

He rarely talks about Vietnam in detail, and cannot provide the name of any Army buddies with whom he still communicates. But something important happened to Davis in Vietnam - he changed his political philosophy.

"It didn't take him long to figure out," said Sharon Davis, his wife. "He could see that the war was being fought by kids who were poor or minorities. That was what made him come back and want to be involved in Democratic politics. Before that, he was apolitical."

Davis' trajectory after Vietnam was steadily upward, from aide to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley to chief of staff to then-Gov. Jerry Brown, to assemblyman, state controller, a failed U.S. Senate campaign and then lieutenant governor. He captured the California governorship with one of the largest landslides in state history. >

more here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/10/27/MN159709.DTL

IMO Gray Davis really needs to focus on his past ... Vietnam and a Bronze star ... thats big stuff right now!

:dem:

VOTE FOR GRAY DAVIS IN THE CALIFORNIA RECALL! GRAY DAVIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB!!!

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[preocupied]

4. Attack, attack!!!!!

[UTUSN]

5. Tweety et al. Preemptively Took His Attack Potential Away

Tweety has been spreading, from when the recall became real news and especially when Ahhhnuld anounced, that DAVIS is "known" as the source of dirty intell on his opponents. And with Tweety in full giddiness over Ahhhnuld's announcement he laid down the law saying that DAVIS "BETTER NOT try this" on Ahhhnuld. Tweety just WILL NOT STAND for DAVIS to attack. It's how they hogtied GORE, claiming he was MEAN, a VICIOUS debater, so they made him stay on the high road, noble and not fighting--------while the opponents, of course, are free to snipe and ridicule to their hearts' delight.

[Democat]

6. He needs to be aggressive or he will lose

Voters after 9/11 do not like wimps and so far during the recall, Davis appears as a wimp.

If there's one thing Democrats should have learned from 2002, it's that voters today do not vote for wimps.

Be strong or lose.

[OHdem10]

7. If we lose California the 2004 election is over

While publicly the WH is is trying to appear to keep its distance from the Cal. race a discussion on CNN Inside Politics(just before
the Blackout occured) revealed the WH is salivating over the possibility of taking California. Using allies in Congress the behind the scenes machinations are going on. Someone asked what about the RR and the Conservatives in Cal. who oppose Arnold.? This commentator indicated that for a prize like Cal these groups might
be overlooked this time. After all WH has given these groups a lot
so far. In the end the other Repubs. will be asked quietly to step down so Arnold can win. After all with California the 2004 election is over.(This is their comment not mine)

The Dems no matter what they think of Davis had better come out of their stupor if we lose California , Rove has won his PNAC Domestic Policy--"Republican Rule of the US for next 50 years. We had all better get busy.

[poskonig]

8. I agree.

Since Davis has been governor, 17 power plants have been built. Davis should not and cannot refrain from hitting Enron Arnold and his posse of Wilson thugs if he expects to win.

[preocupied]

9. Well said!

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10. kick