By FITSNews || Before S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford stole his title, Jerry Brown was the original “Gov. Moonbeam.”
And while the former two-term California chief executive (and former two-term Oakland Mayor, former one-term Secretary of State, former three-time Democratic presidential candidate and current Attorney General) has never dealt from a full deck, the 72-year-old uber-liberal will nonetheless be dealing his unique brand of socialism to California voters once again in 2010.
At 71, Brown is mounting a bid to become California’s next governor – nearly three decades after he left the office.
Is this for real?
Seriously, Jerry Brown is still alive?
Amazingly, yes (and yes).
Brown will announce his bid to lead the nation’s most populous (and debt-ridden) state on Tuesday, having cleared the field of potential opponents.
Two Republicans – former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner – are currently running, and have poured $39 million and $19 million of their own money into the race, respectively.
Brown has $13 million in his campaign account.
California – which has been plagued by poor financial stewardship for years – faces a $20 billion budget deficit this year. Also, 12 percent of its population is currently out of work.
To his credit, Brown has displayed a populist streak a mile wide throughout his political career, using a number of political gimmicks (i.e. replacing the governor’s limousine with a Plymouth Satellite during his first go-round in Sacramento) to boost his popular appeal.
Sound familiar, South Carolina?
Unfortunately, that frugality wasn’t accompanied by fiscally conservative policy.
Plus, the guy is friggin’ nuts, people.
Just plain nuts …
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Jerry Brown To Announce Bid For Governor (San Francisco Chronicle)
By They call me Mr. Sinister March 2, 2010 at 10:18 am
FITS-I lived in California in the mid 80′s and I can only explain the mass appeal that Brown had then was Clinton-ish. For reasons I can not explain, the people of California perceive him as being like him (turst me some are). But even conservative Republicans said that they found him to personalbe, friendly, even open to listen and discuss/debate them in reasonable terms. Now is that the Jerry Brown of today? Only time will tell,but for whatever reason Jerry Brown appears as popular today as he was when he was dating half of Hollywood and running for President. Makes you wonder what would happen if got involved with Cher? They might even outlast cockroaches!!!…
By Tunes'n''News March 2, 2010 at 10:59 am
I am Governor Jerry Brown
My aura smiles
And never frowns
Soon I will be president…
Carter Power will soon go away
I will be Fuhrer one day
I will command all of you
Your kids will meditate in school
Your kids will meditate in school!
California Uber Alles
California Uber Alles
Uber Alles California
Uber Alles California
By Liberty for Me March 2, 2010 at 11:19 am
He is still alive…he was just saying 6 months ago how there is going to be a investigation into ACORN in California.I wonder how that is coming along…..Oh, Yeah he probably forgot about that.
Democrats and Republicans are different branches of the same tree…The corruption tree.
By sid March 2, 2010 at 11:45 am
Nice DK reference, TnN. I like the Reagan version better, though.
By Ynotfirst March 2, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Sanfraud is the Moonbeam in Chief
By Brittanicus March 2, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Jerry Brown, Gubernatorial candidate is a typical “Tax and Spend” Democrat, who has no intentions of cutting off any kind of “compensated Care” health treatment, education to k-12, education at state colleges, hundreds of undisclosed benefits for “Anchor Babies” and their families. A prison system overcrowded with non-American people. California–THE Epitome of a SANCTUARY STATE for illegal immigrant families is dead broke. Millions of foreign nationals have settled there, and are part of the major cause of the states insolvency. They have been pandered to by Governors, mayors, Judges and elected official.
Sacramento has ignored the interests of the California taxpayers and condemned them to higher taxes, deteriorating public services as they cater to millions of illegal alien families living of the state-county welfare system. Today the current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has looked to the federal government to bail out this once prosperous state, to the tune of $20 billion dollars. GET INVOLVED AND BOMBARD YOUR PITIFUL REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON AT 202-224-312. Learn more at NUMBERSUSA & JUDICIALWATCH We also the 287 (G) local police arrest and detainment enforced and mandated for every law department across the country, including in every so-called Sanctuary Haven for illegal aliens.E-Verify the rejection computer program for illegal workers, that is gaining momentum and soon will be 100 percent fool proof. Nor should President Obama and his Homeland Security Secretary rescind No-Match-Letters to businesses from the IRS or drain funding from ICE raids.
By Old Bike Dude March 2, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Jerry Brown had his own version of the flat tax. Even had the filing form which was the size of a postcard. Seems it was a 10% across the board tax. Not bad for a guy who did a lot of drugs back in the 60′s 70′s 80′s and 90′s.
By DM March 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Fortunately, Fits, you can’t vote in my state. Unfortunately, I can’t vote in yours.
Gov. Moonbeam’s loved in my state for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it’s rather hard to bribe him. He’ll also win another (3rd) term as Gov – maybe even a 4th – , because he knows more about the state – and it’s gridlocked, horrific excuse for a legislature – than anyone else still breathing and maybe can arm-twist them into getting off their asses to solve problems. Making everyone drive their own cars for a change would be a nice start. He did it – no reason they can’t.
As for Mark Sanford – leave the guy alone already. The only reason he hasn’t been able to accomplish more for your state is because he has zero power to do so. So stop kicking his ass for not doing something he has no power to do. And enough about his lover too – she’s the only one who’s behaved like a lady thoughout all of this by keeping her private life as private as she possibly can.