1) I'm running for governor of California.
2) I have a billion dollars.
3) I'm 53 years old. I've been a proud member of the Republican Party for two years.
4) My campaign website is called Megwhitman.com. Its background is the color of money.
5) I have an MBA from Harvard, just like George W. Bush. What could go wrong?
6) I'm running for governor because I strongly believe that California should be friendlier to business and, uh, I guess that's about it.
7) Did I mention the billion dollars?
8) People say I use too much business jargon when I frame strategy fundamentals trend paradigm.
9) I have two beautiful sons and their names are Prioritize and Skill Set.
10) Last week, the LA Times asked me my position on school vouchers and my answer was "I don't know how to answer that question."
11) Last week, the LA Times asked me if schools should report the children of illegal immigrants. My answer was "I want to think about that a little bit."
12) Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle asked me my position on offshore drilling and my answer was "That is an issue I would like to study further."
13) Wait, someone just handed me a card. I do have a position on an issue besides statewide business-friendliness. I also want to cut taxes and spend more money on education.
14) Which won't be easy, since 55% of the state general fund budget is spent on education.
15) I've just been handed another card.
16) "This is an issue I would like to study further."
17) I believe gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to adopt children.
18) I supported Proposition 8 because I don't believe gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to marry.
19) And I think their bastard children deserve a wonderful education that I'll pay for by cutting taxes.
20) On second thought, this is an issue that I would like to study further.
21) When the San Francisco Chronicle asked me about my plans to reduce the size of government I said, "I can't be that specific on it."
22) I believe we "have a moral responsibility to be good stewards of the environment" but I don't believe we should be raising emissions standards on automobiles or "doing things that damage the car companies."
23) The American Lung Association rates Los Angeles the worst city in America for year-round particle pollution. 3rd worst is Bakersfield. 5th worst is Visalia. 8th is Fresno. 9th is Hanford.
24) A few years ago, when I was running eBay, I was asked about our expansion into China:
Q: Can you give us your thoughts on doing business in China given the civil rights issues there?A: We do not have the issue that many of the portals have doing business in China because in China, we are not serving news, we're not serving really anything that has to do with commentary.
My position on civil rights in China isn't even "I'd like to study it further." It's "Who gives a shit."
25) California's unemployment rate is 9.3%. There's gotta be someone else who wants this job.
Bootleg activity was rampant -- knockoffs and fakes were prevelant.
Cottage industries which violated copyright, names/likenesses of celebrities... everyone turned a blind eye.
Oh, the market will sort it out.
Oh, people are decent; the marketplace will sort it out.
Tiffany & Co had to sue E-bay because of the preponderance of fake Tiffany jewelry E-bay was allowing to be sold on their site (and every sail on EBay gives money to EBay) -- and their defense? They shrugged. People are generally good; they'll do the right thing. And then they made a 1 minute TV commercial implying that the same -- E-Bay can't be bothered to do due diligence and ensure what they allow on their site is kosher.
Turn a blind eye and shrug. Great government style.
This is an issue I would like to study further.
That was during the recall election couple years ago. I also met Maria Shriver and had my photo with her. Of course Arnold was running agains Arriana at the time. But I saw on TV when both Arnold and Arriana showed up to register to run and I when Maria Shriver turned around and saw Arriana they hugged each other. That yeard was fun cause I alsot met and had photo with Sharon Davis!
I put all three photoed with me on T-shirt Arriana, Maria, and Sharon with the words "WE ARE FAMILY IGOT ALL MY SISTERS WITH ME" AHAHAA THAT WAS FUN. Oh well this is the comedy blog I hope Arriana reads this.
AHNOLD was suppose to be able to work with both sides of the aisle to achieve what was needed.
Well, the terminator is doing a fine job for Cali.
You could asked the rest of America to contribute some money just to keep him in your state. Maybe they should cut taxes, that'll increase revenue. snicker.
to run for public office again?
Never again?
Not EVER?
Well, OK.
Democracy--Who needs it anyway?
reap more benefits for her social class.
I don't trust her one bit.
ENRON-style Government we DO NOT NEED!
That said, Meg Whitman will probably be elected. California has an attraction to celebrity candidates, who usually win. What is more, California voters have not yet connected the state's constant shortage opf money and flirtations with bankruptcy with GOP anti-tax policy.
I can't imagine the arrogance of her for even suggesting the idea
I understand the desire to re-frame the argument as a bash against her gender. If one has to argue her merits as a candidate, one is doomed.
She was once a business consultant. That job consists of figuring out what CEOs want to hear and then confirming they are right. Once she became the CEO, the circular reasoning drove her daft and she augured ebay into the ground.
Her signature accomplishment was buying Skype, the internet-based phone service. Completely misunderstanding how people were using ebay to sell one-to-one, she figured they would like to phone each other. Ebay sellers, hearing of the Skype deal, said, "huh?" Almost no sellers adopted the idea and Whitman had to write off a couple of years in ebay earnings because of the deal.
Another of her brilliant ideas was the Watch list, which allowed potential buyers the option of placing an item on Watch status, rather than bidding. Auction bidding took a major tumble, so she then turned to fixed price listings because the auctions were doing poorly.
Those are just a couple of examples in a long string of bad moves. She almost singlehandedly turned ebay into the worst-managed good idea on the Internet.