Brilliant Woman Solves All of California's Problems

[B. Elliott]

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2009/07/23

 

[Moonbear]

The look on the face of the guy wearing the white shirt and seated a few rows behind her is just priceless!

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Looks like a student trying for extra credit in her government class.
Or at least I hope.

 

[Astronuc]

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2009/07/23

Ouch - that's an assault and insult to the cerebral cortex.

I did get the part about stuff and things being very California.

 

[waht]

unfortunately many elected officials side with her

 

[maverick_starstrider]

I only got like 20 seconds in and then... *snore*

 

[Huckleberry]

That was impressive! At first I thought she might just be one of those people that gets really nervous and can't stop talking or form thoughts while speaking publicly. Then she went into the bit about slavery on the east coast. Ugh!

I wonder how long she was talking for. There were several cuts in the video and there were some different people sitting there each time. I'm trying to imagine her going on like that for 20 minutes or more. I'd pay to see that.

 

[maverick_starstrider]

That was impressive! At first I thought she might just be one of those people that gets really nervous and can't stop talking or form thoughts while speaking publicly. Then she went into the bit about slavery on the east coast. Ugh!

I wonder how long she was talking for. There were several cuts in the video and there were some different people sitting there each time. I'm trying to imagine her going on like that for 20 minutes or more. I'd pay to see that.

I'd pay NOT to see that.

 

[Loren Booda]

What California dialect is this? Is she running for Miss America? Ignorance is bliss.

The final, feeble "applause" must be someone swatting a fly.

 

[Pengwuino]

sigh... i think i just lost my knowledge of quantum mechanics listening to her.

unfortunately many elected officials side with her

You were able to decipher what her side was?

 

[Pengwuino]

What California dialect is this? Is she running for Miss America? Ignorance is bliss.

She's the secretary of the treasury actually.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

What California dialect is this?

Valley...
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[OmCheeto]

OMG. Big boobs. Pretty face. Dudes had probably been asking her opinion on everything since age 12. "Oh yeah, tell us more, don't hold back. (just keep bouncing!)" Poor gal probably never had a chance to read a book.

 

[Phrak]

That was just SO cosmic. Sata Cruz is it, man. Like the last time I was there there was this gypsy selling smiles. That was such a bummer. And so now because of famers and land and free stuff. Think about it. This is So stoned.

 

[Pengwuino]

honestly, 5 minutes into that kinda of trash I would have yelled "OH MY GOD, SHUT UP, go back to the salon". Democracy has it's pros and very very annoying cons.

 

[Sorry!]

Hahahahaha, wow that was great :)

 

[maverick_starstrider]

OMG. Big boobs. Pretty face. Dudes had probably been asking her opinion on everything since age 12. "Oh yeah, tell us more, don't hold back. (just keep bouncing!)" Poor gal probably never had a chance to read a book.

Is that supposed to be a pretty girl? Not in my books. But to each their own.

 

[Huckleberry]

You were able to decipher what her side was?

She was on the side of the new land California union where everything is free until they sell it in the market.

Can't even write this stuff. She could make millions selling her material.

 

[moose]

Is that supposed to be a pretty girl? Not in my books. But to each their own.

My thoughts exactly. If I walked by her walking to class I wouldn't even notice her.

 

[Huckleberry]

My thoughts exactly. If I walked by her walking to class I wouldn't even notice her.

I'm assuming you mean that her mouth is shut when you are walking by.

 

[Flat]

http://www.southparkstuff.com/content/images/epiguid/season10/episode1002.jpg

I didn't see her address the smug issue.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

What's wrong with a perfect pesticide, or the free market? They laughed at Einstein too, you know.

 

[OmCheeto]

Is that supposed to be a pretty girl? Not in my books. But to each their own.

Ooops. My bad. Watched the video again and realized that I propably never once looked at her face.

But I would describe her little oration as a "stream of unconsciousness".

 

[Ben Niehoff]

honestly, 5 minutes into that kinda of trash I would have yelled "OH MY GOD, SHUT UP, go back to the salon". Democracy has it's pros and very very annoying cons.

No reason to go insulting hair stylists, now...


I wonder what the farmers think about their food being "free"...pretty much all crops are patented now, and are designed to be sterile, requiring farmers to buy expensive seeds every year.

 

[jobyts]

In case you haven't seen miss south carolina answering a question:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww"

 

[leroyjenkens]

Sounds like Paris Hilton with a slightly different voice and a little dumber.

 

[colonelcrayon]

"and they believe in slavery, and made in China"

My IQ just dropped by 20 points.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Valley...

Totally.

 

[Borek]

Sound like this is one of these rare moments when I don't have to regret not being able to understand spoken English.

 

[maverick_starstrider]

In case you haven't seen miss south carolina answering a question:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww"

Is that Mario Lopez?

 

[maverick_starstrider]

Someone had to draw the flack and give Dan Quayle and Yogi Berra a reprieve. Honestly though, even on my most apathetic and elitist day I find it impossible to believe that 20% of americans can't find america on the map (unless they included 3 year olds in their study)

 

[jobyts]

Is that Mario Lopez?

Her name is Lauren Upton, as per a wiki page about her. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Upton

There's a funny video by Jimmy Kimmel trying to dissect what she was talking:

 

[maverick_starstrider]

Her name is Lauren Upton, as per a wiki page about her. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Upton

There's a funny video by Jimmy Kimmel trying to dissect what she was talking:

I meant the presenter. I didn't think her name was Mario.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

From the op video, I hadn't realized sericulture was so vital to the Californian economy.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_there_any_silkworms_here_in_California

-seems I wasn't alone.

 

[lisab]

Sound like this is one of these rare moments when I don't have to regret not being able to understand spoken English.

Sorry Borek...I can't stomach the thought of transcribing it......it's that bad.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

I couldn't make much of it myself, but there was a moment when I caught the word 'silkworms'.

 

[Moonbear]

Sound like this is one of these rare moments when I don't have to regret not being able to understand spoken English.

You probably understood it just as well as any of the rest of us.

 

[Tibarn]

I'm surprised the town council managed to stay composed throughout that whole speech. I know people have the right to speak at public meetings without being cut off and told they're not making any sense, but I'll bet they desperately wanted to make an exception this one time. As Churchill said,

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter".

 

[Loren Booda]

She's quite the filibuster!

 

[russ_watters]

Totally.

Werd.

 

[russ_watters]

Someone had to draw the flack and give Dan Quayle and Yogi Berra a reprieve. Honestly though, even on my most apathetic and elitist day I find it impossible to believe that 20% of americans can't find america on the map (unless they included 3 year olds in their study)

Yogi Berra?! How dare you insult one of the premier American philsophers!

 

[Pengwuino]

I couldn't make much of it myself, but there was a moment when I caught the word 'silkworms'.

I think she wanted us to mine more silkworms?

 

[flatmaster]

She starts out with "I know the crops are growing well..." What century is this?

 

[Moonbear]

She starts out with "I know the crops are growing well..." What century is this?

It probably just means the crop she was smoking before starting that ramble.

 

[Astronuc]

It probably just means the crop she was smoking before starting that ramble.

That's what I was thinking - or more precisely - what has she been smoking.

Probably too much stuff - you know - like things.

Things we could like sell.

And like make like stuff.

We could like make stuff and - um - like sell it with things.

And the like world would be like a much better place.


I feel a new California franchise opportunity - like - Stuff & Things.


Ya. Like - WOW! Really.




I have not been smoking.

 

[Moonbear]

Is Cyrus on vacation again? I can't believe he wouldn't chime into comment on this if he was around.

 

[Phrak]

“The crops are growing very well. And they’re organic and some of them have pesticides. And I think that we should make a perfect pesticide for the crops that is good for people and healthy and keeps the crops preserved too because we need the food because it’s food and stuff. And organic food is good also.

“The businesses downtown really need to lower their rent because if the rent was lower those people would really have their own businesses. They have enough stuff. They’re very good at making things. They’re like experts. They’re really good.
...
“And we can really be a community and make the things and sell them in our stores. And I really believe that it can be a California thing. That it can really work out. Because we can be rich in cotton and mining metals and silkworms and we can make things. We can make things—cars. The machine can make it for us. We can have the community and the city and San Francisco. And we can make things and put them in the store—
...
“On the east coast they have slaves, and they believe in slavery and made in China. But on the west coast—the new west coast—we don’t believe in that. We believe in the union, and that’s what we are.
...
“Because in the Bush administration, which is really good, he has government funding for small business owners.
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“You can grow every kind of fruit and vegetable you want. That’s how they do it. They have fruit trees and vegetable trees. That’s where our fruit and vegetable come from.
...
“You freeze the fruit and vegetables it well last forever. You can put—you know, broccoli and strawberries in the freezer and it will last forever. If you don’t, it—you know, it might go bad in awhile, but...
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“People we live in California. This is our home. This is where we live.
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“Growing food is so good for the people because it’s free. All’s you have to do is pay the farmers and pay for the land. But why do you have to pay for the land. The land’s free. It’s new land, you know. Do you have to pay for the land. Do you have to pay rent? Do you have to pay it?

“The food’s free, so we should just sell it at the farmer’s market.

 

[Cyrus]

Is Cyrus on vacation again? I can't believe he wouldn't chime into comment on this if he was around.

It's not nice to talk poorly about Pengwunios wife.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

It's not nice to talk poorly about Pengwunios wife.

Someone married.. er.. I mean, Pengwuino got married? Now that's just really weird.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I think what she was saying is that I have the right to sell my neighbors' avocados at the farmer's market. Sounds good to me.