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   From: aalipscomb@ucdavis.edu   
      
   Captain Infinity wrote:   
   >   
   > Quoted portions from CNN:   
   >   
   > Although he has little chance against The Terminator, the star of   
   > "Babylon 5: Crusade" has decided to run for the governorship of   
   > California.  Gary Coleman has placed his name among a host of other   
   > celebrities in the running for California governor.   
   >   
   > He must have hit hard times since Crusade's cancellation, because   
   > >his candidacy has been engineered by the East Bay Express, an   
   > >Oakland-area newspaper, which paid his $3,500 filing fee, collected   
   > >the necessary petition signatures and is promoting his candidacy   
   > >in protest of the scheduled vote aimed at recalling Gov. Gray Davis.   
   > >   
   > >Coleman's campaign treasurer, Steve Buel, editor of the East Bay   
   > >Express, told CNN that the actor's name "resonates with the voters."   
   >   
   > Personally, I find this hard to believe.  His major claim to fame is   
   > playing Robert Brady in the movie versions of "The Brady Bunch".  Few   
   > people know him from Crusade, because few people watched that show.   
   >   
   > >Buel said he had no trouble getting the necessary 65 petition   
   > >signatures from Independent voters in Alameda County, which he   
   > >gathered at a recent Oakland A's baseball game.   
   >   
   > Sixty-five people is approximately the number of viewers that tuned in   
   > for Crusade, although what they were all doing at a ballgame together, I   
   > have no idea.   
   >   
   > >The Alameda County Registrar of Voters confirmed Wednesday that a   
   > >representative for Coleman filed the necessary petition signatures and   
   > >paid the required fee at the courthouse in Oakland, California. He   
   > >registered as an Independent.   
   > >   
   > >California voters will decide October 7 whether to recall Gov. Gray   
   > >Davis, a Democrat, and who should replace him.   
   > >   
   > >"I thought (the recall) was a joke. They thought it was a joke. And I   
   > >thought, hey, why not," Coleman, 35, told CNN. "I'm probably the least   
   > >qualified for the job, but I'll have some great people around me."   
   > >   
   > >"It's true that there is a farcical quality to the entire recall   
   > >effort. But Gary's candidacy is no more farcical than that of Arnold   
   > >Schwarzenegger, or Arianna Huffington, or the comedian Gallagher,"   
   > >Buel said.   
   > >   
   > >Coleman, speaking shortly after film star Arnold Schwarzenegger   
   > >announced he was running for governor, predicted that Schwarzenegger   
   > >would win -- and Coleman said he would vote for the "Terminator."   
   >   
   > Great, he's not even going to vote for himself.  I'll bet he never   
   > watched Crusade, either.   
   >   
   > Myself, I plan to vote for Gallagher.  I saw his show once in Boston and   
   > had a great time, even though I knew all the jokes already from watching   
   > his TV specials.  But anybody that can fill a bag of toilet paper with a   
   > couple of gallons of water and smash it so that it soaks half his   
   > audience gets my vote.  And I don't even live in California.   
   >   
   > **   
   > Captain Infinity   
      
      
   I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but Gary Coleman who was on   
   Different Strokes is running.  Gary Cole, who was on Crusade, is not   
   running.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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