Media, voters not surprised as latest California debate ends with bitch slaps, torn shirts, and accusations of sleeping with other candidates wives/husbands/secret lovers.
California voters saw it coming when Jerry Springer announced that he'd arranged for a debate with the leading gubernatorial candidates in the state's recall election. The debate started off well enough. Members of the studio audience asked the candidates questions, ranging from how to jump start the state's sluggish economy, to whether the candidates social beliefs were even relevant in this race. Then things turned ugly.
Cruz Bustamante had just finished explaining his stance on gay rights in California, when Jerry announced he had a special guest back stage who had something he wanted to share with Cruz. It turned out to be Jorge Gambona, a former comrade from MeCHA, who'd shared an intimate sexual experience with Bustamante; he wanted to rekindle their relationship, but Bustamante would have nothing of it.
When Gambona lept for Bustamante, Schwarzeneggar cut in, grabbed Gambona by the collar and dragged him offstage. "I'll be back," he announced as he went to the door to toss Gambona into the street.
McClintock meanwhile defended himself against the allegations that he has had sex with chickens. The audience booed him as he tried to change the subject towards the state's failing workers compensation system.
Ariana Huffington, officially no longer running attended the debate anyway, and announced that she would have slept with Arnold to boost her own campaign. The Terminator denied having any interest in her, and Arnold's wife ran from her seat in the audience, slapping Huffington and tearing off her blouse before she was restrained.
Springer's final word was sobering:
When politicians bicker and brawl, it's the voters who pay. The politicians who run the fine state of California owe it to their constituency to make the best decisions on their behalf. When they fight, we all lose.
Transcripts of the show are available at www.jerryspringer.com, and a DVD/VHS video will be available in two weeks.
