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CountAllVotes

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5. Yes I remember that too
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 11:03 AM
Nov 2014

I saw him giving a live speech near City Hall in SF at the time during my lunch break. I was working for $3.00 an hr. at that time and I dared not ask for one cent more.

He was called many names from Moonbeam to being gay, etc.

All of it this was so very unfair and wrong.

However, he landslided the vote in SF I noted (close to 90%!!!!) in the election on Tuesday, some some people out there are not biased nor ignorant as to what a treasure this man is!

America had their chance with him and if he is still around and does run, I'd join his campaign to get him into the office he belongs in, that of President of the United States of America

He is a very smart man, a Jesuit that was going to become a Catholic priest at one time (but gave up on this idea luckily) and comes from a highly regarded and astute family of politicians. His father, the late Edmund G. Brown, Sr. was my late father's favorite politician of all times.

My Dad was a WWII war hero of the finest sort and was rather conservative in many ways but he too voted for the now Gov. Brown for President when he ran back at that time.



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People seem to forget -- Gov. Brown ran for President in the late 70s CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #1
I voted for him too. Faux pas Nov 2014 #2
Yes I remember that too CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #5
My parents were Pat Brown supporters. Faux pas Nov 2014 #19
Me too! CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #32
He also went to India to work with Mother Theresa. tblue37 Nov 2014 #23
It would seem... Segami Nov 2014 #3
+1 CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #8
Brown is not going to run, however, you cannot compare when he ran then, where they referred to him still_one Nov 2014 #4
When he was Mayor of Oakland, his cops beat the heads in of a bunch KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #6
and ... CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #13
My Union endorsed him CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #7
The unions in CA endorsed him this year. Starry Messenger Nov 2014 #16
not only does that make sense, but Brown can be persuaded. cash and carry still_one Nov 2014 #20
Was it the 70's? It was the 90's, definitely, so was it twice? joeybee12 Nov 2014 #17
Yes, it was in the late 1970s CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #31
She ran against that scumbucket Pete Wilson for governor... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #33
Nope since the billionaire coup was confirmed with our inept Supreme Court by way of Citizens United Initech Nov 2014 #22
America needs Jerry Brown! True Blue Door Nov 2014 #9
...and I will report for duty in MI to help get him elected. roamer65 Nov 2014 #24
Jerry Brown should throw his hat in the ring JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #10
Voters hate older people? Like Reagen...what about Sanders and others....poor premise...Bill is Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #11
For a lot of voters, yes, age is a factor. Jim Lane Nov 2014 #30
One of his better pieces. BootinUp Nov 2014 #12
You're wrong, Bill. Iggo Nov 2014 #14
And Maher holds most of them...nt joeybee12 Nov 2014 #18
Just sayin'... theaocp Nov 2014 #15
Jello Biafra later renounced his disdain for Jerry. roamer65 Nov 2014 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Nov 2014 #21
Pelosi & Reid are both 74 and white. And yet, they think they should be in charge of Congress. eom BP2 Nov 2014 #26
The job ages you quickly KinMd Nov 2014 #27
"Odd's of dying in office" is not a dimension usually considered formally loyalsister Nov 2014 #28
Ageism is not an acceptable prejudice Samantha Nov 2014 #29
I thought the Republican Party hat kicked our asses was all old? Township75 Nov 2014 #34
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