🚀 go-pugleaf

On 3 Feb 1997 20:35:53 GMT, jbredeho@deltanet.com (John E. Bredehoft)
wrote:

>In article <MHigby.4526.03775F39@Primenet.com>,
>Michael Higby <MHigby@Primenet.com> wrote:
>>
>>I think we have finally found the ideal person to be mayor of Los Angeles, if 
>>only for a term, to begin to turn this city around.  For more information on 
>>the campaign to encourage Huell to run and get his name on the ballot checkout 
>>the following website: http://www.primenet.com/~mhigby/huell.htm.
>>
>>Huell is absolutely right to go after the City of Long Beach, which plans to 
>>give away the Long Beach Naval Station to the Communist government of China.  
>>What the Long Beach City Council has done is not unique - its akin to many 
>>sweetheart deals the LA City Council has made, the MTA, etc.
>
>There is a difference between being able to inspire, and being able to
>govern. Could Huell Howser deal with the L.A. City Council, or would he have
>to rely on rallying support from the people? If he is dependent on the latter,
>his term as L.A. mayor would be more of a disaster than a Ross Perot
>presidency.
>--

The issue is in Long Beach, not Los Angeles. Huell does what he does
better than anyone else. Being a mayor is not one of those attributes,
he is far too honest for it. Why not take the cue from his issue and
raise hell through the freedom of speech and political action?