Unfortunately I cannot get the video to embed, but the fun starts at about 1:17
Poizner Asked About Proposition 16? Answer "Which is?" (VIDEO)
REPORTER (V.O.): And Whitman got some help from Poizner himself when he stumbled over a question about one of the measures that will be on the same ballot this June.
POIZNER: Which one?
REPORTER: Proposition 16.
POIZNER: Which is?
Totally unprepared for a question about one of the major Propositions in this election, what is even better is how he attempts to "answer" the question with about as classic, yet inept, a case of non-answer waffling that would make Sarah Palin proud.
First of all if you do not know what Proposition 16 is, you can read one of my previous diaries:
CA Worst Ballot Proposition: Proposition 16, PG&E Power Grab
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E, not to be confused with former Enron entity PGE – Portland General Electric) is supporting California Proposition 16 to create a virtual stranglehold on its monopoly. In a blatant and transparent thumbing of its nose at the political process, this corporate giant is attempting to use the proposition system to cement its own power and maintain its monopoly.
What it does is make it almost impossible for public power to attempt to compete with PG&E,which explains why they want to spend $35 million on it, second only to Meg Whitman herself in spending on the June election. Needless to say, nearly every newspaper in the state is urging a "No" vote on this. But what does Poizner think about it?
REPORTER (V.O.): And Whitman got some help from Poizner himself when he stumbled over a question about one of the measures that will be on the same ballot this June.
POIZNER: Which one?
REPORTER: Proposition 16.
POIZNER: Which is?
REPORTER (V.O.): It's the proposition being pushed by Pacific Gas & Electric Company. It would add a new requirement that communities get a two-thirds vote before they can break away from the utility and buy power from another source.
POIZNER: We're researching both sides of that issue. I think there are some significant pluses and minuses. We're still looking at it in order...before I make a final decision on it.
Translation "I have not spent a second thinking about it and I am not sure which side I am supposed to be according to my donors." Because it hasn't been on the ballot for, I don't know, two months already!
REPORTER (V.O.): I asked what would be a significant plus for a measure that would make it harder for communities to compete with the power company.
POIZNER: We..We'll analyze it more carefully. There's pluses and minuses. Some of the pluses might be to increases the levels of competition [ed.: stunning in how this is completely not what it does]. Some of the minuses might be that it is just helping some of the big utilities. There's pluses and minuses and we're looking at closely.
REPORTER: How could it increase competition?
POIZNER: We're looking at it.
OK, got that? There are pluses and minuses and they're looking at it. But the most important thing is there are pluses and minuses.
BTW, Meg Whitman is also outed in the video for being totally unaware of the major ballot propositions with her deer in the headlights moment from the debate:
REPORTER (V.O.): If it appears that Poizner is unprepared on this ballot issue he is not alone. Here's Meg Whitman's response for Sundays debate to another question about which ballot measures she thought should be re-examined.
REPORTER: Do you have one that should be re-examined out there that are sitting on the books?
WHITMAN: (PAUSES) (Looks confused) (Sits Down) No, not, not right at the moment.
Seriously do you think Jerry Brown would not know what the hell is going on our state? These two are clueless, simply playing to their base with slogans and no solutions. They are not deep thinkers they are classic politicians.To be fair, however, they both have pluses and minuses