Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
ISSN
1045-4241
Publisher
University of Florida, College of Law
Language
en-US
Abstract
Florida has been the state humorists most like to make fun of since the 2000 presidential election, especially when it comes to politics. And humorists are almost the only commentators who can be counted on to tell us the truth about the state of American politics today. When Californians decided to recall their Governor, for example, Conan O'Brien observed: "Yesterday Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he would run for governor of California. The announcement was good news for Florida residents, who now live in the second-flakiest state in the country."' And when more than 200 people filed to run for Governor, Jay Leno put it this way: "Election officials here in California are concerned that having 247 candidates would require a ballot so long it would be difficult to count. Today in Florida they said, 'What? You count the ballots?' ' And later on in the campaign Jay Leno continued the theme: "Here's how bad California looks to the rest of the country, people in Florida are laughing at us."'
Recommended Citation
George J. Annas,
Puppy Love: Bioterrorism, Civil Rights, and Public Health
,
in
55
Florida Law Review
1171
(2003).
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