Advice Columnist For Governor?
No, not me. Advice columnist and fomer child star Gary Coleman. A Bay Area alt weekly, The East Bay Express, is running him against ìThe Governatorî and the rest of the motley crew chomping to unseat Gray. Susan Goldsmith interviewed me about the Coleman candidacy:
ìAmy Alkon...believes Gary still has room to grow as a dispenser of online advice. But the Los Angeles-based writer and voter loves the idea of having a governor willing to roll up his sleeves and fix things. ëIt's smart to pick somebody who's committed to solving problems instead of somebody who's committed to kissing the hands of people who've greased their palms,í Alkon says. ëAs an advice columnist you have to be decisive, which is already a step up over the highly indecisive Gray Davis. And when Gray Davis does get decisive, he always makes the wrong decision. I don't see how Gray Davis is, in any way, superior to Gary Coleman.íî
East Bay's Chris Thompson compares Gary with Gray: "Their names are almost identical, but they couldn't be any more different."
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCEGray: Junior high hall pass monitor
Gary: Security guard
HIT TV SERIES
Gray: None
Gary: Diff'rent Strokes
DIVERSITY
Gray: Some of his best friends are ...
Gary: Black and beautiful
ENERGY
Gray: Bungling caused blackouts
Gary: His humor is electrifying
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN
Gray: "I want your money."
Gary: "None of the above."
EDUCATION
Gray: Class size matters
Gary: Class matters
HEALTH
Gray: Awaiting his personality transplant
Gary: Survived kidney transplant
INDEPENDENCE
Gray: Sold out California to deep-pocketed campaign contributors
Gary: Will govern California on his own terms
CRIME
Gray: Not a pro
Gary: Not a con
Coleman's an ugly little booger though, don't you think? At least Davis has that elegant Lady Blue coif going on....
Lena Cuisina at August 8, 2003 11:08 PM
Lena Cuisina: Coleman's an ugly little booger though, don't you think?
(sudden, interrogative look)Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Lena?
Patrick at August 12, 2003 4:03 AM