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 EXPERIENCE

Gray: 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

Posted by aalkon at August 7, 2003 1:34 AM

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