fuck all y’all prisoners. get a job.

Today, Gov. Schwarzenegger finally put it in words that our great state’s public university system is in fact greater than the prison system. I love California.

We must invest in education.

We’ve finally stopped pussy-footin’ around some of the political jargon and the lobbyists who always seem to shit on the minimal amount of hope we can amass. Now all we have to do is get it passed and hope that it doesn’t turn into a prop-8 advertising fiasco.

The Beatles – With a little help from my friends

Bob Dylan – When the ship comes in

Look at some important quotes of his speech after the jump!

Find the transcribed speech – HERE

California is home to three of the top six universities in the world. California has more Nobel Laureates, more scientists, more engineers more researchers, more high-Tech companies than any other state. We are responsible for one of every four U.S. patents. We account for one of every five U.S. technology jobs. We attract almost half of all U.S. venture capital, which funds the ideas and industries of the future. California leads the nation in biotechnology. We lead the nation in nanotechnology. We lead the nation in medical technology. We lead the nation in information technology. And we will soon be recognized as the leader in clean technology…

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Will the process turn into a porkfest as it did in Washington with all the earmarks and the backroom deals? Or, when we have allocated the spending, will the people say, “They spent our money wisely?” Yet this is more than just about the people’s money. It is about the people’s trust. Let us not disappoint them.

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California’s population is expected to increase by as much as 30 percent over the next 20 years. This is the equivalent of adding three new cities the size of Los Angeles…

So this year we must invest in five infrastructure areas in particular –public safety, water supply, transportation, education and disaster preparedness.

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The number of high technology companies that we have in California is related to how many brilliant scientists we have in our universities…which in turn relates to how many smart undergraduates we have… which is related to the number of high school students who graduate… and it goes down through the grades. That small child with the sticky hands starting the first day in kindergarten is the foundation of California’s economic power and leadership.

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Building California and rebuilding California is not a burden. It is not a chore. It is a privilege. It is a privilege to be able to help this state reach its full potential. It is a privilege to be able to help the future generations fulfill their promise.

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I ask you to appropriate the funds to implement this global warming legislation, so that we can become part of the world market that is already trading credits for the reduction of greenhouse gases.

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Recently I visited California Hospital Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles and they are doing a terrific job, fantastic. Last year, the uninsured people who came to the emergency room left behind 60 million dollars in unpaid bills. This is just in one hospital. Multiply that by the number of hospitals in California, and the amount runs into the billions of dollars. Guess who’s paying for all this? You and me and all of us who are lucky enough to have coverage. That’s who pays. The people with insurance pay a hidden tax through higher deductibles, higher costs, higher premiums, higher copays. This year we must take action on health care.

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