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October 03, 2003
The Holy Water Or The Yard Stick ?
Collegiality was running high
Wednesday at the Memorial Auditorium
in Sacramento. Party Chief Brulte
introduced Mayor Dick Riordan who
introduced Bill Simon.
All were in good spirits and
I was honored to be in the company
of such fine people.
It was Bill's honor to introduce
Arnold and the good spirits showed
in a couple of corny jokes that
were well delivered and received.
In case you don't already know,
Riordan, Simon, and Arnold all
attend the same Catholic Church
in Santa Monica.
"People want to know what's
in that Holy Water", quipped
Simon. It was Arnold's turn
when he stepped up to his
adoring audience. After a warm
handshake with Bill, he started
speaking to the crowd. "Thank you,
Bill, that was great", and
(to the audience), "He read it
just like I wrote it."
OK, not exactly thigh-slappers but,
as I say, the spirits and collegiality
were running high. And there's
a lot to be said for the
application of good Hollywood
communication skills to good
political communication skills.
For my part, I'd like to say that
it's just as much the hickory stick
(or should I say the yard stick ?)
as it is the holy water.
The excellent fundamental elementary
education Catholics have received
from the dedicated Sisters in the
Catholic Schools have left a legacy
of well-educated citizens with
good strong community values.
Actually, the physical discipline
is extremely exaggerated by comedians
for the sake of a laugh. I don't
think I was ever touched in a disciplinary
manner by a Sister, but I was afraid
to misbehave ! On rare occasion,
one of the larger Sisters may have
grabbed the ear or the collar
of one of the older boys to get
their attention and cooperation.
But, let me tell you, LEARNING
happened in those Catholic Schools.
Show me someone who can diagram
a sentence, and I'll show you
someone with a Catholic education!
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