Yet another candidate
As if the wacky first few people intending to run for governor -- if CA Gov. Gray Davis is recalled -- wasn't enough, now Larry Flint, publisher of Hustler has also taken the initial steps to run (short of filing a number of signatures and/or a fee). According to this AP story in the San Jose Mercury News:
The registered Democrat, civil libertarian and free speech advocate said he'd solve California's budget woes by expanding slot machine gambling. His holdings include several casinos.
``California is the most progressive state in the union,'' said Flynt, 61. ``I don't think anyone here will have a problem with a smut peddler as governor.''