Some thought my post yesterday didn’t do enough to differentiate Governor Schwarzenegger from Senator Perata on the crackers controversy, although it did directly link to a SDUT article with a comment from the Gov’s staff.
Ok, fine, here’s the comment from the UT directly, powerful, unlinked, unadorned, and un-editorialized:
Adam Mendelsohn, a Schwarzenegger spokesman, said, “The governor could not disagree more with Senator Perata’s comments.”
One of the most hitting statements in response to Perata came from Assemblyman Jay La Suer, who represents God’s crackers living in the area visited by Arnold last week and ridiculed by Perata this. A cracker jack of a release:
ASSEMBLYMAN JAY LA SUER CALLS PERATA’S STATEMENTS IRRESPONSIBLE, DIVISIVE
LA MESA – Assemblyman Jay La Suer, of La Mesa, today said the following in response to comments in the San Diego Union Tribune by Senate Pro Tem Don Perata (D – Oakland) in which he referred to San Diego residents concerned with illegal immigration as “crackers”:
“While Senator Perata may think he knows what is best for the hardworking families of my district, I see first hand, every day, the congested highways, overburdened emergency rooms and overcrowded schools as a result of illegal immigration.
“The resources of San Diego County and the cities within the county have been jeopardized as a result of illegal immigration. Name calling accomplishes nothing to solve such a serious problem.
“The Senator’s comments are irresponsible, divisive and counterproductive to the debate on issuing drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants. Just because people hold different view points on what is 
good for California, doesn’t mean they are wrong. Senator Perata’s comments are such that they demand a public apology to the people in my district and the rest of San Diego.”
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La Suer’s statement was noted in this morning’s SDUT story on the spilt milk from the Perata comment. The article also notes the FlashReport, by the way, quoting yours truly, just another animal cracker in this cracker crisis.