Viewers of the California gubernatorial debate last night could not believe their eyes as halfway through candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger disintegrated into 12 cute fuzzy bunnies.

The stunning turn of events occurred immediately after Schwarzenegger appeared suddenly indecisive over a minor campaign issue. Cruz Bustamante, the recall frontrunner, had asked Schwarzenegger to justify his contention that California should not raise taxes to get out of its fiscal mess. Suddenly, the two halves of Schwarzenegger's head began convulsing wildly. What follows is a transcript of this portion of the debate, which was inexplicably censored by the television networks:

Schwarzenegger: And Californians are taxed to death and workers compensation is too high and Californians are taxed to death and workers compensation is too high and Californians are taxed to death and workers compensation is too high and Californians are taxed to death and three strikes you’re out three strikes you’rer out and three strikes are too compensating and I am high and ****POOF****
Cruz Bustamante: What the hell!?
Arianna Huffington: Oh my god that is absolutely disgusting.
Tom McClintock: I knew it! I knew he was a goddamned pile of bunny rabbits! Why won't anyone listen to me?
Debate Moderator: Er, Mr. Schwarzenegger, you appear to have transformed into a pile of bunny rabbits.
Bunny Rabbit #1: It's a miracle of science!
Peter Camejo: Well at least this explains his libido.
Bunny Rabbit #2: We have no idea how this happened. We can assure the electorate that we are in fact an Austrian human guy.
Debate Moderator: And yet, curiously, you now appear to be a pile of bunny rabbits. Any idea how that happened?
Bunny Rabbit #3: Is that question on the list?
Bunny Rabbit #4: No, I don't believe that question was on the list.
Bunny Rabbit #1: Absolutely not. This is a spontaneous question, and as you know, Mr. Moderator,
All Bunny Rabbits: There are absolutely no spontaneous questions allowed!
Bunny Rabbit #5: So there.
Cruz Bustamante: I pledge right here, right, that I will NEVER LET THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA DOWN by spontaneously transforming into a pile of bunny rabbits.
Debate Moderator: I just don't know how this affects the legality of your campaign, Mr., er, Schwarzenegger. I mean, you signed up as an Austrian Human. Now you're a pile of bunny rabbits. I just don't see how that can fly on election day.
Bunny Rabbit #2: We don't fly. We're bunny rabbits. We hop.
All Bunny Rabbits: Hop! Hop! Hop!
Cruz Bustamante: Maybe this will split the Schwarzenegger vote.
Peter Camejo: Nah, he’s still just one guy on the ballot.
Cruz Bustamante: Damn. Say, I’ve got an idea. Oh ARNOLD...
All bunny rabbits: Yes, Mr. Bustamante?
Bunny Rabbit #2: Don’t call him "Mr. Bustamante"
Bunny Rabbit #3: Yeah, call him "Mr. Bust"
Bunny Rabbit #4: Or "Cruzin for a Bruzin"
All Bunny Rabbits: hhehehehehehehehehehehehesnort.
Cruz Bustamante: I just so happen to be a tad hungry.
Bunny Rabbit #2: Uhm, ok.
Cruz Bustamante: (Makes really fake roaring sound) Look! I’m a big scary mountain lion! I’m gonna eat the bunnies!
Debate Moderator: Oh good lord.
Tom McClintock: I hate to say it, but he’s on to something here. *ROAR* I want to eat the bunnies too!
Peter Camejo: *meow*
Arianna Huffington: This is disgusting.
Bunny Rabbit #2: Holy shit!
Bunny Rabbit #3: Holy shit!
Bunny Rabbit #4: *poof*

And the bunny rabbits spontaneously reassembled into Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Taxes are too high, workers compensation is to high, I am too high..." and on and on Schwarzenegger shouted, until all the other candidates gave up and went home.

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