Unrest_Jesse_Unruh_Political_Animal

Unrest:Jesse Unruh Political Animal How could a political career survive the unrest and strife that Jesse Unruh endured for the first 15 years of his political career' Simple, Unruh was a tough domineering bulldog. Unruh personified many of the characteristics the press heaped on him, such as a bulldog, a lion, an 800 lb. gorilla or the grizzly bear. Unruh took all of this in stride and often let his ego get the better of him by playing up his animalistic side. In reality Unruh was a teddy bear with a heart of gold. He was trying to accomplish great things for California and its’ residents. Unruh loved California and carried on an “incredible love affair” with the golden state for over 30 years, even after his death Unruh sought to take care of her after he was gone (“State” 1). Before Unruh’s death, he set in motion an effort to change campaign reform. Unruh was a mere man, but the character he chose to portray was bigger then life. The person Jesse Unruh presented to the press and general public was only a small part of who he truly was. He was more unruh, california, jesse, power, time, people, governor, state, political, been, assembly, way, out, democratic, unruh’s, one, man, even, take, politics, politician, media, years, wanted, over, council, after, took, public, never, money, lobbyists, life, governor’s