Jay Leno's take on legislation against classic cars:
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/sep/14/local/me-smog14 Comedian Jay Leno, the host of television's "Tonight Show," called Assemblywoman Sally Lieber's office earlier this year and delivered a monologue that wasn't funny at all.
Lieber, a Democrat from Mountain View, was sponsoring legislation to end a California exemption that spares many old cars from smog checks. Leno, an avid car collector, considered the bill stupid, and let Lieber's legislative director know it.
"He was really angry," said the staffer, Marva Diaz. "I thought someone was playing a joke on me. He didn't sound like the person I had seen on TV."
As they await the governor's decision, car aficionados around the state are accusing politicians of trying to grab headlines with a measure that would make only a dent in the smog problem.
"Politicians are often ridiculous, and this is an example of how ridiculous they can be," said Chuck Abbott, president of the Southern California chapter of the Pontiac-Oakland Club. "It's going to have an infinitesimal impact on air pollution, and it's going to make a lot of people's lives miserable in the car world, all so some politicians can say they did something about smog."
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