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Schwarzenegger Thought About Ditching the GOPPosted on Feb 24, 2009
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s biographer has revealed that the California governor recently thought about leaving the Republican Party, but decided he wouldn’t gain much by doing so, politically. Camp Schwarzenegger has yet to respond, but the news fits, given the governor’s problems working with his own party.
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By Outraged, February 25, 2009 at 8:58 pm Link to this comment
Re: Peter
Your comment: “He’s probably had more thoughts in one year than you have had in your entire life.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a corrupt ideologue and a gold digger at that, what ever way the wind blows it seems….. is his motto.
In regards to your comment, I doubt that, and you’d be hard pressed to prove it. Have you ever investigated his background, family members, sordid pictures and of course his rise to stardom portraying the nearest idiot of note… yet, BING, he’s governor…. backed by WHAT PARTY…., and who was it he had so many kind words for…..? None other, than DickBush… will wonders never cease?
Report thisBy noitdoesnt, February 25, 2009 at 12:09 pm Link to this comment
Californians should be glad an ambitious movie star had meetings with Enron executives at a posh Beverly Hills hotel a month before the planned “Power Crisis”.
The governor, who just announced that he is doing a movie with Stallone (who was caught smuggling anabolic steroids by Australia a couple years ago), bears responsibility for the Steroid craze.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush appointed him Chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness.
If Arnold cared about kids, he should have turned it down.
Having a male model who used steroids to enhance his body as the Chairman is not what Eisenhower had in mind when he founded the council to promote youth fitness.
America already had a false impression that being larger and stronger meant “health” and cheating to “win” is OK.
Report thisBy Purple Girl, February 25, 2009 at 8:35 am Link to this comment
He and Crist may be the only salvation (redemption) for the Republican party.
Report thisBoth parties have been under the influence of some Screwed up ideologies for the last 3 decades. Repub party infested with Religious Zealots and Dems with the Corp whores.
Republicans were never about interferring in private personal decisions. Dems Were never about conceding to the whime of Industry (DLC’s “Third Way”).Wahts Obvious is the fact the Dem party was infiltrated by those Repubs who refused to go along with the Moral Majority agenda. What really was a Dark con on the faith, using them to push ‘moral ‘issues while the Corp Profiteers worked the back room. Reason none of their issues ever saw the light of day in legislation (thank God). How the Repugs Blew smoke up theri Asses, spewed the ‘Christian nation Mantra’, threw them a crumb every once in a while- but never had any interest in their doctrines, just their votes.
The Clintons played the same game on Us Dems.“Dont’ ask Dont tell”, The mantra that NAFTA would be good for manufacturing. But all the while handing the corps Their Wish list behind the curtain of Deception.
Teh last Real Republican to be pres was Ike, the last Real Dem Carter. Funny the Repugs never mention Ikes WArning about the Military industrial complex- only go back as far as the Alzheimers patient Ronny. Dems were encouraged to continue the degradation of Carter and told to only focus on JFK- what happen to Johnson- Vietnam yes, but also sign the Civil Rights act. Bill’s fantasy about being the ‘Kennedy Torch’ bearer was Clearly Rejected Publically by Teddy at the ‘08 convnetion- Damn I laughed my ass off, Did he duck and block it’s flight like Bush with the shoe? Was he and Hillary’s Eye brows singed?
Teh last 30 yrs has been a Con Game played on all americans regardless of party affiliation- both have been nothing more than Puppets to a Corp Regime who’s master puppeteers have been the likes of Cheney & Rumsfeld..CheneyCorp & foreign sponsors.
Why do you think Mac and Hillary sounded like duel recording of the same song on the Campaign trail, working to bring down the same opponent?
By Tony Wicher, February 25, 2009 at 8:04 am Link to this comment
Hurray for Arnold, the only Republican I ever voted for!
Report thisBy Peter, February 24, 2009 at 9:14 pm Link to this comment
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He’s probably had more thoughts in one year than you have had in your entire life.
California should be very thankful Schwarzennegger became governor when he did. Under democratic leadership, when California was raking in money like never before and even some secretary’s working for firms became millionaires, the states coffers were emptied. California democrats did to California what republicans did to the US federal government, they put it in huge debt. The republicans did it with wars, the democrats with their union supporters did it with outrageous salaries, benefits and inefficient government.
When Schwarzenneger came into gov’t he tried to fix the broken gov’t and system we have. But the democratic politicians and unions were comfortable and didn’t want to make any changes. Now the chickens have come home to roost. What you have seen so far is nothing. When this country has over 10% unemployment, our automakers go bankrupt and Europe and Asia come out of this mess okay, people in this country are going to wonder “what did we do wrong”?
Its a simple answer that Schwarzenegger and every European (certainly Europeans with Schwarzenneggers background) knows - you don’t spend what you don’t have. When the sun is out and things are going well, you save for a rainy day when you will need that money. Some of the media in California are as much at fault as the spendthrift’s we have in government.
The four propositions he put forth would have made teachers more effective, eliminated those few that are not effective, eliminated the gerrymandering districts we have that ensure existing leaders get re-elected and put into law budget discipline. There would have been virtually no pain, but we would have been in much better shape.
Report thisBy Outraged, February 24, 2009 at 8:25 pm Link to this comment
Okay….
I just want to be sure I’m understanding this correctly….. is someone CLAIMING that Schwarzenegger had a thought?
Report thisBy GW=MCHammered, February 24, 2009 at 7:33 pm Link to this comment
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America should ditch the GOP. Then the Dems. Each should sit out three full presidential terms. Separate the sick Siamese twins.
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