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"During other periods of our history when America
had to defend our allies or ourselves, such as World War II,
Hollywood heroes such as
Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda and Elvis
Presley, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin among others, donned our nation’s uniform and served their
country with pride. They put their careers on hold to defend our country and
our freedoms."
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Recent stories on Arnold and his race for
Governor
10-08-03
It's Governor Arnold in a
Landslide!!
and a
for
Gray Davis!
10-02-03 - L.A. Times
launches an attack on Arnold - He responds within hours
The Los Angeles Times
had a front page story on continuing allegations that Arnold has had his issues
with women during his 30 years in Hollywood. Most accusers refused to be
named, which doesn't enhance their credibility and they never pressed any kind
of harassment charge at the time of any incident.
Arnold responded within hours with a
statement which you can find
here.
For those of you not familiar with hardball politics, this is fairly typical.
Wait until very late in a campaign, hit the candidate with your best shot and
hope he doesn't have enough time to recover.
Prudence would dictate that we should
believe Maria, Arnold's wife, who conducts her life based on what her husband is
and has been to her, a devoted husband and father.
It would be amusing if this gets the
opposition all riled up considering their defense of President Clinton during
the Monica scandal, the collective feeling then was that's his personal life
and shouldn't in anyway be held against the way he did his job.
09-29-03 -
Arnold
is running away with it in latest poll in CA!
The last full week of
campaigning in the California recall election begins Monday, with movie star
Arnold Schwarzenegger now leading the pack of more than 130 candidates.
A recent poll shows that 63 percent of voters say they would vote "yes" to oust
Democratic Governor Gray Davis.
Among the candidates vying to replace Mr. Davis if he is recalled, Mr.
Schwarzenegger surged ahead in the polls with 40 percent of those polled saying
they would choose him. He was followed by Democratic Lieutenant Governor Cruz
Bustamante with 25 percent of the vote and Republican State Senator Tom
McClintock with 18 percent. The CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll questioned 787
registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage
points.
09-23-03 -
The Recall Will Go On! Court
reinstates 10-7 Recall
ACLU Will Not Appeal
By DAVID KRAVETS
The Associated Press
Tuesday, September 23, 2003; 2:46 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court Tuesday unanimously reinstated
California's Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election, swiftly rejecting a
three-judge panel's decision to put it off for months.
09-23-03 -
Man behind recall urges
Schwarzenegger or McClintock to drop out
San Francisco-AP -- The man who bankrolled
the California recall effort is insisting that one of the two leading
Republicans in the governor's race drop out. And to make it happen, he's issuing
a political threat.
Congressman Darrell Issa (EYE'-suh) is afraid that Republican state senator Tom
McClintock and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger will split conservative support --
and guarantee a victory for Democratic Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante
(boost-ah-MAHN'-tay) if California's governor is recalled.
09-16-03
- Is
the Tide turning in Arnold's Favor? What now that the recall is in the
Courts?
Analysis: Schwarzenegger
is increasingly seen by Republicans as the party's best bet
By Amy Chance -- Bee Political Editor
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Monday, September 15, 2003
LOS ANGELES -- It was only last year that many state Republican Party activists
were opting to back newcomer Bill Simon over former Los Angeles Mayor Richard
Riordan.
Though Riordan was widely considered the more electable of the two, he had
consorted politically with Democrats for years, and Simon sided with the party's
conservative activists on social issues. Their pick won the nomination only to
lose the general election to Gov. Gray Davis.
But if the growing list of endorsements for actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the
hallway chatter at the state Republican Party convention were any indication,
this is the year that party activists have concluded it's time to take a
different approach.
Schwarzenegger
Discusses Sex, Politics on 'Oprah'
Mon September 15, 2003 02:09 PM ET - Reuters
By Michael Conlon
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday discussed comments he made
about sex years ago, prompting wife, Maria Shriver, to put her hand across his
mouth to stop him.
"My mother is watching the show. My mother is watching the show. My God," she
said, laughing but appearing a bit flustered by the body builder
actor-turned-politician's remarks during an appearance by the two on "The Oprah
Winfrey Show."
The event was their first joint interview in 26 years of marriage. Winfrey is a
friend of Shriver, niece of President John F. Kennedy, and did a reading at
their wedding. During the show, the couple also discussed their children and how
he makes coffee for her every morning and tells her she is wonderful.
Shriver called him "the exact opposite" of a woman hater.
08-22-03 -
The Left Brings Out
Their Guns Against Arnold!!
Today in two stories from
the NY Post, both the political left and the Hollywood Left have begun their
fight against Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Well, this is what we have
to say about that. We read this story first thing this morning and the
first thought we had was, who does Ms. Feinstein get campaign contributions
from? Surely, the senior senator from California must have supporters from
Hollywood, no?
And we're absolutely
positive that if Senator Feinstein has received contributions from producers,
actors, or agents that had participated in films with guns or that portray a
violent theme, then the Senator right now is combing through her records to
refund contributions to the likes of Michael Douglas
who starred in such
warmhearted epics as Falling Down, A Perfect Murder and Traffic, all perfect for
family viewing. Or the CEO of Warner Brothers Pictures, producer of the
Lethal Weapon series, or Sharon Stone, star of
Casino, a violent look at the mob
in 1970's Las Vegas. You get the idea.
We think Senator
Feinstein's statements today exhibit blatant hypocrisy and we're calling her on
it.
Secondly,
our old friends from the Hollywood Left have mobilized to fight against the
recall and the campaign of their Hollywood brethren, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
August 22, 2003 -- Tom Hanks
and many other card-carrying Hollywood Democrats are teaming up against Arnold
Schwarzenegger to prevent the Terminator from becoming governor of California.
"Tom was furious when [a misleading] article in the Los Angeles Times appeared
on Tuesday, saying Creative Artists Agency would help Arnold in his bid for
governor," our spy said.
"Tom and other power players are absolutely against Arnold becoming governor,"
the source added.
The L.A. paper reported Schwarzenegger "has asked CAA to join his political
effort, largely by tapping the Beverly Hills-based agency's entertainment
relationships to help raise campaign funds and rally voters."
But CAA, whose 570 employees are overwhelmingly Democrats, quickly distanced
itself from Schwarzenegger's campaign.
Along with Hanks, pot-loving actor Woody Harrelson
is set to join the fight against Schwarzenegger. "Woody is diametrically opposed
to Arnold Schwarzenegger's political positions," a spokesman for Harrelson told
PAGE SIX. "He does not support the candidacy."
Oft-arrested protester
Martin Sheen told "Access Hollywood" Schwarzenegger
got his marching orders from the Bush administration. "The California recall is
an effort to grab the state for the Republicans," Sheen said. "I suspect this
came out of the White House. Frankly, it makes perfect sense after Florida."
Carrie Fisher and Debbie
Reynolds have also noted that the Governator would be a "huge" mistake,
and Cybill Shepherd is freaked out by the prospect
of the Austrian-born action hero in the executive mansion.
"That would be the worst tragedy in the history of California," Shepherd
hyperventilated to "Access Hollywood."
"I think that we are the laughing stock of the world, with Arnold Schwarzenegger
running [for] governor," Shepherd said. "I think he's a real hypocrite. I think
he has a past that is going to come out, and I'm not going to mention what it
is, but it's not going to be pretty."
Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, Warren Beatty, Susan
Sarandon, Al Franken, Ed Asner, Mike Farrell and Rob Reiner are also
expected to rally against the Terminator.
In Hollywood, you can be
the highest paid person in your industry, you can pass a proposition to help
children, you can be an immigrant and become a successful businessman and
you can serve your country by being the chairman of the President' Council on
Fitness, but if you're a (gasp) Republican, it's time for a holy war not seen in
this town since another (gasp) Republican ran for governor, Ronald Reagan.
Activists, start your
engines!!!
08-06-03 -
Well, it's official, Arnold is running!!
Arnold
Schwarzenegger is running for governor of California. Arnold made his
announcement on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight shocking Hollywood and
political pundits and talking heads from coast to coast who were all absolutely
sure he wasn't running. Everyone was wrong.
Here's the thing.
California is in a real mess and with the eclectic, to say the least, list of
candidates declared in this race thus far, Arnold comes off looking like the
sanest of the bunch and could possibly be the best hope for those ready to give
the other party a chance to fix the grave financial problems facing California
residents, a 38 Billion dollar deficit.
Just take a look at some
of the declared candidates: Porn peddler, Larry Flynt, Comedian Leo
Gallagher, Arianna Huffington and possibly her ex-husband, Michael Huffington,
and Gary Coleman of Different Strokes fame. So far, over 400 candidates
have requested papers to file for the recall. They have until Saturday to
file the papers along with a $3500.00 filing fee.
And for those who think
Arnold is just a pretty face, he ran a successful ballot initiative state wide
in California last year to provide funding for after school programs for
underprivileged kids. Funding for the program can only be executed once
the budget mess in California is dealt with. This provides an extra incentive
for his decision.
Some memorable quotes from
his appearance on "The Tonight Show" and his press conference:
"The politicians are
fiddling, fumbling and failing," he said. "The man that is failing the people
more than anyone is Gray Davis. He is failing them terribly, and this is why he
needs to be recalled and this is why I am going to run for governor."
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His message to
politicians: "You do your job and you do it well or else you're out and
it's hasta la vista, baby"
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"As you know, I'm an
immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities,
what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been
received. I have been adopted by America."
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"I've seen firsthand coming here with empty pockets but full of dreams, full of
desire, full of will to succeed, but with the opportunities that I had, I could
make it. This is why we have to get back and bring California back to where it
once was."
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"The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special
interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the
people, but for special interests and we have to stop that."
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"As you know, I don't need to take any money from anybody. I have plenty of
money myself. I will make the decisions for the people."
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