Posted on 08/11/2003 5:33:18 PM PDT by Commander8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2003 Contact: James Lafferty (202) 547-8570
CMG ISSUES 10 QUESTIONS THAT MAKE SCHWARZENEGGER HIDE Arnold May Not Give a "S-t" But Millions of Californians Do
Anaheim, CA - Californians for Moral Government (CMG), a religious conservative organization started by Rev. Louis P. Sheldon, issued a list of questions today which the organization wants to ask gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"Mr. Schwarzenegger has said very little in public about the important moral issues," said Rev. Sheldon. "And what he has said is outrageous."
Rev. Sheldon cited a quote which appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle concerning Schwarzenegger's position on homosexuality.
"When it comes to sex, I don't give a s--t what anyone's trip is," Schwarzenegger is quoted by the Chronicle.
"Schwarzenegger may not care about homosexuality, same-sex marriage and adoption but millions of Californians do," said Rev. Sheldon. "And we plan to force him to address these issues and not run from them as he did last week."
Rev. Sheldon said his organization had been contacted by network producers and other journalists who solicited questions for Schwarzenegger interviews.
"Today we are releasing these questions and asking reporters not to let the Terminator hide or say 'hasta la vista' to the truth," said Rev. Sheldon.
The 10 CMG questions are:
1. The San Francisco Chronicle quotes you as saying "When it comes to sex, I don't give a s-t what anyone's trip is."
Mr. Schwarzenegger, what are your views on homosexual marriage and adoption?
2. Which moral issues do you care about?
3. Mr. Schwarzenegger, you have been quoted in the media on the cloning issue saying: -- "At the moment, they're dealing with it by putting the religious spin on it. I understand that; there are some people who are religiously fanatic, that feel uncomfortable with it. But I think that's also a mistake."
Are Californians who oppose abortion, cloning and related matters religious fanatics?
4. What is your position on parental consent on abortion?
5. What is your position on laws which brand some religious beliefs and practices as "hate crimes"?
6. Who are the top two or three religious leaders who reflect your world view and why?
7. Governor Gray Davis signed a bill which granted transgendered men and women and cross-dressers special rights in the workplace?
What is your position and what would you have done as Governor?
8. We applaud your commitment to after-school programs for children. But what about during the school day? Gray Davis signed AB 196 a bill which would find school districts, child day care facilities, gender sensitive occupations, and businesses guilty of employment discrimination should they refuse to hire men dressed as women, for example.
Would you veto such harmful legislation as Governor?
9. Governor Pete Wilson vetoed a bill which recognized so-called "domestic partnerships".
Would you do the same as Governor?
10. In his 1986 State of the Union address, Ronald Reagan called abortion "a wound in the national conscience." And in one speech he asked, "Until someone can prove the unborn child is not a life, shouldn't we give it the benefit of a doubt and assume that it is?"
Do you agree with Ronald Reagan? For more information or to arrange an interview with Rev. Sheldon, please call James Lafferty, (703) 931-2324.
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Californians for Moral Government is a project of the Traditional Values Coalition Victory Fund (841843) 100 S. Anaheim Blvd., Suite 350, Anaheim, California 92805 (714) 520-0300
After consultation with Buffett, of course...
The dems are GOING NUTS RIGHT NOW...
Just when they were going to unload on Arnie for 157/immigrants/nude pics/pot smoking/etc...etc...
Arnie drops an economic nuclear bomb on them....
Now all the discussion for next week will be on Buffetts contribution to saving the CA bonds and the MASSIVE INTEREST payments etc etc....and guess who is responsible....rats and greyout.....
But, putting aside that emotional response on my part, on a purely intellectual level, my experience tells me that a Schwarzenegger governorship presents great dangers to the conservative movement, and to the future shape of the GOP both in CA and nationally.He will strengthen liberals in the party--those whose strength is already far beyond their numbers.
He will muddy the waters in the political debates that determine the course of policy in this country; thereby slowing progress towards restoring our institutions.
Contrary to what some of my detractors around here would think or claim, I can be quite pragmatic. Politics is the art of the possible to a great degree. A mark of sanity is being able to live in the world according to how it exists, not the way we want it to be.
But there are lines that cannot be crossed; compromises that should not be made; ideals that, if abandoned, represent utter failure and defeat. The support for any pro-Abortion, anti-Second Amendment candidate anywhere at any time falls into that category.
Just my opinion.
And good points they are...the fact is that California is so far gone into Socialism that I don't want anyone with an "R" behind their name in a position to catch any blame for what has happened in the state. Mark my works, whomever wins this recall will have to pander to liberal fools that have overrun the State. It is the great experiment in Socailism and it is failing - let's keep the D's in charge until the State utterly implodes upon itself. I know that sounds harsh, but if all the conservatives abandon the damn place we can all point to it as an example of what happens. Hell, my home State of Maryland is close on California's heels - and we've just got a R governor - watch how the liberals screw him in the next 3 years. But I digress - if AS wins, he will not be able to enact conservative policies even if he wanted to. (And there certainly is debate over whether he's even conservative to begin with - but it doesn't matter)
Back to AS, my concern is the overall effect a AS victory would have on the liberal vs conservative battle that is coming from within the Republican party.
If AS wins, the liberal R's will have a very strong argument that we can sweep the nation with R candidates of that stripe: "after all, just look at how we took California" will be the mantra.
What effect will that have on American politics long term...suppose the liberal R's, on the wave of an AS victory, co-opt the Party and being pushing RINO's over good conservatives in primarys. If they then get elected over D's in general elections it will further strengthen the idea that R's need to be "moderate" or "social liberals" to get elected. And to stay elected they will have to pander to the friggin liberal voters...what the hell does it matter what the letter is after an official's name if the programs being promulgated are liberal/socialist?
What about those conservative R's across the country that vote in elections. Will they stand still for this? Probably not. Will the conservatives either leave the Republican Party or just sit out elections? Probably both - some will leave, some will just give up...once they are totally disenfranchised by their own party what are they to do?
Now the voting block of people that actually vote for a candidate with an "R" behind their name is cut drastically and next thing you know, D's, who will not leave their party and are only interested in voting for someone with a "D" behind their name regardless of how Socialist the Party is*, are getting elected all over the country and it continues to slide further into the shitter.
What happened to the Newt-fueled conservative revolution???? Where have all the conservatives and brains gone?
Just my weekend rant...sorry.
*Footnote - At our local fair I was sitting at a booth for my employer, across from the local D Party booth...totally devoid of any campaign issues in our county, the signs at the booth read "Vote for the Democrats." No agenda for the Party. No reason to choose a D over an R based on positions on issues. No reason to vote for their candidates other than Party affiliation. Very insightful into what the Democratic Party has become.
Nothing to be sorry for in the least.
You get it. I wish a whole bunch more people did.
Although, events of the past few days have opened a few more eyes, I think.
Well said. Thank you very very much.
LOL...Yep!
Erhlich cut spending on new programs but proposed slots at racetracks as a solution to keep revenues up so at least all the current handouts would not disappear overnight. What happened? The new speaker of the House (a whole different story) decided to flex his Fascist Muscle and killed the bill.
Now they are blaming Erhlich for holding back 25% of the revenue from all budgets to make sure there is no deficit this year and are already starting with their BS about how Erhlich doesn't care about ______ (insert interest group here) because he is cutting the money that he is taking from people who make it to give to people who don't. Oh, and that same jackass who cut the slots bill now wants to raise 3 different taxes to continue to buy votes...
Had Townsend been elected she would have continued to pander to all the groups with their hands out and been forced to raise taxes even more. At some point, the fools in Monkey County, PG County and Baltimore would realize that their $ is going to the leeches of society - or the state would implode...either way no one could blame it on the a Republican. Take away the Dim's ability to scapegoat and what are they left with??? Forced assumption of responsibility for what they have created. Right now in MD they can shift focus to how evil conservatives are and not look at their own house.
Be careful what you do out there.
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