Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech

drudgereport ^ | Jan 06 2004 | Arnold Schwarzenegger

[kingu]

Thanks for posting the transcript.

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[Southack]

Sweet!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Additional commentary...
Schwarzenegger State of State Address ~ 6 January 2004 ~ LIVE thread

[marsh2]

Thank you so much for posting the transcript. I could not catch it live.

[cmsgop]

It was a Great Speech as much as I saw of it. If he is not careful he will have a Statue in his honor .....

[Keith]

GREAT SPEECH...

...folks, if they ever ratify one of those proposed constitutional amendments, he'll be president....

[concentric circles]

From "California Insider":

"...Schwarzenegger’s speech was bracketed with appeals by Democrats for tax increases. First Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante (in what was supposed to be an introduction of the governor) and then legislative leaders, in their official response, said the cuts Schwarzenegger will unveil Friday could be softened by taxing the most affluent Californians or by raising taxes on alcohol or tobacco. Senate Leader John Burton said it makes no “moral sense, no political sense” and little fiscal sense to cut taxes on the wealthy while cutting services to the poorest of the poor. But that call seemed unlikely to win many fans in the wake of Schwarzenegger’s can-do but mostly pain-free address Tuesday. A more substantive ideological battle on the fiscal front will kick off Friday when legislators, and voters, get their first detailed look at the cuts Schwarzenegger has in mind for the programs they value and depend upon."

[Moonmad27]

Excellent speech! The fact that it angered the liberals as much as it obviously did makes it even better!

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for post.

Every cloud has a silver lining. The good news is that the spending crisis forces us to bring badly needed reform to government.

[thepatriot1]

Wow!!! Go Ahhnold!!!

[TommyC1]

The Constitution prevents Arnold from becoming President because it requires candidates for President to be born in America.

[opbuzz]

How bout we just call him "Governor Schwartznegger".

[opbuzz]

OOPS. Schwarznegger. (I think)

[SoCal Pubbie]

They are not required to be born in America, but to be a natural born citizen. Chlidren of the US military or State Department living overseas, for instance, are US citizens even if they are born overseas.

[CurlyDave]

Because "Arnold" is a lot easier to spell, as you have demonstrated.

[Lancey Howard]

I watched Arnold deliver this speech and the transcript does not do it justice. I was, and remain, a staunch supporter of the great California conservative, Tom McClintock, but credit must be given when it is due. Arnold was magnificent tonight. My 2 cents.

[CurlyDave]

Now demonstrated twice ;-)

[VOA]

It was a Great Speech as much as I saw of it. If he is not careful he will have
a Statue in his honor .....

With his threats to saw off some of the bureacracy...I momentarily feared Arnold
might be in danger of being shot by some of the lefties losing their gravy-train.

Then I calmed down...and remembered lefties hate guns!