CA: Governor's "girlie" remark could further set back budget talks

Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/19/04 | Tom Chorneau - AP

[NormsRevenge]

Following months of sweet talk and back-slapping, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) faced criticism on July 19, 2004 after calling Democratic legislators 'girlie-men' and urging voters to 'terminate' them at the polls. Sacramento lawmakers irked Schwarzenegger by failing to meet a July 1 deadline for a $103-billion budget amid disagreements over funding for local governments. Schwarzenegger is seen at a January 9 news conference. (Kimberly White/Reuters)

[Lunatic Fringe]

Wow.. they really *ARE* girlie-men!

[Chi-townChief]

So just how dim are the CA 'rats?

[Always Right]

Truth hurts.....

[JediForce]

So the lubber lobby and supporters of the "bowel" movement have the panties on their heads in a bunch. Just another day in the politically correct world we have allowed this left wing fringe thinking jihad grow out of control.

[farmfriend]

Sac area ping.

[FITZ]

Burton and the other girlie-men democrats are going to get one of their special special-interest groups, the feminists, pretty upset if they try to lose touch with their feminine sides. The feminists don't exactly vote for masculine men.

[sergeantdave]

Okay, Arnold, next try "obsfucating pink tu-tu wearing pigeon-toed swishers."

[FITZ]

Also what of the homosexual voters --- the democrats would be smarter to keep their voters happy and just agree they like being girlie men than try to defend their non-existent masculinity.

[Anvilhead]

I don't suppose we could just GIVE California to Mexico?

Please stop the world GOD, I'd like to switch Earths. I think I'm on the crazy one. I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be on the normal one. Or at least that's what it says on my Ticket.

[Bullish]

The California liberals have gotten the Government they deserve.

Unfortunately, the rest of us are stuck with idiots like Burton to.

[luvbach1]

The CA Dems would be well advised that further abstinence on their part will only result in Schwarzenegger sidestepping the legislature still further through more direct appeals to the public for their defeat, and more initiatives on the ballot. And Arnie's almost uniquely the guy who can do it. The "girlie man" epithet was not literally a comment on Burton and the other Dems' masculinity in a sexual sense. It was a comment on their inability to have the character to depart from their usual appropriations patterns: that of appeasing special interests to the detriment of the state as a whole.

[Bullish]

I don't suppose we could just GIVE California to Mexico?

Uh... Gee, it's seems like we've already done that.

[goldstategop]

Good. The Democrats are behaving like spoiled and rotten brats. So they won't get candy? Its not Republicans' job to make life easier for them.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

These California 'Rats getting so upset about having their masculinity insulted reminds me of how effective the psy-ops teams in Iraq were during the Battle of Baghdad: they'd question their manhood over a loudspeaker and the illegal combatants would get so enraged they'd come rushing out into the open to take on our tanks with nothing but an AK74 in hand, and our boys would easily pick them off.

[Ruth A.]

So stupid. All they have to do is deflect the comment with something about the budget needs to be (clap and point) pumped up. Similar response rather than crybaby complaints.

[xrp]

It's been awhile since I've seen the SNL skits where Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon were Hanz and Franz, but my understanding was that 'girlie man' was ANY male who had a wimpy appearance and didn't workout in the gym. I don't it being a reference to homosexuals. Democrats/Liberals/the_Left sure are a bunch of uptight whiners.

To paraphrase Ferris Bueller;

Democrats are so uptight that if you stuck a lump of coal up their ***, in two weeks you'd have a diamond.

[R. Scott]

“Burton said the remarks could set the budget process back another two weeks…”
Because of this? The budget isn’t important? Maybe Arnold was right!

[GeronL]

Democrats call Republicans and Bush terrorists, NAZI's and murderers and it gets NO media attention. But its a HUGE story when a Republican calls some liberals 'girlie men'??????????

That ain't bias???