Posted on 10/19/2004 10:14:29 AM PDT by No Surrender Monkey
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Monday that his speech backing President Bush at the Republican Convention in August resulted in a dramatic cold shoulder from his wife Maria Shriver, a member of the very Democratic Kennedy family.
"Well, there was no sex for 14 days," Schwarzenegger told former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta in an on-stage conversation in front of 1,000 people. "Everything comes with side effects."
The crowd roared with laughter, but the governor may have been serious: he has said little in public to back fellow Republican Bush since then. Panetta, a Democrat, had asked him how Shriver, whose uncle was U.S. President John F. Kennedy, had reacted to his praised but partisan prime-time convention speech.
The governor referred to Shriver several times in the 90-minute conversation.
"I don't know why I watched the presidential debates," he said. "If I want to watch a smart liberal Democrat and a Republican leader argue, all we have to do is go out to dinner. They were lucky. They only had to do it three times."
At another point he was asked about the difference between working in Hollywood following scripts and being on his own in politics. "When you're married to my wife, you're never your own boss," he quipped.
California is expected to back Democratic challenger John Kerry in the election in two weeks, and Schwarzenegger, who faces re-election in 2006, has been careful not to offend the majority Democratic voters in his state.
"I think both are doing a great job; it's very tedious to be out there campaigning a year and a half," he said at the Panetta Institute for Public Policy in Monterey south of San Francisco. "You make one mistake and you lose the presidency."
Schwarzenegger did say the one state where he might campaign for Bush outside of California was Ohio, where he owns a gym and sponsors an annual body building competition.
"I said to the president I'm perfectly willing to go to Ohio if he needs me there but I can't travel around from state to state because I'm working for the people of California," he said.
"California is expected to back Democratic challenger John Kerry in the election in two weeks, and Schwarzenegger, who faces re-election in 2006, has been careful not to offend the majority Democratic voters in his state."
I have it on good authority that Arnhold thinks Kalleforkneeia is a lost cause, and will not campaign for "W" for just that reason.
Forget that skank he's married to. I bet R-nold is gettin' PLENTY on the side, (and I bet he always has).
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Sex?? Maria Shriver??? It's almost Halloween!
Starting to sound like a Wes Craven flick...
Sorry, I can't get too upset about Arnold's "lack of class."
Maria knew who he was and what he was when she married him. I think he's terrific. If they have problems like this, fine. Let each of them say and do what they want.
Once, when Hub and I were dating, he told me (at a formal event, when I reached for his hand) "No public displays of affection." My reply: "Fine. No private ones." He promptly got up, went out on the balcony of the huge auditorium, and yelled at the top of his lungs: "I love Judith Anne!" Then came back and kissed me.
So, maybe none of us has any "class" in your book. In my opinion, only people who have some anxiety about "class" are likely to be bothered. Or someone who hasn't heard that married people have sex...
I'm betting that comment will have him sleeping on the couch for a nother couple of weeks
God, I hate Reuters.
I am sorry but whenever I look at Maria, all I see is a Kennedy man in long hair. No sex for 14 days? No sex forever with her would be fine with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arnold needs to keep his sex life private. I hope he and O'Reilly haven't started a trend.
Hey Arnie, there are some things best kept between you and the wife YOU chose.
I donno. She's pretty good looking for a woman in her 50's.
hmmmm... does this suggest that another democrat is prostituting herself for a vote for kerry?
I've come to the conclusion that a Dem's gears NEVER mesh!
Go to OHIO already Ahnold. Sheesh. What's taking ya? While we're young!
Thanks. #31 already said everything I wanted to say about this subject.
im gonna keep an eye on you.. you might start collecting
Lizzie Edwards pics.
U b@stard ... I'm going to have nightmares tonight! :>)
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