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CA & TX: Schwarzenegger set to appear at Dallas fund-raiser
Monterey Herald ^ | 12/1/04 | AP - Dallas

Posted on 12/01/2004 8:51:10 AM PST by NormsRevenge

DALLAS - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was set to complete his Texas two-step Wednesday, appearing at a Dallas fund-raiser just a day after receiving an award from former President Bush.

Schwarzenegger was expected to raise about $150,000 at the private fund-raising breakfast at a Dallas hotel. He arrived for the breakfast Wednesday morning but was not available for media questions.

Some 50 Texas business leaders were invited, with ticket prices ranging from $1,000 to $20,000. Under California law, contributors can give up to $21,200 to a candidate per election cycle.

The money raised in Dallas will go toward Schwarzenegger's 2006 re-election account, though the Republican governor has not yet said whether he'll seek a second term.

On Tuesday, Schwarzenegger received a public service award from Bush at Texas A&M University, home of the former president's library. The Austrian immigrant served during Bush's presidency as the chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports from 1990 to 1993.

"George Bush helped make me a public servant and now I am having the greatest time of my life," Schwarzenegger said.

Bush said it was Schwarzenegger, a bodybuilder who later starred in movies such as "Predator" and "Terminator," who deserved the credit and the 2004 George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service.

"Try walking into a room with Arnold Schwarzenegger," said Bush, who described California's governor as a "dear friend" who accompanied him as he campaigned for president in 1988.

"I might as well have been the local dog catcher," Bush said. "All eyes were on him. All the cheers were for him."

But the award wasn't about Schwarzenegger's "rock star" status, Bush said. Instead, it is about Schwarzenegger's work to benefit others when he wasn't on the red carpet.

"Not only did Gov. Schwarzenegger have faith in himself, he had faith in all of us," Bush told the 2,500 people who attended Tuesday's presentation. "He has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to improving the lives of others."

Schwarzenegger joined former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl as an award recipient.

Last year, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., who is the uncle of Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, received the award.

"You all are wondering, 'How did Arnold end up winning the same award as Teddy Kennedy?'" Schwarzenegger joked. "I guess I take this as a presidential pardon for my bad movies."


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: appear; california; dallas; fundraiser; schwarzenegger

1 posted on 12/01/2004 8:51:11 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Bad movies, great award! (laughing)


2 posted on 12/01/2004 8:54:25 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: NormsRevenge

Any word on who Arnold's competition is going to be in '06?


3 posted on 12/01/2004 8:54:34 AM PST by Bluegrass Conservative
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To: goldstategop

Oh come on . . . Commando is a classic!!!


4 posted on 12/01/2004 8:54:59 AM PST by Bluegrass Conservative
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

i think that CA sec of state


5 posted on 12/01/2004 8:56:50 AM PST by DM1
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To: DM1

Nope. Our Treasurer who advocates higher taxes and more spending as the answer to our budget problems. I am not making this up.


6 posted on 12/01/2004 8:58:54 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

I like Kindergarten Cop.

The childrens' acting coach for KC
was a friend of mine from high school
back in Denver, and he has nothing
but respect and high praise for Arnold.


7 posted on 12/01/2004 9:03:08 AM PST by b9 (Who needs S&M when you've got the MSM?)
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To: DM1
Nevermind, I just checked politics1.com to see if any names had been listed. They have the following Democrats listed as possible candidates (they don't list possible candidates unless there has been a media report mentioning them):

Phil Angelides (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Democratic Chair & Businessman

Cruz Bustamante (D) - Lt. Govenor, Ex-State Assembly Speaker & '03 Candidate

John Garamendi (D) - State Insurance Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & '98/'82 Candidate

Bill Lockyer (D) - Attorney General & Ex-State Sen.

Leon Panetta (D) - Ex-White House Chief of Staff & Ex-Congressman

I'd be a little worried about Panetta, but that's about it.

8 posted on 12/01/2004 9:03:50 AM PST by Bluegrass Conservative
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To: goldstategop

is that the baldish dude?


9 posted on 12/01/2004 9:35:11 AM PST by DM1
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To: DM1

http://www/arnoldexposed.com

Another viewpoint...


10 posted on 12/01/2004 10:05:45 AM PST by MarshallDillon (<<<Clickhere to RECALL Austin Mayor WILL WYNN -(a double-taxer).)
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To: NormsRevenge

http://www/arnoldexposed.com

Another viewpoint...


11 posted on 12/01/2004 10:05:58 AM PST by MarshallDillon (<<<Clickhere to RECALL Austin Mayor WILL WYNN -(a double-taxer).)
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To: MarshallDillon

Your linky no worky


12 posted on 12/01/2004 10:59:15 AM PST by b9 (Who needs S&M when you've got the MSM?)
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