("Crackpot")Beatty takes on the Terminator

The Sydney Morning Herald ^ | November 2, 2005 | AFP

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The battle of the Hollywood titans will take to the airwaves tomorrow with the airing of a Warren Beatty attack ad aimed at celebrity governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to sponsors.

The brief radio spot features Beatty urging people to turn out at the polls en masse next week to defeat propositions on which Schwarzenegger has staked his political future, a sample clip revealed.

The ad will be aired in San Francisco and Southern California areas from tomorrow, said Charles Idelson of the California Nurses Association, which is paying for the ads.

"Schwarzenegger and his big money backers are counting on you to not get out and vote," Beatty said in a sample of the ad provided by the association.

"Don't give him more power ... Let's stand up for our state."

In public comments earlier this year, Beatty upbraided the governor for failing to criticise President George W Bush over the war in Iraq and the federal government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina.

Beatty, 68, charged Schwarzenegger was governing by "show spin, cosmetics, photo ops, fake events, fake issues and backdrops".

Schwarzenegger has dismissed Beatty's criticisms and his spokesman has called him "a crackpot".

In the radio ad, Beatty accuses Schwarzenegger of wasting taxpayer cash with a special election for propositions tailored to benefit the wealthy and hurt teachers, healthcare workers, police and firefighters.

"If you're not rich and these propositions win, you lose," Beatty, star of Bonnie and Clyde and Reds, said in the ad.

The radio campaign comes ahead of a special November 8 referendum on several unpopular measures that Schwarzenegger supports, including having teachers rated by performance instead of tenure and requiring politicians to balance the state budget without raising taxes.

Police, firefighters, nurses and teachers stand to be affected by the proposals.

AFP

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Beatty ... charges Schwarzenegger with governing by "show spin, cosmetics, photo ops, fake events, fake issues and backdrops". SMH

[kb2614]

Warren Beatty?? Oh yea, another drooling, hippie, baby boomer thinking he matters. 'Meathead' Reiner shouldn't be too far behind.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Governor touts ballot measures in Palm Springs

Bill Byron
The Desert Sun
November 1, 2005

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Arnold Schwarzenegger made a campaign stop Tuesday afternoon at Republican Headquarters in Palm Springs, where he encouraged support for three ballot initiatives that would affect public school teachers.
Dozens of Schwarzenegger supporters were there to meet the governor, but several protesters held signs demonstrating their opposition to the three propositions.

"It's going to make it very difficult to hire and retain quality teachers," said Jeff Daucher, an English teacher at Desert Hot Springs High School. "The governor wants to come in three or four times a year and cut the budget."

Propositions 74, 75 and 76 are all supported by Schwarzenegger. Proposition 74 was penned by local Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, R-Cathedral City. She said she is not actively campaigning for it.

Proposition 74 would increase the probationary period for public school teachers from two to five years and modify the process by which school boards can dismiss a permanent certificated employee.

Proposition 75 would require public employee unions to obtain annual written consent from each member in order to use a portion of that member's dues for political activity.

And Proposition 76 would create an additional state spending limit and grant the governor substantial new power to reduce state spending.

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051101/UPDATE/511010344

[woofer]

The battle of the Hollywood titans

Titans? I think that if you totaled each of the resoective box office receipts, Arnold would come out on top.

Oh yeah, I also think that Arnold could squash warren like a bug in a smack down.

[son of caesar]

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, does warren get to use his sisters karmic energy, you know, one shirley mclaine? ok, does warren sleeping with madonna count? ok, name me three good memorable movies that warren has been in? nevermind, arnold wins. woofer, id pay good money to watch arnold pound warrens head into a pulp, now that is entertainment.

[beyond the sea]

Beatty takes on the Terminator

Gotta admit........... I love his wife from these 58 year old male eyes......especially in The American President - 1995 (even though the movie had the obvious and constant liberal slant).

Annette Bening is so pretty.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Warren Beatty poses with wife Annette Bening at an Academy Awards luncheon in Beverly Hills, February 7, 2005. Longtime liberal actor Warren Beatty is leading the charge against Republican governor and former 'Terminator' action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who wants Californians to curtail union power, state spending and teacher rights in a November 8 special election, a year before he seeks re-election. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)

[rod1]

Is that Ishtar Beatty? Someone whose career could not be rescued by photo ops, show spin, comestics and one of the most expensive movie bugets ever.

[rod1]

OK his descriptive caption phrase surely must be:
Longtime ultra liberal citizen "actor".

[daku]

... special November 8 referendum on several unpopular measures that Schwarzenegger supports, including having teachers rated by performance instead of tenure and requiring politicians to balance the state budget without raising taxes.

Imagine the nerve of Arnold

[maineman]

[dighton]

“We don't care that much about Warren Beatty, and based on his ticket sales from the past generation, I doubt anyone else does either.”

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Great stuff!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I can't wait to see the totals on these votes.

Then when they win, some LIBERAL judge will rule them unconstitutional.

[Christian4Bush]

“We don't care that much about Warren Beatty, and based on his ticket sales from the past generation, I doubt anyone else does either.”

Someone beat me to it!

[beyond the sea]

Thanks for the pic.

She has such a nice smile, Warren cannot be all bad as the liberal that he is. I can't help appreciating him if only for the reason that such a great girl loves him so much.

***

(She will be happy, as I will be, if dear Warren never wins an election.)

;-)

[Fintan]

 

[AmishDude]

I don't understand anyone who would oppose all 4 of those common-sense propositions. Maybe one or another, but all of them? I, myself, oppose the competitive districts one. But when you oppose them all, it's all about politics.

[patriciamary]

Sorry ,but your response is really stupid.

[patriciamary]

I'm sorry ,my fault,I did not see your bottom response.