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Schwarzenegger says he would fight efforts to ban gay marriage
AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 4/11/08 | AP

Posted on 04/11/2008 3:21:03 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says if an initiative to ban gay marriage qualifies for the November ballot, he's prepared to fight it.

California's governor was in San Diego Friday speaking at the annual convention of the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's largest gay Republican group.

Schwarzenegger said he was confident that a ban would never pass in California but called the effort "a waste of time" - joking that he wished activists would focus on allowing naturalized citizens to run for president instead.

A Schwarzenegger spokeswoman did not say what prompted the governor to shift his position. He has previously vetoed bills that would have legalized gay marriage.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: arnoldlegacy; ca2008; caglbt; california; efforts; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; logcabin; logcabinrepublicans; rino; samesexmarriage; schwarzenegger
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This should come as no suhrpise.. at a Log Cabin gathering no less..

after all, He did sign SB 777 ..

and a sloughful of other legislation

that does little for the family

and a lot to advance the gay rights agenda.

1 posted on 04/11/2008 3:21:04 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Schwarzenegger said he was confident that a ban would never pass in California but called the effort "a waste of time" - joking that he wished activists would focus on allowing naturalized citizens to run for president instead.

As amazing as it might seem to you, Arnold, the country will survive despite the fact that you'll never be its President.

2 posted on 04/11/2008 3:24:52 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: NormsRevenge; calcowgirl; SierraWasp

Yeah so what else is new? If anyone here expresses surprise, calcowgirl, Norm, Wasp and I are going to flame them back to the stone-age.


3 posted on 04/11/2008 3:26:08 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (The road to hell is paved with the stones of pragmatism.)
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To: NormsRevenge

What is with this guy.


4 posted on 04/11/2008 3:27:22 PM PDT by Parmy
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To: NormsRevenge; SierraWasp; calcowgirl
Not to worry, the idiots on FR who shoved this guy down our throats said his stance on gays didn't matter cuz he was a "fiscal conservative"

California's having as much "success" with a RINO governor as Illinois, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Mass. had. Look how wonderful New Jersey is today after all those years of "Republican" rule.

Hey, we tried to warn 'em.

5 posted on 04/11/2008 3:28:24 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Don't interfere when you're enemy is destroying himself.)
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To: snarks_when_bored
The man has no shame.

Does he have any idea which part of the electorate actually put him in office...?

6 posted on 04/11/2008 3:29:34 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: NormsRevenge

We’ve seen the way he fights — not impressed. He fought for budget reform until a bunch of nurses and teachers yelled at him.

He’s such a girly-man.


7 posted on 04/11/2008 3:29:51 PM PDT by InsensitiveConservative
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To: NormsRevenge

It’s a really big tent, LOL.


8 posted on 04/11/2008 3:30:09 PM PDT by donna (We live in this fog of political correctness, where everything is perpetual deception.-John Hagee)
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To: Cyropaedia

He’s got the entitlement mentality pretty bad, it would appear.


9 posted on 04/11/2008 3:31:44 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: ElkGroveDan; calcowgirl; SierraWasp

I’m surprised! *ducking for cover*


10 posted on 04/11/2008 3:33:08 PM PDT by GQuagmire (Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
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To: snarks_when_bored
Arnold is exhibit - A as to why naturalized citizens should never, ever, be President.
11 posted on 04/11/2008 3:34:19 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: Cyropaedia

Right. If a country of 300 million people can’t produce worthy, native-born leaders, that country is in more trouble than a naturalized citizen leader could fix.


12 posted on 04/11/2008 3:40:00 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: NormsRevenge
Geez, I can't wait until this guy is out of office!
13 posted on 04/11/2008 3:40:29 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (A good man has come home to San Diego! Thank you Congressman Hunter)
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To: BillyBoy

Just like we are trying to warn them about McCain which is why I’m still checking out the third parties. Let the Dems have it; at least they can’t blame the mess that McCain will make of everything on the republicans if he’s not in office.


14 posted on 04/11/2008 3:54:29 PM PDT by Integrityrocks
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To: Cyropaedia
Does he have any idea which part of the electorate actually put him in office...?

He does. They are the same folks who are bank rolling him today. For the most part, it was gullible partisans (Republicans) voting for this impostor while Orange County businessmen financed the enterprise in return for their fair share of the General Fund.

This same duo, uninformed partisans and financial opportunists, now have an angry little schmuck with a Napoleonic complex as their Trojan, hoping to repeat their success at the national level. Again in November, we can expect partisan fools to carry the water for the money men. Sadly, many these ignoramuses are participating of this forum.

15 posted on 04/11/2008 3:54:34 PM PDT by Amerigomag
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To: NormsRevenge
Another RINO calling an amendment to define/protect marriage, as a ban. A ban stops something that already exists, the amendments to protect marriage protect, they do not ban.
16 posted on 04/11/2008 3:59:35 PM PDT by gidget7 (Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
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To: Parmy

Arnold might not be what he seems to be?


17 posted on 04/11/2008 3:59:51 PM PDT by Dante3
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To: snarks_when_bored

What a disappointment! Arnie that is. He has fallen victim to the dreaded mental disorder called liberalism.


18 posted on 04/11/2008 4:02:47 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (I'd rather be hunting with dick than driving with Ted)
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To: Amerigomag

Well said.


19 posted on 04/11/2008 4:03:31 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: NormsRevenge

He was always a phony, and as you say, this is no surprise.

The mistake was in making Prop 22 a legislative initiative instead of a constitutional amendment.

Although, even a constitutional amendment doesn’t stop the anti-normalcy activists from pulling an end-run, as they have in Oregon (”civil unions”).

Anyhow, about Schwarzenegger, we told them so, but we were shouted down. McClintock would have won, and California would be so much better off.


20 posted on 04/11/2008 4:15:51 PM PDT by B Knotts (Calvin Coolidge Republican)
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