Posted on 12/13/2008 9:47:23 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Reporting from Sacramento -- When the owner of Staples Center had nearly completed a two-year project to generate power from the sun on the arena's roof, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up at a ceremony to help lay the final solar panel and heap praise on the Anschutz Entertainment Group for going green.
Schwarzenegger returned that same night in late October for a far different, less public event: a fundraiser thrown by the company that raked in half a million dollars for his political endeavors. Guests mingled with the governor and First Lady Maria Shriver over cocktails and dinner on a terrace at Anschutz's L.A. Live development, then watched the Lakers' season opener from luxury box seats.
Bearing star power wherever he goes, Schwarzenegger lends cachet and exposure to those seeking publicity for their events. A review of his appearances and his fundraising this year shows that those who benefited from his giant profile frequently helped the governor as well, often contributing tens of thousands of dollars or more to his campaigns and causes.
After promising during the 2003 recall to end the influence of money in California politics, Schwarzenegger campaigned this year to reform state government through Proposition 11, the successful initiative to change how legislative districts are drawn.
Even his allies in that fight find it distasteful that the governor has become the most prolific fundraiser in state political history and solicited millions of dollars for the redistricting effort from corporate and special interests.
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The timing of the donations can be striking. On Oct. 30, two days after Schwarzenegger did a publicity tour of an environmentally friendly plant built by Contessa Premium Foods, the company wrote a $15,000 check to support Proposition 11.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Yeap, Arnold is going to Washington for a $50 billion dollar fund raiser, and he’ll probably get it.
Why do you continue to punish yourself Norm when you could be planting Marigolds or painting a bedroom...
Why do you continue to punish yourself Norm when you could be planting Marigolds or painting a bedroom...
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You are wise beyond your ears. :-
Eurobegger forever.
When good men do nothing, the likes of Schwarzenegger dally in the spotlight of celebrity. When the Norms of this world raise their voices, men like Schwarzenegger are catapulted into the glare of infamy and become lessons for future generations.
Bless you Norm.
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