Posted on 08/08/2003 8:36:39 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan
Here me now and believe me later, my friends: all these conservative orgasms over Arnold Schwarzenegger are - like the "Gorbasms" liberals experienced over Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev - fake. I know that (R) next to Schwarzenegger's name excites the White House, but his own words prove he's not a conservative. I call this "The Hollywood Syndrome," and it happens every time some actor-type says anything even remotely conservative. I'm not trying to cold shower anybody here, but don't look to anyone in Hollywood to validate your political ideas.
The American Prowler's George Neumayr detailed Arnold's politics in his article "Here's Arnold!" Quote: "[H]e spoke in generalities and banalities about his plans for the state. To the extent that he said anything, he sounded not like a fiscal conservative but a moderate Democrat. He said that he wanted businesses to come back to California so that the state government could collect enough tax revenues to provide social programs. This is the sort of obtuse comment middle-of-the-road Democrats always make, forgetting that businesses are leaving the state because they are tired of paying high taxes for those big government social programs."
More: "He has told the press he is 'very liberal' about social programs, supports abortion and homosexual adoption, and advocates 'sensible gun controls.' His entree into politics last year was a proposition Democrats endorsed because it raised state spending for what amounted to state babysitting - before-school and after-school programs that cost the state up to $455 million a year. He has complained openly about the party's conservatism.... Talk magazine described him as 'impatient' with the religious right.... [H]e expressed disgust with the Republicans who impeached Clinton. 'That was another thing I will never forgive the Republican Party for,' he said. 'We spent one year wasting time because there was a human failure. I was ashamed to call myself a Republican during that period.'"
Does this sound like "the Next Reagan," as some people are calling Arnold? Hardly. This guy may be the next actor elected governor of California, but that's where the similarity between him and Ronaldus Magnus end.
Actually Limbaugh is right and coments like like have nothing to do with carpet bagging.
I think you should shut your mouth about this.
Having said this, he is still better than any democrat.
Define "continue the outrageous social spending we have in this State."
What I've seen is that he wants to quit wasting the monies we spend on stupid stuff and focus instead on things like up-to-date textbooks in the schools. Of course, teaching our children that the USSR went out of business in 1991 (four years after their texbooks were published) is probably outrageous for some folks.
All right smartie pants, which republican faction DOES do well in in California?
Call Senator Campbell and ask him (34%, got fewer % of women vote than prolife Lungren did in 98) Call Senator Fong, call Senator Seymour, call Senator Huffington, how about Insurance Commissioner Mendoza, or Controller Barrales.
They are all very moderate "fiscal conservatives" who were supposed to be the future of the Republican Party in California. They will side with you on how conservatives can't win.... what? They all LOST big time?...never mind.
That's what he says and it sounds real good. So far, Arnald has talked about straightening out California and making it more business friendly. That's fine. However, Arnald is a self proclaimed social liberal and wants to get the California budget out of the red, so all the social welfare programs will have enough funding to run and no services will be further jeaprodized. That is not the agenda of a fiscal conservative and that's what Rush is tlaking about.
Getting rid of Boy Davis is the #1 priority, but don't expect Arnald, if he wins, to cut taxes and reduce spending in California.
Since Rush's program got it's start in Sacramento, it seems to me that he may know a little bit more about Calif. politics then you give him credit for.
You're right on the latter part.
They have nothing to do with carpet-bagging, and everything to do with keeping his ratings up.
We've tried electing "pure" conservatives out here. It doesn't happen.
Since Rush left the state 15 years ago, it seems to me that his knowledge of CA politics is similarly ancient.
Who ever said Arnold was like Reagan?
Before or after the friendly fire from the "conservative base?"
Costs just over $3000 to file, and you only need a few signatures that I'm sure you could pick up in a day.
It's an unprecedented recall election. Stop looking a gift horse in the mouth.
File to run or go shag some balls, Rush.
Here we go again. If WINNING is all that matters, then we should call Bill Clinton and ask him to run as a Republican for California Governor. Forget about all that idealogical purity. HE CAN WIN! All that matters is that there is an R on his voter registration card.
For the issues that matter to the Republican grassroots that get out and make things happen, Arnold is on the worng side of everything. He is pro-abortion. He is a gun grabber, he is a homo-lover.
What? You say he's a fiscal conservative? He sponsored the big government Prop 49 to provide government after school day care for kids -- a multi-billion dollar bond boondoggle. I heard him interviewed this morning. he said the children come first. They get first dibs on the state treasury. He wants more teachers, more money for classrooms more, more, more.... The CTA are going to LOVE this guy. (I didn't hear anything about actually teaching them to read)
I see him going down in flames just like Riordan did. Let's get Bill Clinton out here. HE CAN WIN!
And proceed to lose bigtime in 2006.
BTW, if McClintock starts gaining traction, the "true conservatives" in California can be expected to engage in petty backstabbing. Witness the 2002 "friendly fire" Simon got from the usual suspects.
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