Rob Lowe Likely To Join Schwarzenegger's Team As Senior Adviser

The Los Angeles Times ^ | 08/15/03 | Claudia Eller and Michael Cieply

[Pubbie]

Actor and Democratic activist Rob Lowe isn't exactly moving from "The West Wing" to the right wing, but he's going to play a real-life role in Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger's gubernatorial campaign, people close to the situation said Thursday.

The 39-year-old actor has been asked by Schwarzenegger and his wife, Democrat Maria Shriver, who are longtime social friends, to take a senior position in the campaign, the sources said. Although Lowe is expected to have a co-chair title, his exact role is still being defined.

[Pubbie]

You guys had better leave the state now - before it's too late

:(

[Paleo Conservative]

Just like The Left Wing.

[Eala]

With the appointment, Lowe would join a growing list of Democrats holding prominent positions in the Schwarzenegger operation.

Not a good indicator...

[My2Cents]

Wow. Every hour, Schwartz is making himself more odious. And he'll probably win. Those who pushed for the recall should have known they were opening Pandora's Box.

[mhking]

I thought Arnold was serious. I guess I was mistaken...

[sauropod]

I guess we don't need any comments about his filmmaking abilities (remember)?

[B Knotts]

Yay!

Maybe he can get Barbra Streisand as his environmental advisor!

[B Knotts]

Seriously, this is all starting to look like a cruel joke.

[BossLady]

"He also videotaped a sexual romp with two young women in a hotel room"

The videotape was a yawn. :o AND....it was not 2 girls...it was Rob, a girl and his guy friend on the tape.

Gee....I wonder if his political interest is linked to publicity for his new fall tv show .....hmmmmm....

[tdadams]

Rob Lowe: I'm not an intelligent policy analyst, but I play one on TV.

[TexasCajun]

...will Ahhnold ask Martin Sheen to be his next advisor?

Geeezzz

[rumrunner]

Someone should bump this up to breaking news so that we could finally disabuse people of the notion that he is a true republican.

[MineralMan]

"With the appointment, Lowe would join a growing list of Democrats holding prominent positions in the Schwarzenegger operation. "

Including the candidate himself, it seems. What a disaster. And Ahnuld will probably win. So CA will have a Democrat governor, surrounded by Democrat advisors. But, Ahnuld will _call_ himself a Republican, so it will be fine.

[kellynla]

Rob Lowe? Oh well hell, if ol' Robbie boy is supporting Aunold then this whole race is finito! ROFLMAO...Robbie boy really packs a lot of influence in the GOP! NOT!

[pogo101]

I don't think this is as bad as the comments thus far make out. Lowe has given a number of interviews making it clear that, although he is a Democrat (remember "Snow White"?),

- he supported, and supports, the Iraq war effort -- and on FOX NEWS, no less. (http://www.boycott-hollywood.net/archives/000126.html)

I seem to remember reading him indicating that he once was challenged for reading Larry Elder's first book in a public place in Malibu, and he said that was indicative of the closed-mindedness of many in that community.

In any event, Lowe is hardly a Clausewitz.

[right wing]

Any conservative who votes for Ahhhnold is a fool, IMO. Hope his triangulation campaign gets tied up in knots and conservatives unite behind one candidate.

[Hodar]

This reminds me of Kaiopectate my mother used to make me take. Frankly, I preferred diarrhia to the cure. I think a lot of Californians are going to hold their nose, and vote for Arnold.

Here, I think you'll need a double dose...

[Tax-chick]

At least when they make a movie of this election, they won't have any confusion about casting!

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

I don't know why this would surprise anyone. Rnold and Lowe-As-You-Can-Get are both flaming liberals. Only the Rob Reiner's and Martin Sheen's of this world would consider Schwarzenegger a conservative.