Posted on 08/23/2003 12:26:44 AM PDT by Pikamax
By Rene Sanchez Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, August 23, 2003; Page A03
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 22 -- Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped at a sidewalk cafe here in Surf City to chat today with a few local business owners, then strolled along Main Street. More than 1,000 people rushed to the scene to watch.
They climbed trees. They stood atop cars, lined balconies, stopped downtown traffic and nearly overwhelmed his security detail.
It was the first time Schwarzenegger took his celebrity gubernatorial campaign to the streets, and bedlam erupted.
Even before his appearance today, Republican leaders had begun pressuring other GOP candidates running in the state's Oct. 7 recall election to drop out and clear the field for the actor. That campaign intensified after the response Schwarzenegger received here.
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That is straight up, RonDog!You got THAT right!
The Teachers' union may support Bustamove, but the teachers DON'T.
Davis has made a HASH of the school systems.
Here is the critical analysis, re-posted from Dan Weintraub's blog:
"...But I talked to eight or ten local [Huntington Beach] residents who had wandered onto the event and was struck by how little they cared about his specific policies.And it wasnt just that they were star-struck.
They were attracted to Arnolds passion, his optimism, his heart, his take-charge attitude.
They have a sense that things are going downhill in California, and they dont want to hear excuses. They dont want to hear that it was the private energy generators or the economy or the Bush Administration. They want to hear someone tell them that he can make it right again.
Thats what they seem to be hearing from Arnold..."
Tom cannot win. He needs to get out of the way. How can he ever think he can get elected??!! Most people don't even know who he is. And don't care. All my republican friends are voting for Arnold.
I don't know whether to puke or laugh.
Arnold Schwarzengristlehead inspires such conflicting reactions in me.
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