Arnold Schwarzenegger on the issues

Associated Press ^ | 8/27/03

[Tancredo Fan]

Arnold Schwarzenegger on the issues

The Associated Press - 8/27/03

Arnold Schwarzenegger gave his most detailed comments to date on a range of social and policy issues Wednesday when he appeared on the Sean Hannity and Larry Elder syndicated talk-radio programs. Here are some of the positions he staked out:

ABORTION

_Told Hannity he is "pro-choice" but opposes the late-stage procedures described as "partial-birth" abortions. Asked whether he is in favor of parental notification when minors seek abortions, he replied, "I am. But in some cases when there is abuse in the family or problems in the family, then the courts should decide."

GAY MARRIAGE

_Said he did not support gay marriage but "I do support domestic partnerships." He said marriage should be between a man and a woman.

GUNS

_Said he supports a ban on assault weapons, trigger locks under some circumstances and the Brady Bill, which requires background checks on gun purchasers. "I feel that it's important to have, and also I would like to close the loophole of the gun shows," he said, referring to a legal provision that allows unchecked sales at gun shows. But he added, "I think that people should have the right to bear arms."

PRAYER IN SCHOOLS

_"I believe in prayer in school and I think it should be up to the schools, you know, what religion they belong and what direction they want to go," he said.

OFFSHORE DRILLING

_Said companies should not be permitted to drill for oil off California's coast. "I think that we should stop the oil drilling and I think that our state government and federal government should negotiate to buy back the leases," he said.

SCHOOL VOUCHERS

_Indicated support for some form of vouchers. "With No Child Left Behind Act that President Bush has put forward you have a chance that if your school has failed that you can go and take your child to another school," he said. "I believe in that. I think it gives us choices, gives the parents choices, which is extremely important."

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

_Said he had not yet taken a position on affirmative action or on Proposition 54, the initiative that will appear on the recall ballot and would ban the state from collecting most racial data.

DRUG LEGALIZATION

_Said drug legalization was "a bad idea" but he supported legalized medicinal marijuana.

IMMIGRATION

_Indicated support for allowing undocumented immigrants already in the country to remain here, but a spokesman said later he was not specifically proposing an amnesty program.

_Said he opposed legislation to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, but that services for illegal immigrants was a complicated issue that was mostly up to the federal government.

_Said Proposition 187, the 1994 measure that denied many services to illegal immigrants, was "history" because it has been largely voided by the courts. He supported the proposition at the time voters approved it. "Now we have to move forward with the whole thing and to look at it, what we're going to do with all the people that are undocumented immigrants here in this state. What should we do? Should we have them to stay here, which I think is the right way to do, but how do you then include them in our society, how do you make it official, how do you make it legal?" he said. He added he would try to team up with other states with large immigrant populations and lobby the federal government to address the issue.

TAXES

_Refused to take a pledge not to raise taxes, but pledged to raise them only if there was a state emergency.

Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 18:09 PDT

[Quix]

Regardless of McClintock's conservative orthodoxy,

he does NOT have the capacity to begin to build 1/20th Arnold's public personna resources.

It's not there in him, in his person, in his nature. And it's CERTAINLY NOT there in terms of the public awareness and perceptions of the electorate.

WISHING will not make it so.

[Tancredo Fan]

No way will I ever vote for some dirtbag who's in bed with the likes of Jerry Perenicho (CEO of the detestable Mexican propaganda machine Univision), Mexican government agent Carlos Olamendi, and the well known RINO congressman David Dreier. With garbage like that it would be better to give the state to Mexico and bring in the troops to clean 'em out.

[Russell Scott]

"I believe in prayer in school and I think it should be up to the schools, you know, what religion they belong and what direction they want to go"

I didn't know public schools each had a religion they belong to. This is a very deceptive answer, that has no real meaning, since the State has no control over private schools.

[Criminal Number 18F]

That might work, but for it to happen two things have to come to pass:

1. Tom has to bow out, which he shows no sign of doing. Given the rabidity of his bitter-end supporters, he may not have much to bring to a deal -- if he deals most of them will sit home and sulk.
2. Tom's deal has to include some kind of high-level post that will let him increase his visibility in California. He's desperately unpopular now, poling down with Arianna and the other joke candidates. Either people know him and hate him, like Arianna, or they don't know him... he had better hope it's the latter. In that case what he needs to do is not tilt at a windmill he can't beat, but get his name-recognition up.

But of course, his supporters don't want him to deal. Like Hitler moving phantom armies on the map as the Russians swarmed over Berlin, they've got victory in their grasp. Oh brother.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[F16Fighter]

No doubt the guy's a RINO, but I've seen RINOs far worst than this after reviewing his positions -- IF they are to believed.

[dennisw]

He is RINO scum. Don't tell me Conservatives can't get elected here. Ever hear of Ronald Reagan or George Deukmejian?

Nice in theory but that was then and this is now. You got a whole new crowd (electorate) to deal with. Arne is as good as California can get this time around. You want to get that *******  Grey Davis/Bustamente albatross off from around your neck, then you vote Arnold. You want to play games of chance then vote McClintock.

Vote for Busty via voting for McClintock and feel really great and self righteous about yourself but that's not what I would do if I owned property in California and lived worked and breathed in California.

[ambrose]

No way will I ever vote for some dirtbag who's in bed with the likes of Jerry Perenicho (CEO of the detestable Mexican propaganda machine Univision), Mexican government agent Carlos Olamendi, and the well known RINO congressman David Dreier. With garbage like that it would be better to give the state to Mexico and bring in the troops to clean 'em out.

Bump!

[elbucko]

I hate to tell you this, but this is a very different California than Reagan or Deukmejian lived in.

That's for sure. The Democrats from the East (New York), moved out here to California for the weather, then ruined the state with their Eastern socialism.

[Beeline40@aol.com]

Look, I am on the Republican Central Committee here in Humboldt County. I have seen the numbers up close and personal, first let me say that I am a conservative and I like you wish we had a conservative in the state house, but there are more liberals than conservatives in this great state. My dad and brother are democrats and they complain. But when it is time to vote, they pull the lever for democrats. Somehow we have to really try to pull these people over to our side. Never mind me I am just frustrated with the whole thing.

[Tempest]

So this is what the Bustamante campaign looks like.. ..

[ambrose]

"I would never stand in the way of any child going to school, whether he or she is here legally or illegally, it does not matter."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger, October 2002

[Quix]

Childish greed? Perhaps.

At least narrow, rigid, blind, petulant, fussy, whiney, pissy-moany, irrational silliness.

Mind boggling.

Really mind boggling.

. . . perhaps kind of like . . .

if I can't play with your toys, I'll throw sand in your face, steal your toys and run away.

AT least I'll take my toys home, withdraw and throw sand in your ice cream and my own.

Crazy.

[BillyBoy]

WHERE HAVE WE HEARD THIS BEFORE? It sound VERY familar...

--He is "pro-choice" but opposes the late-stage procedures described as "partial-birth" abortions. Asked whether he is in favor of parental notification when minors seek abortions, he replied, "But in some cases when there is abuse in the family or problems in the family, then the courts should decide."
--"I do support domestic partnerships."
--Said he supports a ban on assault weapons, trigger locks under some circumstances and the Brady Bill, which requires background checks on gun purchasers. "I feel that it's important to have, and also I would like to close the loophole of the gun shows"
--"I believe in prayer in school and I think it should be up to the schools, you know, what direction they want to go"
--Said companies should not be permitted to drill for oil off California's coast. "I think that we should stop the oil drilling"
--Indicated support for some form of vouchers. "With No Child Left Behind Act that President Bush has put forward you have a chance that if your school has failed that you can go and take your child to another school," he said. "I believe in that."
--Said he had not yet taken a position on affirmative action
--Said drug legalization was "a bad idea" but he supported legalized medicinal marijuana.
--Indicated support for allowing undocumented immigrants already in the country to remain here
--Services for illegal immigrants was a "complicated issue"
--"Now we have to move forward with the whole thing and to look at it, what we're going to do with all the people that are undocumented immigrants here. What should we do? Should we have them to stay here, which I think is the right way to do, but how do you then include them in our society, how do you make it official, how do you make it legal?"
--Refused to take a pledge not to raise taxes, but pledged to raise them only if there was an "emergency

[elbucko]

I am amazed at the greed of the McClintock camp.

An honest and sincere political position is not "Greed", as you put it, but the right of every citizen. Whether YOU like it, or not.

[Criminal Number 18F]

the Republican Liberty Caucus is firmly in McClintock's camp

That should put him all the way to 3.25%.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[unsycophant]

You've got to change which lever they are pulling. Don't give up trying.

[ambrose]

Screw RINOs. If this place is going to go to hell, then let's get it over with. That's why I would support Bustamante if McClintock were to exit the race. Voting for a RINO like Ahnold is like the frog that boiled slowly to the death. The Frog suddenly tossed into boiling water will at least attempt to jump out!

[Victoria Delsoul]

FYI

Said he opposed legislation to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, but that services for illegal immigrants was a complicated issue that was mostly up to the federal government.

[ModelBreaker]

You got that right. He may be a rino, but I did admire his straightford talk today. He has earned my respect. He has got my vote. Wake up conservatives in California a conservative will never get elected in california. I sure as hell do not want bustemonte.

Straightforward talk?? He takes both sides of every issue. Theres a 'but' in the middle of most of his positions so he can be on both sides.

Maybe he's the best we can do. But that doesn't sound straightforward to me at all.

[elbucko]

and the well known RINO congressman David Dreier.

Ditto to that. I've listened to Drier pontificate on Hugh Hewitt's radio show and had turn the radio off. The only reason I am glad Drier is in the House, is that his successor will probably be a Democrat.