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MoveOn plans anti-Arnie ads
MoveOn | 10/2/2003

Posted on 10/02/2003 2:19:34 PM PDT by ArcLight

Dear MoveOn members, This is a real emergency. The polls in California show Schwarzenegger pulling ahead, while the truth about his character is only now starting to get out. We have just a few days to make sure everyone in California knows who this man is. Today we ask you to do two things: (1) contribute to a TV ad that we will run across the state of California on Sunday and Monday and (2) send this message on to friends, so they know the details that are only just now getting into the press.

Please contribute to the ad at:

http://www.moveonpac.org/

We need to raise $500,000, by the end of day today.

This morning the Los Angeles Times published the stories of six women who say they were physically abused by Arnold Schwarzenegger as recently as three years ago. We've included excerpts from the article at the bottom of this email. The stories are shocking, but they fit a pattern of previous reports.

We're launching a television ad devoted to putting Arnold's problem with women into the public eye. We feel that this is a critical step that absolutely must be taken, but we need $500,000 to make this happen. Please help us fund the ad campaign by clicking here:

http://www.moveonpac.org/

Then join us for these last few days of our campaign to defeat the recall. There's a lot you can do to make a difference. Sign up to help by going here:

http://moveon.org/pac/recall/

The stories published in the LA Times today are consistent with statements Schwarzenegger has made and incidents he's been involved in throughout his entire career.

If you think his personal views and behavior can be separated from his new career as a politician, think again: Schwarzenegger has not included a single woman on his economic council. In a state where there are tens of thousands of women in positions of power, there was not even one he respected enough add to his team.

Schwarzenegger has a serious problem with women, reflected in both his actions and his words. His own statements -- even just months ago -- paint a clear picture of a man who has absolutely no respect for women:

"How many times do you get away with this--to take a woman, grab her upside down, and bury her face in a toilet bowl?" July, 2003 Entertainment Weekly interview, speaking about a scene from his latest film.

"When you see a blonde with great tits and a great ass, you say to yourself, 'Hey, she must be stupid or must have nothing else to offer', which maybe is the case many times." July, 2003 Esquire Magazine interview.

"Girls became sex objects. I saw the other bodybuilders using them in this way and I thought it was all right...Whatever I thought might hold me back, I avoided. I crossed girls off my list -- except as tools for my sexual needs." 1977 Memoir, Arnold: the Education of a Bodybuilder

The stories revealed in the LA Times are consistent with many other cases which have been reported. Three years ago Arnold made headlines in the U.K. after a string of sexually abusive groping incidents -- one of which took place in an on camera interview. During the on-camera incident Schwarzenegger explained, "If my wife saw this I'd be in trouble, I'd have to tell her it was a stunt double."

Premiere, a respected film industry magazine, interviewed the women involved -- all reporters:

Anna Richardson of Big Screen claims that after the cameras stopped rolling for her interview segment, Schwarzenegger, apparently attempting to ascertain whether Richardson's breasts were real, tweaked her nipple and then laughed at her objections. "I left the room quite shaken," she says. "What was more upsetting was that his people rushed to protect him and scapegoated me, and not one person came to apologize afterward."

Apparently Schwarzenegger's behavior is an open secret in Hollywood. The same article quoted Hollywood insiders and Schwarzenegger colleagues saying that is typical behavior for the actor:

"You don't get it," said a producer who's worked with Schwarzenegger. "That's the way Arnold always behaves. For some reason, [this time] the studio or the publicists couldn't put enough pressure on the women to kill the story."

Arnold's problem with women is not a case of insensitive comments or inappropriate actions. It's an appalling record of disrespect and abuse of women. It would be a disgrace to women and a disgrace to all the people of California if Schwarzenegger became Governor.

The once-confusing recall election is now dramatically simple: if you don't vote against the recall, Schwarzenegger will become governor. Join us in these last few days we have to defeat the recall. Sign up here:

http://moveon.org/pac/recall/

Sincerely,

-- Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack The MoveOn Team October 2, 20003


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: advertising; arnie; harassment; moveon; recall; schwarzenegger
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1 posted on 10/02/2003 2:19:35 PM PDT by ArcLight
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2 posted on 10/02/2003 2:20:25 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: ArcLight
Change your ISP. :)
3 posted on 10/02/2003 2:20:50 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Ideas in tagline are closer than they appear.)
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To: ArcLight
MoveOn plans anti-Arnie ads

That should excite a lot of Tom's supporters.

Anything to give bustamante a better chane, doncha you know.

4 posted on 10/02/2003 2:21:21 PM PDT by South40 (Vote for Mcclintock, elect cruz)
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To: ArcLight
Did you get any emails like this during the Clinton years from lefties (not that MoveOn was around)? Hypocrites.
5 posted on 10/02/2003 2:21:29 PM PDT by Sir Gawain (Not looking forward to "A Day in the Life of Arnold" threads)
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To: ArcLight
I''ve been planning to vote for McClintock.

Today's LA Times story was decisive for me.

I'm voting for Arnold.
6 posted on 10/02/2003 2:25:01 PM PDT by Argus
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To: South40



Anything to give bustamante a better chane, doncha you know.

I wasn't aware this was a story about anyone's chane.


7 posted on 10/02/2003 2:25:44 PM PDT by Sabertooth (No Drivers' Licences for Illegal Aliens. Petition SB60. http://www.saveourlicense.com/n_home.htm)
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To: ArcLight
Why? I thought he was a leftist, free-spending, babykiller?
8 posted on 10/02/2003 2:26:41 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well...there you go again.)
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To: ArcLight
"I left the room quite shaken," she says.

They must be confusing her with Kathleen Wiley.

9 posted on 10/02/2003 2:27:45 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well...there you go again.)
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To: Argus
:-)
10 posted on 10/02/2003 2:28:11 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well...there you go again.)
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To: ArcLight

Arnold finds FReeRepublic.


11 posted on 10/02/2003 2:29:22 PM PDT by South40 (Vote for Mcclintock, elect cruz)
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To: Argus
Good on you. The Rats and left are totally afraid of Arnold--he will not be as stymied as Tom would, were he elected. Arnold will go to the people most effectively. Backfire for this trash attack will be the result, IMHO...
12 posted on 10/02/2003 2:31:27 PM PDT by eureka! (Rats and Presstitutes lie--they have to in order to survive.....)
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To: ArcLight
We need to raise $500,000, by the end of day today.

If those morons at MoveOn can raise a half a million bucks in one day with just an email solicitation, we've all got a *big* problem...

13 posted on 10/02/2003 2:33:52 PM PDT by fire_eye
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To: ArcLight
Ironic that these lefty wackos founded this group in response to Clinton's sexcapades, and that those were no big deal, just censure him and "move on". If it was so with Clinton, why not "move on" for Arnold as well? Ah, Arnold's a Republican, so it seems we can't "move on" in that case, gotta deal with it, drag it out, smear, etc., because "Republicans deserve it", so I hear.
14 posted on 10/02/2003 2:36:19 PM PDT by chimera
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To: Sabertooth

Lighten up Francis.
Every 1 missedspelles a werd know in than.


15 posted on 10/02/2003 2:36:47 PM PDT by South40 (Vote for Mcclintock, elect cruz)
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To: fire_eye
I was at the Arnie rally today in Costa Mesa. Crowd was 50% women. In all seriousness how often do you think that Arnie has been groped by women in the last 30 years?
16 posted on 10/02/2003 2:39:27 PM PDT by der Hund
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To: South40
What truths are there about Arnold's character that are supposed to be harmful? Arnold NEVER ran as a family values sort of candidate.

But I do wonder if cable or network broadcasts of Arnold's movies or TV re-runs are kept off the air in California, as these tend to provide a lot of exposure to otherwise undecided people, of rather modest sophistication. "THAT'S the guy running for governor? Man, he's got MY vote!"
17 posted on 10/02/2003 2:39:52 PM PDT by alloysteel
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To: ArcLight
Commies For Character. That's rich.
18 posted on 10/02/2003 2:40:24 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Sir Gawain
MoveOn was around. I believe it was founded on the principle of moving on after Clinton's Lewinski scandal. They argued that what happened between him and the intern was a personal matter.

Isn't it ironic, that although Clinton's interaction was recent, while he was in office, proven, and included perjury, MoveOn defended him (in fact it was founded to defend him.) In the case of Arnold, his indiscretions are unproven, occurred decades ago, were truly a private matter (he was not in office), and have not involved perjury (a crime), MoveOn is raising money to criticize.

If people cannot see how hypocritical this group is, then they are blinded by partisanship.

19 posted on 10/02/2003 2:41:17 PM PDT by undeniable logic
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To: alloysteel
But I do wonder if cable or network broadcasts of Arnold's movies or TV re-runs are kept off the air in California, as these tend to provide a lot of exposure to otherwise undecided people, of rather modest sophistication. "THAT'S the guy running for governor? Man, he's got MY vote!"

I recall hearing that equal time provisions in election law would prevent Arnold's movies from airing during the campaign.


20 posted on 10/02/2003 2:43:32 PM PDT by Sabertooth (No Drivers' Licences for Illegal Aliens. Petition SB60. http://www.saveourlicense.com/n_home.htm)
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