Arnold Rallies in Santa Clarita

self | 10/03/2003 | AV Native

[AVNative]

Just got back from the Arnold Rally in Santa Clarita. There were around 1,000 people in attendance - my educated guess - and his comments were on the short side.

Schwarzenegger's appearance was made after an appearance of Darrell Issa. Many in the crowd didn't seem to know Issa was there to wave at them and greet them with a wave of his hand (there was no Master of Ceremonies). I recognized him right away. He deserved more of an applause than he got - which was scant.

Arnold said basically a quick campaign recap of his stump speech: let's bring California back and make California great again. "All I have, I owe to California. Now I am ready to give back to California." An appeal for help came after this.

He did say he would get rid of the triple car tax and would work to improve the business climate.

What was NOT said was anything about the recent smears regarding women and Hitler. Arnold made a constructive, uplifting stump speech, and left shortly after making his statements. He did pump several hands of the general public two times in a row just before he left, to great applause.

The crowd, meeting on the grounds of a block making (construction) business, stood the whole time (nowhere to sit) and was apparently not infiltrated with political saboteurs or hecklers. One person did have a sign that read "Lane for Governor" but he was widely ignored.

Women were abundantly present, including children and babies in strollers. The women I talked to while there had no fear or concern about the allegations against Arnold published in the Los Angeles Times. When the subject came up, the allegations were dismissed as pre-election political mudslinging. They were not fooled.

And yes, the media were here. I saw KCBS's van and a KNBC camera while there, but the media were not my focus.

[Catspaw]

If you get a chance to see a tape of Maria Shriver today speaking at a meeting of California women, you will see a great speech.

I watched it on MSNBC. It really was a great speech, and it seemed like most of the speech was extemporaneous.

[AVNative]

Nahhh. . . And the crowd was about 50 % women, 50% men (I know, I didn't break down the kids/babies percentages, but you get the idea. . .)

Again, it was a short campaign stop. Arnold wasn't there to speak of EVERY issue under the sun. . . just his main stump speech.

[AVNative]

Tia Carrera it was. . .

I can tell she has lots of fans here. I've frankly never heard of her, though. You can tell that movie stars per se don't impress me. Well thought out discussions that are constructive in nature do garner my attention and support - even to those whom I disagree with. Relationships and discusssions that center around life issues - things that matter most - I also favor.

But glitz for glitz's sake? Nahhh. . . And R. Lee Ermey lives down the road from me. He doesn't impress me because of "Full Metal Jacket" or Mail Call," but by his relationships and beliefs.

[BurbankKarl]

I saw portions live on CNN, FoxNewsChannel and MSNBC....and I saw a report of Alex Witt afterward (hottie!)

[Catspaw]

I can tell she has lots of fans here. I've frankly never heard of her, though.

My hubby has :-)) I remembered her from "Wayne's World."

When we were in the Keys last winter, we camped in Marathon, where some of "True Lies" was shot. It was odd to take the dog for a walk and see backdrops for the film--the day after watching it the DVD.

But as far as being impressed by celebrity, *shrug*

The celebs we have in Green Bay are of the pro football variety.

[concentric circles]

Hey Ern - This was in The Mighty Signal on Thursday. It didn't appear on their low budget web site.

Actor Making Campaign Stop in Santa Clarita

The Terminator is on his way.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with an entourage complete with five tour buses, is scheduled to make a stop Friday at a Latino-owned and operated business on San Fernando Road.

Anthony Maldonado, manager of Pueblo Building Materials, said he was surprised when he got a call from city officials telling him that the former Mr. Universe will be making an appearance at his family's place of business.

"It's exciting," Maldonado said. "We got a call saying that they were looking for a business owned and operated by Latinos because (Schwarzenegger) was interested in reaching out to the Latino community. To be chosen, it's an honor."

Maldonado, who along with his family, purchased the business four and a half years ago, said he already has "a lot of questions" lined up for the gubernatorial candidate.

"I want to know how he plans to help out the Latino community," he said. "I was told he would be here for about an hour, answering questions and talking to us, so we're pretty much ready for him."

Pueblo Building Materials is located at 25446 San Fernando Road. The Schwarzenegger stop is scheduled for Friday, at 10 a.m.

[MinuteGal]

Perhaps Senor Maldonado should also ask his fellow Latinos what THEIR plans are "to help out the Latino community".

Leni

[AVNative]

Thanks Concentric Circles for getting the print article from the "mighty" Newhall Signal into this thread. OK, it was a Latino owned business - not necessarily a supporter (though he appears to have been interested in a dialogue with Candidate Schwarzenegger).

The Signal has been a low circulation paper for decades now especially compared to the Los Angeles (actually these days Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles) Daily News. With their old time Santa Clarita focus, they just don't have the bucks to put the article on their website.

BTW, I only saw four buses, not the five the article stated.

[ErnBatavia]

The Mighty Signal

Thanks for the fill-in....I quit taking the "Mighty Sigmoid" after editor Will Fleet (as in "Enema") took it to the left. Besides, we sold out a year and a half ago and got our butts into the flyover portion of California.

Best things the Signal had was "Tell It To The Signal - a/k/a/ TITTS" and John Boston's columns.

I assume San Fernando Road is still the Dust Bowl of the SCV..correcto?

[ArmstedFragg]

"Tell It To The Signal - a/k/a/ TITTS"

I believe that title is a hold over from the days when Scott Newhall ran the paper. He was a big shot at the San Francisco Chronicle during the sixties, then moved south, bought the mansion in Piru, and took over the Signal.

Scott was noted for his ribald sense of humor, and it often showed up in the paper. Somewhere around here I have a copy of an article on a new librarian moving to the community. The story goes on at some length, stressing her in-depth educational background (which included a PHD in Linguistics), and her reputation for brilliance.

The article include a photo of this nice, respectable looking, middle aged woman, and ran under the headline, "A Cunning Linguist Moves to Valencia".

[ErnBatavia]

Scott was noted for his ribald sense of humor, and it often showed up in the paper.

Scott and I shared the same Opthalmologist; he'd shuffle thru in his old Levis.

The Sig, in the mid-to late 80's still had that touch. In the "fax" days, I'd cut out pics (such as the trucker that crashed near Magic Mountain and got pulled out of the crushed cab with his pants around his ankles; cause of accident was 'distraction'..)and give the Valley quite a reputation in my little circle around the country.