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From Moscow to his hometown, world marvels at Schwarzenegger's victory
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Oct. 7, 2003
| VANESSA GERA,
Posted on 10/08/2003 12:16:22 AM PDT by FairOpinion
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:18 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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From Moscow to his hometown, Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory in California was cheered Wednesday as a uniquely American political triumph with more drama and suspense than a Hollywood script.
After partying the night away, Austrian dignitaries and admirers in Schwarzenegger's home region celebrated his win by claiming him anew as one of their own.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; governor; recall; schwarzenegger
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To: wolficatZ
Wow, thanks for the link. That is quite a valuable resource.
Especially the chica galaxy 2003 on the Argentinian Station. :)
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posted on
10/08/2003 5:10:27 AM PDT
by
Grit
(Tolerance for all but the intolerant...and those who tolerate intolerance etc etc)
To: AntiGuv
He is not an Austrian, he is an American and his hometown is Los Angeles, You hometown is where you grew up, whether in America or not. It shows in your accent.
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posted on
10/08/2003 5:45:33 AM PDT
by
A. Pole
("Is 87 billion dollars a great deal of money? Yes. Can our country afford it?" [Secretary Rumsfeld])
To: AntiGuv
Calling Graz his hometown makes him sound like a foreignerWell, that's fair enough. But usually when I say "my home town", I'm specifically talking about where I was born and raised, not where I am presently residing.
To: FairOpinion
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posted on
10/08/2003 6:19:58 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(Arnold for Governator! Help Bring California Back!)
To: GeronL
"Many people in the world -- and in America -- now know where Styria is." No, actually, we don't.
You should. The soldiers of the Steiermark defended the eastern flanks of Christendom from the perfidious Turks for centuries. If you're glad you are not a Muslim, thank the Styrians.
-ccm
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posted on
10/08/2003 6:35:30 AM PDT
by
ccmay
To: FairOpinion
"Many people in the world -- and in America -- now know where Styria is."
Where the he## is Styria
To: nathanbedford
I think it says something counter to the way Republicans are portrayed that we have an Austrian immigrant as a Republican governor. Perhaps we will have a chance to vote in the first woman, and first black, as POTUS, in the person of Dr. Rice. Now that would be a mind blower for the media, Demorats and black Americans.
47
posted on
10/08/2003 7:11:21 AM PDT
by
TheDon
To: ambrose
I think Tom got lucky he didn't throw the election. Either that or he knew he didn't have a chance for some time.
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posted on
10/08/2003 7:13:18 AM PDT
by
TheDon
To: xm177e2
Bustamante is still conceding. How long were we supposed to wait?
To: ambrose
This is all behind us now. I think Arnold said as much in his speech.
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posted on
10/08/2003 7:14:41 AM PDT
by
TheDon
To: republicanwizard
His speech wasn't much of a concession. He kept droning on about what a great victory the overturn of Prop 54 was. It was rather silly.
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posted on
10/08/2003 7:18:14 AM PDT
by
TheDon
To: nathanbedford
But, to a man, they simply cannot believe that we would elect an AustrianBecause they would never elect an American.
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posted on
10/08/2003 7:23:19 AM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
Styria
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posted on
10/08/2003 7:24:01 AM PDT
by
Consort
To: AntiGuv
Let's get REAL picky! He lives in Pacific Palisades, not Los Angeles.
To: wolficatZ
A question for the ladies, or the queer eye for the straight gals. Last night my wife asked the important political question of the evening, and I heard no commentor mention it. She said "Why is Maria wearing white after Labor Day?". Inquiring minds want to know.
To: FairOpinion
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To: ambrose; DoughtyOne; EternalVigilance
"I didn't say a word on this thread, but was attacked by FairOpinion's vicious attack on McClintock's supporters. "
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Why do you distort things, ambrose?
This is totally unproductive and a waste of time, but here it is for the record:
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#8 by Eternal Vigilance: "The above is my one last shot at the most ungracious winners I've seen since Greg Ganske's primary victory in Iowa last year."
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# 12 by FairOpinion:
To: EternalVigilance
You guys -- as in you, McClintock supporters -- should be very glad that Schwarzenegger won and not Bustamante, despite your efforts at electing Bustamante.
If Bustamante had won, because of McClintock and his supporters, it would have poisoned the Republican party in California for years to come.
As it is, Arnold is a generous winner and is holding out an olive branch. What is interesting, is that Davis appears to be willing to take it, but I am not sure of the fellow Republicans, which is a sad commentary of the McClintock supporters -- it appears a personal cult is what is important, not the wellbeing of California or the nation.
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To: ambrose
13.3% .. and he probably would have gotten more than that if it weren't for all those bogus polls showing a tight race, and due to the last minute LA Times smear.Seems like only yesterday you were the one pushing those polls.
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posted on
10/08/2003 3:33:50 PM PDT
by
EllaMinnow
(Life is too important to be taken seriously.)
To: SoCal Pubbie
That works for me! :)
59
posted on
10/08/2003 4:00:58 PM PDT
by
AntiGuv
(When the countdown hits zero, something's gonna happen..)
To: ambrose
Yet, all night long, the same group of vicious trolls did nothing but attack Tom
and his supporters, and even taunted us about his low percentage.
Sincerely, I say shame on those folks.
And I voted for Ahnold (mostly out of fear of not driving a stake into the
heart of Bustamante's bid).
I just hope that as THE AUDIT is going on, Ahnold can turn to Tom and get the
solid info on where to take the carving knife to the excesses of the guvmint.
Ahnold will need that help because, as I naively understand, Ahnold will only
have real control over about 10-20% of the total budget.
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posted on
10/08/2003 4:14:45 PM PDT
by
VOA
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