AP Interview: Schwarzenegger Admits Errors

[Judi Lynn]

AP Interview: Schwarzenegger Admits Errors

By BETH FOUHY
Associated Press Writer

September 21, 2005, 6:22 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is confident he can persuade voters to approve his reform measures in next month's special election and dismissed as "silly" the criticisms leveled at him in recent months by actor Warren Beatty.

In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Schwarzenegger discussed a wide range of matters pertaining to the Nov. 8 election and his own decision to pursue a second term next year.

The Republican governor is pushing several ballot initiatives that would curb the power of the Democrat-controlled Legislature and the state's powerful public employee unions.

He wants voters to establish a state spending cap, extend the time it takes for public school teachers to be eligible for tenure, require public employee unions to seek permission from their members before using dues money for political purposes, and strip lawmakers of their power to draw the lines of their own districts.
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-schwarzenegger-interview,0,4184602.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

[TomClash]

1. Is this the new Republican thing?

They are starting to sound like "girlie men."

[bostonbabs]

8. Republican scum

...he is all about energy. The first thing he did in office was get rid of the law suits (the state had been making good progress on ) against ENRON....hello California!... AND believe it or not he has actually spoken of a SECOND DEREGULATION.....the insanity of it is mind boggling.Texaco( admittedly) paid his way to the Republican Convention....can this "gropenator" be involved in another $$$$ corporate money deal before the people of California throw him out of office and let him land on his steroided girly ass?...

[Javaman]

9. yes, this is their new talking point...

"I'm, you know, sorry, there, I have said it, can we go on now? What? I have to sound more sincere?? Christ!! Okay, I'm really really sorry, boo hoo, what? that sounds patronizing??? Damn it, okay, someone spray some onion in my eyes...eeeeeowwwwww!!! damn it, that stings!!! oh here come the tears...I'm reeeeeeally sorry, honestly..."

[tularetom]

2. California voters admit error

One giant fucking error in 2003 when we replaced a poor governor with an abominable one.

[WhiteTara]

5. and I certainly hope that those swayed by

his star power have seen him for who he is. Welcome to DU tularetom :hi:

[pinniped]

3. The only error was that POS coming to this country.

.

[WhiteTara]

6. you mean that we LET him into the country?

I agree. He is really a prime example of why we need to be very careful who we let in to our country!

[UTUSN]

4. His "Errors" - "Part of the Learning Experience"

Yip, on the part of the idiots who voted for him--and let's not forget the ones who DON'T vote.

[Rose Siding]

7. Muscles says an actor critic is "starving for attention"?

BWAHAHAHA

Schwarzenegger also said he was perplexed by Beatty, a fellow actor and Democrat who has become an outspoken antagonist.

"There are some people who are close to him that say that he is just starving for attention and that's the way he gets attention. Other people said, look he's not working and he just feels like he should maybe get involved in politics," Schwarzenegger said. "Instead, I just think that maybe he is jealous that I did jump in. I find it silly, because I respect his work."

Oil 'em up, Arn :eyes:

[Journeyman]

10. If Beatty were the only one leveling criticism . . .

Schwarzenegger might have a point. But since there's a chorus of other voices raised against him, with Beatty only adding harmony to the mix, the only conclusion to draw is that Schwarzenegger is blind to the realities of the moment and doesn't realize how little his present work is respected.

[Barkley]

11. Don't Blame Me, I voted for Gary Coleman - nt

[tainowarrior]

12. I voted for that Pornstar Chick...Mary Carey, or something like that.

incidentally, did you see her on the Jon Stewart interview. She actually farted like it wasn't anything.

I've never see a woman be so BLONDE...but wow, she really was ditzy.

[BlueStater]

13. The real error was you getting elected at all

It's a mistake Californians are not going to make twice.