George Shultz Joins Schwarzenegger Campaign

[Khephra]

Thu August 14, 2003 07:41 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger added more brawn to his campaign team on Thursday by announcing ex Secretary of State George Shultz would join his campaign as an economic adviser, according to the candidate's spokesman.

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[buff2]

1. What is it with repukes and

RETREADS??? Geesus... :puke:

[diplomats]

2. Economic adviser???

Shultz was a secy. of state.

[Ouabache]

3. He was Labor Secretary at one time too

maybe under Nixon...truly a re-treaded retread.

[Flubadubya]

29. Retreads for retards...

sounds like a real winning strategy! Maybe they could use it as a campaign slogan or something... certainly would be apropos.

[Snellius]

4. How many economic advisers does he need? All PR hype!

This is just a phoney way of getting a plug from his friends and making it sound like muscle-brain actually has some substance.

[Dover]

5. What's with all the heavy weights? Can't Auunold do the heavy lifting?

Obviously they need to give Auuunold his own cabinet of puppeteers if he plans to be the Dubya of the Left Coast. Makes him look important and loaded for bear.

[MsLeopard]

11. Proven methodology

It worked for the present simian occupant of the White House. I remember during the 2000 campaign remarking to our corporate attorney how lame Dubya was as a candidate and she replied, "Yes, but he has surrounded himself with GOOD people so I'm not worried." This was when he was announcing Colin Powell would be his Sec of State, Cheney as VP, etc. What a team it turned out to be, eh?

Ah-nold may be just following the playbook.

[htuttle]

6. Either they keep these guys in cryonic suspension...

..or bathing in the blood of virgins actually works.

[Voltaire99]

21. LOL n/t

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[stlsaxman]

7. I was just reminded of that WWII Daffy Duck cartoon-

where every time Daffy dropped something on Hitlers head he clenched his fists and yelled-

"SSSSCCCCCHHHHHUUUUUUUUUULLLLLTTTTZZZZ!!!!!!"

what cartoon was that?

[arcane1]

8. isn't he with Bechtel now?

Or Carlyle, or one of them??

:shrug:

ah, it's the Fremont Group, another one...

bunch of inbred greedy tycoons

[0rganism]

9. Well, at least no one can accuse repubs of not recycling...

For some reason, I'm getting the feeling like I didn't fully engage in the political nightmare of the '80s during my adolescence, and as punishment I have to watch a farking rerun. Still waiting for some new, improved names to emerge from the pack...

[stevedeshazer]

10. Jeezus

The man is swine. Hasn't he taken the old dirt nap yet?

[onehandle]

12. This is looking more Nixonian all of the time...

Rove is making All of the calls.

[Julien Sorel]

13. A bunch of figureheads joining together behind a figurehead.

What a freak show.

[Gman]

14. This says volumes

about what the GOP is up to in CA.

[Skittles]

18. BINGO

IT SAYS EVERYTHING AND NONE OF IT IS GOOD.

[leftofthedial]

15. that's it then

the whole lot of them on the hasta la vista team are part of the BFEE.

[CO Liberal]

16. Only Because Sgt. Schultz Is Dead

"I know nut-zing - NUT-ZING!!!!!"

[Voltaire99]

22. Ho ho!

Best yuk of the day. :-)

[Emboldened Chimp]

17. It's so obvious what they're doing

They're surrounding him with "experienced" advisors in case anyone questions Arnie's own lack of governing experience. Gee, sounds like someone we all know and love, doesn't it?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

28. Like with Xenophobe Pete Wilson...

they will send out these insiders to answer questions for him!!!! This way he can just smile for the camera like the
Propaganda Puppet that he is!

[dudeness]

19. Arnie stick to your films

although most of them are a load of crap...surely your country is getting sick and tired of personality politics..hollywood action figures ..geezus spare me..arnie defeats al quaida single handedly..I dont feel safe.

[kskiska]

20. These people have no shame

They're jackals surrounding and feasting on Davis before he's even dead. Why not hoist Saint Ronnie out of his hospital bed and put him on the staff, too.

[legin]

23. Mmmmm

I'm not sure how many Republican Govenors California has had in the past but it strikes me that there is something more to this than just Schwarzenegger becoming Govenor of California. I have got the impression that California is THE Democratic stronghold, if the Republican Party can wander in there and take it then it does not bode well for the rest of the country.

The Repubs appear to be pulling out all the stops, the Democratic Party needs to react accordingly.

[David__77]

24. Arnie the opportunist, trying to please everyone...

I don't think he has a single ounce of political courage. He'll be totally malleable. On the good side, if he squeaks in, Democrats will still rule the state.

[Snellius]

25. Where's Arnold? Is he ready for his closeup yet?

ENTER Warren Buffet(Crowd cheers)
ENTER George Schultz(Crowd cheers)
ENTER Rob Lowe (Crowd cheers)

Reaction Shot as Arnold the Republican approaches off screen.

[Gin]

26. Another puppet is born...

they will pull his strings.

[ElementaryPenguin]

27. Exactly! Ah-nulled the BFEE puppet!!! Wake up, California!!

This is a complete BFEE engineered, fucking scam!!!

[hatrack]

30. Counting the minutes . . .

. . . until James Baker shows up, with Henry Kissinger in tow.

Maybe they can get the mummified corpse of Jeremy Bentham and set it in the governor's conference room in Sacramento.