I think Arnie is a neocon puppet boy

[populistmom]

I wrote this in response in another Arnold thread, but I think this bears repeating:

They will get him in there as an attempt to get more Rebublican control of the state. This way, they can attempt to pull a "Katherine Harris" type voter scrub or some other scheme to manipulate the elections in 2004.
We already know where they can't win, they cheat and California has a lot of electoral votes up for grabs. I am extremely wary of this situation. It smells really bad.

[mitchum]

1. You're absolutely right

[Capn Sunshine]

2. That's it EXACTLY

he might squeak in and you'll find all his fine rhetoric will disappear in a cloud of smoke from the real agenda of the neocons: scorched earth where Democrats once stood.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

3. Thank you for the 10,000th time

Original.

[Eloriel]

4. I've been saying that all along

And not too many people have been listening.

Eloriel

[edward]

5. Anyone who thinks that guy is anthing less than a right winger

has been sitting in dark movie theaters too long.

[newsguyatl]

6. i think this is true too

i've read somewhere that arnold has been in contact with rove...


this whole thing has white house fingerprints all over it...

this could be the set up of a major disaster folks...

i'm worried about this, you should be too...

[Clete]

7. This is a plan for the Republican Party

take over the state of California like they have Texas and Florida. With these three states in neo-con control, there would be no need for a presidential election because they would control all the electoral votes needed to win.

[TLM]

8. What amazes me is that all these repukes who 10 minutes ago...

were going off on the dixie chicks or tim robbins about how celebrities shouldn't be sticking their noses into politics... suddenly are all for Arnold because he's running as a republican.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

9. absolutely, Arnold will propose all new voting machines

made by Diebold, with no paper trail. bet on it.

I hope no one really believe that Arnold will be making any decisions himself. He will be following orders, just like Bush.

[lebkuchen]

10. Arnie: "I'm a uniter, not a divider."

If not a puppet boy, a great imitator of cheap talking political sloganism.

On the other hand, maybe it was his sexual prowess (of his own imagining) he was hoping to promote in his recent interview?
Extramarital intercourse is the only depth Arnie can provide us, I'm afraid.

[liberalitch]

11. well then that makes two...

arnie and the current resident (evil) of the white house

[Mel]

12. sure is

and the VRWC continues.....they are looking for Arnold Schwarzenegger
to be their 'Raygun Redux' not only will they have a puppet to take California they are going to try to use this same puppet to be their president.

This is NOT the time for Democrats to play nice it's serious and this IS a Coup!

FIGHT! Californians are we are all going down on this one!

Statement of Senator Orrin G. Hatch
Before the United States Senate
On the “Equal Opportunity to Govern” Constitutional Amendment
July 10, 2003

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the “Equal Opportunity to Govern” Amendment, which would amend the Constitution to permit any person who has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years to be eligible for the Office of President. The Constitution, in its current form, prohibits a person who is not a native born citizen of the United States from becoming President.

The purpose of the native born citizen requirement has long passed, and it is time for us – the elected representatives of this nation of immigrants -- to remove this impediment. While there was scant debate on this provision during the Constitutional Convention, it is apparent that the decision to include the natural born citizen requirement in our Constitution was driven largely by the concern that a European monarch, such as King George III’s second son, the Duke of York, might be imported to rule the United States.

This restriction has become an anachronism that is decidedly un-American. Consistent with our democratic form of government, our citizens should have every opportunity to choose their leaders free of unreasonable limitations. Indeed, no similar restriction bars other critical members of government, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, or the President’s most trusted cabinet officials.

Mr. President, ours is a nation of immigrants. The history of the United States is replete with scores of great and patriotic Americans whose dedication to this country is beyond reproach, but who happen to have been born outside of Her borders. These include former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Madeline Albright; current Cabinet members Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martinez; as well as Jennifer Granholm, the Governor of Michigan and bright young star of the Democratic party. As our Constitution reads today, none of these well-qualified, patriotic United States citizens could be a lawful candidate for President.
Perhaps most disturbing is that the scores of foreign-born men and women who have risked their lives defending the freedoms and liberties of this great nation who remain ineligible for the Office of President. More than 700 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor – our nation’s highest decoration for valor – have been immigrants. But no matter how great their sacrifice, leadership, or love for this country, they remain ineligible to be a candidate for President. This amendment would remove this unfounded inequity.
Today I ask the members of this body if we desire to continue to invite these brave men and women to defend this nation’s liberty, to protect Her flag, to be willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice, and yet deny them the opportunity to strive for the ultimate American dream - to become our President? I respectfully submit that we should not.
My proposal to amend the Constitution is not one I take lightly. As our founding fathers envisioned, our Constitution has stood the test of time. It has remained largely intact for more than 200 years due to the careful, deliberative, and principled approach of the framers. This is truly an extraordinary achievement. On a few appropriate occasions, however, we have generated the will to surmount the cumbersome, but no doubt necessary, hurdles to amend the Constitution. I believe the time has now come to address the antiquated provision of the Constitution that requires our President to be a natural born citizen. It has long outlived its original purpose.
I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting the Equal Opportunity to Govern Amendment.
I yield the floor.