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May The Schwarzenegger Not Be With You
Good to see Californians reject his phony propositions. Now they should recall him.
The subject of Arnold Schwarzenegger bores me. I wrote ceaseless columns on this site warning Republicans and conservatives that he would govern as a liberal and operate as a Trojan Horse for the Dems. During an appearance on the now-defunct CNN show Inside Politics, I said that he could become “the Jim Jeffords of the West Coast.” For my troubles, I was dismissed as an out-of-touch, maniacal, abortion-obsessed pinhead.
Now to hear the same country-club Republican jackasses who sabotaged Tom McClintock and parachuted Arnie into office whine about his liberal legacy is just boring. You made this slipshod bed; lie in it. “This isn’t the Arnold we once knew,” they say in effect. Yes, it is. You just weren’t paying attention, or more likely just didn’t care, owing to ambivalence about your own platform.
Cowed by their pro-abort trophy wives and snot-nosed, Daily Show-watching children, Republican businessmen made endless excuses for Schwarzenegger. Well, at least he is a “fiscal conservative,” they would say, mumbling something about him having quoted Adam Smith and Milton Friedman once or twice.
To anyone even remotely paying attention, this was obvious BS. His entrée into California politics was to spearhead in 2002 a nanny-state proposition as dumb as the ones that went down Tuesday — Proposition 49, which was designed to hike up state spending for before-school and after-school latchkey-kid-watching programs.
Popping off about his alliance with Dems during the Proposition 49 campaign, Schwarzenegger told an impressed David Broder that “this cause is bigger and more important than who you are or what your philosophy may be.” No, all it proved, as I wrote at the time (“The Squirminator: Things We Don’t Need, A Kennedy Republican,” in the November-December 2002 American Spectator), was that Arnie had championed an essentially Democratic, fiscally liberal cause.
When I saw headlines in January such as “California golfers must recall Arnold Schwarzenegger for golf tax,” I had to laugh. Was, I wondered, the same GOP confederacy of country-club dunces who catapulted Arnie into office now trying to remove him from it? Were the Gerry Parskys, who had pooh-poohed the notion that such a “fiscally conservative” fellow like Arnie would ever raise taxes, now concerned that their driving-range and green fees might go up? Alas, that recall notion petered out quickly; legislators blocked his attempt to pass a “golf tax” and I didn’t see any more headlines like that one.
But on Tuesday, as Schwarzenegger joined Barack Obama to talk about “global warming” and other nothing issues during a visit to D.C., his constituents back home voted down every single one of his propositions, save the one that caps bloated salaries for pols during budget crises.
Well done! Perhaps we are seeing the beginnings of a revolt against the decades-long infantilization of politics, without which this kindergarten cop could never have entered high office. It is heartening to see Californians, if only a dedicated bloc of them who hauled themselves to the polls while their neighbors spaced out, send such a strong signal to the horde of hacks in Sacramento who wanted tax hikes rather than spending cuts. That thousands of California members of the National Education Association are stumbling around today in a frightened stupor is the most promising news I’ve seen come out of California in months.
Now peeved Californians should keep going and organize a recall of Schwarzenegger. Why not? He has governed more perniciously than Gray Davis. Unlike Davis, who couldn’t get away with much because he looked like a mortician, celebrity Arnie has successfully advanced all sorts of environmentalist and statist nonsense, along with serving up gobs of chic corruption, from his taxpayer-financed billions for therapeutic cloning to his loud support for gay marriage to his recent babblings about legalizing pot.
The Terminator has reached his terminus; Californians should show him the door.
About the Author
George Neumayr, a contributing editor to The American Spectator, is co-author, with Phyllis Schlafly, of the new book, No Higher Power: Obama’s War on Religious Freedom.
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Steve| 5.21.09 @ 7:09AM
I voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006, mainly because of his courage in vetoing gay marriage and his strong support for the death penalty and a couple of other semi-conservative positions. But now he's flip-flopped on gay marriage and I have very little respect for the man. While I wouldn't expect I would support an attempt to recall him, I strongly disapprove of the job he's doing.
David Mathews | 5.21.09 @ 7:18AM
George the Bitter Conservative feels betrayed by Arnold ...
* "But on Tuesday, as Schwarzenegger joined Barack Obama to talk about "global warming" and other nothing issues ... "
Perhaps, George, Arnold has realized that aligning himself with the least educated and most fundamentalist conservatives isn't a winning political strategy ... as demonstrated by the 2006 and 2008 elections and the declining demographics of the Republican party.
While conservative extremists might insist upon remaining scientifically illiterate and saying stupid things in denial of Global Warming, the educated Americans already know that all this ignorant talk is pure BS on behalf of polluting industries and in favor of oil addiction.
From a political standpoint it makes sense to betray the declining 21% of Republican dead-enders in order to remain in the good grace of the remaining 80% of the American population.
Robert Rosencrans| 5.21.09 @ 7:21AM
California is a failed liberal state. Soon other liberal states will go down with California including New York and New Jersey amongst a few others.
The public did not due their due diligence in these states and public service unions had too much influence, increasing benefits for public employees to levels not available in the private sector.
This imbalance has doomed these political entities.
In the meantime thousands of citizens, mostly the ones with assets who are tired of the game, are leaving these high tax states. Yet the madness continues.
Here's a good read by someone who has had enough. Like most of us.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05202009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/adios__new_york_170074.htm
By TOM GOLISANO
By moving to Florida, I can spend that $5 million on worthy causes, like better hospitals, improving education or the Clinton Global Initiative. Or maybe I'll continue to invest it in fighting the status quo in Albany. One thing's certain: That money won't continue to fund Albany's bloated bureaucracy, corrupt politicians and regular special-interest handouts.
How did the state get to this point? By spending, spending and spending some more.
* New York's budget was $72.7 billion in 1999. Ten years later it ballooned to $131.8 billion. Each year, on average, the budget has risen at an astounding 6 percent compounded annual rate -- more than dou ble inflation (2.8 percent).
* Medicaid spending alone works out to $2,283 for every man, woman and child in the state. That's the highest in the nation and twice the national average. In the last decade, the Medicaid budget grew 50 percent (from $30 billion in 1999 to $45 billion in 2009). In almost every sector (hospitals, nursing homes, medicine, clinics and home and community care), spending per recipient regularly exceeds the national average.
Faced with escalating costs and diminishing returns, Albany and its allies -- that is, the health-care unions (SEIU Local 1199 has more than 300,000 members, many of whom are politically active) -- have only one answer: increase taxes.
Michael L. Hauschild| 5.21.09 @ 7:32AM
Ya thats it! Basing your economy on foreign workers (illegal or visa), letting the Unions run (ruin) the business dynamic, and electing another RINO (read flip-flop) is the recipe for viability.
Hasta la vista, boneheads.
Bram| 5.21.09 @ 8:03AM
Would it really matter if there was a different Governor? Until CA voters elect reasonable legislators, the state will continue to fail.
Martin Owens| 5.21.09 @ 8:11AM
Tempting to blame the current governor for everything.
But remember in 2005 he put it on the line- ballot initiatives that meant real reform, or at least the beginnings of it. The voters left him hanging.
Bram is right. As long as the California voter holds the belief that it is government's job to give him anything he wants, and then make someone else pay, there will NEVER be enough money.
Deborah D | 5.21.09 @ 8:41AM
I was with you Mr. Neumayer when you were warning about Ahnold...I liked McClintock, but apparently, he made too much sense and didn't have a huge name. This is reminiscent of what the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee has tried to do in Florida...with Crist being Ahnold and Rubio being McClintock. Will Republicans ever learn?
Curly Smith| 5.21.09 @ 8:41AM
The GOP's dream team of "electable Conservatives": Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Bloomberg, and John McCain. For the life of me I just don't understand why Conservatives don't embrace the holy trinity. They've got everything a Conservative would want, except for being Conservatives, and they're electable!
Anthony| 5.21.09 @ 9:13AM
Remember at the Republican National Convention of 04, this boob admonished Democrats, " don't be economic girlieman".
Well, the steriod filled fakeinator has demonstrated that when it comes to spending tax payer money, this guy is no girlieman, he's just a plain old fashioned whore.
John Navratil| 5.21.09 @ 9:58AM
Curly,
What a dream team :) I remember when mine was Kemp/Kirkpatrick. Sadly we have lost them both, now.
I used to have some respect for Cornyn, but that's out the window now with his support for Specter over Toomey (now moot) and Crist over Rubio.
It seems odd to me that after George H. W. Bush presided over the largest increase in (at that time) history and lost his re-election bid, we ran Dole against Clinton. -- A decent man with absolutely no chance of winning, probably the most conservative of recent candidates, but no right-winger (ACU ~80%). -- After two terms of the very-not-so-conservative 'W' we run McCain who never seemed to find a First Amendment he didn't want to trash, a principle he stood for, or a McCain idea he didn't cherish.
We've run about every centrist Republican with decidedly mixed results, and most recently terrible results. And now the party is trying to hold on by running RINOs, again. The disturbing thing about Cornyn's position is that it appears to be about the game of regaining the majority and not how to energize the party, making the game irrelevant.
I'm sending what little I have to send directly to the candidates and not to the party.
Son Of Sam | 5.21.09 @ 10:30AM
A lot of people don't realize just how many conservatives are also sci fi geeks, but I am proud to be one. This whole situation reminds me of the climactic scene in the Star Wars movie "Return of the Jedi", when Luke Skywalker finally defeats Darth Vader, but then realizes that this is what the Emperor had in mind the whole time: to have the good guy kill his own father, become yet another force for evil, and support the sick demented empire. Luke's response was to tell the evil Emperor to take his rancid philosophy and his demogogue's promises and cram 'em up his arse.
It's not just a question of whether we win elections, its HOW we win them. If by winning we act like Arnie and betray every principle that America stands on, then thats a win for the forces of evil, not for America, not for patriots and not for conservatives.
The majority of the people are with us, but they are crying out for principled LEADERSHIP. We need to stand by our principles, as they are the rock upon which America has always held fast.
stay strong until freedom dawns,
Son Of Sam
http://www.geocities.com/samadamssos
Peter McGrath| 5.21.09 @ 10:31AM
California's woes auger a liberal implosion that will be breath-taking in its scope. Americans of all stripes are beginning to recognize that liberal policies subsidize failure, mediocrity, and despair at every level - from bloated pensions for government employees, pathetic liberal attempts to manage whole industries, to the downtrodden lining up for food stamps - liberals are playing a zero sum game that ruins lives. Our Chief Moral Coward (CMC) blithely accepts this failure, labeling it "progressive."
But there is nothing "progressive" about uninspired union hacks picking their noses while doing the least to get by, idiot bureaucrats arbitrarily setting mileage standards and shutting down automobile dealerships, and the poor accepting their lot as "victims" - queuing up for crumbs.
Schwarzenegger will be purged, soon enough, as will every other pretender, liberal or moderate, democrat or RINO, who peddles this crap on the backs of the productive. A backlash is coming. Count on it.
Howard| 5.21.09 @ 10:35AM
Not to worry! Arnold will be bailed out by Brother Barracks traveling minstrel show. Our generous Treasury and our Federal Reserve printing press will make sure that California is "too big to fail". After all what's a few billion more. Or to put it this way: The current California deficit is at least $21,000,000,000. But Brother Barracks union friends, trial lawyers, Hollywood freaks, and illegal immigrants need to be taken care of. And as our "friend" David Matthews points out,; the Republicans make up the same percentage of people who profess that the Earth is square, and that Elvis has picked up his tickets at the stadium. So welcome to the Brave New World our leftist friends have been fantasizing about for decades. Who is John Galt?
Trotter| 5.21.09 @ 10:59AM
"their pro-abort trophy wives and snot-nosed, Daily Show-watching children"
Sadly, that line describes way too many of this country's elitists and psuedo-leaders, regardless of party persuasion.
As for Cali, her problems run far deeper than just the current moron-in-chief. The citizens of CA have been living in a total fantasy land, but without any desire to actually pay for the fantasies. They've finally hit a point in time whereby reality is smacking them in the arse.
BD57| 5.21.09 @ 11:43AM
Recalling Arnold would be akin to firing the manager (because you can't fire the players) - it's quick & easy, but not necessarily effective.
On those occasions when it does work, it's because the players were better than they played under that particular manager ....
does anyone think the California Legislature is 'better than it has been playing'?
Dustoff| 5.21.09 @ 11:44AM
Even if Obama gives CA the bucks... in 6 months or a year they will be right back in the same problem. But this time even deeper in debt.
How long can Obama continue to give out the bucks until there is no more?
Disapointed| 5.21.09 @ 11:50AM
I vividly remember Arnolds "You Are A Republican" speech at a convention many years ago. It was inspiring. It made me proud to be a Republican. What a disapointment to see Arnold do a complete 180 from the themes of self sufficiency, and pull yourself up by working hard to governing like the "girlie man" he always made fun of. Terminator, YOU SUCK!
Nick| 5.21.09 @ 11:52AM
Excellent essay Mr. Neuymayr,
I remember Rush, Laura, Maulkin, and Levin also warning that Arnold was no conservative. I already knew this.
But I also remember Hannity acting like a star-struck teenager in the presence of Arnold. He was LITERALLY (ha ha) in love.
The fact that Arnold was Governor of Califonia did drive liberals nuts, though. Larry O'Donnell was fit to be tied. Unfortunately that is not enough of a reason to hold elected office.
Perry| 5.21.09 @ 11:54AM
As a life long Californian I can say Mr. Nuemayr's essay is spot on.
Ironic that the web-site cover page contains and ad for Tom Campbell for Govenor (at least for those us with a Santa Clara County IP address).
L. Ross| 5.21.09 @ 12:04PM
It was a refreshing change to go to the polls and vote down some tax increases. Typically, at poll time, Californians get together and vote for incredibly expensive programs like independent stem cell research, green energy programs, higher funding for schools, and a high speed rail line to link L.A. to San Fran. Then they wonder why taxes here are so high.
Paul from SA| 5.21.09 @ 12:36PM
I was one who thought Arnold was going to fix California and be a great governor. Boy was I wrong.
Back then, it was a cool Republican taking over California --after voters remove the unpopular failed Democrat! Arnold was going to tell the liberals what to do. Plus, the term 'Republican' back then still meant fiscal responsibility -- somewhat.
I recall several prominent conservatives like those mentioned in Nick's comments warning us about Arnold. You and they were right from the beginning. I'm truly impressed. Rush is rarely wrong.
Arnold's been a complete disaster and must be terminated. But how to fix Calilfornia's problem? Who wants the job?
I think it'll be Obama to the rescue. Obama gets to tear down and rebuild California in his own image. Monuments will be built with our money.
Roy| 5.21.09 @ 12:40PM
Strongly agree with Bram and Martin Owen above. The problem in CA is the voters, who keep electing the same old Democrats to the legislature, and roll over like sheep for the media.
A direct order from the media to give them(well, their subservient politicians) your money is still something the voters can resist. But when the media directs voters to approve more spending they generally do, and the media, through endless after the fact yibbering, can make voters feel guilty even about the things they do vote for, eg prop 187(no benefits for illegals), 209(no racial discrimination), 227(no bilingual education), and now 8(no idea how we got back to #8..but hey).
Arnold is part of the problem but he pales next to the Democrats in the legislature and the media-subservient voters.
ResponsibleAdult | 5.21.09 @ 12:41PM
LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. Treat it like alcohol plain and simple.
I'm so sick of the Gateway Drug Argument. Alcohol is the ULTIMATE GATEWAY DRUG. It's probably 90% of people's first buzz. And if they like it, the want more. None of my successful friends that smoke got into heavy drugs like coke.
Once it's legal it will be exciting for the first 3 months. After that, the people who smoke now, will probably smoke the same amount. And the people who won't, simply won't. Not much will change.
And if treated like alcohol. Kids will have as much access to it as a 6 pack of beer.
So legalize it. And to the folks that say NO and that have never done it, what right do they have to judge it?
The only reason that it's bad for society is because there's a black market that creates crime.
Gill O'Teen| 5.21.09 @ 12:41PM
Arnold epitomizes exactly why I always examine a candidate’s position on abortion before deciding whether or not to consider him or her for any office. I firmly believe that any person willing to kill children in exchange for votes is not to be trusted with any government position. If he or she will sell out helpless infants, what other compromises are just around his or her corner? This abortion loving, teddy kennedy nephew-in-law proves the point. It is certainly true that the California legislature and voters bear most of the responsibility for that state’s current fiscal problems, but as a governor who made a huge chunk of his change playing tough characters in the movies, Arnie should have stood firm and fought against the irresponsibility. I guess he’s not really a tough guy, he just plays one on the big screen. Maybe he can get an honorary degree from Notre Dame.
kmichaels| 5.21.09 @ 12:45PM
Curly Smith| 5.21.09 @ 8:41AM
The GOP's dream team of "electable Conservatives": Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Bloomberg, and John McCain.
Hey Curly, if this is the GOP's dream then why is is mostly idiot leftists that were found pushing these people into the faces of the voters?
McCain was third choice, supported by many dems in sheeps clothing.
McCain won because Romney and the Huckster split the conservative vote. The huckster supported anti-Mormon sentiment which hurt Romney.
Rinos are democrats dreams, not ours.
kmichaels| 5.21.09 @ 12:49PM
To be blunt, legalizing marijuana is retarded. It will put more of a financial burden on states cleaning up all the debris that extra drug use will leave behind. Yes, alcohol has similar debris, and morons asking to double down on the flaws of legal drugs is as stupid as you can get.
Richard Baker| 5.21.09 @ 1:47PM
Poor Arnold. He can't do head games with the taxpayers as he did with his bodybuilding competitors, particularly Lou Ferrigno. It must be terribly frustrating for Mr. Olympia.
SRPaquette| 5.21.09 @ 1:48PM
Ship that Arnold back to Hungary, he isn't worth a f@ck. And he can drag that Kenedy with him. He is a closet-case democrat anyway.
Nick| 5.21.09 @ 2:39PM
Gill O'Teen,
We are simpatico. I also evaluate a polititian based on his stance on abortion for the same reasons as you.
I figured this out about a dozen years ago when analyzing "the big tent" canard. The "moderate" Republicans who always voted for tax and spending increases and against property rights were almost always pro-abortion.
RINOs like Christy Williams, Pete Wilson, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and S-P-E-C-T-O-R. The reason they were "moderate", we were told, was because they were supposedly "socially liberal but fiscally conservative". But that was a lie. They ARE liberals, plain and simple.
John II| 5.21.09 @ 2:47PM
The keynote, it seems to me, of Mr. Neumayr's recollection of being dismissed when he was playing Cassandra against the enthusiasts for Arnold is the term "abortion-obsessed." Mr. Neumayr's objections couldn't be taken seriously because Neumayr himself was taken to be abortion-obsessed and Arnold happens to be pro-abortion.
But "fiscal conservatives" and "libertarians" who are otherwise loosey-goosey about abortion should think a little more deeply about a possible connection between the "social issue" of abortion and the "economic issue" of reckless fiscal stewardship. If one understands abortion as an act of destructive irresponsibility, what's to be surprised about a pro-abortion politician extending such radical irresponsibility into issues of less momentous consequence?
Sorry, but abortion is not just one of many issues competing for political attention. Abortion is THE defining issue of our time. If you're wrong about that one, sooner or later you're going to be wrong about everything else.
Nick| 5.21.09 @ 2:58PM
Yikes!
Did I write "polititian"? Oops. Make that "politician".
Sheila| 5.21.09 @ 3:09PM
This probably won't make it past the censors, but no one else has brought it up so I must (and I'm a former Jew, so will that protect me from charges of anti-semitism? Probably not, I'll just be accused of self hatred. Sigh.) A BIG part of the problem is that so many California "republicans" are Jewish former liberals. They never really abandoned fundamental liberal philosophy, just tacked a little pseudo-fiscal conservatism on top of their underlying assumptions. They can't possibly be anti-immigration - didn't grandpa come through Ellis Island? Recently read of a so-called "republican consultant" with an obviously Jewish name lecturing California republicans on the need to broaden their appeal and moderate their views. Same old, same old.
Richard Baker| 5.21.09 @ 3:46PM
To SRPaquette:
He's from Thal, Austria which is near Graz. Actually, maybe Hungary would be more punishment. Arnold has forgotten who he was in '69 when Joe Weider sponsored and brought him to California. Now he's wealthy and has forgotten that the American dream, for him, didn't include government handouts and dependency. He HAS become a Girly Man.
SRpaquette| 5.21.09 @ 4:23PM
To: Richard Baker, We are being punished whether he's from butt- f@ck Eygpt or Austria. We elected a closet-case democratic liberal, hollywood actor, and got what we voted for, just him. I'm usually good at geography but maybe my stomach was turning while veiwing a map of Hungary, when voting for Prop.1A--E for a repubican traitor Austian & his delicate Kenedy wife. At any rate, thanks for the geo. lesson.
Michael L. Hauschild| 5.21.09 @ 5:05PM
I will tell you why California is in trouble. I helped one of my friends move his mother back to Nebraska from San Francisco after her neighborhood had become dangerous. (There was not a single flat surface that did not have gang related graffiti.) In the process of moving her I was outside on a trip to the moving van (we had to lock it the instant we walked away as there was a “fleet” of cars cruising slowly by checking) when a very new city truck containing spray equipment pulled up and parked. Two guys got out (one spoke English, one did not and proceeded to move down the block and paint the bare soil of the strip between the street and sidewalk green. When I inquired about what they were doing the broken English speaker looked at me as if I was and idiot and said it was cheaper than watering.
Real American| 5.21.09 @ 5:14PM
Sorry. Honestly, I didn't think he'd be this bad. I thought he'd stick it to the Dems in the legislature and push them around. But once, his first special election props got defeated by the unions, he was toast. Again, Sorry.
But it's too late to recall him. The next election is in 2010 and the GOP has a chance to nominate a real conservative...if there were one running.
Carolinem| 5.21.09 @ 5:17PM
A Recall Schwarzenegger movement is under way in California, with petitions at www.totalrecall2009.com. The John and Ken show on KFI talk radio is promoted this movement and also is behind recall efforts against the California Republican legislators who voted for recent tax increases. The California tax revolt stands in stark contrast to the conservative national talk radio hosts who will vote for any candidates with an R after their names. At least some local people still have principles.
Due Diligence | 5.21.09 @ 7:26PM
At least 2010 is around the corner and we didn't just elect him. there is only so much crap he can do in such a short amount of time
PCP Smoker| 5.21.09 @ 9:04PM
Nailed it. In particular the part about those rich republicans with the pro abort trophy wives. To hell with Ca, Or and Washington. Let those political schizophrenics stew in their own filth
Pete | 5.21.09 @ 9:55PM
Legalize marijuana? Why? So we can generate more revenue that the legislature can turn around and squander? Instead of looking for more sources of revenue, perhaps the legislature should take a long, close look at budget, and item by item, and begin make the necessary cuts. I would start by looking at the millions we are wasting on those among us who are citizens of another sovereign nation. I never understood the mentality that permits this nor how a common-sense, voter-willed mandate like Prop. l87 could be judiciously overturned.
Daisy| 5.21.09 @ 11:51PM
C'mon, he's married to a Kennedy--did you really think he was a Conservative? Naa, he's a big pro-abort, I knew. He's just another Hollyweirdo.
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New Paltz Journal » Blog Archive » Arnold links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
PolishKinght| 5.22.09 @ 10:27AM
David Matthews reveals his racist, desperate agenda again: "as demonstrated by the 2006 and 2008 elections and the declining demographics of the Republican party."
It's ironic, David, that California is a perfect example of the whole leftist agenda at work including massive anti-white racism. It is, like the premise of the recent Terminator film: The Future!
Does it appear to be a happy place like a non-white Eurodisney? It reminds me more of the dystopian film: BladeRunner.
Jobs, and middle class residents, are fleeing California for red states in droves as evidenced by the fact that a U-Haul rental from California going east costs twice as much as vice-versa (to offset the cost of the employees driving the empty trucks back.) California real estate prices are in free fall as illegal immigrants are unable to pay $600K for a 1 bedroom condo.
Tom Bruner| 5.22.09 @ 2:16PM
Total Recall 2009 has kicked off: http://www.totalrecall2009.com/
They had a table at the Tea Parties leading up to the May 19 special election. The movie star is one target, there are others.
Daisy| 5.22.09 @ 7:39PM
Did John and Ken come up with 'Total Recall'? Wouldn't surprise me--these two hilarious KFI 640 DJs are true patriots.
Roy Hogue| 5.23.09 @ 9:41PM
Things will now get much worse in California. And since I have to suffer along with the rest, I intend to enjoy the teacher's unions twisting in the wind along with a lot of other fools who thought there would never be an end to their free ride.
Freudor| 5.25.09 @ 1:38PM
This Dave Mathews character is hilarious. An appropriate nickname taken from a hypocritical liberal who dumps hit raw sewage into rivers from his tour bus, nyuck, nyuck.
Conservatism as the Mathews squirrel (the man from ACORN) defines it would be wishy washy W, McCain (that radical) and Arlen Spector.
The reason for Arnie's failure is that he governed exactly 180 degrees from what he ran on. We need a fiscal conservative in California. With that as a primary goal, smaller government, and a less invasive state would follow (in theory).
In reality, California is a one state monopoly run by the liberal dems (not excepting Arnie) and is reflective of that in it's health. The place has become a circus for state unions and affirmative action. The result is a severly disfunctional government, run by idiots, and massive fraud, abuse of power, runaway taxes (approaching 10% sales and income each) and state services that are a joke. Look at our education: Near last in results nationwide, with the highest costs (thanks Teachers Union) in the country.
The liberal troll needs a class in critical thinking and a better gimmick for a name.
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Top 85 Robot Movies links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
Richard Baker| 5.27.09 @ 8:51PM
I agree with Arnold about marijuana. In fact, legalize ALL drugs. Within about 18 months we'll have millions of overdose deaths and then we'll be rid of these weak sisters. Remember, if some is good, more is better. Just trying to add my two cents worth to help reduce the number of folks and cost to the Healthcare/Welfare systems. Just think of the savings! Imagine a world without Liberals!
Rick | 5.28.09 @ 2:02AM
Many were fooled by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He came on strong, but after his props failed in the 2005 special election, he didn't know what to do. Where were all of you in 2005?? Unfortunately, we cannot take things back, but we can try and straighten things out, going forward.
Look at the site, download the petition, print out petition (reading printing instructions FIRST), get signatures, and mail back to the recall effort.
http://www.totalrecall2009.com/
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