theSoulfulMofo
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Yep... And this year is the first time I chose to vote. :/
This is my personal opinion
I hope Arnold doesn't win... I was leaning for Huffington for a while. Not because of her anti-Arnold stance, but more because her values seemed a bit closer to mine from the little research I've done.
My reasons against Arnold:
1. Arnold is all talk. He makes big promises but no detailed plans; he avoids a lot of debates. (In fact, I think I only saw him in one on NBCTV with other candidates.)
2. Arnold's compromising stance with Republican ambitions and Democratic-liberal values (and not to mention the contributions) is shady. It's like an unholy alliance dating back to the Founding Fathers, where Deists and "Christians" decided to make the image of America a "Christian nation"... And look where it got us, controversy concerning separation of state and church.
and 3. (Purely subjective observation) Arnold comes off as a meglomaniac. I'll cite three memories of seeing his TV interviews in the past:
a. Upon release of Batman and Robin, Arnold was on Jay Leno promoting the movie. And he tells Jay that he wasn't interested in Oscar-worthy films, but he likes to make movies that make audiences waiting in line extending blocks around the city, days before the movie starts... Does anyone remember the disappointment of Batman and Robin?
b. During the speculation before his formal announcement regarding candidacy, some NBC nightly program (nightly news or dateline?) did a profile where Arnold was talking about how he was fascinated with power and always craved for it. (which brings us to the "C")
c. The Nazi buzz
Okay, so I know I may not have the all the facts to back me up... But in my dentedemented idiotic savant mind, I know what my gut tells me.
I think for anyone who would rather have anyone else other than Arnold to win, I think the best strategy for all Californians is:
No on recall
And then choose whomever they want for governor.
because the Recall measure is a lot easier to win, than trying to beat Arnold with all the factors that involve 135 candidates.
And no, I don't align myself with neither Rep or Dem.
That's my 2cents worthless FYM post.
This is my personal opinion
I hope Arnold doesn't win... I was leaning for Huffington for a while. Not because of her anti-Arnold stance, but more because her values seemed a bit closer to mine from the little research I've done.
My reasons against Arnold:
1. Arnold is all talk. He makes big promises but no detailed plans; he avoids a lot of debates. (In fact, I think I only saw him in one on NBCTV with other candidates.)
2. Arnold's compromising stance with Republican ambitions and Democratic-liberal values (and not to mention the contributions) is shady. It's like an unholy alliance dating back to the Founding Fathers, where Deists and "Christians" decided to make the image of America a "Christian nation"... And look where it got us, controversy concerning separation of state and church.
and 3. (Purely subjective observation) Arnold comes off as a meglomaniac. I'll cite three memories of seeing his TV interviews in the past:
a. Upon release of Batman and Robin, Arnold was on Jay Leno promoting the movie. And he tells Jay that he wasn't interested in Oscar-worthy films, but he likes to make movies that make audiences waiting in line extending blocks around the city, days before the movie starts... Does anyone remember the disappointment of Batman and Robin?
b. During the speculation before his formal announcement regarding candidacy, some NBC nightly program (nightly news or dateline?) did a profile where Arnold was talking about how he was fascinated with power and always craved for it. (which brings us to the "C")
c. The Nazi buzz
Okay, so I know I may not have the all the facts to back me up... But in my dentedemented idiotic savant mind, I know what my gut tells me.
I think for anyone who would rather have anyone else other than Arnold to win, I think the best strategy for all Californians is:
No on recall
And then choose whomever they want for governor.
because the Recall measure is a lot easier to win, than trying to beat Arnold with all the factors that involve 135 candidates.
And no, I don't align myself with neither Rep or Dem.
That's my 2cents worthless FYM post.