nbcrusader said:Please, start the "Arnold is the cause of all violence in America" mantra.
The fact that he is in lame action movies has nothing to do with the fact that he is no more credible a candidate than Gary Coleman.
nbcrusader said:Please, start the "Arnold is the cause of all violence in America" mantra.
nbcrusader said:Again, it may be helpful to do some research. Davis was the single largest recipient of campaign contributions from Enron. He saw the crisis and only hoped it would go away. His resolution has cost the citizens of this state plenty.
Skwege said:Sounds like your definition of research is listening to Sean Hannity and reading Ann Coulter.
When you start seriously backing up your statements, then we can have a serious discussion. Otherwise don't waste my time with repeating what you saw on the Fox News Ticker.
.Enron raped the state for 40 billion
nbcrusader said:
Like your statement that .
Keep kidding yourself about conservatives -you'll go far.
Sorry, child, I'm not going to waste anymore time with you.
Skwege said:
If it wasn't for the fact that Arnold's father was a Nazi, he would have no credibility with Republicans.
nbcrusader said:Arnold's father was a member of the Nazi party in Austria. Back in 1990, Arnold asked the Simon Wiesenthal Center to investigate his father. He rejected his father's beliefs and has worked with Wiesenthal Center to fight anti-semitism. In fact, in 1991, Arnold received the Wiesenthal Center's National Leadership Award.
The information was resurfaced when Arnold first indicated that he was considering a run for office. Davis is well known on both sides of the isle for his dirty campaigns.
Total amnesia
Arnold can?t seem to recall anything about his secret meeting with Enron?s Ken Lay. Perhaps this will refresh his memory.
By Jason Leopold
(who spent two years covering California's energy crisis as bureau chief of Dow Jones Newswires and is currently working on a book about the crisis)
Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't talking. The Hollywood action-film star and GOP gubernatorial candidate in the state?s recall election has been unusually silent about his plans for running the Golden State. He hasn?t yet offered a solution for the state?s budget deficit, an issue that largely got more than 1 million people to sign a petition to recall Governor Gray Davis.
More importantly, however, Schwarzenegger still won?t respond to questions about why he was at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills two years ago where he, former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and junk-bond king Michael Milken met secretly with former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay, who was touting a plan for solving the state?s energy crisis . . .
nbcrusader said:Enron "ties" from a "secret" meeting two years ago???
ThatGuy said:That's the biggest complaint you have with the assertations in the article? Not to get too off-topic, but I thought the detailings of the Bush administration's role in the energy crisis were pretty serious.
ThatGuy said:Edited to add:
Since the reason for the Davis recall is all about the energy crisis, I think Arnold's meeting with Kenneth Lay is certainly relevent. Of course it happened two years ago. That's when Enron imploded.
nbcrusader said:
Second, with Gov. Davis receiving $119,500 in contributions from Enron, I think you would have more concern with Davis that from one alleged "secret" meeting.
nbcrusader said:
I only read the portion of the opinion piece that you posted. I found it somewhat laughable that Schwarzenegger was being tied to the Enron scandal.
Skwege said:Let's get the numbers right, it was around 90,000 over a five year period from 1997-2001. Sure that may be questionable, however for California politics, that is chump change.
Skwege said:
I just find it laughable that the Republicans are running to Schwarzenegger as their hero. Remember, this is the same political party that loves bashing Democrats for using celebrities as political spokesmen.
I guess the Republicans are just happy that they have a celebrity that isn't washed up like Tom Selleck, Bo Derek, Wayne Newton, and Chuck Norris........ Wait a second, Arnold is washed up, my bad.