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Arnold 4.0

You know how Arnold said that the special election was just overburdened with a wealth of "good ideas"?

Well, he had previously apologized for that. So, I thought I would go through the various incarnations of Arnold and go through some clips:

1. Arnold 1.0: The fixer of special interests


2. Arnold 2.0: The hard-liner right wing Bush Republican


3. Arnold 3.0: Arnold the Democrat

Let's start with the beginning:

Ooh! Oops, how did that get in there? I mean let's start from the beginning of his "political career". Follow me to the extended.
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Arnold Then and Now on Special Interests

Arnold has been a bit duplicitous during his tenure as governor on the subject of "special interests":

During his interview with the San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board, for which his interview was the only one not streamed live on CBS5.com, Arnold got a bit testy.

In an interview with the Chronicle editorial board this morning, Schwarzenegger said he has never pledged to shun money from special interest groups, but rather promised that donors could not buy favors from his office with donations.

"I never said I would not accept money, that special interests are no good and would not be part of the mix," he said.
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Today, he simply said, "No one gives me money and gets political favors back." (SF Chron 10/12/2006)

Hmm, are you sure about that governor. You've never said that you won't take special interest money? Is your nose growing yet?

Arnold's moment of truth at the debate

More from the debates later, but here's Arnold's real truth-telling moment.

Ain't that the truth!

Arnold's Advice to Mexicans

Arnold has some advice for new immigrants, especially Mexicans: act like the Asians. You know, build railroads and stuff. Normally I edit these videos, but why bother with this one. This one is bad enough without any editing:

You see Arnold thinks that every immigrant comes to America with the same advantages as him. You know huge muscles, a bottle of anabolic steroids, and pearly white teeth. Arnold says that all you have to do is just assimilate, act like Americans. First of all, does that even mean anything?

But to the deeper question, the question of race, we have to analyze how Arnold got here. Arnold came legally, although there are time periods where his immigration status is in question, and with every advantage in the world. But most importantly, he was a white European. Did you know after Mexico, the country with the most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. is Great Britain. Do you see anybody calling to kick out all the Brits, to lose their annoying accents?

Perhaps the Minutemen, Arnold's good friends, are a bit more troubled when the immigrants aren't white. Arnold never had to deal with the issues of race that a great deal of Mexican immigrants have to deal with on a daily basis. So, it's not just a question of "assimilating" and learning the language. There is a pressure to force Mexicans into the barrio. Was anybody pushing Arnold into the Austrian barrio. Oh, yeah not so much.

This is just another example of Arnold's insensitivity towards Latinos. First, he praised the Minutemen, not once, but twice. Then he thought Bonnie Garcia was just "hot" because of her mix of "black blood and Latino blood". And now this. Arnold, perched in his Beverly Hills Mansion just really doesn't understand the people of this state.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: No Plan

The California Republican Party has been running some ads about Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan. It describes all the things that he has done (or not done) for the state.

Schwarzenegger, liked Bush, has claimed some level of credit for the economy. Most of it, of course, is undeserved. He claims that his workers' comp reform has been great for the state. Problem is that they forgot the whole "worker" part of it. Same thing with revenues. Schwarzenegger reversed the Vehicle License Fee (what he likes to call the "car tax"), but he didn't really plan for the revenue problems. So, he borrowed his way out of it. He put our bills on the credit card of future generations.

Of course the natural question is, how are we going to pay for all that?

Well, you didn't think there was a plan for that did you?