Arnie as a Republican Governor
09 August 2003, 10:44 PM
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Like most political votes - charisma will be the decider. Tony Blair's meal ticket for quite a few years has depended on it.
Having said that, i think Schwarzenegger will do a decent job, he's actually been quite political for a long time, this isn't a whim. At least i hope not.
Having said that, i think Schwarzenegger will do a decent job, he's actually been quite political for a long time, this isn't a whim. At least i hope not.
09 August 2003, 11:19 PM
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Like most political votes - charisma will be the decider. Tony Blair's meal ticket for quite a few years has depended on it.
Having said that, i think Schwarzenegger will do a decent job,
09 August 2003, 11:35 PM
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"Wrong" - your opinion, not mine Paul. But we'll never prove it either way, so a bit of a moot point.
As to Mr S - he's a decent enough bloke, and has a masses of experience in many different spheres (and no, i'm not including bodybuilding!), coupled with his and his kids' conditions, that have given him a lot of insight into the type of things communities want and need. Of course being married into the Kennedy family has given him a headstart too. Being the type of guy he is, if he wants a policy implemented, i'd say he has a better chance than the vast majority of politicians of getting it made law. And i think there's a lot to be said for strong politicians.
If he sells out, or it becomes apparent it's just a propaganda exercise to further his Hollywood career, then i, and many, many others will be disappointed - indeed it could wreck his movie career, if in fact he's planning to continue it. But he's been talking about his political aspirations for years - this isn't just something he thought of last week. Good luck to him i say.
As to Mr S - he's a decent enough bloke, and has a masses of experience in many different spheres (and no, i'm not including bodybuilding!), coupled with his and his kids' conditions, that have given him a lot of insight into the type of things communities want and need. Of course being married into the Kennedy family has given him a headstart too. Being the type of guy he is, if he wants a policy implemented, i'd say he has a better chance than the vast majority of politicians of getting it made law. And i think there's a lot to be said for strong politicians.
If he sells out, or it becomes apparent it's just a propaganda exercise to further his Hollywood career, then i, and many, many others will be disappointed - indeed it could wreck his movie career, if in fact he's planning to continue it. But he's been talking about his political aspirations for years - this isn't just something he thought of last week. Good luck to him i say.
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I am inclined to agree with Telboy on this one. Working on the west coast of America as I do sometimes you get to hear quite a bit about what Arnie does outside of his movie career and as Telboy states he already has quite a lot of experience of the political arena.
He comes across as having thought about this carefully and I think he sees this as the next step on from his movie career rather than a chance to further it. Let's face it he never needs to work again unless he wants to so why would he want to pull a stunt like this?
I think he's basically fed up with how overtaxed California is becoming and how they spend far too much time focusing on the worng things in the community (sound like anywhere we know?) and thinks he may be able to do something about it.
Personally I wish him all the best and I reckon California could be a better place if he gets elected.
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tiggers.
[Edited by tiggers - 8/10/2003 12:28:58 PM]
He comes across as having thought about this carefully and I think he sees this as the next step on from his movie career rather than a chance to further it. Let's face it he never needs to work again unless he wants to so why would he want to pull a stunt like this?
I think he's basically fed up with how overtaxed California is becoming and how they spend far too much time focusing on the worng things in the community (sound like anywhere we know?) and thinks he may be able to do something about it.
Personally I wish him all the best and I reckon California could be a better place if he gets elected.
Regards,
tiggers.
[Edited by tiggers - 8/10/2003 12:28:58 PM]
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