Voters
blind to truth
Danielle
Sawyer
Rythms for Womyn
I
am sitting here tonight in sheer disgust
as I watch the recall election with 9 percent
of the votes counted with the Terminator
in the lead with 50 percent of those votes.
Are we so close to Hollywood that we are
blind to the facts? Arnold, a man who has
abused his power position in the past, is
very capable of abusing his power in office.
Why has California taken him into consideration?
Are we so desperate that we blatantly shut
our eyes to sexism, chauvinism, racism and
most of all, ignorance, simply because someone
is a Hollywood star? Women are in love with
his accent and softer Kindergarten Cop side
and men love his masculine Predator and
Terminator side, but are these enough to
run one of the largest states in the country?
Are we so far gone intelligently that we
are willing to throw in the towel of our
politics to an inexperienced, money-hungry,
selfish wanna-be politician? Do we really
believe an ex-bodybuilder, turned actor,
turned husband to a woman in a very famous
political family (what a coincidence) is
truly interested in the good will of the
majority of Californians? Are actors people
too? Am I being to hard towards a star especially
since we have had Ronald Reagan, Clint Eastwood,
Sonny Bono, and even the WWF star, Jesse
Ventura as past politicians? I don't think
so.
There
has not been one supportive statement for
Arnie as a politician except for promises
that he will not be able to keep (hence
the acting experience has come in handy),
especially for anyone who is not rich and
famous (so to speak). I feel sorry, embarrassed
and sick today because I have been exposed
to a forum of people who vote with money
in their eyes and an obese love for the
media in their hearts instead of a population
concerned for the well-being of all its
citizens and not their selfish desires as
individuals.
If
you are still not sure about joining the
Arnold train, just go ask the 15 women who
have had close, "unwanted" relationships
with him or remind yourself that he is an
actor, and with this performance he deserves
an Oscar. Be careful what you vote for,
it just may bite you in the ass! (P.S. Arnie,
remember where you experienced your first
rotten political egg -- Cal State Long Beach!)
Danielle
Sawyer is a women's studies major at Cal
State Long Beach.
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