Arnold's
podium: rickety at best
It's
hard to imagine how people felt when some
actor was elected as president. But it's
even harder to imagine the beefcake star
of such classics as Commando and Hercules
in New York in the cockpit of a wildly in
debt state.
Nothing
against Austrians and all, but when the
steroid pumping iron man starred in his
first movie, "Hercules in new York" he couldn't
even speak his own part. Badly dubbed over
perfectly American lines seem odd on the
hulking behemoth.
Swarzenegger
has come a long way since his weight lifting
days where the highly competitive Arnold
was known to work hard against his opponent's
mental game. Although such tenacity may
be beneficial in Hollywood and weightlifting,
it would seem that state government would
require a little more teamwork than Arnold
may be capable of.
His
connections from Austria have sometimes
been called in to question. He received
presents at his wedding and later tearfully
thanking former Austrian President Kurt
Waldheim who has had his affiliation with
Nazis called into question. Swarzenegger
later realized the public relations faux
pas of having these kind of friends and
detached himself from his old friend with
a public statement.
Apart
from his past, his personality, and his
total lack of his experience his previous
dabbling in politics are a little less than
successful. Proposition 49 to promote
before and after school programs for kids
may have been a big hurrah in the public
view, but it won't be able to be put into
action for seven years. Why?
Because
Arnold's proposition didn't have any funding
for his program written in to the bill.
It was just expected to run off of general
fund money that we all know we don't have.
So
is this the guy who is going to save California
from itself and be the people's governor.
Where does he get off thinking that being
a top billed actor should get him into a
governors position, and that pulling a few
half brain propositions that only have one
wheel and can not run by themselves.
Just
because Warren Buffet is his financial advisor
does not mean the economy can be fixed.
Especially with Arnold's on the fence views.
He
is for gay rights but thinks marriage is
for men and women. He's against assault
rifles but thinks people should be allowed
to carry handguns. It sounds like
he is the perfect advocate for the middle
of the road voter who does not really care
what his views are as long as they recognize
the biggest name on the ballot, literally.
People
need to get a clue from his choice to tactfully
evade open debates where people may pop
a surprise question on him. He's only going
to one debate where he knows the questions
ahead of time and even at his speech given
on campus he would not take any questions.
Who is he trying to kid?
He's
an actor playing at politics and that is
the last thing this state needs. To turn
a circus bureaucracy into a scripted bureaucracy
is hardly a move in the right direction
and voters need to see that before placing
their vote with Arnie.
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