Ahnold EGGED!

Sava · September 3, 2003, 23:00

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Schwarzenegger vows 'people's takeover' of Sacramento
Actor skipping first debate of recall campaign

LONG BEACH, California (CNN) --Gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger, shaking off being the target of an egg-thrower, vowed Wednesday to lead a "people's takeover" of California's government, saying career politicians have left the state in a shambles.

Speaking in advance of a candidates' debate he has decided to skip, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, described his candidacy as a "movement for change."

"Help me send a message to Sacramento -- game is over," Schwarzenegger told the enthusiastic crowd at California State University in Long Beach. California voters will decide October 7 whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and who should replace him if he is ousted. The ballot will includes 135 names for voters to pick from.

As he arrived on campus, Schwarzenegger was greeted by a crowd of young supporters, but one apparent opponent pelted the actor with an egg. Schwarzenegger was not harmed. He later joked about the incident, saying he needed bacon to go with the egg and he dismissed the incident as part of "free speech."

The Austrian-born immigrant noted that he has made a fortune as an actor in the movies, and he credited California with providing him with that opportunity.

"Now, I want other people's dreams to come true," he said.

Schwarzenegger's speech was rich in one-liners and scarce in specifics. He promised to fix the state's economy without saying how and he vowed to improve the state's education system without providing any details.

He brushed aside criticism of the recall, saying it was not a "right-wing takeover" but an expression of the people's will. And he promised to work with Democrats if elected.

Waving his finger for emphasis, he described Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante -- the top Democrat in the recall race -- as cut from the same mold as the unpopular Davis.

"They are the twin terminators of Sacramento," Schwarzenegger, making a reference to his popular Terminator movies.

"I'm not afraid of the Democrats," he said. "Remember, I'm married to one." Schwarzenegger is married to television journalist Maria Shriver, a niece of President Kennedy.

Earlier, aides to Schwarzenegger announced they were seeking a change in the format of the September 24 debate -- the one debate that Schwarzenegger has said he will participate in. The aides proposed that the questions for that forum not be released in advance, but sponsors of the debate said the format was not open to negotiation.

Schwarzenegger has been under fire for limiting his appearances and not participating in Wednesday night's planned debate of five top candidates in Walnut Creek, California. Davis will address that forum.

Critics said Schwarzenegger only agreed to the September 24 debate because he would have the questions in advance, a charge his campaign has denied.

At a news conference following his speech, Schwarzenegger also returned to a controversial 1977 interview with an adult magazine in which he talked in graphic terms about group sex and drugs.

Asked about the interview, Schwarzenegger said he had no memory of the interview or of the incidents described in it.

He described the 1970s as "an outrageous decade" and suggested he said some of the things just for shock value. "I have the utmost respect for women," he said.

--Written by CNN.com Producer Sean Loughlin in Washington.

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Sava · September 3, 2003, 23:02

oops, I hate .bmp's

Kingof the Apes · September 3, 2003, 23:09

Berzerker · September 3, 2003, 23:13

How nice, must have been a liberal Democrat exercising their "free speech".

Boris Godunov · September 3, 2003, 23:24

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Originally posted by Berzerker
How nice, must have been a liberal Democrat exercising their "free speech".

Against a liberal Republican?

Any proof as to a party affiliation? Perhaps it was just a woman who doesn't care for mysoginist adulterers...

Berzerker · September 3, 2003, 23:38

And I suppose the guy who pied Nader was a liberal Republican too... No Boris, no proof of party affiliation, just my intuition. Tossing food at people seems to be favored these days by liberal Democrats. You know, someone who is very unhappy with Nader for costing Gore Florida and someone who is very unhappy that Schwarzenegger might replace Davis.

GePap · September 3, 2003, 23:40

Saw bits of the debate..interesting format. Of course, only the "viable" candidates got air time. The big news is that Ahnold was to chicken to show.

Boris Godunov · September 3, 2003, 23:40

I'd love to see your evidence as to the party affiliation of any of these folks. You're almost sounding like Limbaugh, a paranoid Republican...

mindseye · September 4, 2003, 00:08

.

Berzerker · September 4, 2003, 00:14

Boris, did you not read my last post?

st_swithin · September 4, 2003, 00:18

popo!!

notyoueither · September 4, 2003, 00:22

'Ahnold' is playing a winning hand, populism in the midst of discontent. The egging, and his reaction to it, will just help. Bravo to the dip stick who thought otherwise.

God help CA if he can't back it up.

st_swithin · September 4, 2003, 00:31

Don't egg him on.

Dis · September 4, 2003, 02:05

so what's wrong with gangbangs?

I haven't figured that one out.

Although some feminist in Las Vegas said the girl was raped and was saying maybe Arnold should be charged with rape.

Oerdin · September 4, 2003, 02:08

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Originally posted by GePap
Saw bits of the debate..interesting format. Of course, only the "viable" candidates got air time. The big news is that Ahnold was to chicken to show.

No news here. He's ahead in the polls and if he debates the debate will get national air time (i.e. everyone will see it) where as if he doesn't it gets shown in the witching hour on public access when everyone is in bed. He's already in first place so there's little to gain by taking part in a debate.

Edit: He and Bustamonte are pretty close so he better do something.

Sikander · September 4, 2003, 02:48

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Originally posted by st_swithin
Don't egg him on.

Eggsistential angst?

BustaMike · September 4, 2003, 03:00

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Originally posted by Sikander
Eggsistential angst?

Eggsactly

Boris Godunov · September 4, 2003, 08:01

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Originally posted by Berzerker
Boris, did you not read my last post?

Yeah, and it's not too helpful...considering that Democrats are getting pied and egged around the country too, including San Francisco's Democratic mayor. Asserting that there's a particular party affiliation associated with pieing is just silly, but you do seem prone to making such assumptions about people, so am not surprised.

Verto · September 4, 2003, 08:31

There is a vast left wing conspiracy...between the poultry industry and the liberals...to destroy Ahnuld.

On a side note...Ahnuld: lose the Terminator lines!

Elok · September 4, 2003, 08:33

Congrats, Sava. This troll has reached critical mass in record time.

Seeker · September 4, 2003, 09:27

I won't Arnold to win, I don't care what his policy is or how many people have to suffer so that he can finally trample the jeweled thrones of the earth under his sandaled feet.

One day he will wear the crown of Californica upon a troubled brow.

Sava · September 4, 2003, 09:47

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Originally posted by Elok
Congrats, Sava. This troll has reached critical mass in record time.

I didn't even say anything... I just laughed...

Ned · September 5, 2003, 01:04

The egg thrower could not have been a liberal. I know. It was posted here that liberals only use logic and reason to advance their issues.

Inverse Icarus · September 5, 2003, 02:09

i think i liked when ahnold used the word "fag" several dozen times, ("the fag business") now that was classic.

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Asked whether he was "freaked out" by being in such close contact with guys at the gym, Schwarzenegger said, "Men shouldn't feel like fags just because they want to have nice-looking bodies...Gay people are fighting the same kind of stereotyping that bodybuilders are: People have certain misconceptions about them just as they do about us. Well, I have absolutely no hang-ups about the fag business...

... classic.

also, that sktech on conan o'brein where they lip synch ahnold.
"so you've made your big for the Gubernatorial race?"
"more like ubernatoral! because uber is german for over, and thats what this race is, OVER, i win! i am unstoppable!"
"what happens if so and so beats you?"
"then i will go back in time, and attempt to kill their mother before they are concieved. if that fails i can always try to kill them as a child!"

st_swithin · September 5, 2003, 02:44

I wanna easter yegg!! I wanna easter yegg!! I wanna easter yegg!! I wanna easter yegg!! I wanna easter yegg!! I wanna easter yegg!!

The Mad Monk · September 5, 2003, 03:29

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Originally posted by Seeker
I won't Arnold to win, I don't care what his policy is or how many people have to suffer so that he can finally trample the jeweled thrones of the earth under his sandaled feet.

One day he will wear the crown of Californica upon a troubled brow.

Thank you Mr. Howard.

Atahualpa · September 5, 2003, 03:43

cake him!

Berzerker · September 5, 2003, 04:37

Boris -

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Yeah, and it's not too helpful...considering that Democrats are getting pied and egged around the country too, including San Francisco's Democratic mayor.

Yeah, there's a real epidemic out there

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Asserting that there's a particular party affiliation associated with pieing is just silly, but you do seem prone to making such assumptions about people, so am not surprised.

I offered my intuition based on common sense, this happens mostly in California and the media would make sure we all knew about those evil conservatives if they were the ones doing it. They have the guy who pied Nader on tape (it occured at a press conference where Nader was endorsing the Greens)and even Camejo, the Green Party candidate said he thought the Democrats were behind it. As for Willie Brown, he got pied by the Biotic Baking Brigade because of his "homeless sweeps" policy, the same group pied Bill Gates and Milton Friedman. Yes Boris, I think it's safe to describe these people as liberal democrats who've found a new approach to debating issues...

Silly indeed...

Drake Tungsten · September 5, 2003, 05:57

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Asked whether he was "freaked out" by being in such close contact with guys at the gym, Schwarzenegger said, "Men shouldn't feel like fags just because they want to have nice-looking bodies...Gay people are fighting the same kind of stereotyping that bodybuilders are: People have certain misconceptions about them just as they do about us. Well, I have absolutely no hang-ups about the fag business...

Is there any way that I can cast a vote for this man? He's sensitive and yet manly at the same time, just the kind of person we all, straight and fag, need to lead us into the future. You go, Schwa-chan!

Berzerker · September 5, 2003, 06:18

At least he doesn't call them "gay" and possibly lose the votes of everyone named "Gay".