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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Ben on December 22, 2009, 12:19:47 PM
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Our "Republican" reps being true to form.
On a positive note, at least in the picture Pelosi looks angry/hurt that Arnold is getting Obama's attention instead of her. :)
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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/21/obama-gets-an-a-for-effort-from-schwarzenegger-2/
December 21, 2009
Obama gets an 'A' for effort from Schwarzenegger
Posted: December 21st, 2009 04:45 AM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
'He’s a great speaker, a great communicator,' Gov. Schwarzenegger said of the president.
Washington (CNN) – Not every Republican is a critic of President Obama. At least one thinks the president is doing a fine job – at least when it comes to the effort involved in being the country’s chief executive.
Asked to give Obama a grade as the end of the president’s first year in office approaches, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s Republican governor, gave Obama high marks.
“When it comes to effort, [Obama] should get a straight A,” Schwarzenegger told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King in an interview that aired Sunday on State of the Union.
“He’s out there with tremendous energy and he’s selling his ideas. And he has great enthusiasm there. He’s a great speaker, a great communicator.”
The one-time Hollywood action star also had some advice for Obama as the president tries to push his agenda through Capitol Hill’s partisanship.
“He has to hang in there,” Schwarzenegger told King, “be tough, just continue on, never give up, eventually he’s going to get all those things done.”
The California governor was echoing the sentiments of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg who joined Schwarzenegger in the interview on State of the Union.
Bloomberg, a identified Independent and longtime Obama ally, was more circumspect in his assessment of the president’s first year.
After noting several challenges Obama has been facing since taking office, Bloomberg said he would give the president “a pretty high grade.”
“I hate to use letters,” Bloomberg said. “But [Obama] is working very hard and trying. And he’s got enthusiasm and drive. And I would just urge him to don’t – if he doesn’t get everything he wants – don’t get beaten down, don’t go back into your shell.”
Related video: Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg weigh in on the economy
Filed under: Arnold Schwarzenegger • President Obama • State of the Union
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He’s a great speaker, a great communicator.
So was Lenin.
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So he gets good marks because of his effort. A lot of kids who rode the short bus when I was in school put out a lot of effort, but they didn't get A's.
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Our "Republican" reps being true to form.
Whose "republican" reps? Repub Govs of liberal states? Not mine.
Mine is Ron Paul.
However, yeah, these are the guys that make people vote Democrat.
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Too bad his effort is directed at sinking the country.
Schwarzenegger has really turned into something contemptible. Must be the 'roids.
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Or Maria
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Schwarzenegger has really turned into something contemptible. Must be the 'roids.
He's been that for quite a while . . . back when he was running for his first term as CA governor, Ann Coulter warned that he was NOT as conservative as some people thought.
She was right.
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...Ann Coulter warned that he was NOT as conservative as some people thought.
Well, heck. I guess I'll have to start paying attention to her.
Seriously: I have no idea why Schwarzenegger didn't come out as a representative of the Democratic [sic] party, nor why Bloomberg ever left it. They're both socialist parasites.
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I think Schwarzenegger is something a bit new (although de facto he is, yes, a socialist parasite). He represents the modern "businessman" whose career and success are built around media exposure, mass popularity, fantasy roles, and, last but not least, narcissism. He makes millions of dollars but his "product" is a false image and wish fulfillment. His mind tells him one thing but his emotional development is arrested--and finally triumphs in his political stance. Arnold's need to be loved is what has moved him steadily leftward; when the people didn't back him, he went with the prevailing winds. Unfortunately, Arnold represents a syndrome that is all too common in today's America.