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I happen to agree that Arnold is paying for a sordid past
that has nothing to do with his current career goals, though he should have
known from all the others before him that this would surface (ie. just in the
last ten years - Bob Packwood, Bob Livingston, Bill Clinton, and the OTHER
California Congressman allegedly involved with an intern, etc). He could
have preempted this long ago, but may have chosen to let them attack him and go
for the sympathy factor. From what I read before Arnold announced he was a candidate,
the tabloids had stories already researched about his past behavior and were
waiting until he declared his candidacy to unleash them. No one should be
surprised that a body builder and movie star would have some skeletons in his
closet, regardless of how inspiring his story may be and how much he loves this
country now. Arnold's father belonged to the Nazi party and besides
admiring Hitler for being a short guy who succeeded and gave good speeches, he
has said he loves Kurt Waldheim. A more serious allegation, and one that suggests
the media uproar about bad boy behavior in the past is a deliberate detour, is
made in the attached expose. It links
Arnold to the Enron culprits who engineered the energy crises on California and
an alleged reason for the California recall. You be the judge.
The trouble is, Arnold’s best qualifications seem to be his
celebrity and wealth. Maybe Californians should ask the people of
Minnesota what they think of a former wrestler named Jesse after living with
him as Governor for four years. Arnold's wife gave a valiant speech
defending him as an international figure with name recognition but that only
reinforces an image, not what he can or intends to do. Governors are more
than salesmen for their state. They can make executive decisions, such as the ones Palast’s expose
proposes. I don't think the recall bodes well for electoral democracy
and oppose it on those grounds. Please remember, I live in Oregon, which
has been subjected to many suspect initiatives financed by hidden out of state
backers who had a vested interest without living with the consequences. –
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