Schwarzenegger ready to terminate his opponents ...

[Pookie]

Candidate Schwarzenegger Says to Debate Rivals

By Adam Tanner

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger, famous on film for beating and blowing up opponents, not to mention occasionally gunning them down, said on Monday that he was ready to engage in political combat -- a debate.

He said he wanted to debate Gov. Gray Davis and other leading candidates for California's top job.

California voters reelected Democrat Davis in November, but a Republican-funded petition effort succeeded in forcing the first recall vote against a governor in the state's history. The ballot is set for Oct. 7.

"I intend to debate Gray Davis and the other major candidates on the ballot," the Austrian-born Republican actor said in a statement.

Schwarzenegger said Republican Congressman David Dreier, who has already endorsed the star of the "Terminator" films, would negotiate the terms of any debates in which he participates.

"Californians are going to love seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger debating Gray Davis and the other candidates," Dreier said.

In the longest ballot in California history, 135 candidates ranging from Davis' deputy -- Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante -- to Hustler publisher Larry Flynt are seeking Davis' job.

It is unclear whether Davis would agree to debate, as he is not directly competing with the replacement candidates. Voters will decide the question of whether the governor, unpopular over the state's fiscal problems, keeps his job. Then, on a second question, voters can state a preference for a replacement.

DEBATES AND ENTERTAINMENT

Any serious debate will include just a fraction of the total pool of candidates, perhaps based on those leading in surveys. A Field Poll released on Saturday found Democrat Bustamante in first place with 25 percent, followed by Schwarzenegger at 22 percent, and then three Republicans, State Sen. Tom McClintock, businessman Bill Simon and former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth.

State radio and TV broadcasters have scheduled a 90-minute debate for the leading candidates on Sept. 17. They excluded Davis from that event, but will include the governor in a separate program on the pros and cons of the recall.

Davis Spokesman Gabe Sanchez said, "Gray Davis isn't on the same part of the ballot as Arnold, Angelyne, Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt and all the others .... The candidates' debate should be for up to all 135 of those people"

Source: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...1&u=/nm/20030818/pl_nm/politics_california_dc

Is he making a mistake?

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

Is he making a mistake?

Once he opens his mouth, yes.

 

[Pookie]

Re: Re: Schwarzenegger ready to terminate his opponents ...

Once he opens his mouth, yes.

I tend to agree. He will be the target of everyone in the debate. All their comments will be aimed at dragging him down. It can only hurt him in my opinion.

 

[Ogg]

ogg once run for governor cave mountain. bear vote against for fear ogg mighty club. mountain lions vote ogg think job keep too busy track them down. herd goats eat ballots think ogg bring them romantic dinner.

 

[caligula]

My Dad told me once that he was a really good actor if he didn't say anything! HA!

Hey, California needs something better than Davis, more power to Conan!

 

[Robert Earl]

The fact that everyone's going to be attacking him may be an advantage. Everyone likes the underdog, so all he has to do is to play for a draw.

Anyway, I think he'll do well. To make his way from penniless immigrant to such a big success says something about him, as does the fact that he inflicted himself with a road-kill of a wife in order to gain her political connections. This one's no Dubya.

I hope he wins. In fact, I made a bet with my wife that if he does, we'll emigrate to California within two years ( even if it means I have to stop mocking the American Military ).

Arnie ! Arnie ! Arnie !

 

[medjay]

Personally I hope I don't have to listen to many more bad Arnie puns:

"Arnold's going to Terminate the competition!"

"It's Total Recall in California!"

"Arnold is coming in like a Commando!"

"Davis is getting a Raw Deal!"

"Arnold is the Running Man!"

"It's the End of Days for Davis!"

Please feel free not to add any more of your own.

 

[Pookie]

The fact that everyone's going to be attacking him may be an advantage. Everyone likes the underdog, so all he has to do is to play for a draw.

Anyway, I think he'll do well. To make his way from penniless immigrant to such a big success says something about him, as does the fact that he inflicted himself with a road-kill of a wife in order to gain her political connections. This one's no Dubya.

I hope he wins. In fact, I made a bet with my wife that if he does, we'll emigrate to California within two years ( even if it means I have to stop mocking the American Military ).

Arnie ! Arnie ! Arnie !

I agree that Arnold has done well for himself. But he never has depended on his mouth for his success. If he can hold his own in the debate, it may not hurt him too badly. But issues are going to get raised that probably wouldn't if he wasn't in a debate like this.

 

[Robert Earl]

I agree that Arnold has done well for himself. But he never has depended on his mouth for his success. If he can hold his own in the debate, it may not hurt him too badly. But issues are going to get raised that probably wouldn't if he wasn't in a debate like this.

All he's got to do is keep calm and speak clearly. I suppose that by the time any debate's aired he'll have a policy platform, the core of which ( I'm guessing ) is that he's a succesful man who knows how to bring common sense to bear on a problem.

His main opponent, on the other hand, has to explain away a track record of being completely ineffectual.

The electorate, quite rightly, love a winner. So I'm looking forward to seeing the highlights.

 

[Fawkin'Injun]

He sure is working hard to get the DEMOCRATIC vote. It's obvious that he has determined that he will not get enough REPUBLICAN votes, so he adopting a very liberal platform...

Big boobs should be worried that the OTHER Democrat will be elected.

Michael Savage thinks the Democrats have put Ahhhnold in the race to blow up the Republicans and that he will drop out to insure a big boobs win.