San Francisco Chronicle recommends Arnold Schwarzenegger

[Auggie]

Gov. Schwarzenegger to stay the course
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

(10-18) 17:10 PDT --

GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger said "something very special happened" in his third year in office.

"We found the groove," he proclaimed during an interview with our editorial board last week.

And Sacramento has been grooving with him. The just-completed legislative session represented one of the most productive in recent memory. The Republican governor and Democratic legislators worked together on essential long-term goals (upgrade our transportation systems and schools, help stop global warming) and short-term imperatives (raise minimum wage, reform foster care, secure drug discounts for the uninsured) that will have an impact on Californians' lives.

The climate of cooperation in Sacramento can be traced directly to the conciliatory tone struck by Schwarzenegger on the night of last year's special-election debacle, when voters soundly rejected his ideas to weaken teacher tenure, overhaul the budget process and reform the way legislative districts are drawn. Schwarzenegger said the message from voters was "you fix it" -- by working with legislators -- in Sacramento.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/18/EDGPRLRT1R4.DTL

[liberalhistorian]

1. Wow!

Ah-nuld must really have the state under his spell or something, that's the only thing I can figure. Just remember, CA, you get who you vote for and who you deserve. He may be toning it down now for the election, but look out once he's re-elected.

[frylock]

10. you can rest assured that 99.999% of californians posting here..

have no intention of voting for him, so we won't necessarily get who we deserved or who we voted for.

[edwardsfeingold08]

21. You took the words out of my mouth.

I hate when posters scold us Californians for having Arnold as our governor. Most of us on DU have gone to great lengths to oppose Arnold. You should feel bad for us--not chastise us. People aren't welcome on DU to chastise all of us Americans for electing Bush. It's the same thing.

Thanks. I'll go back to lurking now.

[EFerrari]

12. No, the GOP has the Chronicle in its pocket.

I don't think I've met anyone who actually likes the Grope.

[Shakespeare]

13. Yup, that would be one Phil Bronstein.

No wonder Sharon Stone left him.

[EFerrari]

14. I needled the Readers' Rep about why, after running Kevin

Shelley headlines for weeks, they never reported that he'd been cleared.

They also delayed reporting on the recertification of Diebold.

Lather, rinse and repeat.

[Auggie]

23. The Chronicle hasn't been the same since Hearst acquired it.

[diamidue]

2. Kind of makes it unanimous, doesn't it?

Sacramento Bee also came out for him, and didn't the LA Times as well? Has there ever been a worse run campaign than Phil's?

[liberalhistorian]

3. What in the FUCK was/is wrong with

the CA Dems? They had a golden opportunity, the seat was theirs for the taking, and they blow it big-time! Good God, they sound just like the OH Dem party.

[AlCzervik]

6. Phil all but disappeared after the primary, The Gropenfuher has been

wall to wall ads for months now and thats killed Phil's numbers. He finally came out with an ad last week thats actually a good one but it's too late imo. I will be voting for Phil and crossing my fingers that he can somehow win, also my city uses optical scan instead of electronic voting so hopefully we won't have voting problems here.

[Le Taz Hot]

27. This was never

"ours for the taking." The simple fact is that too many people in this state like having a movie star for a governor and before you start raggin' on California may I throw out a few names? Fred Gandy, Fred Thompson, Jessie Ventura. To answer your question, there is a lot wrong with the California Dems but none of it has to do with Arnie remaining in the governor's mansion.

[XemaSab]

20. The Santa Barbara Independant endorsed Arnold

Every good-sized town has a paper like this... it's sort of like the SF Bay Guardian or the Sacramento News and Review. The tabloid-style free paper with a young, left-leaning audience.

[shanti]

29. has the snr endorsed him too??

i can't see them doing that.

[slackmaster]

25. And the San Diego Union-Tribune

Which also endorsed Senator Feinstein for re-election, and Democrat Bill Lockyer for state Treasurer.

[rinsd]

26. Bill Jones vs Gray Davis 2002...worst run campaign ever!

[mcscajun]

4. Winebrat

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[Auggie]

5. Done. Apologies for the oversight.

[msongs]

7. arnold sells more papers - LA Times and its disgusting promo for him ->

days after endorsing arnold, the times ran a front page article with a big picture: arnold stolling through New York like the terminator and phil angelides pic in a little box, showing him looking all disgruntled. the article bragged about arnold and poo poo'd the democrats chances.

it was a full page AD not a news item or story.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[arewenotdemo]

8. Sickening, just sickening

California gave the U.S. syphilis (Reagan), now hopes to give it gonnorhea.

[liberalhistorian]

9. LOL!

That'd be great on a button or sticker and it's certainly the truth!

[Le Taz Hot]

28. 'Scuze me

but we also gave you Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. You're welcome.

[liberalhistorian]

33. Now if we could just get Boxer to

run for president!!! With John Conyers as her running mate, that would be a dream ticket, indeed.

As for Feinstein-she's much more of a GOP tool than she'd like you to think. She was in favor of the Iraq war because her husband stood to profit from it, which he has; truly sickening.

[Le Taz Hot]

34. Oh, trust me, I'm NOT a fan.

Her "yes" vote on the IWR cinched it for me. She'll never get another cent or another vote from me.

[shanti]

40. that's how i feel about di fi

i like barbara boxer tho. yes, she's had a few "questionable" decisions, but compared to dianne? no contest.

in the end, they are all the same...what to do....:shrug:

[Divine Discontent]

11. amazin...

and sad. could he possibly be doing good now or is it that angelides is that BAD! gosh..

[AndyTiedye]

15. All The Media Sing His Praises Now

As soon as the media went into election mode, his polls
jumped 20 points overnight.

Of course, all the Diebold voting machines will vote for him.

[xchrom]

16. grrrrrrrrblarghmmmmpphhhh!

i need a hissy fit smilie.
:grr: :grr: :grr:

[mhatrw]

17. How can something be so unbelievable AND predictable at the same time?

Arnie had about a 25% approval rating in CA one year ago.

I predicted that the only way the Democrats could lose would be to have primary pitting two and just two weak but evenly matched candidates against each other in a negative attack ad spending spree, then have Dem voters pick the guy whose opponent's negative ads were the most tailor made for Arnie to piggyback on.

And that's just what happened. Why did the Dems do everything possible to destroy themselves, then have their candidate fall off the face of the earth?

In the most liberal city in the country, everybody from the pretty boy mayor to every TV anchor and morning radio talk show host to both of the city's daily newspapers is now continually singing Arnie's praises like he's somehow become God's gift to liberals.

[mhatrw]

18. Here are Arnie's Monthly Approval Ratings Since February This Year

35% - 2/06
37% - 3/06
38% - 4/06
45% - 5/06 (What happened other than two Dems beating on each other? Nothing.)
For some reason they skipped June.
49% - 7/06 (Again, what did he do to change the minds of 14% of voters since 2/06? Basically nothing.)
44% - 8/06 (Still up 9% since February - Why? How?)
53% - 9/06 (A 9% jump in a month? Up 18% since just February? How? Why?)

Source: http://www.ppic.org/main/series.asp?i=12

[Joe Bacon]

19. California media is now in full whoring mode for Arnold.

It's just sickening to turn on the TV, read the paper or listen to the radio and hear every PRE$$TITUTE try to top each other in kissing Arnold's ass.

Doesn't matter to me. I will STILL vote for Angilides no matter what. What is even more disgusting is that I got my sample ballot and my polling place is in the church across the street. The church with the big Arnold sign in front of it.

[Tempest]

22. Despite what you may believe, most of CA's media is conservative

Including the L.A. Times and The Chronicle.

Both recently had management changes that moved them to the right.

[diamidue]

24. Same with the Sacramento Bee.

Used to be a fine, Democratic leaning newspaper until they sold out. They are also endorsing Arnold. And Arnold WILL win if my family is typical. I voted absentee for Angelides (holding my nose), but my democrat husband and my usually democrat sister & her family are all voting for Arnold. I think Angelides is going to get clobbered.

[shanti]

30. WHY?????

is your DEM family voting for him??

[diamidue]

35. Why?

My sister because she works with nurses and thinks their union makes too many demands. So she is against unions as is Arnold. My husband thinks Arnold balances out a Dem controlled CA legislature. My brother-in-law and his family just LIKE Arnold (celebrity worship?)Otherwise they are voting Dem. Go figure.

[Neecy]

31. absolutely...

I remember in '88 the Chronicle endorsed Poppy for president - my friends and I were so outraged (isn't a local newspaper supposed to represent the community they serve?) that we wanted to burn copies of the Chron on the doorstep of their buiding in protest. The only thing that scared us off was the robocop-clad SF police department.

Most California dailies have tried for years to shove the right wing down our throats - this latest episode isn't all that unusual.

[dback]

32. Any gay person who votes for Arnold needs their head examined

The California legislature handed him marriage equality--gay AND straight--giftwrapped, and he vetoed it. I used to think he was a moderate oaf and an amusing joke; he's a turd.

[april]

36. I live here and he is not my endorsement No Rep

[greccogirl]

37. Look, he's going to win,

and win big. Heck, he's just an amendment away from President - and it wouldn't shock me at all.

[Anakin Skywalker]

38. The Perfect Running Mate for Ahnold.

MARY CAREY, Porn Actress Superstar! She has just as big of an ego as he does!

[samsingh]

39. too bad he rejected universal health care