Schwarzenegger resoundingly boo-ed at LA Mayor's Inaugural!

[tishaLA]

It was great! Villaraigossa was mentioning all the honored guests--Gore, former Mayor Hahn, etc.--all of whom got various degrees of applause. But when he got to Arnold, Villaraigossa had to STOP his speech and plead with them to remain civil.

[graywarrior]

1. See? There IS a god.

Payback's a bitch

[Mandate My Ass]

2. LOL

Stick a fork in him, he's done. :rofl:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Bwahahaha...Arnold's secret National Guard police are gonna get

those people!

[tinrobot]

4. I wonder....

...if Arnold will even run if this keeps up.

[goclark]

5. It was beautiful,just beautiful!

Villaraigossa was one class act. He controlled the crowd like a REAL leader would do - he had no fear and did not miss a beat!

You must see the video!!

[Beaverhausen]

21. Speaking of Villaragosa, did you know this?

>>Originally named Antonio Villar, he changed his surname in 1988 to include the name of his new wife, Corina Raigosa.<<

from here:

http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/ktla-070105mayor_lat,0,6751350.story?coll=ktla-news-1

[goclark]

34. Did not know that he changed his name ,that's nice

[Cha]

78. Thanks, I love knowing

stuff like that.

I guess that's the way in the Hispanic culture.

I was teared up when I read that..it was so inspiring and encouraging.

I wonder if Grey Davis didn't feel just a little good when the crowd BOOED the arnster?

[nikraye]

26. Anyone have a link to the video? eom

[Beaverhausen]

36. KCBS has some video

not sure if it shows the booing or not.

http://cbs2.com/topstories/topstoriesla_story_181195520.html

[goclark]

38. Whore on NBC said she was "surprised" that Arnold got booed

HA HA

No surprise to me - the people have spoken.

[Pithy Cherub]

6. Jimmy Smits got lot's of love last night!

I love that the party is before the actual inaugaral! (This morning on the steps of city hall!)

[graywarrior]

I want to see him cry.

[Patchuli]

65. You're going to make me cry

if you don't FREE THE DUCK!!!

[graywarrior]

71. I tried.

He's a masochist.

[Patchuli]

85. AFFLAAAAAAAAAAACK!!

Well, whatever floats his beak! How'd you calm him down though? :silly:

[graywarrior]

86. Duck drugs

[tishaLA]

7. Also, Pelosi and Maxine Waters are right behind Villaraigossa

as he's delivering his speech. Lots of good people on that stage. It looks like they sat Cookie Johnson (Magic'a wife) as far away from Arnold as possible. LOL

[LisaM]

11. Why? Does Magic have it in for Arnold?

I mean, he should, but does he?

[tishaLA]

40. Turns out it was Natalie Cole

She performed America the Beautiful. I don't know how I confused the two of them.

[stopbush]

8. I moved to CA on June 13 and Ah-nold's numbers started to tank.

Coincidence? I don't think so.

If you believe that my moving to CA helped to kill his numbers, then fly your flag on the 4th to confirm your belief.

[rocktivity]

14. LOL! Keep up the good work, Stopbush!

:headbang:
rocknation

[longship]

22. Could we persuade you to make the move to DeLay's district?

:rofl:

[stopbush]

23. Actually, I think Ah-nold is a bigger and better target to pick off

than DeLay. CA is too important to Dem politics. The disaster that is Ah-nold may put CA firmly in the blue column for a couple of decades. Especially when you think that bushco saw him as a rising poster boy.

BTW - we haven't heard much talk of that change to the Constitution to allow foreign-born people to run for pres since Ah-nold's number started their nosedive, have we?

Further BTW - Ah-nold is getting absolutely hammered out here in TV commercials. He's called a special election that will cost $50MM. The commercials ask why we'd ever give him more power when he hasn't fulfilled any of his promises from the last campaign. Powerful stuff.

Good work all around.

[longship]

27. Caleefonya will not be reelecting Ahhhhnuld.

No worries there. Ahnuld will not be reelected. He has plummeted precipitously. The scam that put him in office has been exposed and he has no support for his policies-if you can dignify them with that word.

[FreedomAngel82]

31. Very cool!

I haven't heard much on the special amendment either. Hehehe. I like that. I remember hearing about it in the beginning after last November quite a lot, but now zippo. As usual Bush uses and dumps people.

[AndyTiedye]

45. Will His Hand-Picked S.O.S. Be Able to STEAL it For Arnie?

That is the $50,000,000 question.

[Patchuli]

64. Frankly, I distrust this "special election"

as much as I distrust Arnold. I heard Diebold was being used??!

Furthermore, this whim of his is going to cost my county $2 million (approx); enough that the county will have to lay off 50 county workers! WTF do WE need this for? We don't!! I would rather have the services of 50 county workers. Arnold sucks and he's going down, just like the rest of the repub crooks.

[blondeatlast]

81. A grateful nation thanks you, even from AZ.

:toast:

[blm]

9. AHAHA....that makes me so damn HAPPY. That wiped the smug grin off

his ugly mug, I'll wager.

[IChing]

10. Good News , I have word that his moderate supporters

that are working for him are asking to come back on board to our Democratic party here.

[SoCalDem]

18. The republicans can KEEP him..We don't want him

:) We just want him to go away and STFU :)

[IChing]

28. Are you able to see this on TV? I'm on the central coast.

My friend meet him, the mayor, at the california democratic party conference in LA and said he is the real deal.

I loved seeing the gropenator get slam. My local fox/cbs channel showed him booed.

Yes the station is fox and cbs.

[SoCalDem]

55. I thought you were talking about Ahhhnold rejoining the dem party

Villaraigosa is great..

[IChing]

63. He was never a dem, always a repug.

But he did blind-side lot of moderates into supporting his campaign.

[FreedomAngel82]

35. Seriously?

Wow! That's awesome and a very big deal!!!

[IChing]

39. I hear it in the scuttlebutt, he had some democrats and mods come on board

when he first ran.
They must smell a stinking sinking ship of state.

[rocktivity]

12. GO, CALIFORNIA, GO!

Don't let him "DeLay-ize" your state with redrawn congressional districts and cheap labor tactics! Keep him on the run! RAH RAH RAH!


rocknation

[getmeouttahere]

15. I don't think re-districting would work...

to the repugs advantage in Calif. Democrats are everywhere, even in the red areas. I could be wrong, but...

[Pool Hall Ace]

66. rocknation, your cheerleader gif is too cute!

On topic: I luvvvv to hear any news about Arnold goin' down!

[htuttle]

13. "Mahria, my hot ist breaking. Ah'll be in da humfee..."

[gatorboy]

19. LOL!!!

You a funny guy! :)

[SammyWinstonJack]

29. LOL

:spray:

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. *lol*

[goclark]

37. Haha, he has no heart

And he got his HAT brought to him today.

It made my week, month and year.

I hope that Maria sees how Democrats hate him.
It needs to be right in their face. And it was in their face today.
The PEOPLE Spoke and I am thrilled to be living in Los Angeles.

I love LA:loveya:

[ronnykmarshall]

41. Gawd I wanna see that video.

Ol Maria must be crushed that her dream of being Aunt Jackie is coming to an end.

[meti57b]

75. here is the video ....

http://tinyurl.com/cnhma

[stanwyck]

70. You have us all laughing

here at work!
Good job.

[blondeatlast]

83. ROFL! nt

[gatorboy]

90. I'll have to figure out a way to get that in a signature

n/t

[EFerrari]

16. Thank you, Los Angelenos!

Never mess with nurses, teachers, fire fighters or cops. :)

[fob]

17. A bit OT, but would you pronounce boo-ed like this "bood" or like

this "boo-id"? I kinda like the 2 syllable version.

Ahnold was boo-id!

[goclark]

20. Yea, let get Arnold BOOD IT out of CA!

He is sitting on that stage steaming I am sure.
I hope his enabler wife is crying .
She should be so ashamed of herself.

[dogday]

24. It's Good To Be The Governor? Ya Arnold?

[ComerPerro]

25. They weren't saying "Boo!". It was "Boo-urns!"

[KC21304]

43. I'm not up to speed on this. What does Boo-urns mean ?

Is this someone who is going to run against Ahnold ?

[ComerPerro]

44. No, its a Simpsons reference.

Montgomery Burns, evil billionare and Homer's employer, was booed at a baseball game. But Smithers, his secretary, insisted him that the people weren't shouting "Boo!", but "Boo-urns!" to cheer for him.

[KC21304]

47. Ok, thanks. I'm not up on the Simpsons.

Glad to hear the boos were unmistakable.

[Cha]

82. Thanks, I didn't

get it either.

[Robeysays]

56. LOL

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

60. arnuld's new movie - "Das Boo"

[FreedomAngel82]

30. LOL!

That's awesome!!

[ronnykmarshall]

33. YES!!!!

I wish I would have taped it.

[goclark]

42. I have it on TIVO and will get my popcorn

Every Democrat should see on video.
It must be seen in total because it was that special.

Just watching Arnold is worth the popcorn!

He was steaming, just steaming and he was trying to stay calm.

When it was the time for the prayer, Maria had her head down, hope she was crying but I'll check on my TIVO to see for sure.

It would have been so embarrassing for a normal person, but not for a Nazi.

[ronnykmarshall]

48. REALLY???

I love it. I'll give you the money for the VHS and postage if you can transfer it to tape.

[Pithy Cherub]

51. It will be worth every dime and then some! Villaraigosa

was absolutely in his element and LA citizens are not known for getting fired up easily... Antonio was absolutely in command and showed a generosity of spirit that you see from the truly great orators. He was that good today. Natalie Cole did America the Beautiful with a gospel edge and it was heart rending. Then Rev. Cecil Murray had everybody hug and that was :rofl: to see who was sitting next to who for that special moment! Loved it! I truly treasure that I was able to watch the whole thing live!

DREAM WITH HIM, LA, DREAM WITH HIM! Villaraigosa, A Dem to watch! It was powerful.

[goclark]

59. : ( Don't know how to tape, wish I did

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Some pictures ....

President Gore




Maria the stick




Arnie gropes Antonio



"Tell me Ant-onio, if I hug you vill I be a popular as you?"



Al Gore gives the Mayor some southern lovin!



NY Mayor Bloomberg and Former SF Mayor Willie Brown workin' that hat!



The REAL Governor of California!



Mayor Villagarosa w/ President Gore and that muscle headed asshole.



Natalie Cole sings the national anthem





Taking the oath.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

50. Thanks for the pictures and captions.

[tishaLA]

52. Thanks for the caps Ronny

I wish I had seen Schwarzenegger when they were booing him, but I didn't see it. I'll bet he had that same stupid smile on his face that he always does.

[ronnykmarshall]

53. and more pictures

LA's New First Couple !



Gore and Villaraigosa



:puke:



The Villaraigosa's and Former Mayor Hahn




GOVERNOR Davis and his wonderful wife, Sherry.



SANG!!



Mayor HOTTIE!! I think he is sooooooooo cute!

[Beaverhausen]

57. He really is...and he's even more handsome in person!

Thanks for the pics!

[ronnykmarshall]

58. I know!

I've seen him several times.

He's been in the LA Gay Pride parade several times. He always gets a great reception.

My SO yelled "YOU'RE HOT TONY!" and he flashed that killer smile and waved at us.

[devilgrrl]

84. Dude. What ever happened to the West Hollywood Cheerleaders?

Are they still around?

[Cleita]

49. LOL

He was boo'ed at mine and his old alma mater Santa Monica College last week too. I'll bet old Arnold is finding out that being Governor isn't as ego-inflating as being a movie star.

[rniel]

54. And yet...

Watch he'll still win by a landslide...diebold is coming

[Helga Scow Stern]

61. Rove and Norquist will have to think quick

to cover up stealing the election for him again, as they have planned.

[LibDemAlways]

62. Before the festivities began the whores on

the local CBS affiliate were making inane small talk and had nothing but nasty things to say about Gore. "At least he shaved the beard. No one seems to be paying any attention to him. Maxine Waters didn't even notice him...." They were whoring overtime.

Then, when the new Mayor began his speech, he first acknowledged Gore, who got a big, thunderous round of applause. When he mentioned Ahnold, the booing started. It was a wonderful moment, especially considering the crap that had preceded it.

[Raksha]

67. Too bad I missed that! Maybe it will get replayed on the evening news.

So the crowd managed to smack down Ah-nold AND the media whores at the same time? I would LOVE to see that!

[bobbieinok]

68. just before the election I heard on NPR that V was bringing together

blacks and Latinos in the long dreamed of cooperation between the 2 groups

also other groups, eg Caucasians, involved.....but the news was that the 2 largest minorities were now working together successfully....and leaving for the listener the question: could this cooperation start to affect (positively for democrats) the political scene in other states and at the national level

sounds like it's off to a good start

[roguevalley]

69. V is going to be a great, great mayor. congrats, LA. you have a winner.

[shanti]

76. and future governor?

:-)

[Cha]

80. Oh, YESSSS!

Better have lots of good people watching his back!

[meti57b]

88. ... not only future governor of CA but future president of the USA!!!!!!!!

[goclark]

87. The Black and Brown Communities Got Together for Once

and supported two candidates in the Primary - Bernard Parks and Antonio. IMO, it was a master stroke.

One of the brokers for the deal was Martin Ludlow, a city councilman and also the son in law of Bishop Blake of West Angeles Church. Ludlow is equally as charming and young and movie star quality as Antonio. He is waiting in the wings and Antonio will owe him big time. Ludlow helped bring the Black voters in large numbers.

Martin supported Antonio. Bishop Blake is head of West Los Angeles Church(Magic Johnson/Denzel Washington's church) and it a extremely powerful in the Black community.

Bernard Parks, did not have a chance with that power behind Antonio.
I am a friend and supporter of Bernard's but this was not his race to win.

The day belonged to Antonio!

He has pledged to make Los Angeles a City for ALL the angels of all colors. That is the way that it should be.

Ole Antonio --- you made us thrilled today!!!

[redacted]

72. Here's video coverage from KTLA TV

http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/ktla-070105mayor_lat,0,6751350.story?coll=ktla-news-1

I can't play it on my PowerBook but maybe PC users can see the video on this page in the right column.

[GetTheRightVote]

73. Arnold is a lyer and deceitful rep, he must leave office in shame

:patriot:

[redacted]

74. More video coverage from KNBC

http://www.nbc4.tv/politics/4672363/detail.html

Your system needs to support the FeedRoom video player to see it.

[Cha]

77. That sounds so

BEAUTIFUL!

arnie's a SKANK..he didn't have to be but he chose corporate power over THE PEOPLE. And the PEOPLE have a right to BOO his traitorous ass.

[jokerman93]

79. I see

I see a Terminator 4 direct to video, in Ahnold's future. He should have stuck to what he knows. His "Triumph of the Will" dreams of speachifying to massive rallies of cheering devotees are gone in smoke. Maybe we'll eventually learn not to be so taken in by PR and the charismatic allure of our would-be leaders.

Maybe, but I doubt it. American's have proved to be dumber than a box of hammers for the most part. Just look who's riding his little tricycle around the WH hallways these days...

[meti57b]

89. Villaraigosa replied "Angelinos, we will have civility here!". True class!

He has charisma and he thinks on his feet!!! Heads-up, everyone... he will be president one day.