Los Angeles Times (3/23): Gov.'s Irvine Stop Draws 2000 Protesters

[Jack Rabbit]

From the Los Angeles Times
Dated Wednesday March 23

Gov.'s Irvine Stop Draws Cast of 2,000 Irked by His Policies
'Shame on you!' is the rain-soaked crowd's cry over school, nursing, pension positions
By David Haldane, Times Staff Writer

Braving heavy rain that drenched coats, hats and umbrellas, an estimated 2,000 protesters gathered outside an Irvine hotel Tuesday to express their opposition to a variety of proposals by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was attending a fundraiser inside.

"Shame on you!" chanted the crowd, outside the Hyatt Regency Irvine, while waving banners with such messages as "Teacher Terminator" and "Arnold, Go Back to Hollywood."

The demonstrators — mostly teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public employees — said they were upset by, among other things, the governor's attempts to privatize pension funds, increase patient-to-nurse ratios in hospitals and cut school funding.

"He's just looking out for corporate interests rather than patient interests," said Lois Sanders, a nurse at St. Mary's Medical Center in Apple Valley, about 90 miles northeast of Orange County. "He says he's for the people, but he's taking pensions away."

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[realFedUp]

1. Wasn't this the $100,000 per seat event?

Arnie really has no shame. Glad
the turnout was good and it was
covered on the news. How effective
would it be if they all wore their
uniforms (nurses, fire fighters...)

[skylarmae]

2. having lived in CA for 25 yrs. I have never been more disgusted

that the once progressive society had gone SOUR to even elect this B-grade actor at all. They get what they deserve with this guy. They need to remove the menace from office and maybe CA will have a legitimate chance to come back. Ever since Pete Wilson (Repuke) its been downhill....Quit crying before things get worse and elect a real governor.

[Frances]

3. I didn't vote for Arnold nor did my friends

But Oprah and Jay Leno and all of the radio talk show hosts pushed him.