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Thread ID: 20332 | Posts: 6 | Started: 2005-09-22
2005-09-22 11:10 | User Profile
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is confident he can persuade voters to approve his reform measures in next month's special election and dismissed as "silly" the criticisms leveled at him in recent months by actor Warren Beatty.
In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Schwarzenegger discussed a wide range of matters pertaining to the Nov. 8 election and his own decision to pursue a second term next year.
The Republican governor is pushing several ballot initiatives that would curb the power of the Democrat-controlled legislature and the state's powerful public employee unions.
He wants voters to establish a state spending cap, extend the time it takes for public school teachers to be eligible for tenure, require public employee unions to seek permission from their members before using dues money for political purposes, and strip lawmakers of their power to draw the lines of their own districts.
Schwarzenegger insisted his agenda is not intended as a political vendetta against the Democrats with whom he has clashed all year. He acknowledged that in pursuing the reforms, he was "stepping on people's toes" from time to time - but said his goal had always been to reach a bipartisan agreement that would have avoided a contentious campaign. "It's all about collaboration. My whole life was all about collaboration. But there are certain things, as you know, when you talk about those reforms, they can't go there," he said.
Schwarzenegger also said he was perplexed by Beatty, a fellow actor and Democrat who has become an outspoken antagonist.
"There are some people who are close to him that say that he is just starving for attention and that's the way he gets attention. Other people said, look he's not working and he just feels like he should maybe get involved in politics," Schwarzenegger said. "Instead, I just think that maybe he is jealous that I did jump in. I find it silly, because I respect his work."
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2005-09-22 14:06 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Gabrielle] Other people said, look he's not working and he just feels like he should maybe get involved in politics," Schwarzenegger said. "Instead, I just think that maybe he is jealous that I did jump in. I find it silly, [u]because I respect his work."[/u]
NewsMax.com[/QUOTE] Oh, Ahnold, there's some pure politico double speak. Beatty's work? Shampoo? Ishtar and Reds, not to mention Bugsy. 'Nuff said. :D OK, Bonnie and Clyde wasn't bad . . .
AE
2005-09-22 14:55 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Angeleyes]Oh, Ahnold, there's some pure politico double speak. Beatty's work? Shampoo? Ishtar and Reds, not to mention Bugsy. 'Nuff said. :D OK, Bonnie and Clyde wasn't bad . . .
AE[/QUOTE] How about "The Sting"?
2005-09-22 15:58 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Angeleyes]Oh, Ahnold, there's some pure politico double speak. Beatty's work? Shampoo? Ishtar and Reds, not to mention Bugsy. 'Nuff said. :D OK, Bonnie and Clyde wasn't bad . . .
AE[/QUOTE]
The "work" Arnold may be referring to is Beatty's womanizing. Not many men have him beat there.
2005-09-22 16:18 | User Profile
[QUOTE=OPERA96]How about "The Sting"?[/QUOTE]
Beatty wasn't in that.
2005-09-22 17:52 | User Profile
[QUOTE=arkady]Beatty wasn't in that.[/QUOTE] OK, I thought he was. I had him confused with Redford.