Politics > Politics-USA > It's Republican panic time in California. And a new chink in Ah-nuld's armor.
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"Harry Hope" |
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13 Sep 2003 06:29:54 PM |
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It's Republican panic time in California. And a new chink in Ah-nuld's armor. |
A report in Saturday's San Jose Mercury News added another issue for
Schwarzenegger.
The newspaper reported that he entered the country in 1968 on a visa
that lets athletes train and compete but does not allow them to earn a
salary from an American company.
But Schwarzenegger said in his 1977 autobiography that he was paid "a
weekly salary" for providing information on bodybuilding and allowing
the use of his photographs in a magazine, the newspaper said.
Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1983, declined to discuss
his immigration records, the newspaper said.
From The Associated Press, 9/13/03:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/13/national1031EDT0486.DTL
Schwarzenegger, under pressure from rival, tries to woo conservatives
at GOP convention
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, September 13, 2003
(09-13) 11:00 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) --
California Republicans gathered for their state convention Saturday
amid intensifying calls for the party to unite behind one of its two
major candidates in the campaign to replace Gov. Gray Davis.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's supporters are trying to persuade party
members to rally behind their candidate, who leads state Sen. Tom
McClintock in the polls.
But McClintock is favored by the party's conservative base, which
worries about Schwarzenegger's more moderate social views on issues
such as abortion and domestic partnerships.
McClintock also is gaining on Schwarzenegger in the polls.
Schwarzenegger did not address the division within the party as he
spoke at a morning rally outside the convention site, but instead
repeated his theme focused on improving the state's economy.
"I could no longer stand by and watch the politicians neglect the
people and run this state down, chase businesses and jobs outside the
state. I could no longer stand by there," the actor told the crowd.
"I say to myself, 'What happened to this state?' When I came over here
35 years ago, this state was a fantastic state."
At stake is the governor's seat if voters recall Davis on Oct. 7.
Some Republicans fear that having two top candidates on the ballot
will split the GOP vote and hand the governorship to Lt. Gov. Cruz
Bustamante, the only prominent Democrat among the 135 candidates on
the recall ballot.
Some Republicans who like McClintock said they have to be realistic in
choosing who to support.
Delegate Dottie Van Eckhardt, from Yuba City, called McClintock "a
lovely man" but said she was supporting Schwarzenegger.
"I think McClintock probably is more experienced, but Arnold can win,"
she said.
The convention opened Friday with a plea for unity from the man
largely responsible for securing the recall election, U.S. Rep.
Darrell Issa.
Issa, who spent $1.7 million to fund the recall effort, told delegates
that if they divided their votes between Schwarzenegger and McClintock
they would be handing the election to Bustamante.
"No matter whether you're wearing an Arnold button tonight or you're
wearing a McClintock button tonight, you know the math just doesn't
work," he said.
Issa had launched his own bid for governor before dropping out just
before the filing deadline.
He has not endorsed another candidate and did not suggest which should
drop out, though he commended fellow Republicans Bill Simon, the
party's nominee last year, and Peter Ueberroth, a former baseball
commissioner, for withdrawing their bids.
"They put the interests of our party and our state first," he said.
California Republicans have a history of supporting candidates too
conservative for the left-leaning state, where Democrats outnumber
Republicans 44 percent to 35 percent and control all statewide offices
and both houses of the Legislature.
A new Los Angeles Times poll shows Bustamante with support from 30
percent of likely voters, Schwarzenegger with 25 percent and
McClintock with 18 percent.
McClintock's support rose by 6 percentage points from the last poll,
compared to a 3-point rise for Schwarzenegger.
The survey of 922 likely voters, conducted Sept. 6-10, had a sampling
error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
A report in Saturday's San Jose Mercury News added another issue for
Schwarzenegger.
The newspaper reported that he entered the country in 1968 on a visa
that lets athletes train and compete but does not allow them to earn a
salary from an American company.
But Schwarzenegger said in his 1977 autobiography that he was paid "a
weekly salary" for providing information on bodybuilding and allowing
the use of his photographs in a magazine, the newspaper said.
Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1983, declined to discuss
his immigration records, the newspaper said. His lawyer, Thomas
Hiltachk, told the paper it was clear the candidate had done nothing
wrong. If he had, the government would not have extended his visa.
"The INS knew full well what he was doing here and had no problem with
it," Hiltachk said.
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What a sight. Repugs runnin' around like chickens with their heads cut
off.
Harry
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| Title: Re: It's Republican panic time in California. And a new chink inAh-nuld's armor. |
15 Sep 2003 08:41:04 AM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
A report in Saturday's San Jose Mercury News added another issue for
Schwarzenegger.
The newspaper reported that he entered the country in 1968 on a visa
that lets athletes train and compete but does not allow them to earn a
salary from an American company.
But Schwarzenegger said in his 1977 autobiography that he was paid "a
weekly salary" for providing information on bodybuilding and allowing
the use of his photographs in a magazine, the newspaper said.
Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1983, declined to discuss
his immigration records, the newspaper said.
Right away Ahnuld defined himself as a Republicon, i.e., the rules don't
apply to him, just the rest of us, and when asked a potentially
embarrassing question, just stonewall.
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