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 Post subject: Arnie voted new governor of California
PostPosted: 08 Oct 03, 14:26 
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For anyone thats been under a rock today :

From ananova!

Arnold Schwarzenegger has stormed to victory in California's Governorship race and promised: "I will not disappoint you."

Exit polls suggested the 56-year-old Terminator star won an easy victory and current Governor Gray Davis conceded defeat.

Speaking less than three hours after polls closed Republican Schwarzenegger told supporters: "I want to be the people's governor, I want to represent everybody, I believe in the people of California."

Austrian-born Schwarzenegger, whose campaign was hit by lurid sex allegations, called for people of all political persuasions to reunite and make California "the greatest state of the greatest country in the world".

He said: "For the people to win, politics as usual must lose."

Californians turned out in droves and more than half - about 55% - voted to "recall" Davis, effectively throwing him out of office, according to the exit polls.

The Democrat governor has been accused of leading the state into a massive budget deficit by mismanaging the economy.

He is only the second governor in American history to be recalled.

The exit polls suggested that Schwarzenegger had comfortably beaten his closest rivals, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and Republican State Senator Tom McClintock.

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I think California had a poor choice of candidates. Schwarzenegger won it to appease the rich voters because of the high taxes. I wouldn't have voted for him as he believes in the death penalty, the right to have guns and some other issues.

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..it's the state of Actors turned Governors...
Ronald Reagan had the job previously. :D

At least he's got a bit of charisma and wit about him...
some of his campaign quotes have been hilarious.


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michelle wrote:
I wouldn't have voted for him as he believes in the death penalty, the right to have guns and some other issues.



Well he IS the Terminator! What else would you expect!?

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all I can do is this:

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More proof that americans are even more stupid than you thought they were!

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and to an extent I kind of believe in the death penalty, but i'm not going there......................


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Obo wrote:
michelle wrote:
I wouldn't have voted for him as he believes in the death penalty, the right to have guns and some other issues.



Well he IS the Terminator! What else would you expect!?


True! ::lol::

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...quite liked Kindergarten Kop. ()^

...let's give the guy a break - he can't screw up California, as much
as Ken Livingstone has done to London. :-?
....and anyway, it's pretty much screwed up ,already.


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ADRIAN_L wrote:
...quite liked Kindergarten Kop. ()^

...let's give the guy a break - he can't screw up California, as much
as Ken Livingstone has done to London. :-?
....and anyway, it's pretty much screwed up ,already.


::lol::

But the funniest quote I heard was when Arnie was asked "how he was going to sort out California's money problems" his reply "details details details" ::lol::

Obviously the tracking got stuck ::lol:: ::lol:: :) :)

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