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Friday, October 3, 2003
[5:09:42 PM]

"He apologized, and that's courageous." --Maria

I say the *way* Schwarzenegger apologized was cowardly, not courageous.

Apologize for specific incidents... *that* would be appropriate and, in fact, courageous. But to accuse some of the women of lying, and then apologize for the incidents that weren't lies, *that* is cowardly.

[5:05:13 PM]
"My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave." --Arnold Schwarzenegger

[4:54:08 PM]
If Schwarzenegger pulls off the coup d'etat in California, it would only take a few women to recall him -- just collect a million and a half signatures. That wouldn't be so hard.

[2:53:30 PM]
Is it old news? No. Previous reports of Schwarzenegger's sexual misbehavior were not in mainstream journalism outlets. The LA Times has more credibility in presenting these stories.

Did Schwarzenegger already admit to this? No, his previous confessions were limited to consensual sexual behavior.

The six cases in the LA Times story are specifically about a man in a position of economic power making sexual advances against the will of the women... including against the will of women who could reasonably be afraid of economic consequences of resisting.

[2:38:08 PM]
Hysteria in California....

Schwarzenegger propagandists are down to a single lie: It was politically motivated to release the story now.

Should LA Times have waited until *after* the election? Obviously not.

Should LA Times have printed an incomplete story? No, the value is in its quality.

Should LA Times have dropped the story altogether? No.

Remember that the second biggest problem of the recall is the short time-frame. If the time had been just a couple of weeks shorter, maybe Schwarzenegger wouldn't have had to face this charge. Then again, if the time for the recall were just a couple of weeks longer, maybe other stories would come to light.

Bottom line: A manager at a corporation who gropes subordinates would be out the door in a flash. A job applicant who is known to have a pattern of sexual harassment would not be considered.

Schwarzenegger is not an acceptable candidate for governor.

No one should be surprised that it is the Republican party that is supporting a sexual harasser.

[10:49:23 AM]
"If we keep being put in the position of having to respond to recount after recount after recount of the same ballots, then we just can't sit on our hands, and we will be forced to do what might be in our best personal interest--but not--it would not be in the best interest of our wonderful country." --James Baker

Revealing Ms. Wilson's job was mean-spirited, petty, and stupid. So what if Poppy called it treason? Poppy's a crook.

James Baker and George W. Bush are guilty of the highest crime conceivable in a democracy.

[10:08:02 AM]
The good news about Schwarzenegger's 100-day plan, is it sets a clear measure. If he fails to do what is positive, and pushes through what is negative, on the day 101 it will be perfectly reasonable to recall him.

As far as I know, it is a complete lie that he can erase the car tax increase without legislative approval. The legislature should give Schwarzenegger a chance to come up with a different tax increase, or spending cuts that Californians and the legislature would prefer. When Schwarzenegger fails at that, take him down.

[9:54:56 AM]
So when the LA Times tracks down the details on six of Arnold Schwarzenegger's sexual harrassments, Arnold denies some or all of the incidents, but admits to rowdiness and to behavior that some "people" might find offensive. Sweetheart that he is, he even apologizes.

Are a semi-denial and a general apology enough?

Sure, but....

The issue isn't really the six documented episodes. The issue is that the six documented episodes indicate a pattern where perhaps dozens of women have been groped.

Sure, Schwarzenegger says he lied about his various sexual exploits -- backstage blowjobs and upstairs gangbangs -- but the fact that he would lie to get ahead is not a reason to vote for him, either.