Actor's Female Fans Reject Groping Tales. Schwarzenegger Defended by Women

Washington Post ^ | Oct. 6, 2003 | Evelyn Nieves

[FairOpinion]

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5 -- The "Remarkable Women for Arnold" came in all ages, from both major political parties and from no political party at all.

The women made up at least half of the supporters at Schwarzenegger's rally here today. And they defended him as a mother would against allegations that he groped women sexually despite his having admitted "behaving badly" on movie sets.

If anything, women interviewed said, the sexual misconduct stories only made them angrier at Davis and Schwarzenegger's other opponents.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I love how Arnie supporters fawn over getting Maria Shriver (D) as first lady and then go out and scream that McClintock's supporters want to put a Democrat in the governor's mansion. The hypocracy is staggering.

Flag on the play. Deliberately obtuse. Fifteen yards, automatic first down for the Schwarzenegger team.

[BJungNan]

This election is a choice between a guy that has raped an entire state over the last three years or a guy that may have groped 15 or so women 30-years-ago.

Not hard to figure this one out.

[IpaqMan]

Flag on the play. Deliberately obtuse. Fifteen yards, automatic first down for the Schwarzenegger team.

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Love the humor. It is much appreciated on these "stressful" threads.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

: ) (Thanks - and by the way, it's almost over!)

[Chad Fairbanks]

I guess now would be a bad time to penalize Arnold for an "Offsides"? ;0)

Hiya!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Hiya! If I was more awake, I could come up with a "tight end" joke, but it ain't happenin'. : )

[Chad Fairbanks]

Damn, and I had a "Wide Receiver" joke I coulda made in reply ;0)

[My2Cents]

My daughter and I attended the Arnold rally in Sacramento on Sunday. When we returned home, both my daughter and my wife put Arnold bumperstickers on their cars...both remarkable women for Arnold.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Hadn't thought of that. LOL

[My2Cents]

Best sign at the Sacramento rally: "Davis has GROPED California's ASSets!"

[nopardons]

Excellent sign ! :-)

[FairOpinion]

Best sign at the Sacramento rally: "Davis has GROPED California's ASSets!"

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Good one!

[lonevoice]

Absolutely! I also think the word "gropper" should be added to the FR lexicon. It goes in the same category as "snipper" (oft seen during the Beltway sniper shootings).

[cartoonistx]

[FairOpinion]

Love it!!!

[Heatseeker]

The Cubs win the NLDS - the Red Sox are in the same postseason - and I'm rooting for a Kennedy inlaw.

Is this Planet Earth or have I been mysteriously teleported to Planet Bassackwards?

[SFConservative]

That's Juanita Broaddrick.

[dennisw]

Grey Davis RAPED California's finances

[Ruth A.]

What a difference lighting and a lens can make. Note his neck in the first picture and compare it against the second. I have noticed how smooth his skin looks in many photos and know that he has been much more craggy on the talk shows. No point, it just intrigues me. (She even looks less emaciated in the second and third pictures.)

[backhoe]

Let me tell you all something- believe the women who worked with him.

In a lifetime of doing everything from digging ditches to running small corporations, I have learned one thing-- you work with a man, you get get to know the real man.

If Arnold were anything at all like his accusers claim, the women he worked with would have known about it.