http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/arnold/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:51:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415986/posts The "ought" decade was one promise after another turned into trauma for California. It began with a popular Democratic governor, judging from the voter majority that put him in office. But his popularity plummeted in tandem with the state's nosediving finances. The decade ends with a Republican governor who, at first, was every bit as popular, judging from the wide voter margin that elected him. His popularity and the state's finances likewise hit bottom. The chief distinction between Democrat Gray Davis and Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger may be that the former was recalled from office, and the latter will be permitted... OC Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415986/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413796/posts California got $7 billion in state grants from Porkulus, and an opportunity to catch their breath while they attacked a monstrous state budget that desperately needs pruning. Congress has now begun to consider Porkulus II, with even more block grants for states, enabling them to paper over serious budget gaps. But that’s not enough for Arnold Schwarzenegger, who wants an additional $8 billion from the feds in order to bail out a state that seems incapable of governing itself: Facing a budget deficit of more than $20 billion, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for deep reductions in already... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413796/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:25:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410712/posts Shedding jobs that once reliably attracted new residents, California grew at a slower pace this year than all but two other years since 1900, according to state Department of Finance figures released Thursday. The number of new births dropped. The number of new immigrants dropped. And more residents left California for other states than came here. The end result: Statewide growth from July 2008 to July 2009 was 350,000 people, or less than 1 percent. During the rest of the decade, California averaged 525,000 new residents each year. The four-county Sacramento region posted even more striking numbers, adding just 21,000... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410712/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:04:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410700/posts Over the past few days, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been in Copenhagen making the bizarre claim to anyone who will listen that his job destroying environmental regulations are somehow good for the economy. He also made the even more off the wall assertion that America's economy would be stronger if only the entire country followed California's lead in this area, and that Governor Palin's common sense skepticism to the man-made global warming religion was somehow wrong. All of these musings by the Governator were forthcoming despite the fact that foisting his regulations on California's economy have chased businesses and the jobs... Conservatives4Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410700/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402480/posts California: While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger worries about rising seas, his state sinks below the waves. Don't mess with Texas, they say. But California and the nation could follow its lead. Last Wednesday, Gov. Schwarzenegger released a new report based on research compiled by the California Energy Commission claiming that by 2100 San Francisco Bay would be more bay than San Francisco, with Fisherman's Wharf and Treasure Island under the rising waters of climate change. His show-and-tell, which included a new Google Earth application the commission spent $150,000 to help develop, goes a long way toward explaining the once-Golden State's slide... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402480/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:10:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts Leadership: Alaska's ex-governor asks a question we'd like answered: Why is California's current governor pushing the same policies in Copenhagen that helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? The movie series that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name involved cyborgs traveling through time to alternately try to destroy or save one John Connor, who would grow up to be the leader of the resistance against a race of machines that ruled the planet. Prominent in the series was his tough cookie of a mom, Sarah Connor. Another Sarah has taken the lead in another resistance against another group... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408839/posts fter Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized Sarah Palin’s stance on global warming yesterday, few thought it would take long for Palin to respond. She launched a broadside on her Facebook page, and reminded California’s governor that the “grain of salt” the Governator recommended should be taken with economic advice from the leader of a state in free-fall and unable to budget its money properly. Even if the world is warming, it doesn’t mean that the warming is either anthropogenic or catastrophic — and conservation doesn’t mean killing the economy: Why is Governor Schwarzenegger pushing for the same sorts of policies in Copenhagen... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408839/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:39:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408643/posts <p>"Why is Governor Schwarzenegger pushing for the same sorts of policies in Copenhagen that have helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment?" Palin wrote on her Facebook page. "Perhaps he will recall that I live in our nation's only Arctic state and that I was among the first governors to create a sub-cabinet to deal specifically with climate change."</p> CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408643/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:38:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408417/posts Why is Governor Schwarzenegger pushing for the same sorts of policies in Copenhagen that have helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? Perhaps he will recall that I live in our nation’s only Arctic state and that I was among the first governors to create a sub-cabinet to deal specifically with climate change. While I and all Alaskans witness the impacts of changes in weather patterns firsthand, I have repeatedly said that we can’t primarily blame man’s activities for those changes. And while I did look for practical responses to those changes, what I didn’t do was hamstring... Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408417/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:58:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408320/posts I’m paraphrasing, albeit only slightly. Not that he has many fans left among grassroots conservatives, but in case there are still one or two, this ought to finish them off: The California governor has become an environmental standard bearer for the Republican party, which is split on the merits of curbing emissions. Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential election, has attacked cap and trade and questioned any link between man-made emissions and global warming. “You have to ask: what was she trying to accomplish?” said Mr Schwarzenegger. “Is she really interested in this subject or is... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408320/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:10:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408033/posts Those hoping to ride the state's high-speed train next decade will have to dig much deeper into their wallets than officials originally thought, a harsh reality that will chase away millions of passengers, according to an updated business plan released Monday. The average ticket on the bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles is now estimated to cost about $105, or 83 percent of comparable airfare. Last year, the state said prices would be set at 50 percent of comparable airfare and predicted a ticket from San Francisco to Los Angeles would cost $55. As a result of the... Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408033/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393219/posts Well after an insightful discussion on The Capitol Hour this afternoon regarding the merits of continuing to use precious resources on the relatively meaningless position of Lieutenant Governor, Governor Schwarzenegger has made his appointment for the most important useless job in the state. The Governor’s choice for California’s next Lieutenant Governor is Former State Senator from Santa Maria Abel Maldonado. Sources say that it came down to Maldonado and Dave Cogdill, and we had Cogdill pinned as favorite here. But for the record Maldonado was my initial favorite months ago when it was first determined that Garamendi would be vacating... Hogue News Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393219/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:20:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389680/posts So it might be the cynic in me or call me crazy for not trusting the government, but I cannot believe that there was not more attention paid to the state’s latest accounting gimmick to save the state’s budget. Starting Sunday you may notice a few less dollars in each paycheck, 10 percent less to be specific. While the state says that the money will be returned in April, something does not sit right with me when the government helps itself to even more of my paycheck especially when so many people are already living paycheck to paycheck. Read the... Hogue News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389680/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:33:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372935/posts Swarzeneggar spokesman says this is "just a coincidence,"..I don't think so..... I think the Terminator is boiling mad... hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372935/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372700/posts SACRAMENTO -- Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office use a coded veto message to send the f-bomb to Tom Ammiano, soon after the San Francisco assemblyman made news by telling the governor to "kiss my gay ass"? Schwarzenegger's people say no. But the X-rated evidence is hard to miss in a message that Schwarzenegger sent to explain why he was vetoing an Ammiano bill dealing with financing for the Port of San Francisco. A straight reading of the guv's letter laments "the fact that major issues are overlooked while many unnecessary bills come to me for consideration," and concludes, "I believe... San Francisco Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372700/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:25:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365536/posts MIDI - VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR (musical intro) We were watching football on my brand new big screen A commercial came on that was ever so green It was nothing like we ever had before seen Ooh-a-ooh They want plasma that's too big eliminated It will be behind closed doors that it's debated Every day it seems were getting more frustrated Ooh-a-ooh...the left is crazy...ooh-a-ooh...they're freaking crazy Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV It's a hog for energy...so it must be going With the lefties now in charge, it's how they do it... DFU news of the day in song http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365536/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:53:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361495/posts DeVore assails Schwarzenegger, Fiorina Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore said Monday night Republicans would repeat the mistake they made in supporting Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor if they back former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina for the Senate. In a speech to the Republican Party of San Diego County, DeVore, a three-term Assembly member from Irvine who cannot run for re-election because of term limits, denounced Schwarzenegger for signing a gun control bill and one establishing a day of recognition for slain gay-rights leader Harvey Milk. "We were told in 2003 that it was important in this historic one-of-a-kind recall... San Diego Union Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361495/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:39:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361366/posts I just sent an email to John G. Matsuka, President of the Initiative & Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California asking him if anyone has started a petition to overturn Arnold's signing into law AB962 controlling ammo sales in California. See SF Gate article here! Stayfree http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361366/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:13:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361015/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill recognizing gay marriages sanctioned in other states during the nearly five months such unions were legal in California. Schwarzenegger says the action is consistent with a state Supreme Court ruling upholding the marriages of same-sex couples who tied the knot in California before voters approved Proposition 8. Proposition 8 is a constitutional amendment passed in November that limits marriage to a man and a woman. The bill signed by the governor late Sunday also says gay and lesbian couples who were married in other states after Proposition 8's passage have... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361015/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:43:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360772/posts Sacramento, CA – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law legislation that will help law enforcement officials track down and apprehend armed criminals and other prohibited persons. AB 962 by Assembly Member Kevin DeLeon (D-Los Angeles) had the support of law enforcement officials from across the state and was modeled after successful city ordinances, including the cities of Sacramento and Los Angeles. AB 962 was the Brady Campaign´s top priority bill in this year´s legislature. The law requires maintenance of purchaser records by handgun ammunition vendors. Local law enforcement can use these records to find illegal guns. "The purchase records will... California Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360772/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:27:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356502/posts So Arnold just had to get involved in the Obamacare issue. Says it's pretty much a good thing. This from the guy who has run the state into the ground economically. Under his watch they even considered establishing a "Leaving California" tax, it's gotten so bad. Yes, the idea was to tax you for moving out of the state. It is funny how all the RINOs in favor of this are almost all from states that are having tremendous economic problems, largely government created. For the whole series of Zero dollar bills, go here: "Flickr Archive of Zero Bills" self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356502/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 05:03:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349781/posts AP / NPR / Wire Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349781/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331656/posts FRESNO, Calif. – Top Obama administration officials are taking California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to task for blaming the state's water crisis on federal environmental restrictions. The governor sent a letter to Washington Wednesday demanding a response to "catastrophic impacts" he said were caused by environmental rules that have slashed water deliveries. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331656/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:23:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330774/posts SAN FRANCISCO --- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court's order that the state reduce its prison population by 40,000 inmates, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The appeal will be a dramatic escalation in the long-running legal battle over the state of California's overcrowded prisons and their often criticized medical care for inmates. Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said the appeal will be filed later this week, adding that cutting the state's inmate population of about 170,000 must be done methodically and by state officials. "We don't believe it's right," McLear said, referring to... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330774/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:35:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329504/posts Most politicos don't usually socialize with terror apologists. Generally, they are cautious to a fault. Which is why a political event today in Sacramento raises serious questions of what were they thinking. The extremist group CAIR (Committee for American-Islamic Relations) recently issued a press release announcing its 6th Annual Ramadan Iftar inside the Capitol Rotunda (see the release with a full list of legislative co-hosts attached to the bottom of this post). The Iftar is co-hosted by most of the legislative Democrats including Senate President Darrell Steinberg. Speaker Karen Bass, plus the Governor. Tragically, Steinberg, Bass and the Governor are... FlashReport http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329504/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:35:01 GMT