Tag "Arnold Schwarzenegger"
Back to homepageDer Arnold's "environmentalism" pose
John Seiler: Oct. 7, 2010 The key to understanding Der Arnold is that everything is a pose. From posing his steroid-pumped muscles before “bodybuilding” competitions to posing before a camera for an “action” movie to posing as a governor. Pose…pose…pose.
Read MoreGov. Schwarzentaxer und Prop. 23
John Seiler: Maybe there is hope for Prop. 23, which would save our jobs by repealing AB 32. AB 32, of course, is “Der Global Warmung und Jobs Killing Diktat von 2006.” The man who signed it into law, Gov.
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Gav hits Maldo on taxes
John Seiler: Ya gotta love it. In Feb. 2009, state Sen. Abel Maldonado, by voting for tax increases, sold his soul to become Arnold’s chauffeur. As a reward, Maldo was appointed Lt. Gov. In his re-election bid, Maldo’s opponent for
Read MoreWill Prop. 23 kill American troops?
SEPT. 22, 2010 By JOHN SEILER You know a campaign is going ballistic when the terrorism threat is brought up, even in a context seemingly not connected. That has happened with Proposition 23, which would suspend AB32 until unemployment in
Read MoreFailed rich candidates should be taxed 100%
John Seiler: We have a lot or super-rich candidates and office-holders now: Schwarzenegger, Whitman, Poizner, Fiorina, that wrestling lady in Connecticut, John Kerry (got his money the old way: married into the Heinz catsup fortune), the Bushes, etc. They run
Read MoreEngland vs. Maldonado
John Seiler: Conservative activist Karen England is running a write-in campaign against Abel “Arnold’s Chauffeur” Maldonado for the Lt. Gov.’s seat. In this year of the maverick, anything is possible. Maybe she could win. At a minimum, she could dump
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Meg: Stop lying about Jerry and taxes
John Seiler: Meg Whitman continues running commercials based on disproved assertions about Jerry Brown and taxes. It’s especially grating that she is using a Bill Clinton quote attacking Jerry from the 1992 presidential campaign. First, Clinton is a notorious liar.
Read MoreAB32ifornia
Katy Grimes has up a great new article demystifying Prop. 23, which would reverse AB 32 (much as the numbers are reversed). My prediction is that Prop. 23 will fail, something like 52-48. Its failure then will crash the economy. The
Read MoreArnold's seven wasted years
SEPT. 7, 2010 By JOHN SEILER With Labor Day marking the traditional beginning of the campaign season, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s seven years as governor of California essentially are behind us. He will still have influence on the fiscal 2010-10 state
Read MoreWorse than you think
John Seiler: If you’ve been reading CalWatchDog.com, you’ve seen my pieces warning that the economy might not perform up to the expectations of Gov. Arnold and the leaders in the Legislature. Back on June 21, I warned that a recession
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