{ Saturday, August 16, 2003 }
I regret not being in California right now while all the political upheaval is happening. I haven't been following very closely, but when I heard that Arnold Schwartzenegger was running for governor, I was almost certain he would win, demonstrating once again the problem of democracy in the age of media and celebrity. In the fight for mind space, the George W. Bushes of the world have won even before the opening bell has rung. I last had this sinking feeling when Filipino actor Erap, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, was running for president of the Philippines. I missed the whole Jesse Ventura flap. Wasn't Reagan the most popular president of all time?
I just read Arnold Schwarzenegger's bio in the New York Times (caterinanet/caterinanet) about Schwartzenegger's gift for self-prediction and self-promotion. Schwartzenegger is a political infant. Little is known of his position on any of the major issues, but he is, apparently, pro-choice. He always knew what he wanted, but does not necessarily have the best motivations for seeking public office, as this article not-so-subtly suggests:
This is from the closing paragraph to the article. I recently heard that the way to read a New York Times article is to ignore the headline and the lead paragraph, which are mere window dressing, and to skip directly to the conclusion where you can find out what's really going on, down in the cellar and hidden from view.
LINK | 8:01 PM | TB
Not to fret. Arnold is hardly a "political infant". He has done more for the kids of California with his Proposition 49 last year than Gray Davis has done for them in his 5 years in office. Proposition 49 expanded afterschool educational opportunities to over 1.2 million children and also serves to cut juvenille crime. Arnold helped architect the measure and drove the initiative before California's 34M people. Being a successful entrepreneur and a shrewd businessman, he and his economic dream team should be able to handle California's economic doldrums just fine. Just my two cents.
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If Google is any good indication of Arnold Schwarzenegger's rising eminence with California's recall election only 40-something days away -- Arnold may have the governorship in the bag. Googling "Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor" today is yielding 144,100 search pages, "Gary Coleman for governor" 49,100 search pages, "Cruz Bustamante for governor" 22,600 search pages, and "Brook Adams for governor" 6,120 search pages.
Gino | August 20, 2003 7:56 AM