This has very little to do with space exploration, baseball, movies, or music, but it did catch my eye as something very amusing. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has labled the legislative assembly of being 'girlie men' (twice, no less) and has called on voters to terminate them at the ballot box. Woohoo. Nothing like movie rhetoric taking centre stage in the government of the body with the world's tenth highest GDP.
Oh yeah!!! Hand me my 12 gauge shotgun shaped double-barrell pencil and the titanium armor of the ballot paper! let me vote!!! I don't even know what the issues are, but hey, he's the Terminator, calling me to arms! :)Schwarzenegger added, "They cannot have the guts to come out there in front of you and say, 'I don't want to represent you. I want to represent those special interests: the unions, the trial lawyers'…. I call them girlie men. They should get back to the table, and they should finish the budget."
Democratic lawmakers, gay and lesbian advocates and feminist groups bristled over the governor's comments, which were greeted with sustained applause by hundreds of people who were invited to the rally through automated phone calls put out by Schwarzenegger's camp.
The governor used the "girlie men" reference twice in a 16-minute speech aimed at pressuring the Legislature to pass his budget, now 17 days late. The remarks were apparently references to an old "Saturday Night Live" skit parodying Schwarzenegger. Comedians Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon played "pumped-up" bodybuilders with Austrian accents who dismissed anyone without a muscled torso as a "girlie man."
Though the four leaders in the Senate and Assembly are men, women head some of the Legislature's most influential committees, ranging from Appropriations to Energy. The California Legislative Women's Caucus website lists 33 members — more than one-fourth of the Legislature.
Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco) said he was "nonplused" by Schwarzenegger's comment.
"I don't know what the definition of 'girlie man' is. As opposed to his being a he-man?" Burton asked. "I can't think of a way to have the he-man and the girlie men join hands around the Capitol and sing 'Kum Ba Ya.' "
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles) said, "Those are the kinds of statements that ought not to come out of the mouth" of the governor.
"He says he's going to 'terminate' members in November? I really don't know what he means by that. That's not funny any more," Nuñez said.
Frustrated by the stalemate over his budget, Schwarzenegger has been using a series of weekend public appearances to drum up calls to lawmakers demanding completion of the budget. He plans to continue his campaign today at a shopping mall in Stockton.
Having used his charisma and celebrity to build relationships with lawmakers over the last eight months, the governor is adopting a combative new tone. Schwarzenegger said he would strive to oust Democratic lawmakers who vote against his budget."I want each and every one of you to go the polls on Nov. 2," he said Saturday. "That will be judgment day. I want you to go to the polls…. You are the terminators, yes!"
- Art Neuro
2 comments:
I'll vote for him. I'll vote against them. They used to know what a girlie man was when they made fun of him. Now they cn recall when he is a that to thir paypacket by actually providing a service to consituents.
The Three Samurai.
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Back in the time when the Samurai were important, there was a powerful emperor who needed a new chief Samurai, so he sent a declaration throughout the land that he was searching for the best one.
A year passed, and only 3 people showed up for the trials: a Japanese Samurai, a Chinese Samurai, and a Jewish Samurai.
The emperor invited the Japanese Samurai demonstrate why he should become the chief Samurai.
The Japanese Samurai opened a matchbox, and out flew a bumblebee. Whoosh! went his razor-sharp sword, and the bumblebee dropped dead on the ground, in 2 pieces.
The emperor exclaimed: "This is impressive!" He then issued the same challenge to the Chinese Samurai, for him to come in and demonstrate why he should be chosen.
The Chinese Samurai also opened a matchbox, and out buzzed a fly. Whoosh, Whoosh! went his great flashing sword, and the fly dropped dead on the ground .....in four small pieces.
The emperor exclaimed in awe: "That is really VERY impressive!" And then he turned to the Jewish Samurai, and asked him also to step forward and demonstrate why he should be appointed chief Samurai.
The Jewish Samurai also opened a match box, and out flew a small gnat. His lightning quick sword went Whooooosh! Whooooosh! Whoooosh!....But the tiny gnat was still alive and flying around.
The emperor, obviously very disappointed at this display, said, "I see you are not up to the task. The gnat is not dead?"
The Jewish Samurai just smiled and said, "Circumcision is not meant to kill."
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