Arnold Schwarzenegger

California's corrupted governor. Ran as a reformer, and seemed like he might actually at least partly mean it. Then, he was either corrupted or let his true nature show and he turned into a George W Bush/Michael Bloomberg/John McCain-style RINO.

In any case, he's completely corrupt now. Instead of taking on people like former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez - someone who occasionally acts more like a paid agent of the Mexican government than a representative of American citizens - Schwarzenegger collaborated with him and his friends and capitulated to the far-left friends California legislature. Some of that may have been due to personal ambition, and he might actually believe he could have a political career after governor (Senator Schwarzenegger?) Some of that may have been due to influence from the national GOP leadership; note that he hired a Bush-linked campaign strategist to help his re-election. And, no doubt, part of it is due to the influence of his wife, Maria Shriver.

Note that, like Bush and a host of other corrupt GOP leaders, the "Governator" supports "comprehensive immigration reform". Not only that, but he's helping banks make money from money that was earned illegally.

He's also a dual citizen with Austria, so perhaps he might consider a future political career there instead of here.

Last modified Dec 15, 2008
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Schwarzenegger commission to give contract to company with Schwarzenegger associates (Steve Schmidt) - 9/03/2009

... commission, dominated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointees, is set to award a $9-million contract today to a company led by the governor's top political advisor and his former campaign manager. The three commission staff members charged with recommending a public relations firm have advised the board to give the contract to Mercury Public Affairs at its meeting today. Schwarzenegg...

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Nazi card against opponents of the massive illegal activity he supports - 6/18/2009

... recounts a recent meeting that Arnold Schwarzenegger held with the San Diego Union Tribune editorial board (link), during which California's corrupt governor said this about those who, unlike him, oppose massive illegal immigration: "And what we have to do is, we always have to fight that because it's in all of us - prejudice... So what we have to do, since we have a certain level ...

Republicans that Obama administration listens to include McCain, Schwarzenegger, and Mel Martinez (on immigration) - 6/10/2009

... and governors Charlie Crist and Arnold Schwarzenegger on "policy matters". No wonder Obama's ideas are so very great. [1] politics.theatlantic.com/2009/06/the_five_conservatives_obama_listens_to.php

Corrupt Arnold Schwarzenegger praises illegal aliens, "happy" they get services, says only have small role in California's problems; Cedillo pleased - 6/06/2009

... is corruption in action: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday disputed claims that illegal immigrants caused California's $24.3 billion deficit, while he praised their economic contributions and said he is "happy" they have access to services. ...In response to dozens of questions from readers who say the state ought to wipe out the deficit by eliminating services for illegal immig...

"Fullerton Tea Party" was not a "tea party", don't be fooled - 3/08/2009

... California issues relating to Arnold Schwarzenegger. They glommed on to the "tea party" idea and did feature some discussion about the stimulus plan, and now those behind the "tea parties" are trying to pretend it's indicative of some massive movement when it isn't. Those misleading about this include (of course) Glenn Reynolds (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/72439, pa...

Schwarzenegger helps banks profit from illegal activity ("Bank on California") - 12/14/2008

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched a program called "Bank on California" that seeks to give bank accounts to 100,000 of the "unbanked": those who currently don't have either a checking or savings account. However - right on their front page (bankoncalifornia.ca.gov) - the program states that it accepts as ID the Mexican government's Matricula Consu...

Judge Peter Busch: San Francisco can pass out ID cards to all, including illegal aliens - 10/15/2008

From this: A lawsuit to block San Francisco from handing out municipal identification cards to anyone who has lived in the city for at least 15 days regardless of their immigration status was tossed out of court Tuesday. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch ruled against the Immigration Reform Law Institute of Washington D.C., which left open the possibility of an appeal. A quote fr...

Stephen Bainbridge, Matt Yglesias embarrass themselves in support of illegal immigration (minorities, bailout) - 9/28/2008

A few days ago, Michelle Malkin offered "Illegal immigration and the mortgage mess" (link). Now, if there's one thing that the corrupt on both the right and the left can agree on it's that illegal immigration is the best thing since 8ulova watches. Thus it is that UCLA Professor Stephen Bainbridge [1] offers "They Make You Embarrassed to be a Conservative" in which he...

Illegal alien farmworker dies from heat; cheap labor liberals, conservatives partly responsible (UFW, Susan Ferriss/SacBee) - 5/30/2008

Susan Ferriss of the Sacramento Bee offers "Teen farmworker's death, probed as heat-related, stirs outcry" (link) about an illegal alien who died after working in a vineyard near Stockton: California occupational safety authorities are investigating the girl's death in Lodi as a heat-related fatality.

John McCain back to supporting "comprehensive immigration reform", "guest" workers, H-1B visas - 5/22/2008

... reform. It gets even worse, as - with Arnold Schwarzenegger by his side, cheering him on - McCain said: "Senator Kennedy and I tried very hard to get immigration reform, a comprehensive plan, through the Congress of the United States... It is a federal responsibility and because of our failure as a federal obligation, we're seeing all these various conflicts and problems throughout ou...

San Francisco's IDs for illegal aliens plan may spread to East Bay - 4/28/2008

From this we learn that groups in the East Bay are trying to get their own version of San Francisco's ID cards for illegal aliens plan, specifically basing their proposal on that plan. The group pushing it is called the "Contra Costa County Municipal ID Task Force" and supporters quoted include Miriam Wong of the Latina Center, a Richmond-based organization that teaches leadership s...

Dolores Huerta says we can't enforce immigration laws, promotes demographic hegemony (ask Hillary Clinton) - 3/29/2008

United Farm Workers of America co-founder Dolores Huerta - also a co-chair of the Hillary Clinton campaign (link) - gave a speech straight out of the Balkans (or other places) on Thursday at San Bernardino Valley College in Southern California (link). It'd be great if someone somewhere could go to a Hillary Clinton appearance and ask her to denounce the following s

Arnold Schwarzenegger: don't blame illegal aliens for California budget woes - 3/26/2008

... Democratic clown, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked today what he wants to do about the costs of illegal immigration on the state. He said blaming illegal aliens would be a "big mistake".

Felipe Calderon Feb. 2008 U.S. visit: Eliot Spitzer, Blagojevich, Schwarzenegger, Villaraigosa, Fabian Nunez - 2/09/2008

Mexico's president Felipe Calderon will be visiting parts of their former territory next week, stopping in New York, Boston, Chicago, Sacramento, and Los Angeles but apparently avoiding Washington DC. In addition to U.S. officials, and some who are supposedly U.S. officials, he'll probably also be meeting with community leaders, such as those from non-profits, "hometown associati...

John McCain supporters include George Bush and three border state governors - 2/07/2008

John McCain has picked up key endorsements from three current and one former border state governors. First up: President Bush plans to give an implicit endorsement of onetime rival John McCain's conservative bona fides tomorrow [at CPAC] as the Arizona senator seeks to consolidate the party behind his candidacy...

Vote No on Prop 93 (bogus term limits proposition would keep Fabian Nunez, Gil Cedillo in office) - 1/29/2008

I urge all Californians to vote No on Prop 93, the term limits proposition.

Bill Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger promote corruption, try to fool people about "unbanked" program - 1/24/2008

Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger join forces to offer "Beyond Payday Loans". The two promote plans to help the "unbanked" (those without checking accounts), and in so doing completely mislead about the seemy underbelly of their proposals: the San Francisco program they mention is designed in large part to give banking services to illegal aliens.

Fabian Nunez has healthcare activists arrested at California Capitol? - 1/16/2008

... Rights" (and founder of an anti-Arnold Schwarzenegger site) says: Even I was shocked to hear that California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez directed the California Highway Patrol to prevent our consumer group and an uninsured Massachusetts teacher from speaking out inside the Capitol against mandatory health insurance.

One Bill Gil Cedillo brings back illegal aliens driver's licenses (January 2008 edition) - 1/12/2008

From this: Saying Friday's release of final regulations in the U.S. REAL ID Act clears the way, a Los Angeles Democrat said he will move ahead with a bill that would let illegal immigrants obtain driver's licenses. State Sen. Gil Cedillo has previously proposed such legislation, but it has been vetoed repeatedly by Republican Gov.

ArnieCare: budget busting universal healthcare in California (illegal aliens, Fabian Nunez, Don Perata) - 12/18/2007

Unlike, say, Grover Norquist, I'm not a reflexive opponent of some form of universal healthcare, at least on the face of it. But, as with other things there's frequently a hidden agenda, such as people pushing UHC who have wider goals.

Barack Obama endorses California DREAM Act; help discredit him - 10/10/2007

Barack Obama wants Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Gil Cedillo's "California DREAM Act". From a statement (link): "If Governor Schwarzenegger vetoes the Dream Act a second time, he will compound the immigration crisis by driving thousands of children who are on the right path into the shadows...

Calderon makes demands; Mexicans have "right to work" in U.S.; admits harm to Mexico of emigration - 9/28/2007

From this: Mexican President Felipe Calderon told U.S. governors Thursday that immigration is an inevitable, natural phenomenon and he urged the U.S.

Contact Arnold Schwarzenegger re: Gil Cedillo's financial aid for illegal aliens bill - 9/27/2007

California state senator Gil Cedillo - sometimes called "One Bill Gil" due to his constant attempts to pass a bill giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens - actually has come up with a multitude of bills designed to give benefits to those who are here illegally.

Would a 42 foot ladder industry be such a bad thing? (border fence, Napolitano, Richardson, Perry) - 8/28/2007

One of the more idiotic, childlike things you'll hear supporters of massive immigration say goes like the following recent quote from Texas governor Rick Perry: "But the idea that you're going to build a 1,200-mile wall ... is idiocy. It absolutely would not work. If you build a 40-foot wall, then the 42-foot ladder industry takes off." Did Frank Luntz come up with this "j...

Julia Preston transcribes growers, others whining about "no match" - 8/10/2007

Julia Preston of the New York Times offers "Farmers Call Crackdown on Illegal Workers Unfair".

White House listening to pork producers, La Raza, Mexico-linked NALEO, NRA... just not you - 6/21/2007

The White House offers a PDF entitled "What They're Saying: Border Security And Immigration Reform Agreement" and subtitled 'Business And Agriculture Groups Say "It Is Critical That The Process Moves Forward"' (PDF) [1]. It's just a collection of quotes from press releases from those few groups that support the Bush/Senate massive illegal immigration amnesty...

Arnold is back: KFI's John & Ken supporting Rudy Giuliani - 6/11/2007

... Davis recall and have supported Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unfortunately, we see how well that worked out, with Arnie since revealing himself to be little more than a Democrat when it comes to matters like illegal immigration.

Corrupt crypto-Dem Watch: Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses "comprehensive immigration reform" - 5/16/2007

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has sent a letter to Sens. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell urging them to pass "comprehensive immigration reform": ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2007,0517-schwarzenegger.pdf It's the usual swill: the system is broken, we need a "guest" worker program, we need border security, we need to deal "realistically" with current illegal ...

The Politico/MSNBC/Chris Matthews lightweight GOP "debate" - 5/03/2007

The Politico and MSNBC are holding a GOP debate tonight, moderated by super lightweight Chris Matthews; subject to other factors, a live discussion of the "debate" follows. Summary: Tonight's debate was extremely lightweight and a complete waste of time. The questions were extremely general, largely pointless, and Matthews rarely had follow-ups. A fifth grade class could have asked ...

"A Christmas Story" director killed by illegal alien (allegedly driving drunk) - 4/05/2007

... (home of celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger) yesterday in head-on car collision. The driver of the other car was Hector Velazquez-Nava, who was driving without a license. Now, Eric Leonard of KFI-AM reports that Nava is an illegal alien.

Gentle Matthew Dowd turns on President Bush - 3/31/2007

In what might turn out to be an April Fool's Day joke, the New York Times offers "Ex-Aide Details a Loss of Faith in the President" about former Bush chief campaign strategist Matthew Dowd becoming disenchanted with Our Leader: He criticized the president as failing to call the nation to a shared sense of sacrifice at a time of war, failing to reach across the political divide

Presidential healthcare forum: Bill Richardson for illegal aliens; more media malfeasance - 3/24/2007

There was a big "presidential" healthcare forum in Las Vegas earlier today, but it looks like the only one who attended were from the Democratic Party. Realizing that I didn't watch it and I'm only relying on a few blogger reports, it looks like there was probably more debate involved at the Third Plenary Soviet. The moderator was Karen Tumulty of Time, and you can read her nea...

Schwarzenegger may sign Nunez, Perata Protection Act (February primary) - 3/07/2007

The California Assembly has approved a bill that would move the presidential primary to February 2008. As previously discussed, this will also allow a proposition to appear on the ballot that will extend term limits for such worthies as Fabian Nunez and Don Perata. Arnold still needs to see the final bill, but he's indicated his support in the past. If you'd like to suggest that Arnie�...

NYT: Majority Back Health Care for All! - 3/02/2007

The results of the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll are in: While the war in Iraq remains the overarching issue in the early stages of the 2008 campaign, access to affordable health care is at the top of the public's domestic agenda, ranked as far more important than immigration, cutting taxes or promoting traditional values. The poll asks about making "health insurance available to a...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's "totally reasonable, centrist approach" to illegal immigration - 2/27/2007

Arnold Schwarzenegger - California's Bush-resembling, Mexico-pandering, Rove/Kennedy/Mexico-linked governor - engaged in a three-day "media blitz" in Washington DC, attending the National Governors Association meeting, speaking on Sunday talk shows, giving interviews and speaking before

Rudy Giuliani: Schwarzenegger is a "progressive leader" - 2/13/2007

... and said: ...Giuliani praised [Arnold Schwarzenegger], calling him a "progressive leader." "I generally agree with Governor Schwarzenegger," Giuliani said... ...On immigration, Giuliani said while the

Arnold Schwarzenegger: La Cooperativa Campesina dispensing state money to employees of corrupt growers - 2/12/2007

Via this comes this: Gov. Schwarzenegger on Friday announced a $1.75 million state grant to help [California crop] freeze victims with rent, mortgage and utility payments...

Pandering in vain: "Latinos" angry at Schwarzenegger remarks - 2/09/2007

... Times somehow obtained tapes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the state has recently released a full set. Among other topics, Arnie discusses immigration and states his opposition to the border fence (comparing it to the Berlin wall of course) and his support for a "path to citizenship", known in the real world as a massive amnesty.

WFMOJALI: Gil Cedillo wants driver's licenses for illegal aliens, again and again - 1/27/2007

Welcome to the second edition of "Working For Mexico, Or Just Acts Like It?", which will feature legislators and others who - while they may not actually be receiving cash payments from Mexico - certainly act like it (previously: Kyrsten Sinema). It's also the ninth edition of this post's subject, California state senator Gil Cedillo ("One Bill Gil"), attempting to...

Schwarzenegger: corporatism for corrupt growers - 1/25/2007

California's Mexico-linked governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has shown himself to be a true humanitarian: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Tuesday that Escondido would get one of several temporary "one-stop" assistance centers aimed at helping agricultural workers who may have lost their jobs because of freezing temperatures that have hit the state...

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