The Governator Won't Be Back
Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken on barbarians, terrorists, and cyborgs, but nothing could have prepared him for his greatest threat, the women's movement. At a state women's conference, Governor Schwarzenegger irritated special interest groups by telling them that he is "always kicking their butts."
This comment came soon after the Governor appointed several women to key staff positions. This move backslides his campaign to show his equal support and respect for women, despite the many accusations of sexual misconduct while on various movie sets.
Unfotunately, this situation will take more than a witty one liner to overcome. Various teacher and nurse unions are beginning to stage protests and run ads criticizing the Governor's policies. These groups are attempting to break down the Governor's effectiveness by toting him as a sexist. It was so much easier when he could throw Sigourney Weaver over his shoulder and run away.
Will this be the next in a series of maneuvers aimed at proving that not all actors can transition into politics, or will the Governor weather this storm as he has many others? Will the Governor be back? Only time, and a few million voters, will tell.
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One could also ask, of course, whether the protests by special interest groups are simple protests over the Governator's alleged "kicking their butts" (i.e. not listening to special interest groups).
It seems the first paragraph talks about whether the governor's hamstrung by special interests or not, while the second paragraph introduces the issue of sexism accusations. Are the two issues related? Or is this a red herring?
The GOVERNATOR also recently vetoed a bill to test high school athletes for steroids. these bills are passing in other states like nobody's business. Sounds a little fishy to me. They were talking about it on ESPN during their steroid special i believe it's like a five day thing.
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