SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2008
Governor Schwarzenegger To Endorse McCain
The Calif. Republican Will Announce His Support In Joint Appearance With McCain Thursday
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to endorse presidential candidate John McCain on Jan. 31, 2008 (AP)
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The two will appear at a news conference after touring a Los Angeles-based solar energy company and the governor will make his endorsement official, his senior aides confirmed Wednesday.
Schwarzenegger's endorsement is yet another setback for Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who saw Florida slip from his grasp Tuesday after McCain rolled up the support of that state's two top elected Republicans, Gov. Charlie Crist and Sen. Mel Martinez.
His strategy in tatters, Romney plans to offer himself as the conservative alternative to McCain as he pushes ahead in hopes of winning enough delegates to topple the Arizona senator when 21 states vote in the Republican contest on Tuesday.
Schwarzenegger's move comes as McCain plows ahead toward the nomination, the only Republican candidate to have won three hotly contested primaries since voting began earlier this month.
"Governor Schwarzenegger is an exceptional governor and we are honored that he has decided to endorse Senator McCain, and look forward to the event tomorrow," said Steve Schmidt, a senior McCain adviser who managed Schwarzenegger's 2006 campaign.
The four-term senator is running strongly ahead of his competitors in California, which offers a whopping 170 delegates to the Republican nominating convention. Candidates secure three delegates for each of the state's 53 congressional districts they win in the primary, in which only Republicans can vote.
The ultimate effect of Schwarzenegger's endorsement is unclear. The celebrity governor and former actor is universally known in the state, and his political network certainly will be helpful to McCain, who has virtually no organized effort in California after his candidacy nearly collapsed. The actor-turned-governor also is a prolific fundraiser.
But Schwarzenegger has a strained relationship with some conservatives in his own party and McCain, himself, is fighting to convince GOP rank-and-file that he's committed to conservative values. Schwarzenegger's nod could exacerbate concerns about McCain among the party establishment.
Schwarzenegger also is taking heat from state Republicans who argue he's been too willing to bend to the wishes of the Democratic-controlled Legislature. At the same time, California faces a $14.5 billion budget deficit over the next year-and-half, and the governor has rankled the state's powerful education lobby with his proposal to cut spending by 10 percent from state agencies to deal with the financial crisis.
McCain and Schwarzenegger have been friends for years, and the two share a bond over their work on global warming issues as well as their similar independent streaks. Aides say Schwarzenegger long has respected McCain's push to eliminate wasteful spending in Washington, protect the environment and fix a broken immigration system.
The governor offered high praise of McCain throughout the campaign, calling him a "great senator" and "very good friend," and the two appeared together at the Port of Los Angeles last year. "We share common philosophy and goals for this country," McCain said at the time.
But Schwarzenegger always has stopped short of endorsing McCain, given that another friend, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, also was in the race.
Earlier this month, Schwarzenegger told reporters he would not make an endorsement in the GOP primary, saying then: "It doesn't help me, and it doesn't help the state of California." But senior advisers say Giuliani's departure from the race Wednesday changed the dynamics of the decision for Schwarzenegger, and he decided to go ahead with the endorsement as it was clear that Giuliani's candidacy was over.
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See all 71 CommentsPosted by cfin5
The Constitution plainly limits the offices of President and Vice President to natural born citizens only. Your reference to the CFR tells me that you could benefit from Isaiah 8:12 and it''s condemning of those who cry conspiracy.
Sorry Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the rest of the uber-right. The country is coming to its senses. Your tired rantings will do nothing to stop the movement for reconciliation betewen red and blue.
Hillary, take note. The same for you too.
As Dylan said...Don''t stand in the doorway, don''t block up the hall, for the times they are a changin!
mcstain is just released his contributers for 07 it is a who is who of the globalists ,he is totally new world order 100 year war was his last gem 5 generations of our kids there was 11 now there is 4
All this talk and t.v. specials on corrupt voting machines and we are still forced to use them. Where is the pride left in this country?
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With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
Take the spam somewhere else, we know where to find porn if we want to. Reported, again.
Posted by heartlandjim at 12:31 AM : Jan 31, 2008
Jim you''''''''re clueless, Rudy spent $50 million on his campaign and received one delegate.
50 millon dollars equals 1 Delegate
Koch on Giuliani''''''''s Florida Loss: ''''''''The Beast Is Dead''''''''
California: Schwarzenegger''''''''s $14-billion Deficit
Now the state of California is facing such a huge budget deficit that Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to allow the tribal casinos to add more slot machines
More slot machines that''''''''s the answer what could any person expect from a Governor that never received a college degree and was best know for movies like the terminator
Well now the terminator is terminating the CA economy
KEEP THE ENDORSEMENTS COMING FOR McCAIN
With his outright lies and dishonesty, he has just converted himself completely into a Democrat.
Go home to Arizona, John McCain, and take your 95 year old mother with you.
Posted by One_American at 01:28 AM : Jan 31, 2008
Ha, a Rush Limbaugh listener I never would''ve guessed. YA RIGHT LOL
LOL! - Barack Hussein doesn''''t want daddy talk." Posted by trapbreak
Actually trap, Arnold''s father was indeed an ss officer, but he was Austrian, not German.
Although he has tried very hard to distance himself, his comments about "racial blood characteristics", does indeed belie a nature that smells of racism, and has most probably an effect on his sociopolitical views.
Marrying into the Kennedy family gave him some rather transparent cover, but his policies, and missteps have revealed his true character.
Yep, I saw it, I laughed very hard at that one, that was the biggest load of BS since the movie "reefer madness".
No study ever conducted can show that pot is a physically addictive substance, many have tried, none have succeeded, however nicotine is one of the most powerful physically addictive substances, after heroin, and refined sugar.
As for mental addiction, people can become mentally addicted to anything, from chocolate to soap operas.
Probably" Posted by trapbreak
Twenty minutes later the first plane flies over Iran. six hours later, the price of gas goes to $10 per gallon. Two days later the US economy collapses.
Don''t forget, before he saw the truth come out that Iran''s nuclear power program had actually been stopped years ago, and that the Bush klan was again lying, he jumped the gun and called for war against Iran.
Do you really want to put America''s military in the hands of a loose cannon with a hair trigger?
this from the shill for radical retarded fascist nazi terrorislamic muslim slavers and murderers
here is your loose cannon haji
Ahmadinejad tells West: Accept Israel''s ''imminent collapse''...
Ahmadinejad tells West: Accept Israel''s ''imminent collapse''
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/949628.html
So what if it collapses, it isn''t our problem, it is Israel''s, they don''t pay taxes to us, and so do not deserve to have our soldiers die for them.
But again a death worshiper like yourself would posit that our soldiers should go kill and die for any reason, real or not...
ahhh but shill for radical retarded fascist nazi terrorislamic muslim slavers and murderers
if it were a non-mualim country calling for the muslims to accept muslims countries ''imminent collapse...
ie the ottoman empire LOL
they do not pay taxes either hahaha
Posted by lone-star5 at 01:28 AM : Jan 31, 2008-------You have something there. I stood near Arnold once and was surprised at how un-inflated his stature was compared to his youth. I''ve never taken a steroid my entire life and I know that I could put his arm down with out them. Those steroids are spooky bad. I remember Lyle Alzado''s friends talking on TV about him eating those things by the handful.
Not a good day for the neocons. And they don''t deserve a good day after the past eight years they gave us.
In the Reagan Library, Only Ron Paul Carries the Reagan Mantle
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA %u2013 In 1976, Ron Paul was one of only four Republican Congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan for President. In tonight%u2019s debate at the Ronald Reagan Library, Congressman Paul once again showed that he is the candidate that stands for the conservative principles of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.
Asked if Ronald Reagan would endorse him for President today, Ron Paul responded that he couldn''t know that for certain. But Dr. Paul went on to say that he had been an early leader in supporting Ronald Reagan''s election in 1976, and that Reagan had in fact endorsed him and campaigned for his election to Congress in the past.
Of Dr. Paul, Ronald Reagan once said: %u201CRon Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country.%u201D
No other presidential candidate can claim a conservative record that matches Dr. Paul%u2019s:
Congressman Paul has never voted to raise taxes.
Congressman Paul has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
Congressman Paul has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
Congressman Paul has never voted to raise congressional pay.
Congressman Paul has never taken a government-paid junket.
Congressman Paul supported Ronald Reagan against Gerald Ford in 1976.
Romney, for his mormonism and the fact that he was the gov for Mass just doesn''t do anything for me either.
Huckabee takes care of illegal aliens ahead of his own citizenry. Takes money under the table.
AND we all know that Clinton is a career politician that can only make scripted decisions and Obama doesn''t have the experience nor the moral fortitude to lead, let alone the commitment to attend congressional sessions.
We''re done. I just don''t see anything good in this upcoming election. Anything at all.
Not too encouraging, is it? We need some of the old Whig mentality back!!
By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON %u2014 In his new budget, to be unveiled Monday, President Bush will call for large cuts in the growth of Medicare, far exceeding what he proposed last year, and he will again seek major savings in Medicaid, according to administration officials and budget documents.
Over all, the 2009 budget is likely to be the first $3 trillion spending request by a president.
Health care savings are a crucial part of Mr. Bush%u2019s plan to put the nation on track to achieve a budget surplus by 2012. But before then, the officials said Wednesday, the White House anticipates higher deficits in 2008 and 2009, reflecting the current weakness of the economy and the cost of a stimulus package.
The president%u2019s budget will not seek money for another full year of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pentagon officials said the administration would request $70 billion for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1. That would be enough to continue combat operations for several months, until the next president takes office.
Henry Kissinger--quite possibly the most evil man on earth--has endorsed him.
McCain, all through his naval career, advanced on the fact that his father and grandfather were admirals... This ''pilot'' crashed five planes...He betrayed America by working with Charles Keating to rip off Americans in his S&L scam and get us to pay for it...
He supports open borders! He will have us fighting for 100 years in Iraq!--and, if he fell into the hands of the Iraqi freedom fighters would probably be making propaganda broadcasts for them!
McCain is a security risk!! From a counter-intelligence point of view...he has already been turned!...when he made those broadcasts and then betrayed his comrades in arms...the MIAs...what more do you need!!
The only thing worse than this piece of filth are the vile animals who support him--chief among them are Henry Kissinger, Liebermann and Schwartzenegger!
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