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I don't get it
Kevin Drum seems upset about this: Four years ago Arnold Schwarzenegger took office in the midst of a massive budget crisis after promising voters that he would end our "crazy deficit spending." In true Republican fashion, he did this by...
Posted in Brian Flemming on November 6, 2007 08:37 AM
Arnold ad
Apparently the Arnold Schwarzenegger site has taken down its innovative commercial featuring product placement for Pepsi and others. (I wrote about it here.) Here it is, in case you're interested in preserving it for posterity: Arnold Cafeteria Ad 5 MB...
Posted in Brian Flemming on June 22, 2005 10:10 AM
Just when you thought Arnold couldn't get any more shameless
As anyone who has worked on a commercial shoot knows, every single prop and piece of scenery that is seen in a commercial gets placed there carefully and purposefully...
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 29, 2005 05:08 PM
The reforminator
California governor Gray Davis was a cash-obsessed politician who raised over $40,000 a day while in office. Then the reform-minded governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came along--and upped that amount to $80,000 a day....
Posted in Brian Flemming on March 17, 2005 09:24 AM
Arnold Schwarzenegger bobblehead doll
...gets an article in The Hill. Go, Governor GirlieMan!...
Posted in Brian Flemming on March 1, 2005 04:53 PM
Fan-toss-tic!
Just when I blog about my Arnold doll, John Edgell goes and updates the site with a new feature. If this doesn't make you laugh, you're probably Arnold Schwarzenegger....
Posted in Brian Flemming on February 3, 2005 09:59 PM
Well, he's only the governor
When I ran against the man, it took me awhile to learn how to spell Arnold Schwarzenegger's name correctly, too. But you'd think the L.A. Times would have learned it by now....
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 29, 2004 11:54 PM
A package in the mail
I was tingling with anticipation when I got to the lobby. The mailman turned to me and handed me...
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 5, 2004 11:54 AM
Maria Shriver, easily offended
CNN: "Schwarzenegger became aware of the doll when his wife, Maria Shriver, visited a Washington gift shop.... She was offended and asked the shopkeeper to remove it from the shelves."
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 4, 2004 05:24 PM
Fair Use Press ad campaign
This one-week Sue Me, Asshole ad cost $125. As soon as revenues from book sales and donations reach $125, I'll buy another ad, probably a Blogad. Any suggestions for the next ad buy are welcome, as are any donations...
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 4, 2004 02:42 PM
Bobblehead blogged
I talked to a certain national newspaper of note today about Fair Use Press's Sue Me, Asshole. They seem interested in covering it, but there's that whole...er, penis aspect. How does a respectable family newspaper cover this story while avoiding the penile details? We'll see. Thank God the blogosphere doesn't have any standards. The links happened fast and furious today, spreading ridicule throughout the internet. The governor's shortcomings have been exposed for all to see...
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 4, 2004 02:02 AM
To Martin Singer
Dear Marty: Remember how back in 1999 I got pushed around by thugs working on behalf of your client Bruce Willis in Hailey, Idaho? And remember how you later called me up and threatened legal action against me for what you called my "tortious conduct"?...
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 3, 2004 02:54 AM
Bobblegate roundup
Governor Schwarzenegger's crude attempt to intimidate Todd Bosley is blowing up in his face, as well it should. Here's a roundup of stories about Bobblegate...
Posted in Brian Flemming on May 2, 2004 10:02 PM
Arnold's memory problem
One of the questions that San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom's action has provoked is this: What rules--California law or the California Constitution? It's a key distinction. The mayor says he is bound by the Constitution to give gays equal rights,...
Posted in Brian Flemming on February 25, 2004 05:19 PM
GEORGE W. BUSH NOSE JOB?
These President Bush pictures are undoctored. The nose? Not so sure.
Posted in Brian Flemming on February 9, 2004 10:21 PM
The return of Gray Davis
It might have been chaotic and divisive, but at least the recall election had one bright spot: The state of California got rid of a money-grubbing governor who cravenly traded access for campaign donations. Oh, wait. Scratch that: A Skybox...
Posted in Brian Flemming on December 19, 2003 09:12 AM
Arnold Schwarzenegger is dead
I haven't been writing about Governor Gangbang all that much, because most everything that's happening is so predictable. The people of California were stupid enough to believe Arnie's outrageous promises, which he obviously couldn't keep, and now it's turning out...
Posted in Brian Flemming on December 12, 2003 12:03 AM
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugural address
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugural address...
Posted in Brian Flemming on November 17, 2003 08:50 AM
Sexual harrassment lawsuit to be filed against Arnold Schwarzen
"Governor, you've been served." Will these be the most memorable words of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's inaugural? filchyboy thinks maybe so: In what appears to be my first scoop I can share with you the following: Apparently on Monday November 17,...
Posted in Brian Flemming on November 16, 2003 01:53 PM
Joe Conason on the Arnold recall
What Joe says makes some sense: According to the state Constitution, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be vulnerable to a new recall petition within 90 days -- which means, as Kos pointed out this morning, that the filing could take place just...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 9, 2003 12:59 AM
Five reasons not to recall Arnold Schwarzenegger
I'm coming around to the anti-recall-Arnold perspective. This page of mine is now one of the more popular destinations for recall-Arnold fury. The emails have been pouring in at around ten per hour--each one volunteering time and/or money to the...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 8, 2003 10:16 AM
Around the blogs on Governor-elect Schwarzengroper
Summary: Davis had it coming, it's the media's fault, recall Arnold, don't recall Arnold. Atrios: What a Night I hope I didn't do anything stupid. Anyway, I had optimistically predicted that Davis would survive. I based that on one major...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 8, 2003 09:27 AM
Stop this man
Your polling place can be found here. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. UPDATE: Reuters: California Race Too Close to Call as Polls Open UPDATE 2: Posted some Recall Election Day photos. UPDATE 3: Check out...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 7, 2003 12:01 AM
It depends on what the meaning of the word "coached" is
NewsMax, in its desperate right-wing fashion, is reporting that one of Arnold's grope victims was "coached to come forward" by a Democratic party "operative." Though California Gov. Gray Davis says his campaign has nothing to do with stories painting Arnold...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 6, 2003 07:19 PM
Schwarzenegger and Enron
As other commentators have noted, meeting with Ken Lay at the height of the California energy crisis is a bit like meeting with Osama bin Laden on the afternoon of 9-11. Yet Arnold Schwarzenegger did just that. There has been...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 5, 2003 03:09 PM
The Gropenator
Arnold had hoped that the short run-up to the election would keep his past from coming to light. But an avalanche of revelations begins today. L.A. Times: Six women who came into contact with Arnold Schwarzenegger on movie sets, in...
Posted in Brian Flemming on October 2, 2003 03:02 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to shove Arianna Huffington's head into a toilet
Holy shit. No pun intended. I didn't watch the debate, in keeping with my policy since 9-11 of not watching TV, so I don't know about any body language or other signal that might mitigate his shocking statement, but these...
Posted in Brian Flemming on September 24, 2003 11:42 PM
California recall election results
California recall election returns will be available at this site on October 7, 2003. Information on the Recall Arnold movement can be found here: Recall Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger! Arnold-related articles: Premiere Magazine article (serious misbehavior) Desire to shove Arianna Huffington's...
Posted in Brian Flemming on September 21, 2003 11:30 AM
50 reasons not to vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger
From Metro Santa Cruz: ...2. He's in way over his head. This can't be stressed enough, so expect us to revisit it often. There are three basic levels to Arnie's ineptitude: (1) He has never run so much as a...
Posted in Brian Flemming on September 10, 2003 10:57 AM
Those who rock
are as follows: Code Pink, because they know how it's done. In that CNN story, Arnold Schwarzenegger says in response to charges that he is a misogynist, "I think you should just go and talk with all the women I...
Posted in Brian Flemming on September 6, 2003 02:06 AM
Code Pink and other groups to protest Arnold Schwarzeneg
Karen Pomer, who sends me regular updates on Schwarzenegger controversies via email, lets me know about an upcoming protest at Arnie for Gov headquarters in Santa Monica. I can't believe that any woman (or feminist male) who knows about Schwarzenegger's...
Posted in Brian Flemming on September 3, 2003 01:58 PM
Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger
[UPDATE: I've determined that a Recall Arnold movement is likely not a good idea. I explain why here.] Looks like recallarnold.com and recall-arnold.com and variations are already taken. There is also an online petition to Totally Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hmm......
Posted in Brian Flemming on August 14, 2003 03:13 PM
Permanent recall
I think someone with, say, $1.7M should announce--at a press conference with stacks of cash and clipboards with "petitions" on them as props--"If Arnold wins, I will finance a recall instantly." Then maybe someone else would counter, "If Bustamante wins,...
Posted in Brian Flemming on August 13, 2003 09:05 PM
"U.S. English": Yet another Schwarzenegger racist connection
"In this society, will the present majority peaceably hand over its political power to a group that is simply more fertile? Can homo contraceptives compete with horno progenitivo if our borders aren't controlled? ... Perhaps this is the first instance...
Posted in Brian Flemming on August 13, 2003 12:54 PM
March 2001 Premiere magazine story on Arnold Schwarzenegger
Reprinted here without permission. Arnold the Barbarian By John Connolly Once, he was a box office terminator. But now that Arnold Schwarzenegger has lost some of his muscle in Hollywood, stories of his boorish behavior can no longer be routinely...
Posted in Brian Flemming on August 13, 2003 12:02 AM
Arrogant Schwarzenegger
Yikes! Arnold's performance on the Today show was so clueless it even made me feel bad for him. I think people are about to discover exactly what a movie star is like as a person--and it's not what they think....
Posted in Brian Flemming on August 8, 2003 10:48 AM
12 days that shook the state
Bustamante's in, I'm out. Thanks for all the support from Brian Flemming's Weblog and Blogcritics regulars. It was an amazing 12 days. GOV. CANDIDATE BRIAN FLEMMING WITHDRAWS FROM RACE LOS ANGELES, August 7, 2003 -- Democrat Brian Flemming announced today...
Posted in Brian Flemming on August 7, 2003 10:31 AM