October 09, 2003
INEXPLICABLE THEORY EXPLAINED
AFP reports:
Despite lingering allegations of boorish behaviour, women came out in force to vote for the "Teflon Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger, ushering him into California's governor's mansion.
"Women supported him, which is amazing," said University of California professor Elizabeth Garrett.
"He was the most popular candidate for women, which is a very hard thing for a Republican candidate to accomplish in this state, especially Arnold with the allegations of sexual harassment against him."
But support him they did, prompting Daily Variety to dub him the "Teflon Terminator" because the sexual allegations would not stick.
A CNN exit poll showed that ...
... Schwarzenegger, like Hitler, is a native of Austria. Actually, I don’t think the Teflon title works, because the LA Times hit pieces may have drawn voters to Arnie. He could be more of a “Conan the Neodymium Magnet”.
UPDATE. Matt Welch seeks new Arnie nicknames.
UPDATE II. Stefan Sharkansky is a big winner in Mark Steyn’s Kalifornia Keno.
UPDATE III. In a Zogby-heavy piece for The Australian, reflexive anti-Bush correspondent Roy Eccleston finds serious dangers for the White House in Schwarzenegger’s win, and notes:
The actor's socially liberal views on gays and abortion may attract more Californians back to the Republican Party, which in recent years has assumed the conservative moral and religious attitudes of the American South.
Which, like CNN, is based in the American South.
Posted by Tim Blair at October 9, 2003 11:25 AMMaureen Dowd puts the grope 'allegations' into perspective. How patronising of University of California professor Elizabeth Garrett (if patronising can be used in this sense) to hold this attitude - as if women should all just fall lockstep behind her stupid feminist theories.
Posted by: ilibcc at October 9, 2003 at 11:32 AMUnlike Dominique de Villepin, they wouldn't exactly need ", who is a man,".
Posted by: Andjam at October 9, 2003 at 11:56 AMMoDo "put[] ... the grope ...[]on[] ... Elizabeth Garrett ..."
Shame, MoDo, shame!
Posted by: Abu Marsden at October 9, 2003 at 02:15 PMCNN is based in the American South.
However, it is not of the South. As any Southerner will tell you.
Posted by: John J. Coupal at October 9, 2003 at 03:21 PMThe California branch of the National Organisation for Women said it was "deeply concerned" about the result.
Will NOW declare the election result null and void?
Posted by: Andjam at October 9, 2003 at 07:48 PMWill NOW declare the election result null and void?
No, but they will continue their 25,000 foot freefall with a chute full of holes into irrelevancy.
Posted by: Tongue Boy at October 10, 2003 at 01:29 AM"The sexual allegations would not stick"?
Maybe that's because he fessed up immediately and apologized. If he had lied about it, I'm sure the public reaction would have been quite different.
Posted by: Emily at October 10, 2003 at 04:36 AMCNN, like many racist organizations, is based in Georgia.
Posted by: Ken Summers at October 10, 2003 at 01:45 PMAnd, like many racist murderers, Jimmy Carter is a native of Georgia. Oddly enough, come to think of it, so was Josef Stalin.
Posted by: Ken Summers at October 10, 2003 at 01:51 PM"The sexual allegations would not stick"?
Groping is a lot less sticky than actual sex.
Posted by: Andjam at October 10, 2003 at 09:28 PMSticky? Try some KY jelly.
Best bumpersticker of the California Recall campaign (not least because of the quick reaction time): "I'd rather be groped by Arnold than screwed by Davis"
Posted by: Ken Summers at October 10, 2003 at 11:44 PMElizabeth Garrett has a long way to go before she can even begin to understand the heterosexual mindset.
Posted by: Clem Snide at October 11, 2003 at 02:44 AM