Thursday, July 31, 2008
Schwarzenegger backs McCain while praising Obama
After reading this AP story that was posted this evening I sent the Governor this message:
AS GOVERNOR AND LEADER OF SUCH A DYNAMIC STATE AS CALIFORNIA ------ ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY - ENVIRONMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIO RESEARCH, ENERGY TRANSFORMATION - AND YOU SELL YOURSELF OUT TO THE SAME GROUP THAT GAVE US THESE DISASTROUS 7 1/2 BUSH YEARS. I EXPECTED YOU TO STAND UP AND BE A MAN - ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MCCAIN AND BUSH ARE DEFUNCT - THEY HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SELL US DOWN THE RIVER TO BIG OIL AND BIG BUSINESS. MCCAIN IS TOO WEDDED TO THE PAST, TOO WEDDED TO A MILITARY MENTALITY AND TO WHAT DDE - ONE OF OUR REALLY GREAT REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS - REFERRED TO AS THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. WE NEED FRESH LEADERSHIP AND SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS HISTORY, SOMEONE WHO HAS A GOOD MIND; AND WHO AT THE SAME TIME IS NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP TO TYRANNY.
WE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT WISHY WASHY TREE HUGGERS - IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT IT WAS TWO DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS WHO RALLIED OUR COUNTRY TO TWO OF THE MAJOR WARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - FDR AND HST. WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP TO TYRANNY WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES CALL FOR SUCH RESPONSE.
A REAL LEADER SHOULD READ AND ENDORSE THE KIND OF AMERICA THAT TOM FRIEDMAN OF THE NYT HAS BEEN WRITING ABOUT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS - - AL GORE, BARAK OBAMA, T. BOONE PICKENS, RICHARD BRANSON ---- THESE ARE THE KINDS OF MEN ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER SHOULD BE ASSOCIATING AND ALIGNING WITH.
MR. SCHWARZENEGGER - I ASK YOU TO RETRACT YOUR ENDORSEMENT AND COME OVER TO THE GOOD SIDE.
Herbert Peress, NYC
AS GOVERNOR AND LEADER OF SUCH A DYNAMIC STATE AS CALIFORNIA ------ ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY - ENVIRONMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIO RESEARCH, ENERGY TRANSFORMATION - AND YOU SELL YOURSELF OUT TO THE SAME GROUP THAT GAVE US THESE DISASTROUS 7 1/2 BUSH YEARS. I EXPECTED YOU TO STAND UP AND BE A MAN - ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MCCAIN AND BUSH ARE DEFUNCT - THEY HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SELL US DOWN THE RIVER TO BIG OIL AND BIG BUSINESS. MCCAIN IS TOO WEDDED TO THE PAST, TOO WEDDED TO A MILITARY MENTALITY AND TO WHAT DDE - ONE OF OUR REALLY GREAT REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS - REFERRED TO AS THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. WE NEED FRESH LEADERSHIP AND SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS HISTORY, SOMEONE WHO HAS A GOOD MIND; AND WHO AT THE SAME TIME IS NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP TO TYRANNY.
WE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT WISHY WASHY TREE HUGGERS - IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT IT WAS TWO DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS WHO RALLIED OUR COUNTRY TO TWO OF THE MAJOR WARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - FDR AND HST. WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP TO TYRANNY WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES CALL FOR SUCH RESPONSE.
A REAL LEADER SHOULD READ AND ENDORSE THE KIND OF AMERICA THAT TOM FRIEDMAN OF THE NYT HAS BEEN WRITING ABOUT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS - - AL GORE, BARAK OBAMA, T. BOONE PICKENS, RICHARD BRANSON ---- THESE ARE THE KINDS OF MEN ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER SHOULD BE ASSOCIATING AND ALIGNING WITH.
MR. SCHWARZENEGGER - I ASK YOU TO RETRACT YOUR ENDORSEMENT AND COME OVER TO THE GOOD SIDE.
Herbert Peress, NYC
# posted by Words of Wisdom @ 10:40 PM 
