Arnold Schwarzenegger and the ReCall Election

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; sounds like a surreal piece of movie fan fiction. But it is very much a reality. The whole process seems very implausible, but here I am writing this paper on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It seems that the 1987 film “Predator” has spawned not only one, but two Governors; the other in the person of Jesse “The Body” Ventura. An election once merely dismissed as a side show with 135 candidates, including a porn star, smut peddler, sumo wrestler and of course the muscleman with the foreign accent, became a momentous political landmark. Among all of California’s

“Kullyfornia is in trouble”, Arnold prophetically tells us in a 30 second talking head ad which aired during the campaign. It is in trouble because “the politicians have let us down”. Throughout the course of his campaign, Arnold championed himself as a man of the people, not just a mere “politician”. In this light, Arnold made an attempt to tap the minds of the cynical, anti-government populace; those who had become disenfranchised with the standard play of “politics as usual”. It was as if the desired response intended by his campaign advisers was something like “Hey, look over there at Arnie, standing up to the man, yea tell ‘em Arnie, we’re sick of all these so called “politicians” ”. Arnold continues talking to us in the ad by saying “I know what we need to do, and I know how to get it done.” Fascinating. However, in such a broad generic brush stroke of the artisan mouthpiece, I was left wondering if Arnold actually had a complete gameplan. What do you need to do Arnie? What do you need to get done? Arnold continue

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