(53 quotes found)
“[After first ducking the issue on Wednesday, Schwarzenegger surprised lawmakers with his statement.] If this is true, ... it would be very disrespectful to the many millions of Californians who support this bill to make a decision without even allowing the proponents to make a case for his signature. This is not just another bill.”
Mark Leno
“Until now, there was not evidence that the magazines, the tabloids, were taking proactive steps to protect Schwarzenegger.”
Marty Kaplan
“It just happened where Arnold Schwarzenegger came next to me. ... It was bad lighting, because they had more light on me than they did Arnold. And I'm watching it going, 'Whoa, dude — I'm on TV!' It was really strange.”
Shavo Odadjian
“Many voters are reappraising Schwarzenegger. They're a little puzzled because they're not sure which Schwarzenegger they'll see, the more bipartisan governor or the partisan Republican Schwarzenegger of 2005.”
Mark DiCamillo
“[In California yesterday, Arnold Schwarzenegger offered a preview of what he'll say in Ohio on Friday when he campaigns for Bush-Cheney.] This reminds me of the days when Ronald Reagan was in office and he was fighting communism, ... There were some people out there criticizing him [Reagan], saying 'This is crazy, he's a warmonger' and all of this kind of criticisms. And in the end, he proved right. He wore them down because he showed great leadership, and communism fell apart.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“[The spat became public Wednesday when Schwarzenegger, speaking in Anaheim, acknowledged that he wished Bush had postponed his trip.] We would have appreciated if he would have done his fundraising after the Nov. 8 election, because you know we need now all the money in the world, ... We want to make sure that we win, that we can have our TV spots out there on television, which is very important.”
“Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he's running for governor. He's got a great slogan - 'Vote for me, or I'll make 'Kindergarten Cop II'”
Craig Kilborn
“Apparently, Governor Schwarzenegger has ripped a page from President Bush's re-election playbook, ... Rule number one in the 'Bush-Rove Guide to Running on a Record of Failure' is to demonize groups of people and use them to divide the electorate by rallying the extremists in your base. It's the only way to explain Governor Schwarzenegger's promise to veto the California marriage equality bill after pledging just last year to support equal rights and responsibilities for California's LGBT families if approved by the courts or the legislature.”
Howard Dean
“If it's a bad year for Schwarzenegger, it's kind of hard to see how McClintock would win anyway. If it's a good year for Schwarzenegger, the alliance could work to McClintock's benefit.”
Jack Pitney
“I think the movement has received a new shot in the arm from Gov. Schwarzenegger.”
Bruce Fuller