Actor eases attacks on Indian tribes ( but indicates CUTS to Cal EPA)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

note to mods....I put the actual title but added the CAL EPA cuts since NONE of the major news organizations put this little tid bit of info into their headline and it was perhaps MORE important than the headline itself

Fresno -- After weeks of slamming California Indian tribes for spending millions to support his opponents, Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger struck a softer note on Monday, offering them more casinos and more slot machines if they paid more of their gambling profits to the state.

"I would help them grow their business," he told 200 people at a campaign stop. "They can have more slot machines, have more gaming, that's fine. . . . But they should pay their fair share."

Editorial note: Whn you visit Canada to spend money, do you require them to pay state taxes? Indian reservations are a nation within a nation based on Federal law...however, recent statistics indicate they provide 100,000 California jobs...if this is Arnold's idea of raising revenue i.e. putting the jobs of those who work at Casinos on the chopping block based on heavy handed tactics, I doubt it will work...it didn't for Pete Wilson

The actor also sent his staff scrambling for explanations when he appeared to call for eliminating Cal-EPA. When a farmer complained that he had to deal with environmental regulations from the state and federal agencies, Schwarzenegger jumped on it.

"That's exactly the type of duplicative agency I'm talking about," he said. "Overlapping agencies cost a fortune. We have to strip out some of these agencies."

Cal-EPA was created in 1991 by then-Republican Gov. Pete Wilson -- now Schwarzenegger's campaign co-chairman -- to consolidate regulation of air, water, solid waste, toxics and pesticides in one agency.

Arnold is so unaware of public policy he didn't even notice the guy that shoves his hand up his butt to move his lips when he talks CREATED the agency. This is also reminiscent of how Republicans like to save money..you don't like a regulatory agency..don't fund it.

George Deukmejian did the SAME thing with Cal OSHA in 1989 claiming it was DUPLICATIVE of the FED OSHA program even though Cal OSHA monitored approximately 170 more toxic chemicals than did FED OSHA due to the defense industry.....in the end after a one year hiatus CAL OSHA was reinstated

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/30/MN273177.DTL

[flamingyouth]

1. Evil bastard

I'm not surprised, yet still I'm horrified.

[hatrack]

2. Arnie: " . . . but I'm all for the environment."

Oh really, Oily-Flexie-Boy?

[Susang]

3. I still can't believe people are supporting this piece of shit

This whole recall thing is making me lose hope in the judgement of Americans. If so many can be blinded by an idiot action hero, in spite of the fact that he obviously has no idea what he's doing. God, it's so depressing! :-(

[FlaGranny]

4. Did ya'll know that

USA channel has been running one of his movies every single day since he announced he has been running? At least every single primetime that I've driven past the channel with my remote.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Wow I'm shocked!

NOT

[CBHagman]

6. Did you complain to them?

Seriously, it's worth a look. You can also boycott their advertisers.

But I think we can all agree that Schwarzenegger is nothing but an ego-driven, shallow, misogynistic opportunist who couldn't find his own backside with the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and a team of proctologists...

[flamingyouth]

7. I complained

And aren't you surprised that, golly gee, they never got back to me?

And I'm sure you're even more surprised that I never received a response from Oprah after my scathing email regarding GangBang's appearance on her show?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

9. Nor did I!

Obviously she loathes Clinton for his affairs but Arnie the Gropernator can screw who ever he wants and it's O.K!!!

Oprah forgot all the great things that Clinton did for the Women's movement! Arnie is anti-women and she obivously "loves" it!!!


:puke:

[donotpassgo]

8. Can Indians on Reservations vote for governor?

n/t