Arnold can run but he can't hide

A small but vociferous crowd staged another protest against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Stanford Park Hotel in Menlo Park, Wednesday, June 22. Incensed by his abuse of the special election law, designed to provide for emergencies, the voters will probably continue to attend every public event until he is forced out of office, to express their anger. Not only is there no emergency, but since announcing the November event that will cost taxpayers $80 million, he has changed the focus of the election.

The man who, in an unusual set of circumstances, was elected to the office by only 30% of the vote (and almost immediately began running ads to change the Constitution to allow him to run for president) has been reduced to sneaking in and out of public events, where demonstrators, comprised of hospital workers, educators, firefighters, union members and more protest his anti-people policies. Now the onscreen hero has become a real life coward, hiding from the angry citizens upon whom he has launched a series of vicious attacks. afraid to show his face to those yelling “Shame! Shame!” Attending one of his events means having to run the gauntlet of angry workers and their children at the door.

The Gubernator often claims he has trouble with the language and, looking back, we can see it starting with his campaign. While running for office he promised a new bi-partisan approach to governing our fair state. Voters thought he meant Republican and Democrat. He meant, himself and big corporations.

He claimed he he would throw the “special interests” out of Sacramento. Voters thought he mean the big corporations who buy legislation. He misspoke. He meant that he would throw out education, health care, firehouses, even death benefits for the families of first responders who die in the line of duty.

Now the celluloid phony pays for false news stories trying to convince Californians that they enjoy being stabbed in the back, hiring actors to pose as members of whatever group he is attacking. The question is, who is paying for these ads? Is this further squandering of our tax dollars to force his agenda down our throats?