The Schwarzenegger for Governor campaign these days is like the Energizer Bunny on steroids.  There isn’t a two hour block of time that goes by during the day where you don’t hear from the campaign, defining Scharzenegger, or defining Angelides (who keeps trying to redefine himself with little success).  There is enough volume coming off of the Team Arnold transom that it is sometimes hard to appreciate all of it.  But every once in a while, I get something from them that is worth passing along.

Today I got what may be their best "Typical Phil" release yet, themed around outrageous and Over The Top comments made by Phil Angelides or his lackeys (usually Bob Mulholland) about the Governor, or Republicans.

A couple of examples are below, but open the attachment to see all ten!

Way to go Team Arnold – this stuff is great.

OVER-THE-TOP #3:  Angelides Compared Governor Schwarzenegger To Segregationists
Angelides Compared Governor Schwarzenegger To George Wallace And "Many Other Segregationists." "By vetoing the Civil Marriage and Religious Freedom Protection Act, Governor Schwarzenegger has come down on the wrong side of history. Gov. Schwarzenegger had the chance to enter the pages of history with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson; instead he has chosen to be listed alongside George Wallace and Strom Thurmond. Just as Wallace, Thurmond and many other segregationists came to regret their errors, I hope that Governor Schwarzenegger will come to change his views." (Treasurer Phil Angelides, "State Treasurer Angelides Issues Statement On Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Veto Of Civil Marriage And Religious Freedom Protection Act," Press Release, 9/29/05) 

OVER-THE-TOP #9: Angelides Senior Advisor Threatened Governor Schwarzenegger With "Real Bullets"
Angelides Senior Advisor Bob Mulholland: Schwarzenegger Will Have To Dodge "Real Bullets" In Recall Election. Mulholland: "Schwarzenegger is going to find out that unlike a Hollywood movie set, the bullets coming at him and in this campaign, they’re going to be real bullets and he’s going to have to respond to them. This is not a campaign where Schwarzenegger, when things get a little tough, is going to be able to say, ‘Cut.’" (ABC’s "Good Morning America," 8/8/03)

[Bonus points go to whichever FR reader can read #7 (on the attachment) and comment on this site why the Schwarzenegger campaign using that particular example made me roll my eyes…]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.