I am really glad to see Arnold Schwarzenegger making movies again and starring in The Last Stand. That means he's not involved in politics anymore and won't be mucking up the state or people's lives.
He was a really bad governor and woefully out of his depth, profoundly under-qualified. He only lucked into the job by a quirk, when Californians recalled Gray Davis for what never should have been a "recall-able offense," and later was uncovered to be something that wasn't remotely his fault, as blocks of power sales had been illegally manipulated by companies like Enron. As a result, Mr. Schwarzenegger didn't really have to run for governor, but could just sort of put his name out there, not go through a serious campaign, and only participate in one, especially-easy big group debate. Wouldn't it be cool, enough Californians must have thought, to have the Governator running the state. No, it turned out, it wouldn't be. It was a job that actually required someone who had a clue what he was doing. It does speak volumes, though, when as soon as he was out of office his first thought was not to show any seriousness in other avenues of politics or public service, but to run back to Hollywood where he could blow things up, blow 'em up real good. "John Henry"
Okay, it's two words, but still... On my trip to CES, I was checking into my hotel and standing second-in-line. I could hear the cheerful and efficient desk clerk checking in the next guest, and when they were almost all finished, he pushed a form over, handed the patron a pen, and warmly said, "I just need your 'John Henry' right here." To be clear, this isn't a Language Patrol situation. I didn't leap over the restraining barrier, grab the clerk by the lapels and shake him silly, crying out, "'Hanock'! It's 'Put your 'John Hancock' right here!!!'" I kept completely silent, and let life move on. Had he said the same to me when I checked in, yeah, I might have corrected him -- but he didn't. So, I didn't. Honestly, I think it would have been fine to have given him the correct information, if done politely. For all I knew, he'd want to be saying it properly, not just from a personal standpoint, but as a representative of the hotel. Maybe he's rather hear it politely from a guest than from his boss berating him.. And in the end, accuracy is A Good Thing. But just to review -- Guy on the left: steel-drivin' man. Guy on the right: first-signer of the Declaration of Independence. A couple of days ago, the Huffington Post had a story on their front page about how Modern Family bombshell actress Sofia Vergara had always been drop-dead gorgeous, even as a young women, and they had photos as actual evidence. "Sofia Vergara. Photos Prove She Always Looked This Hot," the headline shouted. Yes, I know. I was shocked, too. "Always." I had thought that maybe when she was 24 she had a bad year. But nope, always. Thank goodness it was on the homepage, because otherwise I would have missed it and never known.
I see that another Republican congressman has boldly spoken out for the impeachment of President Obama because of executive action the president may take over gun control.
I just think it's worth noting that if it was an impeachable offense for taking executive actions that some people in the other party didn't like, then George W. Bush would probably still be getting impeached. This is only a test. If this had been a real writing emergency, you would have been directed to a better and more interesting website. Probably Mark Evanier's. Or the Chicago Cubs.
(I was about to provide a hyperlink to Mark Evanier's website above, but then I realized that this is only a test. So, for now, you're on your own.) |
AuthorRobert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting. Feedspot Badge of Honor
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