breaking on CNN Davis Challenges Arnold to Debate

[mitchtv]

Join Arnold camp "not interested". It looks as if the debate chicken will continue to be busy Reported on inside politics

[CMT]

1. of course Arnold

would not want to go into a debate where he doesn't have the questions before hand.

[mitchtv]

2. davis says, Arnold is distorting the facts

I think we may have a chance if Davis puts up a fight to get some media attention.

[neuvocat]

3. This could work either way.

Davis could hound him and Ah-null would keep ducking avoiding him, thereby looking like a coward. Go Davis.

[baby_bear]

4. Was it really a challenge?

I was listening also, and what I (thought I) heard was that Davis suggested he MIGHT challenge Arnold to a debate because he had distorted Davis' record so much.

In any case, I think it is a wonderful idea, and Davis should make it a formal challenge and repeat it every day until either the election or Arnold accedes, which IMHO is highly unlikely.

s_m

[mitchtv]

8. no later they said he challenged Arnold

last night he said he might.

[underpants]

5. This guy seems to agree with your assessment

Steve Metz (L), of Pasadena, California sells 'Terminator' tee shirts while Todd Warden, dressed as a chicken, displays his opinion in front of the campaign headquarters of actor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger in Santa Monica, California September 26, 2003. Schwarzenegger received the endorsement of California U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa, the architect of the October 7 recall election. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

[The Magistrate]

6. Governor Davis

Would terminate this bloated fool with ease.

Gov. Davis should press on this challenge hard, for the terminated is damned if he does not accept, and damned if he does.

[leesa]

23. Except that the media will declare Arnold the winner no matter what

happens, and the public believes whatever the media says.

[Democat]

7. Arnold doesn't want to debate males, he just wants to insult women!

Davis aides, however, suggested the (Terminator 4) line might have been the work of Mike Murphy, a strategist for Mr. Schwarzenegger who advised Rick Lazio in his losing Senate campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2000. Mr. Lazio got in hot water with women's groups when he appeared overly aggressive toward Ms. Clinton in a debate.

Mr. Murphy did not return calls today. A spokesman for Mr. Schwarzenegger acknowledged that advisers had helped Mr. Schwarzenegger script some responses for the debate, but could not say whether the "Terminator" remark was one of them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/26/national/26RECA.html?pagewanted=2

[CO Liberal]

13. Like the Old "Hollywood Squares" Shows

...where, according to the Master Of The Stars (Peter Marsdhall) "the stars were briefed before the show to help them with their bluffs".

:-)

[cally]

9. SF Chronicle played this story today

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/09/26/MN44823.DTL

Davis blasts 'errors,' demands debate -- Schwarzenegger camp says no

I think the recall depends upon turnout. I'm calling on all DU Californians to get out the vote.

[Hawkeye-X]

10. Davis should debate w/ a cardboard cutout of Gropinator

and show what a fool the Gropinator is.

Hawkeye-X

[realFedUp]

12. actually that would make a good SNL skit

I'd like to see the skinny guy who gets sand
kicked in his face (Davis) take on Pete Wilson
on steroids.

[Born Free]

24. The Daily Show

They should contact the Daily Show, they could do wonders setting up a debate using Arnold's favorite movie lines for every response and make it extremly funny.

[LibDemAlways]

27. I say Davis ought to debate a cardboard cutout

of Arnold using the photo at the bottom of the "Ahnold" section on www.rotten.com

[R Hickey]

36. We should hand out postcards of those pictures at Arnold's events

Everyone in California's DU should print out a hundred of 'Naked Arnold' pictures on their computer printers, and hand them out free at each and every 'Maplethorpinator' event, until election time.

[0007]

11. Naw, no way

Arnold would make a fool of himself and his people know a debate would would hurt the so-called actor.

[realFedUp]

16. too late

fortunately for Republicans, they own pundits
to say what a great job Ahnold did...

[Piperay]

14. Bad idea

very bad. Democrats NEVER win debates as far as the media is concerned, as long as the groper doesn't soil himself he will be declared the winner. :-(

[readmylips]

21. BigTime Bad Idea....

Repig paid pundits and newscasters would rip Davis apart before the start of the debate and after, for months to come. Pig Ahnnol will be clared winner before and after, just like the nazi media repigs did to Prez Gore, and how they continue to do to Prez Clinton.

The only candidate the nazi repig newscaster hold back on is Dean. They don't have real red meat on Dean even though, they try to dirty his character. I'm for Dr. Dean because he's the only one who hates little man bushie as much as I do. Dr. Dean Loves America as much as I do. My Vote for Dr. Dean.

[demdave]

15. Never happen....why would it?

Keeping Arnold out of this, why would any one of the candidates debate Davis? It can't help them. Davis is grasping at straws and the voters will speak soon enough.

[DK666]

17. Thats because the truth

is not what people want to hear. They want to relate to their fishing buddy ? Thats why bush won.

[okieinpain]

18. man you took the words right out of mouth. somedays I wish

my background was clean enough to run for prez. I would get up there and tell the the truth. like when they ask about balancing the budget, I'd tell them I'm cutting everything, fireman, police, healthcare for the old, and young. there not going to be any upgrading anything, and when they ask why I'd do that. I'd tell them hell that's what you want, the people don't want to pay taxes, so if you don't pay taxes you don't get benefits.

I get so tired of hearing how we're the most over taxed people in the world, and how it holds down the people from making progress. well if that is so then how in the hell do we have the most productive economy in the world. hell we're not paying anything close to some of the other economies, but all you hear is bitching. hell so I say why not show the folks exactly what they are getting for the buck.

[Ernesto]

19. BREAKING

Sacramento Bee bulletin: Davis publicaly called on Arnold to debate. Arnold flatly refused. Try: Sacbee.com

[gulliver]

20. So much for Arnold's value as a movie tough guy.

How can Arnold keep his image as a tough guy after showing yellow like this? He's spoiling Predator and The Terminator for me. The value of all of Arnold's "tough guy" movie products looks tenuous.

Now, odds are that Arnold is both going to lose in the recall, and lose any claim he ever had to being anything but a dumb, "closet coward."

[leesa]

22. What exactly is he busy with? Is he employed?

[dansolo]

25. Why should Davis debate Arnold?

He is the one facing the recall. I think he should be entitled to a forum all to himself. Though I like seeing Arnold ducking a debate challenge, I believe that since there is a separate vote for the recall, Davis should be allowed to present his case by himself for noting no on the recall.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

26. Arnold is just an actor and a coward...he will not debate...chickenshit

[opihimoimoi]

28. Arnold has balls the size of microns

there is no way he gonna expose his small brain to the public.

[regnaD kciN]

29. What's the Groping Austrian Beefcake's campaign HQ phone number?

Let's each call them, simply say "Ahnuld, you're a girly man," and hang up!

:D

[thebigidea]

30. I dunno, but...

some friends and I walked in there after hours. I said it stunk like Karl Rove, they said that we "looked like Democrats."

Some snappy comebacks went back and forth. They claimed to have security cameras trained on us for some reason. Friend counters: "You paranoid conservatives! Well, we're taping you too."

I hold up my little device and snickered.

The place was exceedingly creepy, very Albert Speer.

[SoCalDem]

31. CNN just announced...There will be NO MORE debates..

Ahhhnold got the boounce he wanted and his handlers know that he would not fare well against Davis, so they said NO..

[radfringe]

32. if "ahhh-nold" won't stand up for himself and debate

what makes the GOPers think he'll stand up for California?

heard one talking head blather about how Davis challenging Ahh-nold to a debate was just a political trick :eyes:

[dusty64]

33. I saw a story

on excite.com with a headline like >arnold refused debate>, its completely disappeared. A web search shows no story with a headline similar, looks like it has been scrubbed. The media is not the least bit neutral and that is one of our country's biggest problems today.

[PNAC_butter_jelly]

34. Here is a link to a similar story...from Google news

http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=7B6FF8BB-E1D5-459F-AEAD-54E882BBFCD7

Schwarzenegger declines Davis debate challenge
NapaNet Daily News, CA - 2 hours ago

Schwarzenegger declines Davis debate challenge
Saturday, September 27, 2003

By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer

WEST HOLLYWOOD -- Gov. Gray Davis directly challenged Arnold Schwarzenegger to a showdown Friday, calling on the actor to get his facts right and debate him as he rallied the support of women. It is the most direct confrontation the governor has made during the campaign leading up to the Oct. 7 recall election and came as Schwarzenegger drew the support of another conservative Republican politician. Schwarzenegger's campaign said he wouldn't debate Davis.

"Right here, right now, I challenge him to a debate," Davis said. He accused Schwarzenegger of distorting his record on such issues as taxes, health care and jobs and of misstating facts about California's problems. Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards warmed up the pro-Davis crowd, calling on Davis not to let Schwarzenegger's statements go unchallenged.

"Call him out," she declared.

Schwarzenegger will refuse the challenge, campaign spokesman Sean Walsh said. Schwarzenegger picked up the support Friday of the Republican congressman who bankrolled the recall effort. Rep. Darrell Issa's announcement, at Schwarzenegger's campaign headquarters, appeared to have little effect, however, on state Sen. Tom McClintock.

McClintock unveiled a new campaign ad in Sacramento and said Schwarzenegger should step aside in favor of him. Issa said Schwarzenegger is the only candidate positioned to end what he called the failed policies of Davis and other Democrats.

"Without a doubt," Issa said, "only one man has been able to stand above the rest to make it clear that there will be a direction change away from the pay-to-play Bustamante-Davis way of doing business." The latter reference was a swipe at Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, who has been in a virtual dead heat in some recent polls with Schwarzenegger among candidates to replace Davis.


more....

[Cheswick2.0]

35. Here is the chicken's web site

http://www.joinarnold.com/en/

If you go there and look to the left there is a link that says something like "share you views". Give Arnold a taste of DU. Let him know we know he is too chicken to debate Davis.

[radfringe]

37. my partner was just spitting nails

over AHH-nold refusing Davis debate

quote:"Who the hell does he think he is? As an actor he knows you have to audition for parts and a debate is a political audition - does he think he's too good to debate? The only debate he was in he got creamed by Huffington and had the questions in advance... does this idiot need a script before going on stage? God help California if he becomes the governor,,,,,"

Just a thought, if Ahh-nold becomes governor could California have a "TOTAL RECAL"?