Terminator 3 reference just now occurred to me

[zbdent]

and no, not for the obvious reasons.

There's a point that Ahnuld makes in T3 (as the future T101 sent back to "protect" John Conner & co.).

The advanced terminators of the future sent a T101 into the rebel camp because John felt "comfortable" and "nostalgic" about the one which befriended him as a boy. This allowed the assassin terminator to get close enough to "terminate" John (in the future).

Reality now mocks the 2-hour commercial for Ahnuld's gubernatorial campaign, where a lot of people might feel "comfortable" having a "warm and fuzzy" yet Republican actor get into the highest office in a state where the economy dwarves most industrialized nations.

I'm afraid for the future of this nation.

[dfong63]

1. nice idea, but too obscure

probably not enough people saw T3 to "get it".

as for ahnold being "warm and fuzzy", i doubt that fraudulent image will hold up once davis's spin machine gets started. there have been enough groping incidents to put a serious dent in that image. the guy is a misogynistic, narcissistic, steroid-abusing sociopath with no impulse control.