"Nixon is the party of g.w.bush*"....Arnold has to a plant in the GOP.....

[ElsewheresDaughter]

fucking karl rove has been duped! Arnold did Kerry a great favor with this admittance:

"But then I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting government off your back, lowering taxes and strengthening the military. Listening to Nixon speak sounded more like a breath of fresh air.

I said to my friend, "What party is he?" My friend said, "He's a Republican." I said, "Then I am a Republican!" And I've been a Republican ever since! And trust me, in my wife's family, that's no small achievement! I'm proud to belong to the party of Abraham Lincoln, the party of Teddy Roosevelt, the party of Ronald Reagan and the party of George W. Bush.

To my fellow immigrants listening tonight, I want you to know how welcome you are in this party.

THANK YOU ARNOLD! i still hate your cuts!

[Khephra]

1. Dunno about that

I've read at least 3 editorials from the Right congratulating Ah-nold for bringing up Nixon's name. There's still many RWers that think Nixon was a Saint. It might not have been wise from a moderate POV, but it earned him points with the hard-core Right.

[jrthin]

3. But...many, many more

Americans understood Nixon for what he was: a crook and someone who came dangerously close to dismanteling our constitution.

[Cleita]

6. Of course Assnold would praise him because his MO is

pretty much Nixon's. He hasn't had enough time to entirely follow in his footsteps. Hopefully, we will get rid of him before then.

[Khephra]

7. Yes, but the area that he's lacking the most credibility is with the Right

right now. They see him as too far to the left because of his stances on social issues and his marriage. He knows that not many people other than Republicans are watching him this week. He can always "charm" the rest latter. We've seen how short the public memory is the past three years. No one but the Right (and hard-core Democrats like us) will even remember his speech in a week or two.

[lapfog_1]

5. Clinton's impeachment

was nothing more than "payback" for forcing Nixon to resign
and exposing his "dirty ops" tactics. I've heard this from
many many repuke friends (whenever I would bring up the basic
unfairness of the Clinton persecution). Nixon is still a hero
to these people, though as a crook, he can never be lauded as
such. That's why the very NEXT elected repuke president was
basically a Deity to these people (St. Ronnie).

[Morning Dew]

10. Nixon couldn't get elected as a Republican today

they've moved so far to the right that he'd be a socialist to their way of thinking.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. You didn't get the message from MSNBC, this was a speech only bested

by the Gettysburg Address. A very close second. "God help John Kerry!"

[Catfight]

4. The party of crooks, liars and wire tappers! Yeah Arnold, something

to be associated with in America...the lawless criminal! I bet O.J. is a Repug as well!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

8. thanks......nt

[hexola]

9. "A Breath Of Fresh Air...?" - Nixon? More like...

a stinking turd...

[Skarbrowe]

12. How long before Arnold can be voted out as CA gov?

He will be voted out. Right? Since he really didn't have to run in a real election anyway. It's like he walked in and just took over the state of California. Made me sick. And I used to like the Terminator movies. Now I avoid all Arnold all the time. Or any Arnold any of the time. Ah, you know what I mean.

[Sinistrous]

13. Arnold must have been smelling too many used gym socks. n/t

.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

11. Nixon was NOT for "getting government off your back"

Nixon was from the old school where government programs were an accepted and neccessary service to society.
Reagan is the guy who began that "off your back" shtick.