Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Gay Marriage

Where is California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California Proposition 8 – Gay Marriage Fight? Wife Maria Shriver Opposes

In an appearance at the 2008 Log Cabin Republicans National Convention in San Diego, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) pledges to fight a proposed anti-gay marriage amendment.

Andrew Sullivan is going to have to continue to bitch and moan about California Governor Arnold  Schwarzenegger NOT doing enough to defeat California’s Proposition 8 Protect Traditional Marriage Consitutional amendment.

But, Arnold’s wife, Maria Shriver of the Kennedy clan has come out to oppose Proposition 8.

California’s First Lady Maria Shriver said she will vote against a ballot measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would end same-sex marriage in the state.

“I’m voting NO on Prop 8,” Shriver said in an interview broadcast Sunday on Los Angeles television station KNBC’s “Channel 4 News Conference,” a public service program. “I believe in a people’s right to choose a partner that they love.”

Her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been largely silent on the proposed constitutional amendment since he announced in April that “I will always be there to fight” against the measure.

Julie Soderlund, a spokeswoman for the governor, said last week “the governor’s position on Proposition 8 is clear – he does not support it.”

“But during the course of (this) week, the governor is going to be completely focused on Proposition 11, which has been his priority since he was elected to office,” Soderlund said.

As Flap said before:

Actually, Arnold is UNPOPULAR in California because of his failure to control the Democrat Legislature in spending California blind and California Republicans have no use for his post-partisan BS leadership style.

Schwarznenegger has spent $ millions in supporting Proposition 11, the Voters FIRST Act, a California redistricting initiative. The Governor needs GOP votes to pass this measure and doing anything for gay marriage will ABSOLUTELY sink Proposition 11.

Arnold may still cut some ads for Proposition 8, the Protect Traditional Marriage Consitutional Amendment but don’t count on alot. And, with Proposition 8 up in the polls who knows if Schwarzenegger will even do that?

Maria’s endorsement looks like this will be it for the Schwarzenegger’s involvement in this race.

Gay Marriage supporting Republicans thought they had a friend with Arnold. However, Flap cannot say whether ads by Schwarzenegger would help at this point, anyway.


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