Where is California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California Proposition 8 – Gay Marriage Fight? Wife Maria Shriver Opposes
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.
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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6 Comments
pbj
Arnold’s trying to keep peace at home. Plus remember he’s a republican. He’s not ready to alienate what little’s left of the base that elected him. We got fooled by Arnold. Hopefully we’re smart enough not to get fooled by Obama.
mudazas teruel
Supporters of Proposition 8 are ignorant, because they believe that homosexuality is a choice. We must remember the Radical Religious Right was born from the intolerance and hate mongering of the Old South. This group is divisive, because it is less than one generation removed from intimidation and murder of those of color or individuals with different beliefs.
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sassinfras
arney down at the gym pumping iron and showering with the boys.
Fannie Bahlmann
It’s an aberration that the President of the United States endorses a mosque so close to the biggest and most atrocious terrorist act in the history of the World!It’a spit in the face of the people that died there in horror; their families, and the rest of us Americans. It is unacceptable!We should wait until the mosque is finished, and then blow it up while all the Muslims are in there praying!!! See how they feel about that
Vanessa
His wife should refrain from those comments. Its just showing that she is not supporting him on his decision and would be a bad impression for both of them.