July 19, 2004

Schwarzenegger Stands by'Girlie Men' Line

Democrats aren't amused by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's use of the mocking term "girlie men" to describe some lawmakers, although a spokesman for the governor said no apology would be forthcoming.

Schwarzenegger dished out the insult at a rally Saturday as he claimed Democrats were delaying the budget by catering to special interests. Democrats protested that the remark was sexist and homophobic.
[The Dims have absolutely no sense of humor! Pity!--Jen]

"If they don't have the guts to come up here in front of you and say, 'I don't want to represent you, I want to represent those special interests, the unions, the trial lawyers ... if they don't have the guts, I call them girlie men," Schwarzenegger said to the cheering crowd at a mall food court in Ontario.

The governor lifted the term from a long-running "Saturday Night Live" skit in which two pompous, Schwarzenegger-worshipping weightlifters repeatedly use it to mock those who don't meet their standards of physical perfection.

Too funny!
Go get 'em, Governator!
First VP Cheney told Leaky Leahy what he could do with himself, now Arnold calls out the obstructionist Dims in his state--I love it!
(I was also suprised to learn that Arnold had embraced the "Hans and Franz" jokes from SNL. That is fun, too.)
Don't apologize, Arnold and keep taking your case to the people of California--that's why they voted for you!