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| − | | + | '''Arnold Alois "Arnie" Schwarzenegger''' (born July 30, 1947) is an [[Austria]]n-born American actor, former politician, former [[steroid]]-enhanced [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], film producer, and businessman. Schwarzenegger served as the [[RINO]] [[Governor]] of [[California]] from 2003 to 2011. A [[Never Trump|Never-Trumper]], Schwarzenegger unsuccessfully replaced [[President Trump]] on his reality show ''The Apprentice'', resulting in the collapse of the show's ratings and its cancellation. Schwarzenegger was an advocate of nonpartisan [[redistricting]],<ref>https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/bill-whalen/article138898898.html</ref> and most recently has become a cheerleader for [[globalist]]'s so-called "[[climate change]]" (a name that Schwarzenegger wants to replace with something more alarming).<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2023/06/01/arnold-schwarzenegger-laments-no-one-gives-a-s-t-about-climate-change/</ref> |
| − | '''Arnold Alois "Arnie" Schwarzenegger''' (born July 30, 1947) is an [[Austria]]n-born American actor, former politician, former [[steroid]]-enhanced [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], film producer, and businessman. Schwarzenegger served as the [[RINO]] [[Governor]] of [[California]] from 2003 to 2011. A [[Never Trump|Never-Trumper]], Schwarzenegger unsuccessfully replaced [[President Trump]] on his reality show ''The Apprentice'', resulting in collapse of the show's ratings. Schwarzenegger was an advocate of nonpartisan [[redistricting]],<ref>https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/bill-whalen/article138898898.html</ref> and most recently has become a cheerleader for [[globalist]]'s so-called "[[climate change]]" (a name that Schwarzenegger wants to replace with something more alarming).<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2023/06/01/arnold-schwarzenegger-laments-no-one-gives-a-s-t-about-climate-change/</ref> | |
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| | In complete disregard of the [[First Amendment]] rights of Trump supporters, Schwarzenegger absurdly compared the mostly peaceful political protest at the [[United States Capitol Building]] on January 6 to brutality by [[Nazi Germany]] on [[Kristallnacht]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-compares-capitol-riots-132443688.html</ref> Schwarzenegger's own father, Gustav Schwarzenegger, was himself a [[Nazi]]. Schwarzenegger has defended his father's Nazi affiliation, as well as his drunkenness and abuse, claiming this behavior was a result of the guilt and shame he faced, and that his father was lied to by the Nazi government. He also discussed these experiences in a statement concerning the [[Russia-Ukraine war]], which has senselessly wasted more than $50 billion of [[American]] money and many lives fighting [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Russia]].<ref>https://variety.com/2022/politics/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-ukraine-russia-nazi-father-1235208273/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240</ref> | | In complete disregard of the [[First Amendment]] rights of Trump supporters, Schwarzenegger absurdly compared the mostly peaceful political protest at the [[United States Capitol Building]] on January 6 to brutality by [[Nazi Germany]] on [[Kristallnacht]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-compares-capitol-riots-132443688.html</ref> Schwarzenegger's own father, Gustav Schwarzenegger, was himself a [[Nazi]]. Schwarzenegger has defended his father's Nazi affiliation, as well as his drunkenness and abuse, claiming this behavior was a result of the guilt and shame he faced, and that his father was lied to by the Nazi government. He also discussed these experiences in a statement concerning the [[Russia-Ukraine war]], which has senselessly wasted more than $50 billion of [[American]] money and many lives fighting [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Russia]].<ref>https://variety.com/2022/politics/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-ukraine-russia-nazi-father-1235208273/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240</ref> |
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| | He had success when he moved out of character into his starring role in the [[Christmas]] comedy "Jingle All the Way" (1996), which was a surprise box office hit. | | He had success when he moved out of character into his starring role in the [[Christmas]] comedy "Jingle All the Way" (1996), which was a surprise box office hit. |
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| − | Once one of the highest paid actors in [[Hollywood]], Schwarzenegger returned to acting following the end of his term as Governor. | + | Once one of the highest-paid actors in [[Hollywood]], Schwarzenegger returned to acting following the end of his term as Governor. |
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| − | Despite supposedly being a "[[Republican]]", he holds mainly [[liberal]] views. He is a supporter of [[gun control]] and [[environmentalism]]. He is a staunch supporter of a law that mandates the use of Californian taxpayer money to fund [[stem cell research]] - which is the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation; he is also [[pro-abortion]]. Arnold officially approved an [[assisted suicide]] measure, allowing nurses to sedate, dehydrate and [[starve]] depressed or confused individuals they consider to be "[[terminally ill]]"<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76713 California approves nurse-assisted suicide] Worldnetdaily, October 02, 2008</ref> (See [[euthanasia]]). Governor Schwarzenegger also campaigned against the famous California [[Proposition 8]]. He married [[Maria Shriver]], a famous journalist who is a member of the historically liberal [[Kennedy Family]]. Because of these and other policies, he is often referred to as a "[[RINO]]," a "Republican in Name Only", by many real [[Republicans]]. Other sources have labeled him a "California Republican", meaning that his fiscal policies are conservative but his views on culture are liberal, reflecting the general attitude of many Californians. During his time as governor, the debt of California continued to balloon, forcing the state to pay IOU's for a period in 2009. Due to the budget crisis's under his tenure, Republicans lost the state to Democrat Former Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in the 2010 Gubernatorial election.{{citation needed}} | + | Despite supposedly being a "[[Republican]]", he holds mainly [[liberal]] views. He is a supporter of [[gun control]] and [[environmentalism]]. He is a staunch supporter of a law that mandates the use of Californian taxpayer money to fund [[stem cell research]] - which is the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation; he is also [[pro-abortion]]. Arnold officially approved an [[assisted suicide]] measure, allowing nurses to sedate, dehydrate and [[starve]] depressed or confused individuals they consider to be "[[terminally ill]]"<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76713 California approves nurse-assisted suicide] WorldNetDaily (now WND), October 02, 2008</ref> (See [[euthanasia]]). Governor Schwarzenegger also campaigned against the famous California [[Proposition 8]]. He married [[Maria Shriver]], a famous journalist who is a member of the historically liberal [[Kennedy Family]]. Because of these and other policies, he is often referred to as a "[[RINO]]," a "Republican in Name Only", by many real [[Republicans]]. Other sources have labeled him a "California Republican", meaning that his fiscal policies are conservative but his views on culture are liberal, reflecting the general attitude of many Californians. During his time as governor, the debt of California continued to balloon, forcing the state to pay IOU's for a period in 2009. Due to the budget crisis under his tenure, Republicans lost the state to Democrat Former Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in the 2010 Gubernatorial election.{{citation needed}} |
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