September 1, 2004
Parallels Between AHH-nold's Time in Austria and Present Day
AHH-nold said that he remembers an Austria where he saw Russian tanks and couldn't look a soldier in the eye.
"When I was a boy, the Soviets occupied part of Austria. I saw their tanks in the streets. I saw communism with my own eyes. I remember the fear we had when we had to cross into the Soviet sector. Growing up, we were told, "Don't look the soldiers in the eye. Look straight ahead." It was a common belief that Soviet soldiers could take a man out of his own car and ship him off to the Soviet Union as slave labor."
How is that unlike Iraqis with American tanks in Iraq and New Yorkers in New York? Find me a person that can look a policeman or a National Guard member in the eyes this week. Sure, it might be a bit crazy to compare occupied Austria to occupied Iraq, but how different are they? All we need to do is put those detainees in Cuba to work!
I also loved how his appeal to immigrants received only a tepid response from the crowd.
"It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your twenties.America gave me opportunities and my immigrant dreams came true. I want other people to get the same chances I did, the same opportunities. And I believe they can."
I'm curious as to what America AHH-nold lives in. Not the one he spoke of last night, but one of a more privileged America where one with money can buy their way to political office and big money controls all of politics.
Was anyone else thinking that AHH-nold's neck was going to rip his collar? And can we stop with the USA chants? Seriously. Can they just chant GOP? That would be more acceptable to me. Yes AHH-nold, we move ahead, Americans move ahead to a different leader in November.
- Full text of AHH-nold's Speech (NY Times)
Posted by tien mao in Politics at 7:45 AM
Was it just too easy for you to make fun of all 'AHH-nold's' movies references so you went for the parallel universe attack?
Posted by: shannan at September 1, 2004 9:17 AM
personally... i'm kind of sick of Arnold being referred to as AHHHH-nold all the time. yes, he as an accent. yes, he's annoying. but why not just plain arnold?
Posted by: christina at September 1, 2004 9:50 AM
"True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.
bwahaha...arnie, you crack me up you crazy austrian steroided speedbump in evolution.
Posted by: halo | veritech pilot at September 1, 2004 9:56 AM
The fact is I cannot understand a word he says unless I'm watching his lips move.
Posted by: Ragna at September 1, 2004 11:03 AM
well, AHH-nold is what i refer to him as on this site. i've done it before and i borrowed it from gregg easterbrook.
Posted by: tien at September 1, 2004 11:39 AM
First, the Soviet occupation of Austria is not at all like the US occupation of Iraq. Saying that would suggest that you're not familiar with US/World history and/or are hoping the people you're saying it to don't know either...
Second, why is there no mention of the US occupation in Afghanistan. The US came in and removed the Taliban. Now women can go to school, work, and vote in elections. Damn the United States!
Finally... The Arnold attacks... He's one of a few celebrities that endorse the GOP... So he must be stupid, right?? Despite what he's done for himself (or done for the state of California), he's a member of the GOP and therefore stupid.
Man, layoff the hate and get back to pizza, photography, and video games (things that don't make that vein if your forehead stick out).
Posted by: chris ives at September 1, 2004 1:25 PM
blah blah blah.
at least you do think that the US has occupied iraq. and i never called AHH-nold stupid. he's a smart man. a smart man who married up.
Posted by: tien at September 1, 2004 1:51 PM
chris...dont be a twat. last i checked, the domain of the site was still tienmao.com, so i think tien can state whatever opinion he likes.
im pretty sure the comparison wasnt a vis-a-vis analogy. that being said, im wondering when another country will point out the global threat thats currently in power in the u.s. and come "liberate" the u.s. population.
and sure the taliban were dicks, but that was their country, not ours. if the u.s. were so benevolent to endow social freedoms upon all less fortunate countries, i have a sneaky feeling the list extends beyond just afghanistan and iraq.
Posted by: halo | veritech pilot at September 1, 2004 5:37 PM
I question so I'm likened to a vagina... Nice!
The taliban were dicks, but that was their country?? I thought we went to Aghansistan to get the guys that leveled the world trade center...
I'm done,
Sincerely,
Stupid (AKA the twat)
Posted by: chris ives at September 2, 2004 11:29 AM
and since we're getting personal, Robotech sucks!
Posted by: chris ives at September 2, 2004 11:30 AM
right, "get the guys that leveled the world trade center". way to spell al qaeda "taliban." we did good, i hear.
and quite a seething retort there. robotech sucks!
Posted by: halo | veritech pilot at September 2, 2004 1:23 PM
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tien: blah blah blah. at least you do think that the US has occupied iraq. and i neve... {read on}
chris ives: First, the Soviet occupation of Austria is not at all like the US occupation of ... {read on}
tien: well, AHH-nold is what i refer to him as on this site. i've done it before and i... {read on}
Ragna: The fact is I cannot understand a word he says unless I'm watching his lips move... {read on}
halo | veritech pilot: "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention. bwaha... {read on}
christina: personally... i'm kind of sick of Arnold being referred to as AHHHH-nold all the... {read on}