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Ah, Yes, The Party of Nixon

href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-arnoldspeech,0,6593098.story?coll=ny-nynews-headlines">Text of Schwarzenegger’s

speech Newsday.com

I finally arrived here in 1968. I had empty pockets, but I was full of dreams. The presidential campaign was in

full swing. I remember watching the Nixon and Humphrey presidential race on TV. A friend who spoke German and English, translated for me.

I heard Humphrey saying things that sounded like socialism, which is what I had just left. But then I heard Nixon speak. He was talking

about free enterprise, getting government off your back, lowering taxes and strengthening the military. Listening to Nixon speak sounded

more like a breath of fresh air.

I said to my friend, “What party is he?” My friend said, “He’s a Republican.” I said, “Then I am a

Republican!” And I’ve been a Republican ever since!

Nixon ‘a breath of fresh air’? More like ‘smoke blown up your

ass.’ He was a paranoid liar surrounded by thugs. If that’s what brought Arnie into the GOP, no wonder he praises Duhbya.

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