dieseltaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I have always had respect for his smarts. This is a stonking speech which it would be hard to disagree with. http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/schwarzenegger-clean-energy-the-next-great-wave-of-innovation/14634/ Ok so I said it first but he says it better and gets way more publicity : ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abneo3sierra Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I like the guy also..actually would have been good for his state if he kept the "terminator" attitude more after election, he seemed mostly to disappear a lot it seemed. As Reagan also found, for an actor who loves people to love him, a politician's career can be very wrenching if the love is replaced by worse feelings. Still, "Arnie" was probably one of my favorite pols. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 After the initial sniggering at Arnie becoming gov I kinda liked what little I heard of him. A pragmatic approach with a 'get things done' attitude. Too bad he ran in a state that is so unworkable. I think he is absolutely spot on in regards to the green economy. We need to make that happen or we are going to continue our slow (lately not so slow) economic decline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abneo3sierra Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 After the initial sniggering at Arnie becoming gov I kinda liked what little I heard of him. A pragmatic approach with a 'get things done' attitude. Too bad he ran in a state that is so unworkable. I think he is absolutely spot on in regards to the green economy. We need to make that happen or we are going to continue our slow (lately not so slow) economic decline. For sure you are spot on with regard to California..beautiful state, some great people, but a myriad of problems. The green economy probably would have a lot more support, if more people stood out there for it like this. Mostly what people hear is that it is an "anti-economy" designed to kill jobs in one sector and replace them with fewer jobs in another sector...this cannot be the result, and should be (much!) better explained by its proponents to not be the result. Oh..and how are you, who has been here alot longer than me, a "Member" while I am a "senior member"? ha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4564647/koch-brothers-take-on-crony-capitalism/?playlist_id=87093 As S. nominated the Koch brothers as Texas oil-men buying votes I wanted to see what Fox had to say. If you see the interview you will no doubt be amazed, as I was, that the fact David ran for Vice-President of the USA in 1960 gets no mention. PS. Elmar is younger than you : ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abneo3sierra Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 See Diesel, you are a senior member also..we old people should stick together better.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I sued BFC about it and the courts agreed that calling a stunningly handsome young Adonis like me a senior member is indeed defamation. Or possibly it stems from the fact that as a (former) beta tester I was manually transferred to this version of the forum ahead of the plebeians who got transferred during the automated process of the big forum move. I like the first explanation better, so it must be true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 : ) Actually I think they took pity on a minority member! There are very few Belgian CMers: ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Belgian? Ik/Moi? I'm not Belgian. To be fair, Belgium isn't very Belgian at the moment. Teehee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 And not many duchies either : ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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