Arnold, the Girly Man Who Likes Expensive Gifts

Special Interests Do the Body Good
Ah, this is what happens to the former Mr. Olympia when he succumbs to the special interests and donations of junk food pushers. Consumer Affairs reports that a political ad
from Arnold's office, released in May, features Schwarzenegger talking to people in a lunchroom, and "places Pepsi, Ruffles, Cheetos, Sun Chips, SoBe and Arrowhead Water in prominent spots next to the governor for one-third of the ad." CA also reports that donors connected to Pepsi Co. and Arrowhead Water's parent company, Nestle, gave the governor a total of $279,800 in campaign contributions.

The LA Times is reporting that "top contributors to Gov. Schwarzenegger have been rewarded with a private telephone number that gives them access to his closest advisers — and even to the governor himself." These calls let their most 'valuable donors in on their secret strategies and plans." Ahnold is looking to spend over $30 million in ads and campaigns to defeat employee unions. It's clear he is defeating the unions for his top corporate contributors, not his constituents who voted for an end to special interests and true representation for the citizens of Kalee-for-nee-ah.