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pruner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-03 12:34 AM
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Schwarzenneger's fuzzy math (2=1)
And the Democratic governor, who gained points in the Hispanic community by signing a bill Friday giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, acknowledged saying "you shouldn't be governor unless you can pronounce the name of the state," but said the comment was made in jest.

The remark, reported by the Sacramento Bee, was apparently a reference to Schwarzenegger's thick Austrian accent.

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Schwarzenegger, campaigning in a heavily Hispanic Los Angeles suburb, said his pronunciation of "California" was just one of the words Davis didn't like to hear.

"He doesn't like 'lost jobs,' he doesn't like that word," Schwarzenegger said after participating in an awards ceremony for Inner City Games, a youth foundation he supports.

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http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030907_1357.html
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