George H.W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger had a meeting tonight in LA.

shance

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Sat Jul-22-06 12:32 AM
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George H.W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger had a meeting tonight in LA.

Edited on Sat Jul-22-06 12:34 AM by shance

Interesting.

Wonder what they had to meet about other than "fundraising"? That's a frightening thought for Californians.

Well, apparently they had some unexpected company at their event.....

By Kristina Peterson
Daily News Group

As valet parkers scrambled to alleviate a stalled line of cars, guests at Thursday evening's campaign fundraiser for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger listened to chants and protests aimed at the event's two celebrities: the governor and former President George H.W. Bush.

The Hillsborough dinner was hosted in the Bridge Road home of Katie Boyd, a Republican donor, according to the San Mateo County Central Labor Council, which organized a line of approximately 75 protesters. Members of the California Nurses Association, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 617 and the county Labor Council chanted ``Save the needy, don't be greedy'' and held signs reading ``Arnold: A Bad Actor, A Worse Governor.'' ...

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/1509496...

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Lars39

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Sat Jul-22-06 12:35 AM
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1. Puh-lease don't let Poppy be plotting to set Ahnold on the throne.

:scared:

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Algorem

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Sat Jul-22-06 01:06 AM
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2. Poppy just wuvs his widdle Master Race ubermensch.

makes him lose control like Patty Duke's hot dog.

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beam me up scottie

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Sat Jul-22-06 01:17 AM
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3. Rats!

I was expecting the punchline...

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senseandsensibility

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Sat Jul-22-06 01:19 AM
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4. Hillsborough's not LA

Edited on Sat Jul-22-06 01:27 AM by senseandsensibility

It's the San Francisco Bay Area, and I'm upset that I didn't know about this. I would have joined the protestors.

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eleny

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Sat Jul-22-06 01:51 AM
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5. A pre-Bohemian Grove meetup?

Edited on Sat Jul-22-06 01:52 AM by eleny

http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com/bohos/bohofact.html

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lapfog_1

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Sat Jul-22-06 02:03 AM
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6. yup

Tweety is sure to be lurking around the Bay Area.

On a positive note... it's been so hot here in the Bar Area that it may well spoil the hyjinks and low-jinks next week for all the power brokers.

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