On
Tuesday, July 28, Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated 100% of California domestic violence shelters' state funding.
Ninety-four shelters will be affected, and the cut may lead to domestic violence victims being turned away because of a decrease in the number of staff available, a cut in programs, or
shelter closure.
StopFamilyViolence.org asks California residents to contact Schwarzenegger and their state legislators and request that the funding be reinstated.
posted by Four-Eyed Girl
on Aug 1, 2009 -
175 comments
CNN reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to sue
Bosley Bobbers seeking to stop
production of a charity
bobblehead
doll. The doll shows the former action-actor turned Governor of
California posing in a business suit, ammo belt and assault rifle.
Arnold is arguing that he owns the marketing rights to his
likeness. The creators argue that he lost those rights when he became a
political figure. However, this seems to be a repeat of
Hustler
v. Falwell. And courts lately have been skeptical of trademark
rights
trumping
satire. On the other hand, there seems to be a fine line between editorial use and commercial exploitation.
posted by KirkJobSluder
on May 1, 2004 -
11 comments
California voters recall Gov. Gray Davis
55-45 percent and elect Arnold Schwarzenegger with
45 percent of the replacement vote. That's where the money is in the
Iowa Political Markets for tomorrow's recall election. To see how well MetaFilter's pundits fare in predicting the results, I'm offering a bribe ...
posted by rcade
on Oct 6, 2003 -
117 comments
Don't just stand there - Bustamante! Arnold Schwarzenegger would lose to Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante by five precentage points if the election were held today, according to a Field Poll of likely voters released today. Margin of error: 4.5%. How useful are polls like this when there are so many undecided factors still floating about?
Poll tabs and analysis here. [PDF]
posted by GriffX
on Sep 9, 2003 -
38 comments
