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As promised, we're leading with Jesse Ventura tonight and his thoughts on Arnold and
the Recall...Although he's a buddy of The Terminator (Arnold attended Jesse's
gubernatorial swearing in back in the day) he's not a fan of the Recall...We'll ask
him why and get his advice for Arnold on running as a celebrity politician...I'm not
sure if Barnicle's gonna ask JV about the smell of the race but it sure would be nice
to ask him about the taste...When NBC's Al Roker was competing with his team, "Roker's
Smokers" at the Memphis BBQ national championship, the judge asked Al "Tell me what
I'm supposed to be tasting" as he ate Al's offering...I think it's a great, dare I
say, counterintuitive question...
We'll do more Jesse in B but throw in Dreier to play defense for Arnold...He's a big
backer if you haven't noticed...
In the back half we're doing "Whole Lotta Luntz" part deux! Back by popular
demand...You want him, you got him...Quite Frankly, it's more Frank and his Iowa Dems
Frankly discussing the candidates and issues effecting this Primary in a Frank focus
group, to be quite Frank about it...This is must see TV for all you presidential
campaign staffers...
Dornan of course continues as anchor buddy and we'll probably throw in a Dem
strategist type for the back half...
Pls join us at the aforementioned times...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited
The Briefing from Washington, DC
President Bush added to his swelling re-election fund Monday, scooping up $1 million
in a half-hour speech here...Bush hit two states that he won in 2000 but that had
tilted to Democrat Bill Clinton at least once. It was his first trip since starting a
monthlong break on his Texas ranch Aug. 2. (AP)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1151&slug=Bush%20Politics
George Will: Recall and Ruin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46940-2003Aug11.html
Fund's Diary: No Cakewalk...Schwarzenegger faces obstacles en route to Sacramento.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110003874
More from that poll we featured on last night's show...Schwarzenegger seizes early
lead...NBC News poll: Majority of Californians want Davis out
http://www.msnbc.com/news/951060.asp
Actor Missed Elections...Schwarzenegger did not cast a ballot in 5 of last 11 CA
elections, twice losing chance to vote for Bush. (SF Chronicle)
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/12/MN277951.DTL
California Faces New Recall Burden...Election officials across California say staging
a recall election with nearly 200 candidates is posing monumental challenges that
include using ballots that may confuse voters and be difficult to tabulate. (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46636-2003Aug11.html
Schwarzenegger seizes early lead...Most California voters believe Gov. Gray Davis
should be thrown out of office, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is the favorite to replace
him, an NBC News survey shows.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/951060.asp
Schwarzenegger in his own words:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ownwords12aug12235621,1,4661080.story
I love this one...Attorney General John Ashcroft will embark on a multi-city tour
later this month to talk about the war on terrorism and the benefits of the USA
Patriot Act, officials said Monday. (AP)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1152&slug=Ashcroft%20Tour
The Rev. Al Sharpton says his run for the White House has something in common with
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's candidacy for governor of California. (AP)
http://augustachronicle.com/stories/081203/met_124-1448.shtml
The last sighting of the Democratic presidential candidates - before they were buried
in the news by Arnold Schwarzenegger - was last week in Chicago, when they were vying
in vain for the AFL-CIO's endorsement and jousting over whether centrism or liberalism
was the best path to the White House. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/6512714.htm
Democratic presidential candidates blasted California's recall campaign against Gov.
Gray Davis on Monday, calling it part of a larger Republican assault on the U.S.
electoral process. (Reuters)
http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3259614
The two Democrats running for president next year who are also up for re-election to
the Senate are losing support back home because of positions they have taken on the
national campaign trail. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030811-114014-6303r.htm
Bush Tries to Boost Environment Image...Trips Intended to Fend Off Criticism (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46396-2003Aug11.html
The United States said on Tuesday that a senior American official, condemned by North
Korea as "human scum" for a personalized attack on its leader, would not take part in
nuclear crisis talks in Beijing this month (Reuters)
http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3263788
Check this out! A new Bush action figure doll! Coming to Reelection Campaigns and Toy
Boxes Near You http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46252-2003Aug11.html
Iraq War Protesters Face Fines...'Human Shields' Violated U.S. Sanctions, Treasury
Says (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46248-2003Aug11.html
Opinion/Editorial
Arnold's business plan...There's a lot of similarity between the business plan of
Arnold Schwarzenegger's most celebrated business venture, Planet Hollywood, and the
business plan of his campaign for governor. By Dan Gross.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/950976.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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