Arnie a Hitler Admirer

[a_unique_person]

http://www.drudgereport.com/mattaa.htm

LOL. His handlers told him not to run.

ABC News, which broadcast the remarks on Thursday, said they were contained in an unpublished book proposal with quotes from what it calls a "verbatim transcript" of the interview.

Asked about his heroes, the young Schwarzenegger, in 1975, was quoted as saying; "I admired Hitler, for instance, because he came from being a little man with almost no formal education, up to power.

"I admire him for being such a good public speaker and for what he did with it."

The actor was quoted as saying he wished he could experience being .."like Hitler in the Nuremberg stadium and have all those people scream at you and just being total agreement whatever you say."

Asked by ABC News to comment on the old remarks, Schwarzenegger said: "I cannot remember any of these. All I can tell you is that I despise everything Hitler stood for. I despise everything the Nazis stood for ... everything the Third Reich stood for."

The author of the book proposal told ABCNEWS that the quotes needed to be seen in context of Schwarzenegger's admiration of powerful men.

The book proposal contains other stunning passages, which ABCNEWS is preparing to reveal.

 

[Skeptic]

That's funny, AUP. When the ex-PM of the palestinian authority was elected, I noted that he has published an entire book denying the holocaust (and, naturally, whitewashing Hitler).

What did you do? Of course, you defended him and, in particular, said that since he apologized it doesn't matter anymore, that all that matters is what he says now, etc. (here is the thread).

Apparently, for you, anybody who ever made any dumb racist comment somewhere, like Scwarzenneger apparently did as a 20-year-old kid, is marked for life as a "racist"... EXCEPT when they are arabs attacking jews, in which case, of course, they can write entire books of antisemitic slander, and all is forgiven if they apologize--years later.

Can you say, "double standard"? I knew you could, hypocrite.

 

[Malachi151]

I also saw an interview with some former associates of Arnold that said he had made several anti-Semitic statements, that he did impressions of Hitler and had said that his biggest mistake was not killing all the Jews before the war was over.

This was a black man who worked with him on Pumping Iron. He also said that he got into an altercation with him at his house and he said something about "get that ◊◊◊◊◊◊ the hell out of my house" or something when he was discussing the fact that many of the people had been promised pay to be part of the movie and that money was not comming through.

 

[Tony]

I also saw an interview with some former associates of Arnold that said he had made several anti-Semitic statements, that he did impressions of Hitler and had said that his biggest mistake was not killing all the Jews before the war was over.

This was a black man who worked with him on Pumping Iron. He also said that he got into an altercation with him at his house and he said something about "get that ◊◊◊◊◊◊ the hell out of my house" or something when he was discussing the fact that many of the people had been promised pay to be part of the movie and that money was not comming through.

It was probably a roid rage.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

It was probably a roid rage.

Damn.. beat me to it.

 

[EdipisReks]

saying that one admires hitler for going from nothing to being a state leader and for being a good public speaker is very different for admiring him for killing millions of people.

 

[JAR]

Just think about it.

How could a German white guy win famous bodybuilding competitions and not be drawn to Nazi values?

 

[a_unique_person]

Can you say, "double standard"? I knew you could, hypocrite.

I think the LOL indicates I do not take the issue too seriously, if he has, like the ex-Palestinian PM, changed his mind. The flack from this, however, could be huge. Like I said earlier, when he anounced on TV that he was going to run, his minders tought they had convinced him to say he wasn't going to run.

I would be more concerned with his overall suitability for governor. I'd never vote for him.

 

[003998]

Just think about it.

How could a German white guy win famous bodybuilding competitions and not be drawn to Nazi values?

Schwarzenegger, like Hitler, comes from Austria.

 

[JamesM]

saying that one admires hitler for going from nothing to being a state leader and for being a good public speaker is very different for admiring him for killing millions of people.

It's pretty stupid, though, what with his name being synonymous with the phrase "mass-murdering tyrant" with most of the public.

I've always admired Ghengis Khan, he had nice hats.

Stalin was a great man. By which, of course, I mean that he had a good moustache.

The Kray twins? I'm a big fan - they loved their mum.

 

[Dilettante]

ABC News, which broadcast the remarks on Thursday, said they were contained in an unpublished book proposal with quotes from what it calls a "verbatim transcript" of the interview.

Does anyone have a recording of the alleged 1975 interview?

 

[a_unique_person]

Of course not. Another reason why I did not treat this too seriously. It may well be true, but no one will ever be able to prove it. Either way, I can't see Arnie being the type of guy I'd vote for.

 

[The Fool]

I have to view Arnie in the context of an Australian politician....In order to succeed as a politician in Australia you must have NO baggage. Our politicians are seemingly born at age 50 with no previous history.... If Arnie can pull this off with his history then I suspect he will go on to be a future President...GWB only had to overcome Cocaine use....I'm sure Arnie would trade his history for a couple of snorts....Lets face the facts... Arnold is a clever guy, he has made a lot of money and probably now truly believes he can run california.... Good luck to him. He's probably going to get the job........ Lol....

 

[Ed]

Just think about it.

How could a German white guy win famous bodybuilding competitions and not be drawn to Nazi values?

Same way a black guy from the 'hood might (notice I said "might") not steal watermelons.

 

[Ian Osborne]

If Arnie can pull this off with his history then I suspect he will go on to be a future President...

I thought American presidents had to be US-born?

 

[HarryKeogh]

i just love the fact how the media has this power to alter elections by revealing items a week before an election.

if they were unbiased and had no agenda they would reveal the information when they got it, not wait until now.

just as pathetic as schwarzenegger's alleged comments.

 

[Tricky]

I thought American presidents had to be US-born?

They have to be born American citizens, so Arnie is out of the running for POTUS. However, you can be born anywhere, so long as one parent is a citizen, thus making you a citizen at birth.

Oddly, this is not a rule for vice-presidents. I am not sure what would happen if a non-US-born vice president was required to assume office when the president died.

 

[Skeptic]

saying that one admires hitler for going from nothing to being a state leader and for being a good public speaker is very different for admiring him for killing millions of people.

Well, yeah.... and saying that you admire Stalin for his style in mustache wearing is also quite different than admiring him for the Gulags. But why should you admire someone like that for anything?

Seriously, one should consider the context and history in this case. Arnold's father was a nazi party member. After the war, ex-nazis who still admired Hitler (most of them still did) could not longer be open nazis, but they COULD still claim that they admire Hitler for the roads he built, etc.; that became the socially-acceptable euphemism for "I am (still) a nazi".

If (as seems likely, given his father's history) Arnold grew up in such an enviorment, it is not at all surprising that, in an interview at age 20 or so, he would parrot the same views he heard all his life from his father.

All this, of course, presuming the article is genuine and not out of context or sensationalized. I, for one, am highly suspicious of such "amazing revelations" that just HAPPEN to be discovered when Arnold is leading in the polls before the election.

 

[Malachi151]

Talk about idiots, I mean you people really TRY to keep yourself from reading between the lines don't you?

When someone asks you who you admire, and you say "Adolf Hitler becuase he was a good speaker" chances are that there is a *little* more to it then that eh?


When you look for good points that you can publically acknowledge about someone so that you can claim that you like them then changes are you also admire other qualities about them as well.

Does Pat Robertson say he admires Madonna because of her voice?

Did Ronald Reagan say he admired Vladamir Lenin for his good speaking ability (which was argumably better than Hitler's)?

When you are an Austrian, who's father was a Nazi and you say that you admire Adolf Hitler for his "speaking ability", yes you can bet that there is more to it then that.

Now, have his views and personality changed since that time? I have no idea.

 

[kerfer]

They have to be born American citizens, so Arnie is out of the running for POTUS. However, you can be born anywhere, so long as one parent is a citizen, thus making you a citizen at birth.

Oddly, this is not a rule for vice-presidents. I am not sure what would happen if a non-US-born vice president was required to assume office when the president died.

Hmm..I think that's an interesting question.

I apologize in advance for not having researched this in the Constitution, because I don't have time right now...I'll check it later, when I do.

But I would think that the VP in question would assume the Presidency for the rest of the term, but not be able to run at the termination of that term.

Right? Do I get a kewpie doll?