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Move over, Arnold...
Garrison Keillor spoke for many of us rational individuals in his description of Jesse Ventura's governorship of Minnesota [ESSAY, Aug. 25]. Keillor referred to Arnold Schwarzenegger's candidacy for California Governor and noted that Minnesotans "invented the action-hero Governor." Education and experience are the substantive ingredients necessary for any successful career, including one in politics. Star power and money should not be the determining factors. Are you listening, California? ALEXANDER G. KAPOCIUS Orland Park...
...Garrison, speak for yourself. Ventura was elected by the people. He was a welcome change from "politics as usual." Maybe Arnold is just what California needs. JOHN HURLA Park Rapids, Minn...
...Clark (who has a book coming out this month) may yet pull what one Democratic strategist calls "a reverse Arnold": convincing everyone he's running, only to say he's not at the 11th hour. If so, he will disappoint a lot of Democrats, who think his four-star-general power is just what the party needs to bolster its credibility on national security. In any event, the whole will-he-or-won't-he exercise probably hasn't been in vain; if Clark doesn't run, he is certain to be short-listed as a vice-presidential candidate. Clark...
...Tinseltown Politics The media frenzy surrounding arnold Swarzenegger's campaign [Aug. 18-25] saddens me. I am sorry to see the low expectations we have established for a political candidate. The citizens of California deserve a Governor who is educated and politically savvy and can represent everyone. The recall election is not a Hollywood-film premiere. It is a costly process through which the citizens of California have much to lose. Linda J. Robertson Oakland...