"The Groping Governor"
British newspaper goes back in time to stop the rise of the machine...

by Jackson Thoreau, DMY Columnist, 8-18-03 All of Jackson Thoreau's Columns

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British newspaper publishes story on Schwarzenegger, "The Groping Governor"

The London Evening Standard published an article on Monday on Arnold Schwarzenegger's history of groping and sexually harassment against women. The Standard was one of many newspapers I contacted and sent information after I wrote some recent columns on that same subject for various Internet sites. Has anyone seen any other similar stories, such as in U.S. newspapers?

The Standard's story is at http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/showbiz/articles/6270067?source=Daily%20Mail.

It's an excellent story by Wendy Leigh, author of Arnold: An Unauthorised Biography. It's important to note that TV cameras actually recorded Robot Man putting his hand on Terminator 3 co-star Kristanna Loken's butt while they waved to the crowds from a balcony with Maria close by them a mere few weeks ago. Not even Packwood would be that bold. And Republicans and some Democrats still think this "family man" is fit to be governor of California?

Here is an excerpt from that article:

And when Arnold came to London in 2000, his behavior led insiders to label him 'the octopus'. When TV presenter Anna Richardson interviewed Arnold for Big Screen at the Dorchester Hotel, he asked her pointblank if her breasts were real. He then pulled her onto his knee, circled her nipple with his finger, squeezed it and announced: 'Yeah, they are real.' And when Denise Van Outen interviewed him for The Big Breakfast, he slapped her bottom then brushed his arm against her breast. Afterwards, he smirked: 'It was a handful. I never know if my wife's watching. I'll tell her it was a stuntman.' Arnold's apparent disregard for Maria's feelings, and his certainty that she will ignore his chauvinistic behavior towards other women, is so strong that when he was promoting Terminator 3 in London a few weeks ago, TV cameras caught him putting his hand on co-star Kristanna Loken's bottom while they waved to the crowds from the balcony of the Odeon Leicester Square. Maria was close by. The great irony is that Arnold is seeking office in one of the most politically correct states in America. And there is even talk that he could run for president one day, if the rules are changed to allow foreign-born candidates. The roots of Arnold's attitude to women lie far away in his homeland of Austria. When his father, Gustav, observed that the 17-year-old Arnold had never had a girlfriend and was obsessed by bodybuilding—an activity which has always had gay connotations—he became worried about his sexuality. So he did all he could to encourage Arnold to bring girls to their home in Graz; he gave them wine then left them alone together, hoping that the inevitable would happen. Gustav's permissiveness paid off. By the time Arnold was 19, and had come to England to compete in the Mr Universe contest, his appetite for women was well-developed—as was his crude approach to them. Newcastle bodybuilder John Citrone told me: "Any time we were in hotels or bars, he'd ask girls straight out: 'Do you want to come to bed with me?' He was very forward."

Group seeks women who will speak about gropings and sexual harassment by Robot Man

Among many people who have emailed me recently is someone who works with an organization of activist rape survivors. She's heard from women who have had similar experiences of being sexually harassed and even slammed against walls when they rebuffed Schwarzenegger and is trying to organize a group that will speak out publicly.

And others have sent similar stories to me since I wrote those columns. Schwarzenegger could be more of a womanizer/robotic groper than even Packwood.

If you know a woman who has been sexually harassed by Schwarzenegger and would like to join others in speaking out, contact stoparnold@aol.com.

Oprah is considering endorsing Schwarzenegger

It was expected that someone like Rob Lowe, who once video-taped a sexual session of him in bed with two women, including an under-aged one, would join Schwarzenegger's campaign. After all, they can go out together hunting for under-aged girls to grope. [See, I'm actually criticizing a Democrat, too.]

But Oprah Winfrey is considering endorsing Robot Man, which would really help his support among women. If you don't feel she should, contact the Oprah Show at http://www.oprah.com/email/tows/email_tows_main.jhtml.