Reply With Quote"You cant fire me, i quit!"
Sound a bit childish behaviour from both sides.
Arnold's the MAN
This is great, Arnold doesn't take any lip from anyone, I love it.
Schwarzenegger to Hometown: Remove My Name By JENNIFER COLEMAN, Associated Press Writer
Mon Dec 19, 6:51 PM ET
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday told officials in his hometown in Austria to remove his name from a sports stadium and stop using his identity to promote the city.
The governor's request came after politicians in Graz began a petition drive to rename the stadium, reacting to Schwarzenegger's decision last week to deny clemency to condemned inmate Stanley Tookie Williams. Opposition to the death penalty is strong in Austria.
In a letter that began "Dear Mister Mayor," Schwarzenegger said he decided to spare the Graz city council "further concern" should he be forced to make other clemency decisions while he's governor. Another inmate is scheduled to be executed in California Jan. 17.
"In all likelihood, during my term as governor, I will have to make similar and equally difficult decisions," Schwarzenegger said in the letter. "To spare the responsible politicians of the city of Graz further concern, I withdraw from them as of this day the right to use my name in association with the Liebenauer Stadium."
The stadium was renamed for the former Hollywood star in 1997. He asked that the lettering be removed by year's end.
Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Margita Thompson said the letter was faxed Monday to the Graz city hall. The city council was expected to take up the matter next month.
In the letter, Schwarzenegger also said he would no longer permit the use of his name "to advertise or promote the city of Graz in any way" and would return the city's "ring of honor."
The ring was given to him in a ceremony in Graz in 1999. At the time, Schwarzenegger said he considered it "a token of sincere friendship between my hometown and me."
"Since, however, the official Graz appears to no longer accept me as one of their own, this ring has lost its meaning and value to me. It is already in the mail," the governor wrote.
Williams, co-founder of the Crips gang, was convicted of four 1979 murders. He was executed shortly after midnight Dec. 13
"You cant fire me, i quit!"
Sound a bit childish behaviour from both sides.
Hey don't piss off the austrians. next thing you know they join the german army and lose a war.Originally Posted by CouchCommando
"You cant fire me, i quit!"
Sound a bit childish behaviour from both sides.
This still does not change the fact that his nuts are the size of chik-peas.
Naming the stadium after him was ridiculous in the first place. "Wow we have a hollywood star from our town. Let's name the football stadium after him."
(it was before he went to be a politician)
On the other hand a few people go nuts and he pulls the name rights? It sounds like the whole town opposed him. Don't buy that. People are pretty conservative down there. A few people can always orchestrate a big media echo. Like in the other thread "Whole Europe is at outrage", no it isn't. 99,9% of people don't give a shyte and heard the name tookie williams for the first time 2 weeks ago.
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yaawwwn Zzzzzzzzzzz....Hey don't piss off the austrians. next thing you know they join the german army and lose a war
Yep some not closer identified politicians start a petition. So what? If he'd be clever he'd await what really happens.The governor's request came after politicians in Graz began a petition drive to rename the stadium
Whatever i don't really care about him.
Much on the contrary, I find this to be a very clever PR operation by Arnold. It makes him look strong and determined in the face of whining, small-town Europeans. It will bolster his Californian voters, no doubt.
As I said: clever, not childlish.
I think its a smart move. This is not thr first time that his home country has said they were disappointed with his actions. This gives them one less thing to bitch about against him. It also shows that he wont take crap.
Austrians didnt need Germans to lose wars. Heck even corsican led frenchmen smacked them over let alone mentioning the indignity of losing to... The italians!
Yeah, it's not like Arnold was some kind of athlete at some point and achieved any kind of success in athlethics.Naming the stadium after him was ridiculous in the first place. "Wow we have a hollywood star from our town. Let's name the football stadium after him."
(it was before he went to be a politician)
It's funny how there's a controversy with a handfull of people and all of a sudden the country is picked out and ridiculed 'how it lost wars against french led corsicans'. UTTER BULLSHIT
Do people differentiate between a whole country and a handfull of local(!!!) politicians? This is about the name of a football stadium in a provincial capitol of 237.810 inhabitants.
aah I remember when Arsenal played there...was a great name for a stadium
not before we kicked the crap out of poland
They should have done that earlier when he lied about his country to gain a few republican voters.
This Williams Guy was not worth it.
what did he exactly lie about?
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