OK, then I'll go by the transcript Eagler posted. (thanks for looking again, Gyro)
It seems to me that this is a speech given by someone who wants to be the next republican president after Bush. I found it self serving to Arnold in every possible way. Sure, he stroked your feathers as a country (as he should), but in the end it said these things:
1. I was an immigrant and I came to America.
2. By dint of hard work I did well.
3. I hate terrorism.
4. Oh, and by the way, I think George Bush is a good President.
I don't mean to decry his sincerity, but in many ways his speech seperates him from Bush: I was poor (Bush wasn't), I was an immigrant (Bush wasn't), I worked hard to get where I am today (Bush didn't). It's an incredibly cunning speech.
My views of Arnold? Well, he is hardworking and ambitious and most of all he had some lucky breaks (there are many who emigrate to countries who work very hard and end up with broken dreams). That said, I don't see him as an analyst. I do think that if he can pull off the trick of being the next republican president, he'll really have done something special.
Arnold poses a peculiar problem for the Republicans. He was made by Hollywood, but from what I can see, most of Hollywood are left wing by nature and the Republicans tend to belittle 'Hollywood actor views'. It will be interesting to see how he casts off that cloak, because if he does, my word...it will be that film come true (Back to the Future?), where Arnold IS the president of America!
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