September 1, 2004
TEDDY THE TERMINATOR
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger " There is another way you can tell you're a Republican. You have faith in free enterprise, faith in the resourcefulness of the American people ...and faith in the U.S. economy. To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: Don't be economic girlie men! "
Teddy [via The Federalist]:
"Weasel words from mollycoddles will never do when the day demands prophetic clarity from greathearts. Manly men must emerge for this hour of trial." --Theodore Roosevelt [emphasis added]
It's a shame Arnold doesn't have a snowball's chance of getting 'mollycoddles' enunciated. Hearing that in national primetime would be almost priceless. But 'girlie men' seems to work just fine. Posted by John Resnick at September 1, 2004 3:21 PM
Comments
If he tried to say it, I'm afraid it would come out too much in Elmer Fudd-eese to have the desired impact.
Posted by: John at September 1, 2004 3:59 PMOh, I suspect Ahnold can enuncate just fine when he concentrates on it. Not that his accent is purely an affection, but I don't doubt he'd have shed it by now if he thought it impared him.
Posted by: mike earl at September 1, 2004 4:03 PMTaste is personal, I know.
But "girlie-men" has it all over "mollycoddles."
Posted by: Jeff Guinn at September 1, 2004 9:55 PM