I Know What You Did With That Last Hummer

I Know What You Did With That Last Hummer 0

Schwarzenegger sells his Hummers, pals around with NYC Mayor Bloomberg

[See correction below.] Had your doubts that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was walking his green talk? Oh, he's walking all right -- the guv has sold his eight Hummers. It was Schwarzenegger who originally convinced then-manufacturer AM General to make a version of the hulking vehicles for the civilian market, and in 1992 he was the first person to buy one. But friends, he's a changed man. In other Greenernator news, Schwarzenegger palled around yesterday with a fellow high-profile green Republican, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. While visiting a hydrogen fuel-cell research firm in Silicon Valley, Schwarzenegger talked up California's soon-to-be-signed greenhouse-gas-cutting bill, while Bloomberg trumpeted new climate and sustainability goals for his city. Both men were eager to separate themselves from the Republican residing in the White House, but were effusive about each other: Bloomberg said he was "a fan" of Schwarzenegger, and Schwarzenegger upped the ante, saying of Bloomberg, "He's my soul mate. He's the man."

straight to the source: The Mirror, Ryan Parry, 22 Sep 2006

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Carla Marinucci, 22 Sep 2006

straight to the source: The New York Times, Sewell Chan, 22 Sep 2006

straight to the source: The Mercury News, Edwin Garcia, 22 Sep 2006

see also, in Grist: California climate deal could help Schwarzenegger win reelection

[Correction, 26 Sep 2006: Turns out news reports were wrong and Schwarzenegger has not actually sold his Hummers. A media representative in the Governator’s office said on Sept. 25 that Schwarzenegger still owns four of the hulking gas-guzzlers. “But the governor does not drive them anymore, mostly for security reasons,” the rep said. Is that like not inhaling?]
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