Wider Angle: Ahnold, Inc.

If you're like me, you always imagined Arnold Schwarzenegger as a real down-to-earth kind of guy. He's the guy who drives the Toyota Prius, eats tofu, and invests in the community.

I cared not to continue any further because you had already gotten the point that I was joking. Not joking "ha ha" but joking "knowing smile," the lamest kind of joking. That's all I got, so read this, then get outraged. And if anyone's outraged by your outrage, they're an idiot.

The trip to New York by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California to address the Republican National Convention is being financed by a variety of major corporations.
Mr. Schwarzenegger, who is scheduled to speak in a prime-time slot on Tuesday night, came to office promising to rid Sacramento of "special interests." But he has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from companies and interest groups with business before state government. [...]

Among the corporate sponsors of Mr. Schwarzenegger's trip, according to a list provided by the governor's office, are Fox Entertainment, NBC Universal, News Corporation, Paramount, TimeWarner, the Walt Disney Company and Viacom. Other donors include Abbott Laboratories, Amgen and Pfizer, ChevronTexaco and Conoco Phillips, and Outback Steakhouse, SBC and Visa.

Two important entertainment trade groups, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, also contributed toward the trip. The two groups are also sponsoring a tribute to Mr. Schwarzenegger in New York after his speech.

At least now I know who not to ask to sponsor my next tour. Yikes. The only question this information doesn't answer is why Arnold makes policies so beneficial to giant corporations and closed-minded, outdated entertainment groups. Wait, this just in...