Arnold, says "KALI-Forn-Ja''....

This may only seem a trivial thing...But...
I'm of the mind that the 'spoken word' & the vibration that issues from uttering these 'MANTRAS' does have considerable bearing on the end-result , manifestation:

Take California for example.

Arnold S. vocalizes--> KALI-Forn-JA

others i've heard:::-> Caliph-horn.ya
& something like :::-> Kalla-phorn-Yah
~~~~~

i suspect that the KALI-Forn-Ja, may have synchronicity with a Hindu war God...so watch out for terrors in CA.

i suspect the Caliph-horn.ya, may be the present mess as caused by dems & Gov now in power..(no recall?)

i suspect that a Kalla-phorn-Yah, maybe connected to a
takeover by the Lt.Gov (who knows wat will happen)
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SO< THE VOTERS WILL DECIDE 'THE NEW MANTRA' FOR
THE GOLDEN BEAR STATE> & the pronunciation will influnce the direction for Californians' at work & play...

me, i'm leaning to Arnold getting the nod, and with his in-law (kennedy) connections & democrats etc...CA. will enter a period of strife...but a big reward..too!!

what a load of crap. He just has a german accent.
And he speaks better english that most californians do...

He speaks better english than half the state of CA.
Give it up , Arnold is most likely the best canidate that CA has.

[Edited on 9/5/03 by nyeff]

All I got to say is if I lived there I would vote for him. I find it so inspiring that an immigrant to this country can achieve all that he has. I mean the man has done more then most native born citizens.

Can you say: "Can-we-porn-ya"

I bet Hollywood can!

Go Arnold go!

just say lotus land, say it lotuz landz!

repeat after me, lotuzs landsz!

see its easy!

now he is qualified.

at least Arnold could pump,

all Bill did was sit there,

how did Ahnold do it with the roids though?

must have been yahombie or somethin' like that.

Arnold S. vocalizes--> KALI-Forn-JA

What is the big deal?

Kalifornia >> KALI-Forn-JA

California >> KALI-Forn-JA

Just like it is writen.. in this case in Finnish and in English.. you Yanks just pronounce the letters totally wrong. Most people do it like Arnold here.

I would vote for Arnold but it will be another year before I'm old enough to vote

HOORAY for Hollywood....

Hey, even Jay Leno did a little plug on Ah-nold and the

pronunciation bit...".KALI-forn-JA."....( )...
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i'd venture that this special recall election result will carry over to the next 'presidential' cycle--->up elephant

sorry, for the unpleasant reminder (for a few posters)
but isn't the good of the many a democratic rule of thumb?

Congragulations, lead wisely Governor S.

Oh this sickens me - America the Land of the Free and brave so long as you dont have an accent.

Arnold is from AUSTRIA - not Germany - get a freakin map look at it they are two different countries - even Hitler knew that when he invaded the country.

Or are all Northern Americans Rebels - of course they are its the same landmass.

You might not admire the mans past, policies or even just hate his films but for gods sake at least know what country he hails from.

Arnold is great because he doesn't give a damn what most people think of him.

That's what I like about this guy.

He does what he thinks is right and that is what matters. Notice I didn't say left, heh he.

Valid points how many people in California actually only speak Spanish?

They should call that place Calimex or something.

Why don't the mexicans make their own version of California? oops forgot too stupid.

Neo - I have to give you points for your first statement - Arnold doesnt give a damn about what people think of him - he doesnt have to - they voted for him and in a Democracy that is what counts.

To decry a person because of his way of speaking is called racism. Jews were put in gas chambers because of speach inflection. To pillory someone or to imply hidden messages based on their accent - well i might liken this to calling some one a redneck "cos they like grits an NaSCAR" and therefore unfit to hold office.

I might not like some thinks said on this subject - but i hold my tongue - but to speak like this just because someone speaks out of a normal fashion is sheer bigotry. If Stephen Hawking was to become President would you decry the man for the way he spoke ? - I doubt the collective IQ of this board (myself included) would ever match that mans capacity for thought.

Silk,

hopefully you are not attacking me here?

anyways up here in Canada we have a current prime minister that has a speech impediment and I am not interested in attacking that.

but he is left of centre so he would be celebrated by this lot while Arnold is run down.

see the double standard of the left?

minutes later they will be running to the aid of some recent immigrant that came to your country illegally to rip it off for everything they can get. But that is okay as long as they are socialist buddies. Arnold though is to be attacked like a serial killer, but what is funny in all this is the hypocrisy that joe average will begin to see, so keep it up I love it!

oh by the way it is an obligation of a citizen of a country whether legal or illegal to learn the local language. People that do not do that are disrespectful and trying to undermine the country itself. Even if you have to pay for lessons so be it.

Who cares? Just because he cannot pronuce a word correctly does not mean he is stupid or a bad choice,he is the best choice and now is the govenor. His accent does it not him.

JFK pronuced Cuba- Kooo-ber,and he had a Bosten accent.

Even I don't pronuce every word correct, I have a mild speech problem growing up,and its now a bit smaller. I have trobule pronuncing words like "jewerly" and "worry" sometimes,but I have an odd accent (most people say I do) and a small speech problem. Just cause I could'nt pronuce certain words because of a prblem that I could not control does mean I was stupid, I was in advanced classes 2 to college.

He probaly can pronunce Californa better than most people anyway....

Neo - sorry the first line was directed at you - the rest pointed at the thread in general.

No i wasnt criticising you - I know from experience just how multicultural Canada is.

Silk,

thanks for your response. I didn't think you were after me.

interesting topic you brought up the subject of multi-culturalism.

I personally have mixed feelings about it.

I think it should be treated much like religion is and that would be a fair and effective way to deal with it.

He can't help the way he says it, he is Austrian/German with an accent. So what?

Originally posted by Silk
Oh this sickens me - America the Land of the Free and brave so long as you dont have an accent.

Arnold is from AUSTRIA - not Germany - get a freakin map look at it they are two different countries - even Hitler knew that when he invaded the country.

Or are all Northern Americans Rebels - of course they are its the same landmass.

You might not admire the mans past, policies or even just hate his films but for gods sake at least know what country he hails from.

They arent really separate nations..

Both are full of German people..
(They are all Germans!!! Austria is just a place, place inhabited by Germans..)

Having Austria and Germany makes as much sense as having West Germany and DDR!!!

It is totally unjust.