SCHWARZENEGGER:
Arianna, let me say one thing. Your personal income tax has the
biggest loophole -- I can drive my Hummers through it. That's
how big your loophole is. Let me tell you something.
HUFFINGTON:
We got advanced notice in the New York Times that you're going
to say that.
SCHWARZENEGGER:
CUT!
HUFFINGTON:
And you know very well that I pay $115,000 in property taxes
and payroll tax. And you know what? I'm a writer. In these two
years, I was writing and researching a book and I wasn't making
$20 million violent movies.
SCHWARZENEGGER:
I SAID CUT!
* * *
SCHWARZENEGGER:
Arianna, we're talking about the car tax right now and not about
education.
HUFFINGTOM: Let
me finish, let me finish. You know, this is completely impolite
and we know this is how you treat women and we know that, but
not right now.
AUDIENCE:
EWWWW...
SCHWARZENEGGER:
CUT! Line, I need my line!
(Ten minutes later.)
SCHWARZENEGGER: I
would like to say that I just realized that I have a perfect
part for you in Terminator 4. That's it.
* * *
SCHWARZENEGGER:
I'm providing the after-school programs, Cruz, and you know that.
HUFFINGTON: Hold
on a second. Let me just counter that. You said that you were
providing after-school care. You know, your crowning achievement,
the passage of Proposition 49, has not provided after-school
care for a single child in the state of California because there
was no funding stream. It was nothing but a photo opportunity
initiative. It was nothing but a springboard for your run for
governor. ... Isn't it true that not a single child has gotten
after-school care because of Prop. 49?
SCHWARZENEGGER: AARRRGHHaaGHHH!
This is off script, this is not in the script! CUT CUT CUT!
* * *
HUFFINGTON: The
day you decided to run you said you would never take any special
interest money.
SCHWARZENEGGER:
When you waited an hour-and-half to do a photo op with me? Was
that the day?
HUFFINGTON:
No, it was the day you were on the Jay Leno show.
SCHWARZENEGGER:
Oh yeah. I mean... Nnnn-NYA-AYA-YA! I MUST KILL YOU!
HUFFINGTON:
What did you say?
SCHWARZENEGGER:
CCCUUUTTT! BY CROM, CUT!
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However,
critics of the debate worried over the "scripted" aspect
of the debate, as each candidate was given a copy of the questions
to be asked beforehand.