Not Pumped Up: Schwarzenegger get Terminated in Australian delivers climate talk to 75% empty seats in Sydney pavilion: Terminated
At some times the event felt more like a cult gathering or religious meeting…”
HE travelled back in time as The Terminator, he was crowned Mr Universe and he became the governor of America's most populous state.
But last night, Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to sell out the Hordern Pavillion.
Performing the only Sydney date of a nation-wide speaking tour, Mr Schwarzenegger took to the stage half an hour late for the 21st Century Education summit to roaring applause to an auditorium around one-third full.
Schwarzenegger's Australian publicist Max Markson told The Daily Telegraph: "there are about 1,400 people here," some four thousand less than the Hordern's capacity.
Outside, 'Arnie' impersonator Ben Price - who was paid to work the crowd - was taking happy snaps with passers by.
In the famous voice of the 38th governor of California, Mr Price joked for The Daily Telegraph about "his" meeting with Julia Gillard: "I meet a lot of politicians who are girly men but she was a manly girl."
On stage, the real Mr Schwarzenegger was far less controversial, delighting a humble audience of business geeks and bodybuilding fans with his unlikely immigrant success story.
"My parents wanted me to be a policeman and marry a girl named Heidi and carry on like the Von trap family," he said to thunderous laughter.
"But I could not wait to get to America ...I want to be a Hercules, I want to get into movies."
The bodybuilder-cum-actor-cum-politician said it wasn't easy to convince Hollywood agents of his dream, with many telling him: "It gives me the chills just listening to your German bullshit coming out."
Wearing a green tie and a phantom ring on his middle finger, Mr Schwarzenegger also spoke of his devotion to renewable energies and climate change policies.
At some times the event felt more like a cult gathering or religious meeting, with audience members encouraged to turn to each other and introduce themselves by the warm-up act.
There was hand-raising and hollers of support, instructions to "ignore the naysayers" and "not settle for average", in a day of talk that could have been taken straight from a self-help book.
"You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets," was a particularly cringe-worthy gem from the former Kindergarten Cop.
PM lacks total recall, by Miranda Devine
THERE'S a pattern of behaviour emerging with the Prime Minister. She complains about being the victim of misogyny and sexism but then fawns over men who are renowned for demeaning women.
One minute it's radio boor Kyle Sandilands; the next its visiting muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose alleged sexist behaviour is so well known he is called "The Gropenator". So enthusiastic have been his past interactions with unsuspecting women, a magazine once labelled him "Arnold the Barbarian".
Julia Gillard flew to Perth yesterday to have lunch with the Terminator star-turned-ex-governor of California, who is in Australia for a series of high-priced motivational speeches.One of the pearls of wisdom he imparted yesterday to achieve success was "working your ass off". Gillard insists she met Arnie not to discover his secrets of success, but to discuss climate change.
The pair even "co-wrote" an article on the topic.
She wanted to show that while Arnie is a Republican, they share common ground.
For instance, after two terms as governor, Arnie left California with a near-record low approval rating and a record high deficit, despite promising to balance the budget.
And in his attitudes to women he echoes prime ministerial favourite Sandilands, who famously has abused women in what Julia Gillard might call a grossly sexist and offensive way.
Kyle once called a reporter a "fat, bitter thing" and told her to "watch your mouth, girl, or I'll hunt you down".
Arnie has a string of sexist quotes to his name that put Kyle in the shade. For example: "How many times do you get away with this, to take a woman, grab her upside down, and bury her face in a toilet bowl?" he once told Entertainment Weekly about a scene in which he fights a female robot in Terminator 3. Or this: "As much as when you see a blonde with great tits and a great ass, you say to yourself, 'Hey, she must be stupid or must have nothing else to offer' which maybe is the case many times," he told Esquire in 2003.
Or this: "I can look at a chick who's a little out of shape and if she turns me on, I won't hesitate to date her. If she's a good f ... she can weigh 150 pounds, I don't care," he told Oui in 1977.
It may seem curious that a woman who claims, "When I see sexism and misogyny, I'm gonna call 'em for what they are" would fly all the way across the country to meet such a he-man.
But, then, even her partner Tim Mathieson has indulged in a little off-colour banter at women's expense, advising men to choose female Asian doctors with small fingers for prostate exams. Is there a disconnect between the PM's taste in men and her professed views on sexism? Join the dots.
He travelled back in time as The Terminator, he was crowned Mr Universe and he became the governor of America’s most populous state. But last night, Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to sell out the Hordern Pavillion…
Schwarzenegger’s Australian publicist Max Markson told The Daily Telegraph: “there are about 1,400 people here,” some four thousand less than the Hordern’s capacity.
HE travelled back in time as The Terminator, he was crowned Mr Universe and he became the governor of America's most populous state.
But last night, Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to sell out the Hordern Pavillion.
Performing the only Sydney date of a nation-wide speaking tour, Mr Schwarzenegger took to the stage half an hour late for the 21st Century Education summit to roaring applause to an auditorium around one-third full.
Schwarzenegger's Australian publicist Max Markson told The Daily Telegraph: "there are about 1,400 people here," some four thousand less than the Hordern's capacity.
Outside, 'Arnie' impersonator Ben Price - who was paid to work the crowd - was taking happy snaps with passers by.
In the famous voice of the 38th governor of California, Mr Price joked for The Daily Telegraph about "his" meeting with Julia Gillard: "I meet a lot of politicians who are girly men but she was a manly girl."
On stage, the real Mr Schwarzenegger was far less controversial, delighting a humble audience of business geeks and bodybuilding fans with his unlikely immigrant success story.
"My parents wanted me to be a policeman and marry a girl named Heidi and carry on like the Von trap family," he said to thunderous laughter.
"But I could not wait to get to America ...I want to be a Hercules, I want to get into movies."
The bodybuilder-cum-actor-cum-politician said it wasn't easy to convince Hollywood agents of his dream, with many telling him: "It gives me the chills just listening to your German bullshit coming out."
Wearing a green tie and a phantom ring on his middle finger, Mr Schwarzenegger also spoke of his devotion to renewable energies and climate change policies.
At some times the event felt more like a cult gathering or religious meeting, with audience members encouraged to turn to each other and introduce themselves by the warm-up act.
There was hand-raising and hollers of support, instructions to "ignore the naysayers" and "not settle for average", in a day of talk that could have been taken straight from a self-help book.
"You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets," was a particularly cringe-worthy gem from the former Kindergarten Cop.
PM lacks total recall, by Miranda Devine
THERE'S a pattern of behaviour emerging with the Prime Minister. She complains about being the victim of misogyny and sexism but then fawns over men who are renowned for demeaning women.
One minute it's radio boor Kyle Sandilands; the next its visiting muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose alleged sexist behaviour is so well known he is called "The Gropenator". So enthusiastic have been his past interactions with unsuspecting women, a magazine once labelled him "Arnold the Barbarian".
Julia Gillard flew to Perth yesterday to have lunch with the Terminator star-turned-ex-governor of California, who is in Australia for a series of high-priced motivational speeches.One of the pearls of wisdom he imparted yesterday to achieve success was "working your ass off". Gillard insists she met Arnie not to discover his secrets of success, but to discuss climate change.
The pair even "co-wrote" an article on the topic.
She wanted to show that while Arnie is a Republican, they share common ground.
For instance, after two terms as governor, Arnie left California with a near-record low approval rating and a record high deficit, despite promising to balance the budget.
And in his attitudes to women he echoes prime ministerial favourite Sandilands, who famously has abused women in what Julia Gillard might call a grossly sexist and offensive way.
Kyle once called a reporter a "fat, bitter thing" and told her to "watch your mouth, girl, or I'll hunt you down".
Arnie has a string of sexist quotes to his name that put Kyle in the shade. For example: "How many times do you get away with this, to take a woman, grab her upside down, and bury her face in a toilet bowl?" he once told Entertainment Weekly about a scene in which he fights a female robot in Terminator 3. Or this: "As much as when you see a blonde with great tits and a great ass, you say to yourself, 'Hey, she must be stupid or must have nothing else to offer' which maybe is the case many times," he told Esquire in 2003.
Or this: "I can look at a chick who's a little out of shape and if she turns me on, I won't hesitate to date her. If she's a good f ... she can weigh 150 pounds, I don't care," he told Oui in 1977.
It may seem curious that a woman who claims, "When I see sexism and misogyny, I'm gonna call 'em for what they are" would fly all the way across the country to meet such a he-man.
But, then, even her partner Tim Mathieson has indulged in a little off-colour banter at women's expense, advising men to choose female Asian doctors with small fingers for prostate exams. Is there a disconnect between the PM's taste in men and her professed views on sexism? Join the dots.
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