Moguls criticized for Schwarzenegger support

Re “Hollywood Trio Endorses Governor,” Aug. 5

Just say it isn’t so. It is utterly unbelievable that Democrats Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Haim Saban have endorsed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bid for reelection. Would you ever hear of three Republicans endorsing a Democrat -- never!

One of the reasons given for their support is the governor’s plan to fund schools. I guess these moguls missed the governor’s actions a year ago when he withheld more than $2 billion from the state’s schools. I suggest all concerned Democrats and individuals who fought to defeat Schwarzenegger’s propositions in the last special election join forces and boycott all projects produced by this seemingly anti-Democratic trio.

LOUISA B. CAUCIA

Montrose

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Since Democrats Spielberg, Katzenberg and Saban signed a statement verifying their support of Schwarzenegger, I wonder if they got a similar statement from the governor that he won’t revert to his true right-wing self if he is reelected.

I mean, really. The guy is an actor.

How can they trust him after he promised to be moderate during the recall election that brought him to power and immediately upon taking office campaigned for George Bush, stonewalled the Democratic state Legislature and went after nearly every Democratic source of power with the special election?

Can’t they also see that the Republican Party as a whole is corrupt and controlled by religious, corporate and war-mongering extremists and therefore cannot be trusted? Doing anything to bolster the Republican Party at this time in history seems like not only a betrayal to Democrats, but to California and the country as well. In addition, their reason for supporting Schwarzenegger -- that he’s fighting global warming and funding schools -- can all be found in Phil Angelides, plus a whole lot more. Get real, guys.

JIM FORBES

San Francisco