Thousands protest Schwarzenegger benefit

Raucous S.F. rally at his fund-raiser for ballot measures



Thousands of noisy protesters outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel greeted Governor Schwarzenegger as he arrived in San Francisco for a fund-raising dinner. CBS 5 report by Sharon Chin. KPIX-TV San Francisco.


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Note the protestor being pushed by a cop and the loud booing of Arnold, whose popularity, like that of Dubya’s, is plummenting. The reporter mentions that Schwarzenegger, who ran on a platform of no special interests, has now raised more money than the previous governor Gray Davis, who he criticized for doing just that.