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		<title>Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Druggie Offspring in the White House?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave McKenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger's not real popular inside his own home right now. But he's still got a place in the White House.
Well, in the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, at least.
He's had that spot for years, actually. Among the anti-drug literature long available on the ONDCP's website is a roster of what is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-74074" href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2011/05/19/arnold-schwarzeneggers-druggie-offspring-in-the-white-house/slang/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-74074" title="slang" src="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/files/2011/05/slang.png" alt="" width="225" height="215" /></a><strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong>'s not real popular inside his own home right now. But he's still got a place in the White House.</p>
<p>Well, in the Whi<strong></strong>te House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, at least.</p>
<p>He's had that spot for years, actually. Among the anti-drug literature long available on the ONDCP's website is a roster of what is headlined "<a href="http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/sports/steroids.html#street">Street/Slang Terms for Steroids</a>."</p>
<p>And atop a list that includes "gym candy," "pumpers" and "stackers," you'll find <a href="http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/sports/steroids.html#street">"Arnolds."</a></p>
<p>Several years ago I asked the Drug Enforcement  Agency, which also put its own anti-steroids public-awareness campaign that included warnings about “Arnolds" if the bastard language <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/31019/muscle-memory">was indeed the offspring of Schwarzenegger </a>and the drug use that birthed his bodybuilding and, therefore, his political careers.</p>
<p>Absolutely!</p>
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<p>“Arnold bei<strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-74071" href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2011/05/19/arnold-schwarzeneggers-druggie-offspring-in-the-white-house/governor-arnold-schwarzenegger/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-74071 alignleft" title="Governor-Arnold-Schwarzenegger" src="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/files/2011/05/Governor-Arnold-Schwarzenegger-240x300.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="300" /></a></strong>ng so big—big as far as recognition is concerned—in the  bodybuilding community, that’s the term that bodybuilders in Southern  California used for steroids,” DEA spokesman <strong>Douglas S. Collier</strong> told me. “Now,  everybody in that community knows what 'juice' is—what 'gym candy,'  'stackers,' and, yes, what 'Arnolds' is. Those are universal now.”</p>
<p>That ain't the greatest legacy for a guy with Schwarzenegger's political ambitions.</p>
<p>But at least it doesn't cost him child support.</p>
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		<title>Our Morning Roundup: The &#8220;Are You Insecure About Your Calves?&#8221; Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Niedowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, and welcome to today. It's Friday! You've probably heard about the expected hike in Metro fares and that the man accused of killing Chandra Levy is facing new federal charges.
But did you know that Tiger Woods is insecure about his calves? Honestly, that's the least of his problems right now, but let's consider the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-38628" title="donkeycalf296_1" src="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/files/2009/12/donkeycalf296_11.jpg" alt="donkeycalf296_1" width="250" height="250" />Hello, and welcome to today. It's Friday! You've probably heard about the <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2009/12/03/big-metro-fee-hike-expected/">expected hike in Metro fares</a> and that the man accused of killing <strong>Chandra Levy</strong> is facing <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqpMovRxpds8AVyVMwy0jExDJ-tAD9CC19880">new federal charges</a>.</p>
<p>But did you know that <strong>Tiger Woods</strong> is <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/tigers-calves-2009312">insecure about his calves</a>? Honestly, that's <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20324190,00.html">the least of his problems right now</a>, but let's consider the matter for a moment anyway. <strong>Jaimee Grubbs</strong>, a cocktail waitress who claims to have had 20 sexual encounters with Woods over 31 months, said she once ribbed the world's best golfer about his lower legs' less than manly size. "I remember him giving me the biggest death look," she said. "He told me he was very insecure about the size of his calves. He said, 'I can't grow calves.' And I was like, 'Okay, sorry!'"</p>
<p><span id="more-38608"></span>In the interest of trying to help out a guy when he's down, I have compiled a few quick tips on growing calves.</p>
<p>Writing on the <a href="http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/topicoftheweek13.htm">message board at BodyBuilding.com</a>,<strong> Antihero</strong> suggests a disciplined plan of donkey calf raises, standing calf raises, and seated calf raises: "I have been using <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong>'s calve routine for the past few months, and it's been quite good. I have been gaining about .25 inches on each of my calves every month. So I have been very satisfied with the results."</p>
<p><span><strong>Tim Henriques </strong>over at Testosterone Muscle likes the <a href="http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/the_small_calf_solution&amp;cr=">"Turn Those Calves Into Cows" routine </a></span>from the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Poliquin-Principles-Successful-Strength-Development/dp/0966275209"><em>The Poliquin Principles</em></a> by <strong>Charles Poliquin</strong>: "My calves got much stronger    and noticeably bigger from that routine, which I followed for about    18 months." (Disclosure: Poliquin's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada">Canadian</a>. But maybe Tiger won't mind, since he's <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cablinasian">Cablinasian</a> himself.)</p>
<p>I don't know what kind of calf-building regimen <strong>Adrian Fenty</strong> does, but Tiger might also want to consult him. The only caveat there is that all the exercise may be making the mayor <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=38083">crazy</a>.</p>
<p>One last piece of  bad news for Tiger: The <a href="http://www.tigerwoodsisgod.com/blog/">First Church of Tiger Woods</a> has disbanded over his "sins." A positive spin: More time for calf training!</p>
<p><em>Photo of donkey calf raise from BodyBuilding.com</em></p>
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		<title>Gov. Schwarzenegger, Busted by Cryptologist!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Niedowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger is speaking at Georgetown University's business school tonight, which seems like enough of an excuse to bring up the California governor's recent memo to state legislators informing them that he was vetoing a certain bill authored by a guy who reportedly once told him to "kiss my gay ass." The memo has gotten [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong> is <a href="http://www.thehoya.com/news/schwarzenegger-speak-msb-tonight/">speaking at Georgetown University's business school tonight</a>, which seems like enough of an excuse to bring up the California governor's recent memo to state legislators informing them that he was vetoing a certain bill authored by a guy who reportedly once told him to "kiss my gay ass." The memo has gotten <a href="http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2009/10/arnold_to_sf_fuck_you.html">all kinds of attention</a> for including what seemed to be a hidden (or not-so-hidden) message.</p>
<p>Take the first letter of each word on each line, and you'll see it spells the following:</p>
<p>F(or)-u(nnecessary)-c(are)-k(icks)-y(et)-o(verwhelmingly)-u(nnecessary).</p>
<p>That's "Fuck you"!</p>
<p><span id="more-36023"></span>Schwarzenegger's office claims it was just a random "coincidence" of letter positioning. Which seems really, really believable. But a cryptologist from Goucher College in Baltimore, <strong>Robert Lewand</strong>, actually ran some numbers. He <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/10/gov_schwarzeneggers_obscene_se.html">told NPR</a> that the chance of those letters appearing in those places was less than impossibly slim: 5.5 in 1 trillion, to be exact. Memo writers, take note.</p>
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		<title>Our Morning Roundup: At Least We&#8217;ll Have Burritos Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Jones</dc:creator>
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Oink Oink!  Just when we thought that the swine flu H1N1 virus was under control, The Post is reporting that a Chesapeake woman died from complications of the virus on Tuesday.  This is the area's first publicly announced death attributed to the flu and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is urging those with noticeable symptoms to be proactive about treatment.  


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<li><strong>Oink Oink!</strong>  Just when we thought that the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">swine flu</span> <strong>H1N1 virus</strong> was under control, The <em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060202907.html?hpid=topnews" >Post</a></em> is reporting that a Chesapeake woman died from complications of the virus on Tuesday.  This is the area's first publicly announced death attributed to the flu and Virginia Governor <strong>Tim Kaine</strong> is urging those with noticeable symptoms to be proactive about treatment.  </li>
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<li>In other deadly virus news, two Virginia sisters are being detained at a health camp in China because an individual on their flight tested positive for H1N1, according to <a href="http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=86771&amp;catid=188" >WUSA 9</a>.  They took Tamiflu and hope to leave China tonight so they can continue filming their show on the <strong>Home Shopping Network.</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Sad But True:</strong> Prince George's County's top prosecutor says that charges are <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060201806_2.html?hpid=topnews&amp;sid=ST2009060201946" >not likely to be filed</a> in the death of <strong>R</strong><strong>onnie White</strong>, almost a year after he was found dead in his jail cell.  White was charged with murder after running over a police officer with his truck last June.  </li>
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<li><em>The Washington Times </em><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/02/capitol-rotunda-to-welcome-dynamic-reagan/" >announces</a> that Former First Lady <strong>Nancy Reagan</strong> and California Governor <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong> will join House and Senate leaders when a new statue of <strong>Ronald Reagan</strong> is unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda this morning.  Jelly beans were not among the materials used.</li>
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<li>And finally, <strong>Prince of Petworth</strong> reveals that Columbia Heights is getting <a href="http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/pop-exclusive-chipotle-deal-sealed-in-columbia-heights/" >what it always wanted</a>:  a Chipotle.  Because in these trying times, burritos are the way to go.  Seriously, you can live off of one of those for a week and still not finish.  Too bad all the new DC Chipotle franchises won't be applying for liquor licenses, however.</li>
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		<title>Cheap Seats Daily:Will Dan Snyder Sign La Canfora&#8217;s Paychecks? Is Joe Biden the Anti-Arnold?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave McKenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason La Canfora goes to work for Dan Snyder?
That's essentially what Pro Football Talk is saying. According to the site, La Canfora has been hired away from the Washington Post by the NFL Network, the future cable powerhouse owned by the NFL, which is run by the NFL owners, none brasher than Snyder.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Jason La Canfora</strong> goes to work for <strong>Dan Snyder</strong>?</p>
<p>That's essentially <a href="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/05/28/nfln-adds-another-insider/">what Pro Football Talk is saying</a>. According to the site, La Canfora has been hired away from the <em>Washington Post</em> by the <strong>NFL Network</strong>, the future cable powerhouse owned by the NFL, which is run by the NFL owners, none brasher than Snyder.</p>
<p>On some levels, the departure was inevitable. La Canfora was good enough at his job, as the Post's Skins beat writer and the force behind Redskins Insider, the paper's most popular sports blog, to cause the Skins organization to launch a campaign against him. Snyder's message board, extremeskins.com, his media mouthpiece, Larry Michael, and his, well, everything else, <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestof/2009/peopleandplaces/staffpicks/best-media-struggle">Vinny Cerrato, all went crazy trying to attack La Canfora</a>.</p>
<p>Michael had "The Sourcerer," a silly feature used on a Skins cable TV show to belittle everything La Canfora wrote. And then things got really ugly when Snyder gave Cerrato, who <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/12/vinny-cerrato-vs-jason-lacanfora-whos-gonna-blink/">would "no comment" every question from La Canfora</a> for his Post stories, a radio show on the sports station he owns, WTEM. Cerrato railed against the beat writer as soon as he got on the air.</p>
<p>The lowpoint of the feud came with Cerrato and Michael accusing La Canfora of tattling to the NFL in hopes of getting the league to launch a tampering investigation of the Redskins. (<a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-450-Washington-Redskins-Examiner~y2009m5d26-NFL-investigating-Redskins-for-tampering-with-Haynesworth">Tampering? Snyder?</a>)</p>
<p>La Canfora fought ugliness with ugliness, calling Cerrato a liar and mocking the organization in emails to detractors. As predicted in this <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/10/16/did-jason-vs-vinny-feud-impact-meet-and-greet/">space many times</a>, the beat wasn't big enough for both Cerrato and La Canfora to stay on another season.</p>
<p>Cerrato kept his football job, though the radio gig was such a disaster it can't come back. So it's La Canfora heading off, leaving writing for talking, as all typists aspire to do.</p>
<p>But, working for Snyder?</p>
<p><span id="more-22948"></span></p>
<p>Aw, what the heck? That's the eventual fate of us all.</p>
<p>***</p>
<p>Speaking of tampering: An odd story out of Nashville holds that the <a href="http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/titans-aren-t-pushing-nfl-open-haynesworth-tampering-investigation">Titans ARE NOT behind the much-discussed tampering investigation of the Redskins</a>.</p>
<p>Ever since Snyder signed Albert Haynesworth, there's been grumbling from the Titans that the Redskins had opened negotiations with the run-stopping, pass-rushing behemoth before the free agent signing period opened on Feb. 27.</p>
<p>That's a no-no, punishable by the loss of draft picks. But now, amid all sorts of talk that the NFL is interviewing suspected tamperers at Redskins Park, the Nashville City Paper is reporting that the Titans never "filed a written formal complaint," and that the team doesn't want to be seen as vindictive after losing Haynesworth.</p>
<p>So, if nobody from the Titans kickstarted this whole Redskins inquiry, who did? Who would have enough animus against Snyder's organization to try to cause big trouble for the burgundy and gold?</p>
<p>Hmmmm. Let's pin it on <strong>Jason La Canfora</strong>!</p>
<p>***</p>
<p>Yesterday, the <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/cowboysstadium/stories/DN-stadiumribbon_28met.ART.East.Edition1.50de7d8.html">Dallas Cowboys had a ribbon cutting ceremony</a> for their new billion-dollar-plus stadium yesterday.</p>
<p>At least <a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/330/story/937327.html">$350 million </a>of the stadium's cost came from public moneys.</p>
<p>Your move, Dan Snyder!</p>
<p>(If I had the funds lying around, I'd chip in another $350 million for the Cowboys new home so long as they promised that the move meant we'd never again have to watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjiHC866IHs">Clint Longley highlights</a> on Thanksgiving from the old place.)</p>
<p>***</p>
<p>Here's what big talk gets you: <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1070409.html">Bigger bond!</a></p>
<p>The guy who allegedly told investigators in Florida that he'd sold steroids to Caps and Nats<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2009/05/28/2009-05-28_steroid_suspect_richard_thomas_used_steroids_to_be_like_arnold_schwarzenegger.html">, Richard "Andy" Thomas,</a> found out yesterday that his bond had been nearly doubled, up to $425,000.</p>
<p>(It's great to see bonds and steroids discussed in the same paragraphs again, ain't it? Just like old times!)</p>
<p>Apparently, Thomas has said he was drawn to PEDs so he could "<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2009/05/28/2009-05-28_steroid_suspect_richard_thomas_used_steroids_to_be_like_arnold_schwarzenegger.html">be like Arnold" Schwarzenegger</a>. Schwarzenegger doesn't get enough credit for being the godfather of steroid abuse in this country.</p>
<p>Other than <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=31019">from the White House and City Paper, anyway</a>.</p>
<p>No names of Caps or Nats players that Thomas allegedly sold the drugs to have yet been released.</p>
<p>Speaking of names: How do you get "Andy" out of Richard? Sounds totally like a "Don't call me 'Dick!'" move. <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-12-02/the-last-dick">Dick's totally out of vogue</a>, you know.</p>
<p>***</p>
<p><strong>Joe Biden </strong>is the Anti-Arnold Schwarzenegger!</p>
<p>Vice presidents get accused of <a href="http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp">falsely taking credit for big things</a> even when they don't.</p>
<p>Maybe that's why, hot as the topic is these days, Biden never mentions that he led the way to having steroids made illegal in this country.</p>
<p>But, hell if he didn't: In May 1989, back when he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden called a hearing about the use of steroids in the NFL. According to a Washington Post report on the hearing, Atlanta Falcons guard Bill Fralic told the committee that "approximately 75 percent" of all "linemen, linebackers and tight ends" in the league used steroids. NFL czar Pete Rozelle testified at the same hearing that random testing detected that only "6 to 7 percent" of players were juiced, but Biden said he "would have trouble not believing Fralic."</p>
<p>Biden had sponsored S.1829, a Senate bill making steroids a controlled substance, in the 100th congress, and, according to the vice president's office, later wrote the Senate version of a House bill that outlawed possession of the drugs.</p>
<p>Again: Biden is the anti-Arnold!</p>
<p>(Full disclosure: I occasionally play in a really bad band with people who work for the vice president. We could use some performance enhancers.)</p>
<p>***</p>
<p>Because polls are the future, the folks at <a href="http://www.wizardsextreme.com/showthread.php?t=3013">wizardsextreme.com</a>, a fan site for our Wiz, are asking readers to vote on their all-time favorite Wizards/Bullets player for every jersey number. Though participation has been less than spotty, and current team members are doing far too well in the votes, it's a fun concept and a good excuse for a trip down memory lane. Currently, #5 is up, and Juwan Howard, who was basically run out of town, is winning big. Kwame Brown, also run out of town, has zero votes.</p>
<p>The first poll, over #0, of course went to Gilbert Arenas in a romp. Kevin Duckworth, despite his recent death,<a href="http://www.wizardsextreme.com/showthread.php?t=2929"> got zero votes.</a></p>
<p>***</p>
<p>Few things make me madder than a spelling bee being treated like a sport. But that's our lot, now that software has rendered the required skill less useful than Betamax repair. Even <a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/">the best sports blogger of our age</a> has fallen for this scam.</p>
<p>Obviously, spelling's only been given sports status to provide cheap programming for ESPN.</p>
<p>Step up and pay the athletes, ESPN!</p>
<p>Out of protest, I'm canceling my regular Friday lunch with the best sports blogger of our age today. Well, out of protest and because I'm going away for a while...</p>
<p>***</p>
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