Schwarzenegger -- A Milton Friedman Fan, Not An Economic "Girlie Man"

C-SPAN's The Weekly

"Now there's another way you can tell you're a Republican. You have faith in free enterprise, faith in the resourcefulness of the American people, and faith in the U.S. economy. And to those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: 'Don't be economic girlie men!'"

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – speaking at the 2004 Republican National Convention..

Quite a choice: Free enterprise or economic girlie men.

Wondering who inspired Arnold Schwarzenegger's economic view of the world?

The answer: Milton Friedman.

And what inspired this episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly"?

"Books that Shaped America" – the C-SPAN original series which next week features Free to Choose – by Milton Friedman.

This is a second installment of a special two-part episode of "The Weekly" in support of C-SPAN's series "Books that Shaped America" and the upcoming episode on "Free to Choose,"

This week's podcast is all about Arnold Schwarzenegger and Milton Friedman.

In last week's podcast, we heard from Presidents Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43, Biden, several candidates for the presidency -- and even Margaret Thatcher.

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