JUST WHEN WE were starting to have fun in dysfunctional California, Fox News has declared a moratorium on Arnold Schwarzenegger movie puns. No more “Terminator,” “Total Recall,” or “Running Man” references from now to October 7, the cable network has mandated. In the contest to recall Gray Davis, Fox will be the Gray Lady of the airwaves: goodbye, Governator; hello, Mr. Schwarzenegger.

And you thought “fair and balanced” meant having a sense of humor.