NEWS: Schwarzenegger for President?

POLITICS: Schwarzenegger for President?

Last night the wife and I were watching something at a friends house about Schwarzenegger's life. Acting then politics, etc. Some guy at the end said "He's aiming for the top, I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up in the white house!" which struck us as funny, since according to this little thing called the Constituion you have to be born in America to president. We laughed at what a dumb ass that guy was and forgot all about it. This morning I wake up and read this.

Oh great, someone with a worse vocabulary than Bush as POTUS.

Personally, I don't have a problem with naturalized citizens as President since I don't particularly believe that emigration laws are very fair (since as an American, I find it next to impossible to just go live abroad), but I think I would rather allow for those who have been raised in the US but were born in a foreign country of foreign parents first. Someone who has been raised here since near birth is as much a citizen as I am.

Now, let's consider disallowing Texans from the Presidency.
*ducks the punches*

I didn't know the Republican stance on immigrants was so flexible!

This was from his Meet the Press interview, which I just watched. In context, he was asked the question, after learning about the Hatch amendment.

So, for anyone that cares, he did not just spontaneously announce *his* wishes. He answered a question asked about people in general and the potential amendment in general.

And, PS, a Schwarzenegger as President joke was made in Demolition Man.

wow! just like demolition man! now where's my damn three seashells and sex headset?

passing of this amendment would further open the iris to cause a huge increase in the number of possible presidential candidates.

hey now, not all texans are megamaniacal oil hungry multimillionaires.

The Govornator wants to be a Presinator? that is AWESOME!!!

I know, I've lived there.


Jim Hightower for President!

the world is becoming more like a cheap hollywood action sequel every passing year. *sigh

Well, in his favor Schwarzenegger was a better actor than Ronald Reagan. Not that that's saying a whole lot....

That only counts if they're liberal Hollywood elitists, right?

LOL...I love the contradictions among conservatives.

"State's Rights, except for same-sex relations, medical marijuana and euthanasia."

"Get the Federal Government away from my guns, but they need to stop abortions and snoop on people's sex lives."

"Those Hollywood librul elites need to shut up, all they get is camera time, but it's okay if Arnold takes out illegal loans to pay for his election campaign."

The Republicans are desperate and will try anything for another Ronald Reagan,heh yet another example that no intelligence required can get you any where.

okay, but what if the celebrity was like john cusak circa Better off Dead?

As long as he's against gay marriage, he gets a resounding NO from me.

Don't worry. He's not doing well as governor.

I don't understand why people, especially on this site, are so anti-Schwarzenegger?

Schwarzenegger was born during/after the war in Austria, a country that was litterly leveled during the war. The country was broke from fighting on the side of the Nazi’s and on top of it he comes from a poor family. Schwarzenegger emigrated to the US with a couple of hundred bucks in his pocket and becomes a top body builder. He works hard, invests his money and become a millionaire BEFORE making his first movie (Well, maybe not Pumping Iron).

This guy can do anything he wants and you know what he wants to do? Fix a really fucked up situation in one of the largest economies in world. Who in their right mind would want to do that? I can tell you, if I was as rich and famous as Schwarzenegger, the last thing I would want to do is run California.

The thing I love about Schwarzenegger he is a business man and self-made millionaire. And the only thing he inherited was the desire to do well.

He is a social liberal and he can sit down and read a balance sheet (BTW: That is a critical skill). He knows how to get things done and he will do them. He is not going to be like Grey Davis and stay in power by making the special interests happy. He is going to stay in power by being a good or great governor.

I think you people should stop being such ideologist (??) and be happy and thankful we have a guy who has the desire and ability to fix the problems the State of California is in.

He does have the desire, true. We've yet to see the ability.

Saying that, I'm not anti-Schwarzenegger. It's in my best interest as a California tax-payer to see him do well. I just don't like the process that got him into office. But, if it could guarantee Bush out of office, even I might vote for him.

I'd totally vote Schwarzenegger for Prez. Intl. relations would be great with all nations, except India & Israel, assuming he has every event catered with Austrian/German food.

It is intriguing how liberal and conservative are morphing to align with changing interest groups. We could take control of this amendment and start promoting prominent, qualified, Hispanic immigrants as potential candidates. What will they do then, try to limit it to Arian immigrants?

I'm not keen on the idea of having anyone not born in this country being president. I'm kinda a fan of the Constitution an' all.