Schwarzenegger Shrugs Off Presidential Bid

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) may have joked about becoming president, but he said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he's never seriously considered it.






The Austrian-born Schwarzenegger said he is not the reason behind talk of amending the Constitution so immigrants can occupy the White House.


"I don't think the idea is that all the push is because of me. I mean, I have never thought about running for president, and this is not my vision," Schwarzenegger said on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."


Schwarzenegger said when he predicted in 1977 that he would become president, he wasn't serious: "You've got to have a little bit of sense of humor about all this."


Several lawmakers have proposed amending the Constitution to let immigrants run for president after being citizens for 20 years. Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1983, has said he supports such a measure.


A Web site, Amendforarnold.com, promotes the effort with photos of Schwarzenegger. The same people who are sponsoring the Web site have bought ads on California television, hoping to create a groundswell of support.


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[SUGARBABY]

TweetHe can't be a president - he isn't american born. Right?

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He can't be a president - he isn't american born. Right?

actually, there is a push to change that law...something to the effect that if you are a citizen here for 20 years or more you can run...but it's not that way yet

[SUGARBABY]

TweetI don't think it should change.

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Tweeti dont know.....ultametly it would be up to us as voters to vote a specific person in or out....so i dont know if it would matter. if a foriener ran that we didnt like...vote no! but, if the guy could prove to be "the man", then what would it hurt.

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i dont know.....ultametly it would be up to us as voters to vote a specific person in or out....so i dont know if it would matter. if a foriener ran that we didnt like...vote no! but, if the guy could prove to be "the man", then what would it hurt.

yeah, but if we amended the constitution for "the man", years later that amendment could not protect us from the charismatic leader whose loyalties lie with another country.

I vote hell no!

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yeah, but if we amended the constitution for "the man", years later that amendment could not protect us from the charismatic leader whose loyalties lie with another country.

I vote hell no!

i actually thought about that too. and i wasnt refering to arnold as the man, i was saying that if we the voters felt he was the right guy(whoever he is), than we could vote him in. now, we dont have that option. and as far as having loyalties with foriegn governments, i'm not completly convinced that nationality will make a diff. in that case!! no, i dont see a real big problem with an imagrant coming here...busting his ass, living the dream, and then trying to get voted in as commander and chief....remember, you can vote no

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TweetI think schwarzenegger should be able to have that right,he's good for the u.s.a. Besides that's one of are own up there,he think's just like us musclehead's to.

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I think schwarzenegger should be able to have that right,he's good for the u.s.a. Besides that's one of are own up there,he think's just like us musclehead's to.

maybe...i would want to here more about his vision of the future before i made any kind of voting decision, but i will agree that he seems like a good canidate.....he certainly know's the american dream!!!