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The Governator

"get to the chopper now!"

About Me

I grew up in a small town called Graz in Austria. At the age of 15 I started weight-lifting. At the age 20 I won the Mr. Universe contest. At the age of 21 I decided to move to America. In 1983 I became a U.S. citizen. Then I starred in some movies. While George Bush was in office I was on the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports.

My Interests

Body building, art, writing, film, music, reading.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet all of my supporters.

Music:

David Bowie, the Flaming Lips, His Name Is Alive, This Mortal Coil, My Bloody Valentine, Modest Mouse, The Walkmen, Interpol, those Def Jux weirdo's, English rappers, real Hip-Hop, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Bright Eyes, Lou Reed

Movies:

Conan the Barbarian, Terminator 12@3, Red Sonja, Commando, Twins, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop, True Lies, Last Action Hero, The 6th Day.

Books:

"The Education of a Body Builder" By yours truly.

Heroes:

Ronald Reagan

My Blog

Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights Alternative Fuel Vehicles at L.A. Auto Show

GOVERNOR:  Well, good morning, everybody, and thank you very much for coming here today.  I'm thrilled to be here at the Los Angeles Car Show.  I haven't seen that much technology since...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:35:00 PST

Gov. Schwarzenegger Delivers Remarks at the California State Association of Counties Annual Mee

Good afternoon, and welcome to the CSAC's 113th annual meeting.  I am Supervisor Connie Conway, CSAC immediate past president, and a Tulare County Supervisor.  My pleasure to be here with yo...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:34:00 PST

Governor Schwarzenegger Visits Bay Area Oil Spill Site, Proclaims State of Emergency

GOVERNOR:  Good morning, everybody.  First of all, let me just say it's great to be here in the Bay Area.  I wanted to come up here because of the incredible oil spill that we have seen...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:33:00 PST

Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Lawsuit against U.S. EPA

GOVERNOR:  Good morning, everybody, and welcome.  Thank you all for showing up.  And I want to thank also Attorney General Brown for being here today, who will be speaking right after m...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:32:00 PST

Governor Schwarzenegger Holds Press Conference at Sea World San Diego, Encourages Tourism in Wi

GOVERNOR:  Well, hello, everybody, good afternoon.  And it's nice to be back here again in the San Diego area, in the Larger San Diego area, and I want to thank Mayor Sanders for being here ...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:31:00 PST

Governor Participates in Q & A with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group

GOVERNOR:  Thank you very much.  Wow, what a great welcome.  I love that.  I hope they all understand that you think this is kind of the Silicon Valley Leadership kind of luncheon,...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:28:00 PST

Governor Meets with L. A., San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange County Officials to Discuss Wildf

GOVERNOR: Hello, everybody, and thank you for coming. I also want to thank Commissioner Poizner for being here today, LA County Supervisors Yaroslavsky and Antonovich, and then Orange County Superviso...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:26:00 PST

Governor Meets with San Diego County Officials to Discuss Wildfire Recovery

GOVERNOR:  Well, there are a lot of people here.  First of all, thank you very much for being here today.  And I'm not going to mention all of the people that are standing behind me her...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:24:00 PST

Gov. Schwarzenegger Tours the Local Assistance Center at Cuyamaca College

GOVERNOR:  Good morning, everybody.  I'm here today to just check out againthe important part of this whole tragedy is follow-through, and I think that our one-stop shops is one of those fo...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:23:00 PST

Governor Holds Press Conference to Discuss Action Taken to Protect SoCal Fire Victims

GOVERNOR:  Good morning, everybody, thank you very much for coming out here.  I want to thank all the special guests here that really create a lot of the action.  First of all, I want t...
Posted by The Governator on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:21:00 PST