Ah-nold, the gov-ah-ner?

[Wulfman]

*sigh*

to bad, forgot about that part of the constitution.

yeah, some hundred years ago we would have let our (royal) sons/daughters marry abroad, now we just send some bodybuilder and give him 30 years. mankind has really made some progress.

mfg
wulfman

[thop]

Not sure what what to thing of it ... i find it asuming but great at the same time. Reagan was president, some WWF guy was governor (or was it mayor?), it seemy anything goes I'd vote for him.

One thing is for sure: applie pie will be officialy renamed in apfelstrudel.

[Wulfman]

One thing is for sure: applie pie will be officialy renamed in apfelstrudel.

HUH? you want to call that strange, round cake APFELSTRUDEL? there is tiny bit of difference here...

mfg
wulfman

[Gurm]

There is a HUGE difference between Apple Pie and Apple Strudel. Please.

- Gurm

[Gurm]

And the fact that Jesse "The Body" Ventura was elected governor is merely the latest indicator of the contempt with which the average American views his elected officials.

- Gurm

[thop]

for me there is no difference ... both taste like apple.

[Wulfman]

Originally posted by thop
for me there is no difference ... both taste like apple.

*sigh* yeah, sure. despite the diifferent dough. and then there is the taste of cinnamon, nuts...

mfg
wulfman

[Nowhere]

@thop

Just like this thing


But I think it's not apfelstrudel.
Maybe little to subtle difference for somebody, but still.

[thop]

looks like apple, smells like apple, tastes like apple ... must be apple!

[Dr Mordrid]

The VP can be a foreigner.

The rub comes in the order of sucession; which would in the case of a foreign born VP cause the Presidency to be offered to the Speaker of the House; Dennis Hastert (R) of Illinois.

Of course anyone offered the Presidency, including the VP, can refuse it.

If Hastert could not or would not serve the Presidency would then fall to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Ted Stevens (R) of Alaska.

Fourth in line would be the Secretary of State; Colin Powell

After the Sec. of State the Presidency would be offered to the Secretaries of Treasury and Defence, the Attorney General then the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture and Commerce.

In all there are 17 major office holders in line for the Presidency after the VP with the last and most recently added being the Director of Homeland Security.

Dr. Mordrid

[Jammrock]

Correct. Unless the Constitution was ammended Ah-nold could never become President.

I don't know if he could be Vice President, or hold any office in the direct line of leadership, like Secretary of State. I think the highest office he could hold in Congress.

I saw Arnold on Jay Leno's tribute show to the US troops. He seems like a very real, down to Earth guy. He had the great comment of, "I chose to be an American" ...and then said something cool about how he loves America (sorry Wulfman), can't find the quote. He's a natural at politics, especially with that MASSIVE smile.

Jammrock

[KvHagedorn]

No one should ever underestimate Arnold. If you have seen the movie Pumping Iron, you would realize what a competitive spirit he has. He psyched out everyone.. this was a major reason he won all those Mr Olympia titles. He had a political mentality then too.. I remember Arnold talking with Lou Ferrigno and his father.. Arnie poured on the charm and Lou's dad said something like "You're such a nice guy (I wouldn't turn my back on you for anything)"

[KvHagedorn]

BTW, Wulfman.. would Arnold win if he ran for President of Austria?

[GT98]

Well I've only heard one bad thing about Ah-nold....my GF was going to College in CT and he was there for a Special Oylpmics thing and Maria was there with him...and he was getting all nasty with her because she got out the car to sign some autographs or some shit....I guess he might have been having a bad day or something....but I can imange him yelling at her in his accent

[Wombat]

You know, it would be interesting. A bodybuilder who most likely was on steroids, and is on film smoking marijuana, presiding over the state that is trying to assert its rights as the feds try to outlaw marijuana.