Aloysius
04-22-2011, 06:09 AM
What the lol ?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/04/21/2011-04-21_arnold_schwarzenegger_may_be_campaigning_for_pr esident_of_the_european_union_acc.html?r=news/politics
Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't have to pray for the laws to change in America to make it to higher office.
The movie star turned California governor may be planting the seeds for a run for the boss of the European Union, one of his former cabinet members hinted to Newsweek.
"In the next few years, the EU will be looking for a much more high-profile president - somebody who can unify Europe," Terry Tamminen, who had a spot in the Governator's cabinet, told the magazine.
"The French won't want a German, and the Germans won't want an Italian. How about a European-born person who went off to America and could return to be the \[George\] Washington or \[Thomas\] Jefferson of a new unified Europe?"
Schwarzenegger's popularity remains sky-high in Europe.
He recently attended ex-Soviet chief Mikhail Gorbachev's birthday party, with a reporter in tow. And he met with politicians including British Prime Minister David Cameron.
He also had paparazzi trailing him throughout his visit, the magazine noted, with fans at every turn.
But swooning European voters won't be able to cast a ballot for the head of the European Union.
The President of the European Council is voted on by the leaders of participating countries.
Still, fans would love to see the Governator have another leadership stint.
"It would be awesome," one wrote on his Facebook page.
Schwarzenegger has stayed silent on the issue, and instead his been crowing on Twitter about his recent meeting with President Barack Obama.
"Great mtg w/ Pres Obama on immigration reform," he tweeted Tuesday. "We need to enforce our laws, secure our border and allow for better economic opportunity."
The worst of this strange idea is that it could work...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/04/21/2011-04-21_arnold_schwarzenegger_may_be_campaigning_for_pr esident_of_the_european_union_acc.html?r=news/politics
Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't have to pray for the laws to change in America to make it to higher office.
The movie star turned California governor may be planting the seeds for a run for the boss of the European Union, one of his former cabinet members hinted to Newsweek.
"In the next few years, the EU will be looking for a much more high-profile president - somebody who can unify Europe," Terry Tamminen, who had a spot in the Governator's cabinet, told the magazine.
"The French won't want a German, and the Germans won't want an Italian. How about a European-born person who went off to America and could return to be the \[George\] Washington or \[Thomas\] Jefferson of a new unified Europe?"
Schwarzenegger's popularity remains sky-high in Europe.
He recently attended ex-Soviet chief Mikhail Gorbachev's birthday party, with a reporter in tow. And he met with politicians including British Prime Minister David Cameron.
He also had paparazzi trailing him throughout his visit, the magazine noted, with fans at every turn.
But swooning European voters won't be able to cast a ballot for the head of the European Union.
The President of the European Council is voted on by the leaders of participating countries.
Still, fans would love to see the Governator have another leadership stint.
"It would be awesome," one wrote on his Facebook page.
Schwarzenegger has stayed silent on the issue, and instead his been crowing on Twitter about his recent meeting with President Barack Obama.
"Great mtg w/ Pres Obama on immigration reform," he tweeted Tuesday. "We need to enforce our laws, secure our border and allow for better economic opportunity."
The worst of this strange idea is that it could work...