Surprisingly, what bothered me the most about this article was that he (imo) cheated against his competitors--making them talk when they shouldn't, even tricking one man into leaving the stage when he thought Schwartzenegger was going to leave with him. (He didn't).
Not a good way to win, though AS apparently has no regrets.
I also am intrigued that someone who now wants to be governor of California, with all its complex problems, seems to have no intellectual thoughts of any sort.
He had a dream to be a great bodybuilder, and he did, and he works at keeping his body beautiful for many hours every day. That kind of preoccupation with onesself is commendable in one way and kind of appalling in another. He's got an impressive drive and an impressive body. Beyond that, I just don't see the intellect, the analytical ability, or even the curiosity to deal with the complex problems of governing. If he wasn't famous as an "actor", too, would anyone be taking him seriously at all?
Running for governor just seems another example of the "vanity thing"--like body building and like his movies. Why are people even considering voting for him? Ueberroth seems a better choice for moderate Republicans than Schwartzenegger. I just don't understand it.