Arnold Schwarzenegger

Kirk Douglas was touched when actor-tuned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger presented him with a top movie award, as he had worked with the Terminator star in his first flick. Douglas received the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment at the 2009 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles from California Governor Schwarzenegger on Nov 5. “Sometimes I think that if you live long enough you get all the awards. But last night was something special. I received the BAFTA/LA award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. What was special about it was that Governor Schwarzenegger drove down from Sacramento to present it to me. That ... Read Full Story

(Getty Images) more pics » Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken his rivalry with California state legislator Tom Ammiano to the next level with an explicit message hidden in a veto letter addressing a bill introduced by Ammiano. The non-controversial financing bill passed easily in the state legislature, but Ahnuld appears to have vetoed the bill for the sole purpose of sending a very specific message. Schwarzenegger's veto letter with the offending portion highlighted. (from gov.ca.gov) What is that message? It's hidden in the first letter of each line of the statement. It's bold, it's vulgar, and it's not a particularly smart way to criticize a ... Read Full Story

From "I'll be Back" to "Hasta La Vista, Baby", Arnold Schwarzenegger has always had a way with words. But the charismatic California governor raised more than a few eyebrows with the wording of a recent letter to a political opponent announcing his intention to veto financing for a San Francisco waterfront project. Viewed as a letter, Republican Schwarzenegger's missive to San Francisco assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a Democrat, appeared to convey a not-so-hidden message. Read vertically, the first letter of each line spelt an obscene two-word insult, the first word beginning with "F" and the second word being "You." Local media reports speculated that the ... Read Full Story

(Getty Images) more pics » Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken his rivalry with California state legislator Tom Ammiano to the next level with an explicit message hidden in a veto letter addressing a bill introduced by Ammiano. The non-controversial financing bill passed easily in the state legislature, but Ahnuld appears to have vetoed the bill for the sole purpose of sending a very specific message. Schwarzenegger's veto letter with the offending portion highlighted. (from gov.ca.gov) What is that message? It's hidden in the first letter of each line of the statement. It's bold, it's vulgar, and it's not a particularly smart way to criticize a ... Read Full Story

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed — holding her cell phone while driving. The celebrity Web site TMZ.com posted two photographs Tuesday showing Shriver holding a phone to her ear while she's behind the wheel. It says one was snapped Sunday and the other in July. The Web site later added a video it said was shot Tuesday in Brentwood, where the family lives. It shows Shriver holding a cell phone to her ear while driving a large SUV that appears to be a Cadillac Escalade. She then puts the phone down ... Read Full Story