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Schwarzenegger not planning run for governor
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好莱坞影星施瓦辛格近日向媒体透露他已决定不参加2002年加利福尼亚州的州长竞选，他要把更多的时间留给自己的演艺事业和家人。
TERMINATE the thought. Action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is not planning to ride in and rescue the state of California any time soon.
The 53-year-old Austrian-born Republican and former bodybuilder said on Wednesday he would not consider running for California governor in 2002.
He told reporters that his film career and family took precedence over any wish to run. ``I have to be selfless at this point ... and take care of those things,'' he said.
But he said he was merely postponing a plunge into politics until ``some other time'' when his four children, ranging in age from three to 11, were older.
Schwarzenegger said he is ready to focus on finishing a sequel to the film ``True Lies'' and then begin production on a sequel to his popular Terminator series, ``Terminator III''.
His decision left California Secretary of State Bill Jones as the leading Republican candidate to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis, who is widely expected to seek re-election.
In March there was much speculation that Schwarzenegger might run for governor though the star publicly said he was undecided. But his comments seemed to threaten a run against Davis, who, Schwarzenegger said, was indecisive and failed to cope with the state's growing electricity crisis.
Shortly afterward the governor's team began circulating a magazine article accusing Schwarzenegger of sexual misconduct. Several actresses who have worked with him, including Sharon Stone, Rita Wilson and Linda Hamilton, rallied to Schwarzenegger's defence, vouching for his gentlemanly ways and condemning the article as lies.
Political analysts had said Schwarzenegger, with his good looks, instant name recognition and considerable wealth, could offer Republicans their best shot at mounting a viable challenge to Davis. Some even compared him to another California actor-turned-politician -- former President Ronald Reagan. (SD-Agencies)
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