The next governor of California?
 

Celebrities are already in the public eye, but some are saying they want to become public servants, too.

Gary Coleman, the star of the 1980s sitcom, "Diff'rent Strokes," plunked down $3,500 in Alameda County on Wednesday and declared himself a candidate for governor of California. Current governor Gray Davis is facing a recall election Oct. 7.

The diminutive actor has been in and out of legal trouble since the popular show ended, and was recently on the E! series "Star Dates," where stars and singles mingle with mixed results.

Arnold Schwarzenegger also announced his candidacy Wednesday while taping "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." He ended a news conference by telling reporters "I'll be back."

"The politicians are fiddling, fumbling and failing," the "Terminator" actor said. "The man that is failing the people more than anyone is Gray Davis. He is failing them terribly, and this is why he needs to be recalled and this is why I am going to run for governor."

Comedian Gallagher is also gathering signatures.

The celebrities enter a pool of eager candidates hungry to oust Davis, who has seen his popularity plummet as the state grapples with a record $38 billion budget deficit. Davis is the first California governor to face a recall and would be only the second governor nationwide to be removed from office if the effort succeeds.

Popular Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein ruled out a run, saying the election was becoming "more and more like a carnival every day."

Meanwhile, Jerry Springer has decided not to run for U.S. Senate after spending about $1 million of his own money crisscrossing Ohio the last six months, speaking at Democratic dinners and gauging support for a Senate bid. He had said he would run if he could "break through the clutter of the show" and be a formidable candidate.

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I think Arnold could be a good Governor of California. Maybe he could clean up those green peace crack heads and actually get something done there.

I'd love to see Arnold as governor, but not Coleman. Midgets don't make good political figures.

arnolds already made both his wishes come true; to marry a kennedy and to come to America. Now that he wants to go for politics, i am NOT surprised if he wins,.....a perfect example of ,"if you put your mind to it, it could happen"
......lucky bastard i must say !!!

But he if he does become governer he wont be in the next Terminator movie! :cry::cry:

lmfao

who would watch t4 anyway?? t3 messed it up already

He ended a news conference by telling reporters "I'll be back."


Hahahahah!!!1 now that's funny

Haha thats pretty funny, but he has high chances of becoming the next govener. This is the future, the rise of celebs everywhere ! ;)

lol owned