was Arnold's 9/02 meeting with Rothchild, Buffet business only?

Schwarzenegger flanked by Warren Buffet, left, and Lord Rothschild, at stately Waddesdon Manor. But has the actor set his sights on a house of a whiter hue?

The Scotsman
Wed 25 Sep 2002

Is Arnold the running man?

Stephen McGinty


Tough-guy Arnold Schwarzenegger is a man more familiar with the red carpets of a movie premiere than a white collar business seminar, so the sight of the Terminator escorting Warren Buffet, the second-richest man on the planet, to the European Economic Round Table conference on Monday was slightly strange. His pressed business suit, white shirt (attaboy Arnie) and sombre striped tie were a world away from the army fatigues or black leather jacket of his signature roles, triggering speculation that a career change may be just around the corner.

After a string of flops - remember Eraser, End of Days and Collateral Damage? Probably not - the actor needs next year’s Terminator 3 to hit paydirt. Should the film nosedive he plans to move into politics and run for the governorship of California, the platform from which Ronald Reagan propelled himself into the White House. A spokesman for NetJets, the corporate aircraft firm owned by Buffet - which sponsored the seminar - insisted Arnie was an ordinary delegate, as well as a customer, just there to listen. He was not there to talk nor paid to attend.

From the sidelines it seems a slick piece of synergy by the billionaire Buffet: organise a lavish conference at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, the ancestral home of the Rothschild banking family, invite the world’s leading businessmen and financiers, and dazzle them with a major Hollywood star.

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What appeared to be a promotional stunt may instead be the actor’s next step towards joining the President’s political posse.


This article:

http://www.news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=869&id=1063282002

((apologies if this is a dupe))

Arnold's a naturalized citizen, not a born citizen, and isn't eligible.

(thank god)

-justinb

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