Arnold Schwarzenegger Once Hid an Insulting Message in His Veto of a Bill He Didn’t Like
Arnold Schwarzenegger has worn many hats during his seventy-some years on this planet. From becoming Mr. Olympia to a successful movie star to the Governor of California, Schwarzenegger has found success in many different ventures.
Schwarzenegger certainly didn’t gain this success by taking flak or being a pushover. Even when Schwarzenegger was the Governor of California, he wasn’t subtle with letting his viewpoints be known. Read on to learn more about Arnold’s impressive career, and how he once hid an insulting message into a bill he didn’t like when he was governor.
Arnold Schwarzenegger became a bodybuilder in Austria
Before movie fame and political success, Schwarzenegger was just a boy in Austria. According to IMDb, Schwarzenegger was born in 1947. Arnold grew up in an era reeling from the aftermath of WWII.
His father, who served during the war, was tough on Arnold, and the two never achieved a loving relationship. While life was hard for Arnold in Austria, he did find one thing he loved while growing up there, bodybuilding.
Arnold was introduced to the weight room as a teen in the early 1960s. His soccer coach took him to the local gym, so he could get stronger. Shortly after this initial introduction, Arnold dropped soccer and honed in on his weight training.
At just 15-years-old, Arnold had dreams of becoming a professional bodybuilder. After years of dedication, these dreams came to fruition as Schwarzenegger won competition after competition.
From bodybuilder to movie star
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After dominating the bodybuilding scene during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, Schwarzenegger set his sights on a new goal, becoming a Hollywood movie star. While Schwarzenegger landed a few acting roles in the early ’70s, his recognition was taken to new heights with the 1977 bodybuilding film Pumping Iron.
Luckily for Arnold, Pumping Iron was just the beginning of his successful film career. Schwarzenegger’s breakthrough film was in the 1982 box-office hit Conan the Barbarian. Arnold went on to star in notable films like The Terminator, The Running Man, Predator, Twins, and Total Recall.
After thriving in Hollywood for over two decades, Arnold once again set his sights on a new vision. This time it was politics.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: From movie star to politician
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After marrying Maria Shriver, a member of the Kennedy family and niece of President John F. Kennedy, in the late ’80s, it’s really no surprise that Arnold would entertain the idea of entering the political scene. However, unlike the Kennedy’s, Schwarzenegger was a die-hard Republican.
After years of entertaining the idea, Arnold finally decided to run for public office in the early 2000s. In 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected as the Governor of California.
Schwarzenegger would serve as the governor from November 2003 until January 2011.
Years after his political career ended, Schwarzenegger revealed on The Late Late Show with James Corden that he once incorporated “f*ck you” into the veto document of a bill that he didn’t approve.
He was crafty in his approach, though, spelling out this sentiment by starting the first line in a sentence with each letter to get his message across. While this might be a traditional tactic for a politician, Arnold’s entire life has been far from traditional. Along with hiding secret messages, Arnold achieved a lot of success and positive results for the people of California during his time as governor.
With so much achieved already, who knows what tricks Schwarzenegger still has up his sleeve.
