Charles Barkley wants to come out of retirement. Sorta.

The former basketball star is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Barkley was one of the dozens of celebrities this week at the Democratic National Convention. There, he spoke of his hopes of becoming more involved in politics and even running for governor.

The 45 year-old Alabama native said, “I’m planning to run for governor of Alabama. I have to live there for seven years. I bought my house there last year. I have homes in Arizona and Pennsylvania, but Alabama needs more help.”

And just what type of help can Barkley provide?

And with what experience???

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On Saturday, former bodybuilder/actor and current California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had arthroscopic surgery to repair a knee he injured about two weeks ago while working out.

According to reports, this is the second time he’s been under a doctor’s knife in about 20 months.

The gov’s reps said Arnold was in good spirits after the Saturday evening operation and attended church on Sunday, walking without assistance.

An old body just doesn’t work the way it used to!

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Lots of folks over in the Golden State are very very pissed off at the Governator!

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says that 10,000 layoffs and 200,000 pay cuts are necessary because of the state’s dire financial straits.

Other government officials claim that it’s all politics. Duh.

Click here to read the LA Times’ report.

Sucks.

Times just continue to get tougher!

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Sylvester Stallone is going to become the first maor ‘Hollywood’ actor to star in a Bollywood movie.

AND, actor turned California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be making an appearance in the flick as well!

The Sly Bollywood movie is called Incredible Love, the story of an Indian stuntman who takes Hollywood by storm looking for love.

Incredible Love will be the first Indian production to be shot at Hollywood’s Universal Studios. It’s budget is set at $22 million - the highest in Bollywood history!

This announcement followed the reports that Indian company Reliance will be a major investor in Steven Speilberg’s $1 billion bid to make Dreamworks studio independent.

Looks like Sly and Arnold won’t be the only Hollywooders rocking the bhangra beats in flicks!

Bollywood films are super fun.

Stallone NEEDS to break out into song and dance!

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It’s been u-g-l-y on the set of Ugly Betty since the suits announced on Tuesday that the show is moving its production to New York City.

And, according to reports, the 300 production people who are losing their jobs because of the move blame California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

New York passed a host of new new tax credits to lure more showbiz productions — Ugly Betty took the bait and is headed their way.

Many argue that the Governator has not done much to save and/or grow California’s showbiz production business.

Unfortunately, there are small business owners like dry cleaners, caterers, construction supply folk who will be financially crippled by Ugly Betty’s move to NYC. These vendors have banded together to buy a one page ad in Variety, the entertainment industry’s trade paper, on behalf of the soon-to-be unemployed folks as a show of support and to help call attention to changes that need to be made at the state level for their own sake.

Here’s what the ad appearing in Variety will say:

To Whom it Should Concern
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Members of the State Senate and State Assembly, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles City Council, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors:

We are writing to you because we just lost our jobs. We are the 300 plus members of the crew of the television show Ugly Betty. We were informed this Tuesday that the production of our show is moving to New York primarily because of the 35% tax incentives being offered by the state of New York. Instead of making good wages and paying our fair share of California state income tax, we will all be collecting Unemployment Benefits. In addition, we will certainly be cutting our spending back to the bone, which will not only cut back our sales tax contributions substantially, but it could end up costing the jobs of the people who provide services and products to us. Not only are these crew positions being lost; all of our local vendors are losing our business.

Our production buys: lumber, paint, wallpaper, cabinets, other building materials, office products, fabric, art supplies, computer equipment, food, beverages, flowers, film, makeup & hair products, wigs, insurance, jewelry, clothing, etc.

Our production rents: lighting equipment, sound equipment, video playback equipment, heavy machinery, office equipment, backdrops, costumes, furniture, scenery, props, soundstages, offices, parking facilities, cars, trucks, storage facilities, computers, camera equipment, grip equipment, editing equipment, drafting equipment, cell phones, computers, toilets, dumpsters, live plants, production trailers, tools, hardware, artwork, walkie talkies, etc.

Our production also uses the services of: dry cleaners, printers, location companies, Special Effects companies, utilities, caterers, payroll services, restaurants, security, Post Production Services, Clearance Houses, etc.

When we shoot on locations around Los Angeles we pay for permits; we pay homeowners & businesses for the use of their property, we hire police and fire department personnel, we pay for facility engineers, etc.

So, while the loss of our individual positions may be insignificant, the loss of this production is staggering. Now multiply this by all the other productions going to New York, New Mexico, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina and other states with incentives, not to mention Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Eastern Europe, etc. and the cost to the California state economy is monumental. We implore you to do everything in your power to level the playing field and bring our jobs back to California by enacting meaningful incentives to keep film and television production in our state.

Sincerely yours
The Crew of Ugly Betty

Word!

We’re sure Arnie will hear you loud and clear now!

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has been accused of sexual harassment countless times, and it seems like those experiences have not changed his view of women one bit.

The governor of California tells Entertainment Tonight about his wife, Maria Shriver:

“She has big responsibilities being the first lady, author of all of those books, taking care of the family, and taking care of me. She has her hands full. If you have a family and you have children, you know that the women actually end up doing much more of the work than the guys do.”

Why you gotta be perpetuating stereotypes, Arnie?

Just look at Britney and K-Fed! Ha!

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