How Ahnold Got His Tank Back
Arnold Schwarzenegger has reclaimed his tank and plans to offer rides to schoolchildren in the M-47 as an incentive to stay in school. Why does he have an M-47 tank? Because he can.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator star and Governor of California, has been reunited with the tank he drove during his time as a member of the Austrian army.
Arnie gets Austrian army tank back
Schwarzenegger plans to give disadvantaged children rides in the M47 tankThe M47 American-made tank has been on loan to the Motts Military Museum in Ohio for the past eight years, but "the Governator" recently decided he wanted it back so that he could offer disadvantaged inner-city schoolchildren rides in it.
Schwarzenegger, a native of Austria, said he plans to give children from the Los Angeles area rides in the tank rewards for staying in school, avoiding drugs and working hard.
The governor said he used to offer trips to his movie sets as an incentive to kids.
But since he became governor and stopped making movies in 2003, he hasn't had anything enticing to offer. He said kids just aren't that excited about a tour of the state Capitol.
Aaron McLear, Schwarzenegger's press secretary, said the governor plans to store the tank at a private location.
"He's going to have it closer to home, in California, so he can enjoy it," Mr McLear said.
Personally, we wonder if he's actually gearing up for the next legislative session. It would be much harder for the legislature to argue with a man in a tank.
By feeblemind, Saturday, 1 March , 2008 @ 4:07 pm
I shudder to think about the carbon footprint of an M-47. Oh, I forgot. It is OK in this instance as it is "for the children".
By Anthony (Los Angeles), Saturday, 1 March , 2008 @ 7:52 pm
I’d give him a dollar if he visited Assembly Speaker Nunez’s office in it.
By skeneogden, Monday, 3 March , 2008 @ 8:50 am
Since there are basically no policy differences between the governor and the Democrats in the assembly, there is no need to plant his tank in the assembly parking lot. This is a man who proposes new taxes but calls them fees and who would institute universal health care in California if given half a chance. Arnie is no conservative and has probably been sipping too much Kennedy water at family gatherings.Once again when California needed a strong (and I don’t mean muscular) governor, we decided to elect a wimp instead. This state (like New Jersey) deserves everything it gets. It’s all self inflicted any way.