These are things that others have shied away from even touching [greenhouse-gas emissions, universal health care, stem-cell research], but they're all subjects we'd like to deal with even with the risk involved. Let's pull them out from under the rug. Let's have everyone debate. Let's go create a vision. People say, "You can't get everything done. There's no way. It's just too big. You're one of these big action guys that likes big things, but everything can't get done." Well, so be it. But the only way to know if you can lift 500 pounds is if you put 500 pounds on the bar.
FC: Since you weren't born in the United States, you're ineligible to run for president. How much does that free you to say and do things that other politicians can't?
Schwarzenegger: I don't think I intentionally try to be bold because I don't have to look for the next step. But I think that people are going to look at what I'm saying in a different way than someone who is running for office. You know, "That guy is talking about it because he has an agenda."
We want these issues to be on the national stage. We want to remind people that when you listen to the presidential candidates these next two years, make sure that the environment is an important issue and health care is an important issue. They should have a plan. What year should we have a reduction of 20% or 30% of fossil fuel and get away from our reliance on OPEC? There will be increase in fossil fuel in America if we don't make changes right now.
How are they going to reform social security? Press them to talk about those issues. Here are the things that will be important way beyond the Iraq war, 20 years from now, 30 years from now. What's their answer?
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