The governor?

19 Aug

Where does celebrity stop and politics begin? Mark Borkowski analyses Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Californian state of politics in Media Guardian:

Since we live in a world where fact and fiction are often so intertwined as to be indistinguishable, his decision to stand for California state governor is completely logical. Celebrities are our heroes, and one of the most valuable media commodities; politics is a game of media control; the perfect politician is the bankable star whose every last utterance and action is front page news.

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