Bon Jovi Backs Schwarzenegger!

Jon Bon Jovi insists he would turn his back on his left-wing political beliefs and vote Republican, if pal Arnold Schwarzenegger ever ran for US President.

The star, famous for hits such as Livin' On A Prayer and It's My Life, is a staunch Democrat, who performed at rallies for John Kerry as he fought to defeat President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.

But he wouldn't hesitate in supporting the action man-turned-California Governor if the Austrian-born superstar was ever given the OK to run for office in the White House.

He says, "I would vote for him right now. I've known him a long time. I think he's a brilliant man, on and off the camera, and he's the most hard-working man, the most focused I've ever seen.

"He knows more about our country, having come to this country as an Austrian, than a lot of people who have never been to our Statue of Liberty.

"Forget the history concept, he understands what it is to come from nothing and he knows very well what it is to have everything. He came and worked as a construction worker in Santa Monica. I think he had a well-rounded background."

"I've been in a room with him... talk about people that light up a room! I think world leaders are gonna come to see him the same way."

Arnold Protectcs Image!

Courtesey of Zap2it.com:

For Arnold Schwarzenegger, the current governor of California and former Mr. Olympia, it's all about image.

That's why he's filed yet another lawsuit to protect the use of his likeness, this time against Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. and DCI Studios for illegally using an image of him and wife Maria Shriver, reports Celebrity Justice.

The papers were filed by Schwarzenegger's lawyer Marty Singer in Los Angeles. The suit does not specify a dollar amount.

Even though the former actor now holds public office, he still has control over his image as long as it's not being used for the purposes of political parody.

"This is not 'Saturday Night Live' parodying the governor. It's not a comic strip that's making fun of him," says entertainment attorney Aaron Moos, who represented Tom Skerritt in a similar case. "It's simply using his picture to sell cards."

Schwarzenegger has won similar suits to protect his image, most recently against the Fred Martin Motor Co. and toy company Ohio Discount Merchandise, which created a bobblehead doll of the star wearing a suit and toting a gun.

Global Arnold Staff