Arnold Schwarzenegger to carry torch in Vancouver

WTF? I know he was big in promoting fitness in the United States, but these games are in Vancouver, BC not Vancouver, WA. There are plenty of Canadians who are more deserving.

Yea, not sure what the train of thought is there...

if common sense had anything to do with this whole fiasco, Vancouver wouldn't even be involved! Celebrity...publicity...celebrity...publicity...photo-op, photo-op. photo-op..ad nauseum!

Is he promoting his cameo in Mass Effect 2? He should be, it was a game made in Canada, after all...

Outside of that, I don't understand why he's holding the torch.

Jeez, you think if we let him carry the torch he might pay back the money he owes us for the Electricity Enron forgot to pay for?

Thanks to his good friend Gordo, this is as close to the Olympics as Arnie will ever get without having to submit to a urine test.

He's good buddies with Campbell. Gordo wants to learn how to be more manly, while he's teaching Arnie the finer points of taking money from the taxpayer and funneling it to your developer buddies, while exhorting the suckers to get into the spirit.

But if the Predator shows up, Arnold can slay him with the torch....er....maybe....

Did someone make Arnold an honourary Canadian and not tell the rest of us? Joe Sakic should carry the torch. Joe Sakic is awesome.

-J.

Ridiculous, especially given his attitude towards "runaway" film production in Canada. There are dozens, if not hundreds of people far more deserving than Schwarznegger.

I'm good with this, just as long as Arnold rips off his face to show us that cool metal skull of his, if he doesn't...he can just go *&^% himself and stay down in California with the air conditioning going paid for by Canadians since they don't pay their gas or hydro bills in California.

to all comments in this thread so far. Especially the ripping off face one.

Have there been any other non Canadian torch runners so far?

Seb Coe, as well as a host of Canucks for the final run. I don't know if Arnie has any special association with the Olympics.

Aren't Arnie and Campbell, supposed to be partners in combating global warming, or something? Didn't they shake hands on it? Isn't that where the connection is?

Personally, I don't care if the Terminator grabs the torch, and security wanders down to Tim Hortons for coffee, and a donut.