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Opinion: Updated: Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks diplomatically about Sarah Palin

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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cedes little to Colin Powell when it comes to assessing Sarah Palin’s qualifications to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

In a CNN interview tonight, Schwarzenegger, asked about fellow Republican Gov. Palin, had this exchange with Campbell Brown, a snippet of which is being used as a promo.

BROWN: Do you think she’s qualified to be president?

SCHWARZENEGGER: I think that she will get to be qualified.

BROWN: She will get there? What do you mean? She’s not ready yet?

SCHWARZENEGGER: By the time that she is sworn in I think she will be ready.

[Update] Here’s the questioning leading into the above exchange:

BROWN: What do you think of her as a choice?

SCHWARZENEGGER: I think it was a great choice.

BROWN: Why?

SCHWARZENEGGER: Every choice has its assets and every choice has its shortcomings. And what you do when you’re on the other side of the camp is you point out the other side’s shortcomings. So we always point out she’s not experienced and she’s bought too much clothes and all those issues. She’s an executive as a governor running for the state and has an approval rating of 80%. It shows she’s done an extraordinary job in that. And one would assume from seeing this history and her passion about public service and reaching out and helping people that she would do the same job as the vice president when she’s in office.

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Schwarzenegger is Ohio-bound next week to campaign for his friend, John McCain and, well, maybe Palin.

— Dan Morain

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