Action-movie star Steven Seagal says he is considering a run for Arizona governor. The actor, star of martial arts and action films including Marked for Death, Hard to Kill and Under Siege, told KNXV-TV that he is considering a shot at the state's highest office and has had a talk about the bid with the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America.
The 61-year-old made the comments while talking about his newly released reality series, Steven Seagal – Lawman: Maricopa County. Seagal teamed up with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for the show, which was shot in Arizona and airs on cable TV's Reelz Channel.
The martial arts expert is a member of Arpaio's posse, made up of 3,000 unpaid civilians. He also has been deputised with sheriff's offices in New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana and says he wants to increase border security.
You know the really troubling thing about this is that he could actually win in Arizona.
I mean there are just about enough dimwitted redneck reality show junkies to give this guy an actual shot at running their state. I know right?
And the fact that he hangs with unsavory types.
Or now wears a Bela Lugosi hairpiece to cover his bald pate.
Or is at least a hundred pounds beyond his action hero days.
Well let me be the first to warn you Arizona, you start electing washed up reality show residents to political office, there is no telling where it might lead.
And trust me, I know of what I speak.
