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Knife in hand, Schwarzenegger tweets about budget
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-23 09:17

SACRAMENTO, California: Ever the entertainer, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has posted a video on the Web in which he picks up an oversized knife and jokes about selling state vehicles to raise cash.

Knife in hand, Schwarzenegger tweets about budget

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger holds a knife in this video frame grab from a video he posted on his Twitter page July 21, 2009. Schwarzenegger, in a 27 second video, thanked citizens for ideas on how to cut the state's budget. [Agencies] Knife in hand, Schwarzenegger tweets about budget

California is trying to close a $26 billion deficit through deep cuts to schools, universities and social programs, while furloughing state workers three days a month.

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In the video, posted on Twitter on Tuesday, the governor is sitting at his desk in the Capitol admiring a 2-foot (0.6-meter)-long folding knife before looking up to thank followers for their budget ideas.

The Austrian-born governor says he likes one suggestion to autograph a fleet of state-owned vehicles being put up for auction.

Schwarzenegger's spokesman, Aaron McLear, says the knife was a gift from a personal friend. The video had received more than 33,000 hits by Wednesday afternoon.