Originally Posted by 1-Cent
Thats not entirely what he said, he did say that he wanted an increased effort to remove steroids from tested sports but that could very well be a point he was forced to bring up. I mean hes been quoted before saying he smokes weed and theres nothing wrong with it, but now that hes a gov. you just can't go around supporting illegal activity or you'd be done right there. Steroids are illegal, theres no question about it, its his responsibility regardless of how he really feels to send a message to the people against them.
He also went on to say that he does not regret taking steroids during his career...
"SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has acknowledged using steroids during his years as a champion body builder, said he doesn't regret using the performance-enhancing drugs.
In an interview to be broadcast Sunday, Schwarzenegger told ABC's George Stephanopoulos, "I have no regrets about it, because at that time, it was something new that came on the market, and we went to the doctor and did it under doctors' supervision."
Schwarzenegger has acknowledged taking steroids, but pointed out that they were legal at the time.
"We were experimenting with it. It was a new thing. So you can't roll the clock back and say, 'Now I would change my mind on this,"' he said, according to an excerpt posted on abcnews.com.
The former seven-time Mr. Olympia said he would not encourage drug use because it sent the wrong message to children. But he said he had no problem with athletes taking nutritional supplements and other legal substances to improve their performance.
Schwarzenegger also said he wants bodybuilding to be seen as a respectable sport. "Of course we want to keep the sport clean. It says 'bodybuilding,' not 'body-destroying.' It's bodybuilding. Of course we want to go in that direction."
As I see it, he did what he was required to do, being not portray steroids in a positive light, but he didn't all out bash their use...