Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

=== Height ===
Schwarzenegger's official height of {{cvt|6|ft|2|in}} has been brought into question by several articles. During his bodybuilding days in the late 1960s, it was claimed that he measured {{cvt|6|ft|1.5|in}}. However, in 1988, both the ''Daily Mail'' and ''Time Out'' magazine mentioned that Schwarzenegger appeared noticeably shorter.<ref>Andrews, N: ''True Myths: The Life and Times of Arnold Schwarzenegger'', page 157. Bloomsbury, 2003</ref> Prior to running for governor, Schwarzenegger's height was once again questioned in an article by the ''[[Chicago Reader]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miner |first=Michael |date=September 23, 2003 |title=Poor Recall |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/hottype/2003/030919_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423133904/http://www.chicagoreader.com/hottype/2003/030919_1.html |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |website=Chicago Reader}}</ref> As governor, Schwarzenegger engaged in a light-hearted exchange with Assemblyman [[Herb Wesson]] over their heights. At one point, Wesson made an unsuccessful attempt to, in his own words, "settle this once and for all and find out how tall he is" by using a tailor's tape measure on the Governor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salladay |first=Robert |date=October 23, 2003 |title=Incoming governor's mantra: 'Action' |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/10/23/MNG2C2HG8R1.DTL |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328131723/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2003%2F10%2F23%2FMNG2C2HG8R1.DTL |archive-date=March 28, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> Schwarzenegger retaliated by placing a pillow stitched with the words "Need a lift?" on the {{convert|5|ft|5|in|adj=on|spell=in}} Wesson's chair before a negotiating session in his office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weintraub |first=Daniel |title=Schwarzenegger Blinked |url=https://www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/slmag/2004/04SLDec_Schwarzenegger.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604204415/https://www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/slmag/2004/04SLDec_Schwarzenegger.pdf |archive-date=June 4, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |publisher=National Conference of State Legislators}}</ref> Democrat [[Bob Mulholland]] also claimed Schwarzenegger was {{cvt|5|ft|10|in}} and that he wore risers in his boots.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2004 |title=The Governator II: At first it seemed like a bad joke |url=http://www.arnoldwatch.org/articles/articles_000488.php3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525190758/http://www.arnoldwatch.org/articles/articles_000488.php3 |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |publisher=Arnoldwatch.org}}</ref> In 1999, ''[[Men's Health]]'' magazine stated his height was {{cvt|5|ft|10|in}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mathews, Jay |date=August 3, 1999 |title=The Shrinking Field |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/tall080399.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200448/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/tall080399.htm |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=July 23, 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>