Jesse “The Body” Ventura Mulling Indie Run For Pres?
So his running mate would be…who? Not Ah-nolt…how about Hulk Hogan?
To hear Jesse Ventura tell it, he’s either out to become president or an expatriate.
In the opening to his fourth book, due out April 1, the former wrestler and governor of Minnesota writes: “As I begin to write this book, I’m facing probably the most monumental decision of my 56 years on this planet. Will I run for president of the United States, as an independent, in 2008? Or will I stay as far away from the fray as possible, in a place with no electricity, on a remote beach in Mexico?”
Throughout the book, called “Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me!,” Ventura seems to go back and forth on the question, pro and con:
Pro: “My outrage knows few bounds. … I can’t live with this apathy. I can’t tell myself it’s not happening.”
Con: “Psychologically, I need to break away from the United States. I also felt it was time in my life to go on an adventure. … And I found that, even in the 21st century, you can still be something of a Kit Carson,” the renowned 19th-century frontiersman.
Pro: He details a conversation he had in Mexico with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about running together on an independent, third-party ticket.
Con: His wife, Terry, says she refuses to be first lady of anything again.
Pro: WWE Wrestling Chairman Vince McMahon told Ventura he’d back his bid “100 percent, with everything I’ve got.”
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WAS giving him half an ear … until [that] name came up …
(wasn’t impressed with his time as Gov. of Minni. … but he did win back a little respect from me when he and the Mrs. got up and walked out of the Paul Wellstone “memorial” when it turned into WHAT it REALLY was)
March 14th, 2008 at 8:00 amThe guys a fool (apparently his wife has all the brains).
Hope he enjoys the beach in Mexico (maybe he can take Ron Paul with him!).
March 14th, 2008 at 8:15 amAnyone who can carry a mini-gun, complete with ammo & power-supply through the jungles of Central America in search of an extra-terrestrial alien hunter with cloaking capability gets my vote!
March 14th, 2008 at 8:43 amAnyone who hasn’t been a Minnesota resident/observer since the days of Jesse “the guv” has no idea what a nitwit this guy is. You should see some of the pictures of Jesse since he left office. He is free to wear anything that he likes or be anything that he wants to be, IMO; but if you want to be a public leader, you should at least have some self-respect and look like a leader in your clothing and personal appearance. Jesse might be a good leader of a street mob, but he isn’t fit to be a leader of anything else. I realize that some of the non-voting types love this guy because they are nitwits too, but getting a few votes from fellow nitwits doesn’t validate Jesse as a politician.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:29 am“Four score and seven years ago…”
-Lincoln
“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.”
-Roosevelt
“Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!”
-Reagan
“I ain’t got time to bleed…”
March 14th, 2008 at 9:45 am-Ventura