Posted by
Tonewah on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:03:23 PM
Jesse Ventura's been making the media circuit, promoting his new book, Don't Start the Revolution without me! for the last week or so. I happened to catch him on Larry King LIVE, and caught the youtube versions of Hannity and Colmes, along with a few others. He was looking somewhat rough in the first few interviews, but has cleaned up pretty well. Apparently, he's been surfing Baha ever since he left MSNBC.
Anyway, he apparently mentions running for President in this book. The question has been asked of him in every interview I've seen. He says he would if he could get ballot access. "If you could give me ballot access in all 50 states, and allow me in the debates, I'll not only run, I'll win." I'm not sure I'd be on board with some of his ideas, but I'd certainly be willing to give him a closer look, should he declare his candidacy. He's got to be better than what the talking heads are trying to force down our throats.
That's a point he's been making on his interviews since the Larry King spot. There was a poll taken after the show, and something like 90% said they'd vote for him over McCain, Clinton or Obama. While not seriously taking it as an indication of his viability as a Presidential candidate, he does use it to call for a 'None of the above' option on federal ballots. I tend to agree with him on that. Why should we be forced to choose between the lesser of two evils?