Ventura tells Coleman: Quit, you hypocrite

[brooklynite]

Source: Minneapolis Star-tribune

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura told the nation that Norm Coleman is a hypocrite who has lost the election for U.S. senator and should give up his fight against Al Franken for a second term.

In a wide-ranging interview Monday night on CNN with Larry King, Ventura also called former Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for avoiding service during the Vietnam War and made a pitch for himself to be appointed ambassador to Cuba.

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What he would like to see is for Coleman to abandon his court battle with Democratic rival Franken, who holds a 312-vote post-recount lead.

"Coleman's always been a hypocrite," said Ventura, who "shocked the world" when he defeated Coleman and Democrat Skip Humphrey for the open governor's seat in 1998. "He never does what he says. He said on Election Night , when he won, that Franken should drop out and he should be the senator. Well, the same should hold true after the recount."

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/44783427.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUac8HEaDiaMDCinchO7DU

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I wonder if it's occurred to many Coleman supporters that, even if he "wins", his election is going to be so tainted that his influence in Washington is going to be non-existent.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Full Body Slam on Coleboy (Republicon Chickenhawk Hypocrite)

"America don't need no more steenkin Republicon Chickenhawk Hypocrites trying to thwart democracy and crud up the proceedings with Republicon FAIL Freakery. Take a seat, Coleboy, and STFU."

- Jesse Ventura

[old guy]

2. His only influence is a lockstep right wing vote.

He stopped having any control over his actions after the recount. The RNC owns his life.

[harun]

3. Ventura as ambassador to Cuba would be awesome.

[The Doctor.]

4. Ventura was never a politician.

We should have more people like him in public service.

[Cass]

5. Jesse Ventura let it rip in that interview!

I loved what he said about Cheney! And he ripped apart the torture argument - said if it worked you'd know where OBL is.

Good stuff in that interview, he made Cheney really look like an ass.

[No Elephants]

7. Except I;m betting that they do know where OBL is. Also whether he's dead or alive.

[glitch]

19. They didn't learn it through torture.

They just checked Dickie's day planner.

[No Elephants]

23. LOL! ( He shredded that, along with everything else, though.)

[CRK7376]

6. Go Jesse GO!

Awesome, wish I'd seen the interview. Couldn't agree more with Jesse's Cheney comments.

[Muttocracy]

21. think it's over in the video forum or on the greatest page. nt

[NickB79]

8. Ventura was seriously under-appreciated as a governer here

I remember voting for him on campus that election night, along with practically the entire student body! Did he make some decisions in office that I disagreed with? Definitely. He made numerous mistakes and didn't kiss ass like some other politicians of the time. But he was far and away a better governor than our current dick in office (Pawlenty).

[w4rma]

9. I agree with everything Ventura says in this article. (nt)

[Fire1]

10. I like Jesse. Right on, Dude.

[Donnachaidh]

11. This bit cracked me up --

on waterboarding --

"It's drowning," he said. "It gives you the complete sensation that you are drowning." Ventura said he knows because he was subjected to waterboarding as part of his military training. "I'll put it to you this way: You give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders."

:rofl:

[Jennicut]

12. Ha! I grew up watching Jesse. He always has rocked imo.

[DCKit]

13. I always knew the Manson family was set up. n/t

[CreekDog]

14. that quote alone deserves it's own thread

:applause: :rofl:

Jesse's smarter than I gave him credit for. :D

[CatholicEdHead]

15. The GOP is also trying to taint Franken so he will not get a second term

and undermine his credibility as much as possible before he takes office.

[brooklynite]

16. Exactly...six months into his term and he's accomplished NOTHING!

[Cha]

17. He can't win..he doesn't

have the most votes. I know Gore had the most votes and bush got in but shit has ended.

[Deja Q]

18. I didn't always agree with the self-important moonlighter, but he's right.

Coleman is a hypocrite. Enough media articles, from the last 12 months, strung together would show as much.

[Wednesdays]

20. K&R

:kick:

[Muttocracy]

22. wasn't there a poll that 60% or something of MN votes just want Franken seated?

don't have the data but I thought there was a poll a while back - and the numbers meant that some Coleman voters think he should concede.