Ventura isn't running for Senate in MN. He just said so on Larry King Live (eom)

[StevieM]

[tekisui]

1. I think this is good. He would have pulled from Coleman and Franken,

but I think it would have hurt Franken more. Any way, it would have made it tougher for Franken.

[gateley]

5. Good. I (we all) want Franken to WIN. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Praise Jeebus.

All we'd need is that crazy sumbitch screwing up the Senate election.

[dflprincess]

3. Amen Sister! (eom)

[merci_me]

4. Thanks for hanging in

I happened to pass King and saw "Breaking News" and stood there with the remote for a minute and a half and said the hell with it and turned on HGTV.

I didn't have a clue what he was or wasn't planning to run for. Interesting.

[spanone]

6. he really should be in a home under sedation

[EbenezerMcIntosh]

10. Or in a secret prison. NT

[Botany]

7. Thank you Ventura

Sen. Funny Guy from MN! :rofl:

[SoCalDem]

8. WTF?? Larry's not doing a show about UFOs, psychics, American Idol wannabees

or another indepth interview with Babbbba Waaawaaa?? say it ain't so..

[dflprincess]

9. I'd put Ventura in the same class as the other items you listed. eom

[EbenezerMcIntosh]

11. How does Ventura differ from Franken?

?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Ventura is an egomaniac

who, once the novelty of a ex-wrestler governor wore off, proved to be incompetent, bad-tempered and both unwilling and unable to do the hard work of being a governor. Jesse was only ever in it for his own ego, and spent much of his term involving himself in show business deals. He absolutely sucked.

Franken, despite his former career as a comedian, is in fact a very smart, well-informed, serious guy. I met him after Wellstone was killed -- I was extremely impressed with both his knowledge and his passion. He's NOTHING like Ventura at all.

[EbenezerMcIntosh]

13. I meant on the issues.

Not personality-wise.

Thanks for the response.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. With Jesse it's hard to tell.

He does so much self-promoting that you never quite know where he stands. He opposes the Iraq war, but he's really kind of a libertarian. He is especially opposed to government regulations that affect HIM. For example, he didn't like the license renewal fee in effect in MN when he was Governor because he thought it cost him too much to license his Hummer. Yeah, he drove a Hummer; he nearly ran my brother off the road with it.

[EbenezerMcIntosh]

15. Okay. He opposes the Iraq war and the licensing of Hummers.

Please provide more detail on the "he nearly ran my brother off the road" incident. Was a police report filed?

Thanks.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. It wasn't serious enough

to warrant a police report -- as I understand it he (Jesse) came barreling out of a side road in the Hummer and my brother had to swerve to avoid him. Basically, he just scared him and pissed him off, and he (my brother) just drove away, fuming. If I remember correctly this may actually have occurred shortly after Jesse wasn't governor any more -- it's been awhile.

Not a big deal, but it seemed kind of typical of the way Jesse conducted himself as Governor -- did what he wanted without much consideration for anybody else.

[EbenezerMcIntosh]

17. Thanks for the candid responses.

:)