Jesse Ventura To Run for Senate

Politcal Punch ^ | 7-9-08 | Jake Tapper

[Impy]

In an interview with NPR's David Welna that ran today former Gov. Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Ind-Minn., says he will run for Senate, challenging incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., whom Ventura defeated for governor in 1998, as well as Democratic nominee and former Saturday Night Live humorist Al Franken.

Ventura, born Jim Janos, tells Welna that the main reason he's running is because of Coleman's support for the war in Iraq. "That's the reason I run," he says. "I run because it angers me...All you Minnesotans take a good hard look at all three of us. And you decide: if you were in a dark alley which one of the three of us would you want with you?

[Impy]

Will split the moonbat vote with Franken.

[Impy]

This helps Coleman.

[Patrick1]

This dooms Franken. The thing about “The Body” is if he wins he will quit two months into the term.

[Obadiah]

Are there any normal people in Minnesota??

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Now there are two clowns running against Coleman. Should be interesting.

[Right Cal Gal]

Great minds think alike - that was the first thought that came to mind.

[Long Island Pete]

Who says politics isnt a circus?

[black_diamond]

Norm Al?

[Impy]

[tina07]

I think ole Jesse hit his head a few times too many, loon!

[z3n]

Yes, maybe Jesse can tell the senate how all his frogman buddies would have dealt with the issues.

[Piquaboy]

I heard that they were going to fence Minnesota in and declare it a national zoo.

[Izzy Dunne]

you decide: if you were in a dark alley which one of the three of us would you want with you?

Because that is exactly why we need Senators - for those times when we are caught in a dark alley and nobody is there but our Senator.

My Senators are Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.

I can't tell you how many times I've been caught in a dark alley with one or the other of them.

[GraniteStateConservative]

All Coleman has to do to win now is pander to the social conservatives in Minnesota hard.

[Brilliant]

“if you were in a dark alley which one of the three of us would you want with you?”

i.e. would you rather be mugged by Coleman, beaten up by Ventura, or solicited by Franken?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Or at least the sane people in Minnesota, provided there are any left.

[Steely Tom]

I love listening to his weird, steroid-deepened voice.

[AmericanExceptionalist]

All you Minnesotans take a good hard look at all three of us. And you decide: if you were in a dark alley which one of the three of us would you want with you?

Since Ventura is an ex-wrestler, I would probably choose to have him by my side "in a dark alley." But precisely what does that have to do with one's being qualified for the Senate, or possessing desirable policy views?

Major non sequitur.

[F15Eagle]

oy vey - not again (jesse in some sort of gov’t office)

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Okay Minnesota... you’re taking the washed-up celebrity worship thing a tad too far here.

[blam]

Jesse will fit right in with all the other loons.

[qman]

Looks like coleman gets another term.

[CharlesWayneCT]

That would be the hope. Unless Ventura actually wins. Which itself would be kind of a hoot.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Did Captain Obvious serve under Major non Sequitor?

[Reagan Man]

They don’t call him Jesse the Body Ventura for nothing.

He sure ain’t Jesse the Brain.

[Non-Sequitur]

This helps Coleman.

It didn't help in 1998.

[Non-Sequitur]

Say what?

[rottndog]

OK Minnesotans....I’m not going to just sit here and let you take over the title of stupidest state...Kalifornia is too proud of that...but you’re making it awfully tough.

[fieldmarshaldj]

""I run because it angers me...All you Minnesotans take a good hard look at all three of us. And you decide: if you were in a dark alley which one of the three of us would you want with you?"

Not the jackass wearing spandex and a feather boa.

[freespirited]

It didn't help in 1998.

How are Jesse's views on 9/11 playing in Minnesota?

[fieldmarshaldj]

That was an open race for Governor that Skip Humphrey was supposed to win in a walk and he ended up in a distant 3rd. Coleman is the incumbent Senator. With 2 liberal loons splitting the vote, Franken’s shot at the job went from fair to none.

[1Old Pro]

politics has become a joke populated by jokers.

[Virulas]

No, that was Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Come to think of it, I wonder if he has any interest in political office...

[meandog]

Or at least the sane people in Minnesota, provided there are any left.

Calling Johnnie!

[Non-Sequitur]

With 2 liberal loons splitting the vote, Franken’s shot at the job went from fair to none.

Ventura is more of a libertarian loon than a liberal one, and who exactly he harms most in this race is a matter of speculation. I'll wait to see what the polls show. Suffice it to say the race got a bit more interesting.

[AmericanExceptionalist]

Did Captain Obvious serve under Major non Sequitor?

No, but General Confusion was in command.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Ooops! No offense intended to you

[Dead Corpse]

Ventura is more of a libertarian loon than a liberal one...

Nope. His pushing of light rail and kissing up to Clinton/Gore kinda killed the "libertarian" moniker he tried to play himself up as.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Not the jackass wearing spandex and a feather boa.

I cannot stand the thought of Ventura in office again. I did not vote for him, and I can't believe that there were that many stupid people who did.

I really think he has a 'thing' (I don't like using the other term which refers to a part of the male anatomy) for Coleman. He is a stupid, classless fool.

Signed Norm's mom. j/k

[fieldmarshaldj]

It’s pretty obvious who wins when you have a split opposition to the incumbent. Still, I’ll be surprised if Ventura goes all the way to November with this. The rodents are going to be pissed as hell.

[lesser_satan]

I can’t wait to hear Tom Barnard start ripping him again.

[Just another Joe]

I don't see Ventura running as, necessarily, a bad thing.

For one thing, he is NOT a career politician.

For another, he would, probably, pull some votes from Franken.

He might surprise you though and actually win.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Oh, my prediction of the breakdown in Nov if Ventura follows through:

Coleman 45%
Franken 30%
Ventura 25%

[Non-Sequitur]

It’s pretty obvious who wins when you have a split opposition to the incumbent.

Just ask Bush senior.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I can’t wait to hear Tom Barnard start ripping him again.

Our only source of relief. lol. It's pretty hilarious when Tom ridicules Jesse's "I hunt man"

It's amazing that some people take Ventura's moronic dementia laden ramblings for refreshing honesty. :(

[Non-Sequitur]

Oh, my prediction of the breakdown in Nov if Ventura follows through...

We'll see.

[Impy]

In 98 he was a fresh face outsider. He’s since been outed as a lunatic.

[Just another Joe]

He’s since been outed as a lunatic.

Everyone knew he was a lunatic when he ran for Governor.

I don't give him much of a chance but with the disillusion felt by people with both major parties, I give him a chance.

[Non-Sequitur]

In 98 he was a fresh face outsider. He’s since been outed as a lunatic.

He wasn't all that stable in '98. In any normal state I'd say his candidacy would be a joke. But we're talking Minnesota, where he won before. Let's just say I'm looking forward to the next few round of polls before I start to breathe easier about Coleman's re-election.

[Impy]

He’s a 9/11 truther now.