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Jesse Ventura and Henry Rollins Talk the 2016 Elections & Why Bernie Sanders Has Their Vote (Original Post) cannabis_flower Jan 2016 OP
Jesse Ventura is a major wackadoo. MineralMan Jan 2016 #1
Well.. cannabis_flower Jan 2016 #2
I didn't object to your posting of this. MineralMan Jan 2016 #4
I've always held that view until I witnessed the Rethug primaries. I sincerely say that compared snagglepuss Jan 2016 #6
No, you're wrong and I will tell you why. Bonobo Jan 2016 #7
He may be a bit wacky..but Jesse means well.. tokenlib Jan 2016 #3
Rollins is awesome pinebox Jan 2016 #5

MineralMan

(146,281 posts)
1. Jesse Ventura is a major wackadoo.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 04:51 PM
Jan 2016

No question about it. He slipped away into wackadoodleness some time ago, and there is no path for return.

His endorsement is probably not a good thing for Bernie, really.

cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
2. Well..
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 05:07 PM
Jan 2016

Henry Rollins is not a wackadoodle. At least not in my opinion and from what I've heard.

And Joe Scarborough is a right-wing hack but if Bernie or Hillary is interviewed by him no one would hesitate to post it and no one would hold it against either candidate that they did the interview.

MineralMan

(146,281 posts)
4. I didn't object to your posting of this.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 08:36 PM
Jan 2016

I expressed my opinion of Jesse Ventura. There is a difference.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)
6. I've always held that view until I witnessed the Rethug primaries. I sincerely say that compared
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:28 PM
Jan 2016

to those bottom feeders, Jesse is sanity itself. Also I'm actually impressed that he didn't jump on on Rump's bandwagon. And I would say that even if he supported Hillary.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
7. No, you're wrong and I will tell you why.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:41 PM
Jan 2016

The reason his endorsement IS a good thing is very easy to explain and understand if you think about it.

1. Jesse Ventura does have many followers who listen to his voice and may be swayed by his endorsement, and

2. Those who are already voting for Bernie will not be moved from their support simply because Ventura supports him.

Your proposition that it is a bad thing is based on a rather weak premise that there are people that will think something like:

"Oh geez, if Ventura is supporting him, I will vote for the other person."

And, in my opinion, that is a VERY unlikely scenario.

tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
3. He may be a bit wacky..but Jesse means well..
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 05:39 PM
Jan 2016

..and I like him. His son Tyrel kicks butt on RT on Watching the Hawks

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