Jesse Ventura and libertarians May 21, 2008
Posted by Conrad Hubbard in : The Chip , add a commentI used the small “L” because Ventura made a point of doing so himself in his interview on CNN tonight. I thought a number of things he had to say were interesting, and I didn’t have any brilliant ideas what to write tonight.
According to Ventura, libertarians are pro-choice. I was happy to hear him say so, but some of my “Libertarian” friends would probably be surprised and disagreeable about it. As far as I can tell, most of the Libertarians that I personally know are conservatives (typically voting for Republicans instead of their own party).
Ventura also said that he had spent less money campaigning for governor than he made during his term, and that this was an ideal that came from his father. He expressed a belief that you should not spend more money to get a job than a job pays. This particularly related to the revelation that he might run against Coleman and Franken in Minnesota this year.
That revelation also came with another declaration. Ventura said he would not announce his decision until July because that is the earliest he can formally file to run. He stated his view that people should not campaign for an office before they are able to file to run for that office.
Oh, and I didn’t know Ventura was an ex-Navy SEAL. To be fair, Larry King was the one who made a point of saying so.