Jesse Ventura For President!!

[bgeorgia]

-- ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAMING
Ventura prefers sports betting to casino: Gov. Jesse Ventura says he would rather legalize sports betting than have the state build a casino that would compete with existing tribal casinos.

In an interview on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program, Ventura described wagering on sports as a $2 billion industry that, if legalized, could generate tax revenues.

``I would think the way to make the money on gambling is to open up sports betting and allow a sports book to be out there because that way you're not infringing upon the Native Americans' casinos, and yet you get the revenues I guess that everyone is desiring from the world of gambling,'' he said.

Two lawmakers have suggested the state build and run a casino to generate $100 million dollars in revenues, but Ventura said he opposes that idea.

[guidoS]

Brian:

i bet a lot of ur advertisers disagree with ur support for Jesse's idea! as a player tho, it sounds good to me!

[Jeff]

I would think if Jesse is willing to legalize sportsbetting, he may also listen to reason, and go for the idea of getting a piece of the offshore action as well....

[guidoS]

that's true!

also maybe when the offshores put the vegas sportsbooks outta business, the lawmakers of this country will realize the revenue they are losing offshore!

[Bailey]

I love his position on this and I was all for him when he got elected, but he really scares me now.
He might want to be president and he thrives on people telling him he cannot do something, then he achieves it in their faces. He has a very questionable record as governor and I fear the (Remote) possibility enough outsiders and wrastlin fans would vote for him if he ran to win. The presidency is too important to chance it on this cornflake. (Although, if it were a choice between Ventura or Gore, I would vote for Jesse in a heartbeat). Gore is really creepy.

[Hartley]

Jesse Ventura as president. Yikes. Could you imagine him as president during the Gulf War? Why do I envision him yelling into a tv screen at Saddam Hussein like they do in wrestling?

Hmm.. Let's see if we can make a nice team here.

Jesse Ventura as President.
Vince McMahon as V.P.
Jimmy Hart as Secretary of State
Hulk Hogan as Secretary of Defense

Any others?