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2016 Postmortem

rsexaminer

(321 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2015, 10:26 PM Jul 2015

Jesse Ventura calls Bernie Sanders his "hero," and...

he also supports the $15 min. wage. I'm not sure how much of you follow Ventura or if you follow the stereotype that he's nuts, but he's become every liberal over the years and praised Sanders.

http://www.examiner.com/article/jesse-ventura-says-bernie-sanders-is-my-hero-right-now-praises-15-min-wage

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Jesse Ventura calls Bernie Sanders his "hero," and... (Original Post) rsexaminer Jul 2015 OP

He comes across as a blowhard but given his base he has probably snagglepuss Jul 2015 #1

I was very surprised by this. John Poet Jul 2015 #2

I've read his books. He's no nut. He got elected, so they took him into a room and asked him how. TheNutcracker Jul 2015 #3

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

1. He comes across as a blowhard but given his base he has probably

Reply to rsexaminer (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 10:33 PM

Jul 2015

met more people up close and personal earning minimum wage than a lot of other pols so he knows how tough it is just to survive.

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John Poet

(2,510 posts)

2. I was very surprised by this.

Reply to rsexaminer (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 10:45 PM

Jul 2015

I thought Ventura leaned right last I knew, but guess I haven't seen much of him the last few years.

Living through George W. Bush pushed me much further to the left. Maybe he had that effect on a lot of people.

TheNutcracker

(2,104 posts)

3. I've read his books. He's no nut. He got elected, so they took him into a room and asked him how.