Abby Martin features an exclusive interview with former Minnesota Governor, Jesse Ventura, covering everything from the myth of voter fraud to endless war in the Middle East.
Ventura was a professional wrestler before becoming the governor of Minnesota. I once heard him on C-SPAN tell the story that soon after he was elected he got a call from the CIA. They wanted to meet with him. Should I come to Washington, Ventura asked? No, we are in the basement of the state capital he was told. He met with them and their question was: How did you get elected?
Ventura maintained that the ruling elite control everything and when he won it was an outside-the-box move and they were taken off guard.
In that same C-SPAN interview Ventura called politics in America similar to professional wrestling. Before the scripted match the wrestlers snarl at one another and then go out for a drink afterwards. The two party system in the US is equally scripted.
The US does not have a process by which a new leader can emerge. No white knight rushing to save the helpless damsels and menfolk I'm afraid. We must do it ourselves.
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