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Ventura-Barkley ’08

· Tuesday, March 23, 2004 · 2 comments

Boston Herald

Wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura all but threw his hat into the 2008 presidential ring yesterday – and said he’s already decided to tap basketball star Charles Barkley as a running mate.

Hmm.

Barkley has said for years that he’d like to be governor of Alabama. And, frankly, he’d be an upgrade over most of his predecessors. I’m not sure I’d want him one heartbeat away from the presidency, though.

Via Mark Hasty, who has a critical assessment of Ventura’s tenure as governor.

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Comments

  1. Captain Scarlet says:
    Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at 17:16

    barkley is an ass and certainly not a good choice. he’ll run his mouth and sink ventura.

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  2. CoolParty.us » With the inauguration past, some candidates positioning for 2008 already says:
    Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 07:20

    […] campaign would do to “politically assasinate” him into nothingness. I think a Jesse Ventura/Charles Barkley ticket has the chance to do much better than Perot did in &#8 […]

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