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Title: Ventura: Abolish Both Political Parties
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URL Source: http://www.infowars.com/ventura-abolish-both-political-parties/
Published: Jun 13, 2012
Author: Steve Watson
Post Date: 2012-06-13 08:42:00 by Ada
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[Editor's Note: Jesse's latest book is currently available in the Infowars Shop.] Former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura called for the abolition of the Democratic and Republican parties in an appearance last night on CNN, saying they are worse than violent warring street gangs. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ventura did not hold back, urging that “We need to abolish the political parties,” and “Make them political action committees.” As he does in his new book, the former Navy Seal compared the current two party US political system to the infamous Los Angeles street gangs the Bloods and Crips. “They call the blue states Democrats, well that is also the colors of the Crips,” he explained. “Naturally, the Bloods’ color is red and the Republican states are called red states.” “They’re worse,” Ventura continued. “Let me explain why they’re worse: The Crips and the Bloods, the street gangs, while they can be devastating to a certain small part of the population, the Democrips and the Rep-bloodicans, they affect everybody in this country.” A d v e r t i s e m e n t Ventura elaborated by explaining that the system has been corrupted by big money and both parties are bought and paid for, leaving no room for a third party to have any success. Ventura suggested that presidential candidates should be “required to wear a NASCAR racing suit” to “show who owns them”. The former Governor also had some choice words for the corporate media, for not scrutinizing the political system and instead concentrating on pap. “I think it’s awful. It’s terrible. You know, the news used to be to report facts and allow you to make the decision. All these shows are nothing but opinion moderators. They’re hired guns to push an agenda. I think it’s horrible.” Ventura said. “When our forefathers created this country, the media was supposed to be the fourth branch of government, the unwritten branch.” Ventura added. “Their job was to keep track of what the other three were doing and report it to the American people so the American people could judge it accordingly. What you have now is nothing but a media with opinion and a media that I remember the death of Anna Nicole Smith. It was the headline for a month — a month. And yet the meat and potatoes of running our country gets cast aside because why? The media today is not in to reporting the news, they’re in to creating it, and that is very, very dangerous.” “Because the light went on with “60 Minutes”. They found out the news could make money. So the bean counters came in. Now the news is nothing but entertainment. It’s done to get ratings.” Ventura urged. “Where in the old days of Walter Cronkite, the news took a loss and they accepted that and they made up for it in their entertainment division. Not today. Today, the news is expected to get ratings and expected to generate money and that is horrible.” he added. Ventura also revealed that he believes he has been banned from appearing on FOX News and MSNBC, and that Don Imus would not interview him because he had requested the radio host play a Rage Against the Machine song during the appearance. Watch a portion of the interview here: In a further appearance on CNN this morning, Ventura repeated some of these key points, adding that voters would be encouraged to educate themselves more about candidates if party names, which are used in much the same way as gang symbols, were removed from ballots. “The one simple reform would be on every ballot, don’t list the gang names or the gang symbols.” Ventura stated. “They make it far too easy. If you’re conservative, you don’t have to know the candidate’s name. You walk in and look for Republican. If you’re a liberal, you don’t need to know the candidate’s name. You look for Democrat. How about removing all of that and just print the candidates’ names? Then, it becomes to the voter. The voter must then educate themselves. What does John Smith stand for? Make the parties like political action committees. They can still endorse the same as the teachers union, the police union, fire, whoever. They can endorse candidates. But let’s remove the party names from the ballots.” Watch a portion of the interview below: Ventura will appear on the Alex Jones Show for a full hour today to discuss these issues in more detail, as well as his ongoing lawsuit against Navy SEAL Chris Kyle over Kyle’s claims that he punched Ventura in a bar for insulting a dead U.S. soldier.
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.” —Samuel Adams America: Israel's Handmaiden
That sums it up nicely. I'm not sure his suggestion of removing party names from the ballots would turn things around but it might help.
They do list candidates here without their party designators. It's an office and council infiltration trick -- gives the illusion that they're independent of parties but they're not. Abolish political parties, not just their gang symbols. Close our elections to those with no allegiance to the Constitution and its platform.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
I've always found it interesting that everyone seems to agree that both parties are bought and paid for but the minute you start naming names you are all of a sudden a kook or a CT. That includes Ventura. On his show he would discuss "conspiracies" but never name names. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Running around screaming “9/11" at Obama critics to justify his ongoing American violence in the Muslim world is like running around screaming “lung cancer” to justify heavy cigarette smoking. It isn’t those of us who oppose American aggression in the Muslim world who need manipulative, exploitative reminders about 9/11; it’s those who cheer for these policies who are making a follow-up attack ever more likely. - Glenn Greenwald
No way they are worse than street gangs. I grew up in Chicago, and believe me, the gangs are much worse. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
They just will not allow this to happen. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
AFAIK political parties are not recognized either in the Constitution or federal law.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.” —Samuel Adams America: Israel's Handmaiden
JP Morgan to start. Lockheed Martin... You are correct. Interestingly both the DNC and RNC are privately owned corporations. deleted
The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.” —Samuel Adams America: Israel's Handmaiden
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.” —Samuel Adams America: Israel's Handmaiden
Likely because this is a condition from the station/network carrying on the show to preclude lawsuits and advertising boycotts from Jew shops, etc.
You make a very good point. I didn't think about that. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Running around screaming “9/11" at Obama critics to justify his ongoing American violence in the Muslim world is like running around screaming “lung cancer” to justify heavy cigarette smoking. It isn’t those of us who oppose American aggression in the Muslim world who need manipulative, exploitative reminders about 9/11; it’s those who cheer for these policies who are making a follow-up attack ever more likely. - Glenn Greenwald
#2. To: Ada (#0)
Ventura elaborated by explaining that the system has been corrupted by big money and both parties are bought and paid for, leaving no room for a third party to have any success.
#3. To: Ada, All (#0)
#4. To: Eric Stratton (#1)
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As usual, the names/IDs of the "purchasers" remain anonymous.
#5. To: Ada (#0)
they are worse than violent warring street gangs.
#6. To: Ada (#0)
If you’re conservative, you don’t have to know the candidate’s name. You walk in and look for Republican. If you’re a liberal, you don’t need to know the candidate’s name. You look for Democrat. How about removing all of that and just print the candidates’ names? Then, it becomes to the voter. The voter must then educate themselves.
#7. To: Fred Mertz (#2)
I'm not sure his suggestion of removing party names from the ballots would turn things around but it might help.
#8. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#4)
#9. To: Eric Stratton (#1)
Ds of the "purchasers" remain anonymous.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#10. To: Ada (#7)
AFAIK political parties are not recognized either in the Constitution or federal law.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#11. To: tom007 (#9)
#12. To: All (#9)
#13. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#4)
Ventura. On his show he would discuss "conspiracies" but never name names.
#14. To: Tatarewicz (#13)
Likely because this is a condition from the station/network carrying on the show to preclude lawsuits and advertising boycotts from Jew shops, etc.
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