Quote of the Day: Jesse Ventura, after one too many body slams

By Richard K. Barry

The quote below is from former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who also used be a professional wrestler with the name Jesse "The Body" Ventura.

BuzzFeed reports that upon being asked who he preferred between Obama and Romney, refused to answer, but he did make a comment that harkened back to the last two administrations:

I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.

Ventura is out flogging a new book with the charming and oh-so-clever title Democrips and Rebloodicans:

[The book] compares the two major political parties to two of the most famous street gangs in the country, the Crips and the Bloods. In the book, Ventura encourages voters to support a third party. "Anyone that reads this book, I don't know how they could possibly vote for a Democrat or a Republican," Ventura told BuzzFeed.

Ventura added that he was supporting the Libertarian candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson in 2012. Unfortunately for the politician previously known as "the body," his first choice, Ron Paul, dropped out.

I just thought you'd want to know what he was up to these days, when he wasn't chasing down wacky conspiracy theories.

(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)