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Former Governor hints at presidential run in 2012: “We can take our country back, it can be done”

By Paul Joseph Watson

Prison Planet | During an impassioned speech in which he called for a revolution to take back the country, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura voiced 9/11 truth to the 10,000 in attendance and the millions watching on C-Span and You Tube at the Rally For The Republic yesterday.

Ventura also strongly hinted that he is considering running for the presidency in 2012.

“I’m going to move on to another subject that a lot of people don’t want to discuss today,” he said, “I know when I discuss it, it’s amazing, I get attacked! And that’s something called 9/11!”

The crowd cheered and applauded as Ventura made numerous salient points about the FBI’s failure to list 9/11 on Bin Laden’s rap sheet and the DOJ’s failure to charge him.

“They charged him when he blew up our embassy in ‘98, why the biggest terrorist attack in history have they failed to officially charge him for? Why have they not convened a grand jury, presented their evidence and got an indictment?” asked Ventura. “When the FBI was pressed as to why 9/11 wasn’t included, their response was - we don’t have enough evidence.”

“Why did we have a President who stonewalled any investigation into 9/11 for two years?,” added the former Governor, as portions of the crowd chanted, “9/11 was an inside job.”

Ventura slammed the media for slavishly devoting a whole month of coverage to the death of Anna Nicole Smith, labeling it a sign of “the dumbing down of America.”

He also expressed his support for the Second Amendment and reminded people that the founding fathers didn’t write it into the Constitution so people could hunt, but that the right to bear arms was about the right of the people to overthrow a corrupt government.

Ventura also talked about his success as a third party candidate and encouraged people to vote locally for independent candidates to beak the Republican-Democrat stranglehold.

“So it can be done - don’t ever allow anyone to tell you that it can’t be done, it can be done!” Ventura exclaimed.

Ventura continued the discussion about 9/11 backstage when reporters asked him about his comments. Ventura called for a new independent investigation to be conducted without a conclusion having already been pre-determined, as was the case with the government-mandated inquiries.

Ventura concluded his speech by saying, “We can take our country back, it can be done, but it’s not gonna happen with talk - it’s gonna happen with action. I wrote the book Don’t Start The Revolution Without Me - well I’m here….let’s get the revolution going!” he concluded to rapturous applause, adding that if the country showed him it was possible, he would consider running in 2012, vowing, “we’ll give them a race they’ll never forget!”

Watch Jesse Ventura’s full speech below in three parts.

By Chao Xiong

Minnesota's ex-governor, one of many speakers, grabbed attention by hinting at a 2012 presidential run.

Star Tribune | Former Gov. Jesse Ventura said Tuesday that he would consider running for president in 2012.

Speaking at a Ron Paul event at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Ventura told the crowd that he intends to watch events between now and the next election, and decide whether the momentum nonpartisan activists build would make the run "worth it.''

"I wrote the book, 'Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!'" Ventura said. "Well, I'm here. Let's get the revolution going.''

Ventura, who this year mulled an independent run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Norm Coleman, didn't say whether he would seek the nomination of a specific party.

"If I see it in 2012, we'll give them a race they'll never forget,'' Ventura said.

Thousands of Paul's supporters who attended the "Rally for the Republic" event stood in applause and cheered loudly. Ventura made the surprise announcement after a 20-minute speech blasting Republicans and Democrats, criticizing border fences and supporting the right to bear arms.

Paul, the Texas congressman who sought the Republican nomination this year, spoke a few hours later, at about 7:40 p.m., addressing his "Campaign for Liberty" goals: reducing government, protecting constitutional rights and scaling back the country's involvement in foreign affairs. Paul took the stage to a rock-star reception after a musical set by Jimmie Vaughan.

"The ideas of revolution and liberty are alive and well, and we're celebrating them here tonight," he said to thunderous applause.

Paul evoked his roots as a country doctor, and confessed to his skepticism about a life in politics.

"I was skeptical," he said. "I lost my skepticism. I hope you lost your apathy."

He touched upon many of the challenges and successes of his presidential campaign, including exclusion from debates and popularity among young voters and teenagers.