Ventura
Riz Khan

Ventura’s revolution

The wrestler-turned-governor explains why he thinks the US needs a revolution.

undefined
The former WWE wrestler and governor thinks
it is time for a revolution to start in the US [Getty]

On Tuesday Riz speaks with Jessie Ventura, a pro-wrestler-turned-Minnesota governor, about the 2008 presidential candidates and what he is looking for in a commander-in-chief.

In his latest book, Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me!, Ventura says he thinks it is time for a revolution to start in the US and that Americans are a nation of “lemmings”.

He also says that the only difference between the two major political parties and street gangs are that the politicians wear Brooks Brothers suits.

He blasts the two-party “dictatorship” in America and reserves special judgment for the “chickenhawks” who he said marched the country into war in Iraq.

Watch part one of this episode of Riz Khan on YouTube

Watch part one of this episode of Riz Khan on YouTube

You can watch Riz live at 1900GMT, with repeats at 0030GMT, 0500GMT, and 1000GMT.


To contact us click on ‘Send your feedback’ at the top of the page

Watch Al Jazeera English programmes on YouTube

Join our debates on the Your Views section of the site