Jesse Ventura: The Silver Surfer

Last night, while perusing the most watched YouTube videos of the day on our iPhone we clicked on an interview with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura on the Larry King Show. We’ll listen to pretty much anything Ventura says for three reasons: one, he a former pro wrestler, two, his Minnesota accent is one of the best on record, and three, he’s insane in a what that makes him seem perfectly sensible.

During the interview Larry asked Governor Ventura if he would “ever want to run for office again.” Ventura replied:

I’m enjoying attempting to become the best surfer that I can be in Baja Mexico. Always remember this. Surfing is a dedication and it’s a life dedication toi do it. If someone were that dedicated to religion would they call him a religious bum?

Larry then pointed out that Ventura is a “very big man” and asked if surfing was difficult?

“It’s harder,” he said. “But I want to get my weight down another 30 pounds, but let’s remember the greatest surfer in the world is Laird Hamilton and he is 6’3″ and a half and weights 230 pounds.”

This is the second time Ventura has mention surfing vs. public office. In July 2008 Ventura said that he “found surfing to be much more honorable than the Senate.”

Watch his latest surf comments for yourself. It starts at about the 8:50 mark.