 Lifelong
Republican Doyle
Brunson Will Not be
Voting for John
McCain
Gambling911.com's
Jenny Woo had an
opportunity to sit
down and speak with
poker legend Doyle
Brunson (see
Part One of her
interview here).
And Doyle - a
lifelong Republican
from Texas - has
dropped a bombshell
- He won't be voting
for John McCain.
Jenny: Is this
Texan voting
Republican or
Democrat?
Doyle: Well I’m a
life long
Republican……but I
think I’m probably
going to vote
Democrat this year,
because of the way
that they ran the
internet gaming bill
through. I think
that maybe the
Democrats will be a
little bit more
lenient with the
online gambling. To
tell you the truth I
really don’t like
any of the
candidates, it’s the
first that I can
ever remember that I
don’t have a
favorite. But I
have my reservations
about Obama and I’ve
got my concerns
about McCain because
he’s up in years and
definitely an
American hero but I
think his stance on
gambling is not
good.
Jenny: Which
candidate do you see
being best for this
industry and do you
see a day when
online poker will be
regulated in the
United States.
Doyle: Well I think
Obama is best for
the industry. And I
do think online
poker is going to be
regulated in the
United States. I
think it’s just got
to happen. It’s a
big source of
revenue for the
country and I don’t
see how they can
keep people from the
amendment, freedom
of doing what you
want to do. I don’t
see how they can
prosecute anybody
for playing.
They’ve made it a
little tougher to
get money on and off
the sites, but I
think they’ll stop
that.
Jenny: Tell our
readers about your
involvement with
Leonardo DiCaprio
and the 11th hour
Action.
Doyle: Leo was kind
of a friend of mine,
I met him through a
mutual friend and we
hung out a few times
and I liked him.
He’s a fun kid and
when I say “kid”, I
mean I’ve never saw
anybody change like
he changed in the
last two or three
years. He went from
being a kid to a man
didn’t he? But
anyway, so I got to
be friends with him
and he was talking
about the
environment and
everything and I was
kind of interested
in it too. So he
said, “come down to
the villas here and
let me give you my
presentation.” I
said “ok.” And we
went down and he
told me his vision
with this
documentary. He
said, “we’re trying
to raise some money”
and I said
immediately, “I’m
in.” I pulled a
check out and wrote
it to him and he
said “I’ve been to a
lot of meetings, but
I’ve never been to
one like this.” And
so that’s what I did
and that’s how I got
involved. I think
that’s going to be
on the major network
here on t.v.
Jenny: Well
actually it is. I
was searching for a
movie on my On
Demand and noticed
that “The 11th Hour”
was on the list of
movies. That’s one
of the movies that’s
on my “need to
watch” list.
Doyle: Oh it is? I
haven’t seen it
either. What kind
of movies do you
watch?
Jenny: I watch
everything. But
I’ve been really
disappointed with
the scary movies
that have been out
lately. You know,
“I gotta close my
eyes screaming and
having nightmares”
scary movie. But
I’m actually looking
forward in seeing
the movie “The
Happening”. But I
love all movies
whether it’s a love
story, comedy, etc.
Doyle: Have you
seen Jennifer Tilly
in “Bound”? Cause
you gotta see that.
It’s an older
movie. But she’s in
that with Gina
Gershon and there
are some hot scenes
in that. Hahaha
Jenny: Hahaha. No
I haven’t. I will
definitely have to
check that one out.
Jenny: Have you
heard any juicy
gossip at the WSOP
this year?
Doyle: Haha. I
think Shannon is
dating her dance
partner from
“Dancing with the
Stars”.
Jenny: Yeah but
that’s old news.
Come on Doyle give
me something better.
Doyle: I’ve been so
busy I have hardly
been out.
Jenny: Well the
next time I talk to
you then you’ll have
to give me some
juicy gossip. Deal?
 Doyle:
Haha. Alright I’ll
snoop around.
Jenny: And do you
see anything
happening this year
that will separate
the WSOP from any
other years?
Doyle: Only the
final table delay, I
think that’s going
to be really
controversial, so I
think it’s going to
get a lot of
publicity. I think
it’s actually good,
I hate to say it,
but I’ve got mixed
feelings about it.
Overall I think
it’s going to be
good.
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Jenny Woo,
Gambling911.com
Senior Correspondent
Originally published
June 18, 2008 9:01
pm EST
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