Phil Jackson for President

june 5, 2002  04:08 pm
Phil Jackson for President
The timing may have raised eyebrows and hackles in Sacramento, coming as it did during the playoffs, but SN&R News Editor Steven T. Jones used an exclusive interview with Lakers coach Phil Jackson to try to talk him into running for president of the United States. Jackson took the bait and discussed the idea publicly for the first time. He's intelligent, confident, cool under fire, and he meditates every day. Says Jackson, "The challenge is what is good for corporations may not be good for the world itself as a harmonic organism." He brought the Bulls and Lakers together to win championships, says Jones. "It’s time to move on to the more challenging job of running this country as smoothly as a triangle offense."