This story has been shared 258,990 times. Close [video_title] video. Because torture is against the law. [King: And you were a Navy SEAL] That's right and I was waterboarded...at SERE school, Survival Escape Resistance Evasion [sic]. Ventura has said it was canceled because he opposed the Iraq War. [5][21][22][23][24], Ventura has frequently referred to his military career in public statements and debates. 2525 Gambell Street Suite 405, Anchorage, AK 99503. Olson, Rochelle and Bob von Sternberg. [70][failed verification], In 1999, a group of disgruntled citizens petitioned to recall Governor Ventura, alleging, among other things, that "the use of state security personnel to protect the governor on a book promotion tour constituted illegal use of state property for personal gain." I haven't made a decision yet because it's a long time off. [132], During an interview on Opie and Anthony in January 2012 to promote his book American Sniper, former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle claimed that he had punched Ventura in 2006 at McP's, a bar in Coronado, California, during a wake for Michael A. Monsoor, a fellow SEAL who had been killed in Iraq. They are beholden ONLY to the people who elect them. During the show, for the first time in nearly 20 years, McMahon joined Ventura ringside to provide match commentary together. Ventura most notably co-hosted Saturday Night's Main Event with McMahon, the first six WrestleManias (five of which were alongside Gorilla Monsoon), and most of the WWF's pay-per-views at the time with Monsoon, with the lone exception for Ventura being the first SummerSlam, in which he served as the guest referee during the main event. [81][82] There were reports that the Libertarian Party officials had tried to persuade Ventura to run for president on a Libertarian ticket, but party chairman Mark Hinkle said, "Jesse is more interested in 2016 than he is in 2012. Shields said that President Eisenhower was drafted for Republicans in the 1950s and the Green Party of Alaska is using that model. This has to be news to all of us. In 2008, Ventura was in the independent comedy Woodshop, starring as high school shop teacher Mr. Madson. Instead, the Alaska Green Party has voted for Jesse “The Body” Ventura for president and Cynthia McKinney for Vice President. I have been to McP's many times since leaving the Navy. According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, he strongly backed gay rights, abortion rights, funding for higher education, mass transit, property tax reform, and opening trade relations with Cuba. Ventura had initially planned to appoint a Democrat to Wellstone's seat,[69] but instead appointed Dean Barkley to represent Minnesota in the Senate until Wellstone's term expired in January 2003. [134] He initially considered dropping the suit, but said several retired Navy SEALs (including the owner of McP's) demanded that he pursue it, which he did after Kyle failed to agree to a settlement in which he would state that the incident had not happened. Other initiatives taken under Ventura included construction of the METRO Blue Line light rail in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and income tax cuts. Unfortunately both the Dems and Reps are puppets for their corporate funders on the right. Reform Party of the United States of America, same way Tommy Smith and John Carlos did in the '68 Olympics, World Trade Center was demolished with explosives, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship, NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship, List of American politicians who switched parties in office, "Jesse Ventura Joins the Minnesota Green Party", "Jesse Ventura " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database", "Jesse Ventura's new Russian state TV show: 'I am working for the enemy of mainstream media now. He was flamboyant and unpredictable. [60], In an interview on The Howard Stern Show, he reaffirmed his support of gay rights, including marriage and military service, humorously stating he would have gladly served alongside homosexuals when he was in the Navy as they would have provided less competition for women. The referendum was defeated.[104][105]. Or, maybe he could be Biden’s campaign advisor for medical marijuana issues. Saddest of all, because of our almost infinite appetite for distractions and a media culture that superbly supplies those distractions, many will not vote at all and many who do, will do so with no more thought then when choosing dinner. [113], The first season was followed by a second season in 2010, and a third season in 2012. There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? Play [video_title] video. In 2016, the Green Party ticket led by Jill Stein received over 4,000 votes in Alaska. "Jesse Ventura says he's 'testing the waters' for Green Party bid for president", "Former Gov. Kyle, who wrote about the alleged incident in his book but did not mention Ventura by name, said he approached Ventura and asked him to tone down his voice because the families of SEAL personnel were present, but that Ventura responded that the SEALs "deserved to lose a few guys." Pause [video_title] video Resume [video_title] video. I would prosecute the people that did it. [89], Ventura expressed interest in running for president again in 2020, but said he would do so only under the Green Party banner. The reputation for having his vetoes overridden comes from his fourth and final year, when six of his nine vetoes were overturned. He knows he can never out-talk a wrestler, and he knows I'm the greatest talker wrestling's ever had. "[171] In an October 2010 CNN interview, Ventura stated religion as being the "root of all evil", remarking that "you notice every war is fought over religion. [116] On MinnPost.com, Ventura's agent, Steve Schwartz, said of the book, "[Ventura is revealing] why he left politics and discussing the disastrous war in Iraq, why he sees our two-party system as corrupt, and what Fidel Castro told him about who was really behind the assassination of President Kennedy. We’re your friends and neighbors. [164] Regarding his life in Mexico, Ventura has said, "I live one hour from pavement and one hour from electricity", "I drive down and back every year and it's truly an adventure to live down there where I do, because I'm off the grid", and "I have electricity but it's all solar. Good for the goose but not for the gander? He needs a haircut. [citation needed], Responding to the controversy, Ventura's office confirmed that he was a member of the UDT. Perhaps they’re deeply cynical and without any principles at all. Ventura first entered politics in 1991 when he was elected mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a position he held until 1995. It is torture. The former governor of Minnesota. "Jesse Ventura Considering Running For President, 'Trump will not Have a Chance! Their names will appear on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. Critics pointed to the loss of jobs for several working-class people at the mansion and the extra cost of reopening the mansion later. He was hired as a television analyst for the failed XFL football league in 2001, served as a referee at a WWF SummerSlam match in 1999, and published several books during his tenure as governor. [112] According to TruTV, the first episode drew 1.6 million viewers, a record for a new series on the network. [126][127] Guests included Larry King,[128] Bill Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Roddy Piper, Donald Trump, Mark Dice, and leading members of the 9/11 Truth movement. [140] On July 29, 2014, after a three-week trial in Federal Court in Saint Paul, including six days of jury deliberations, and upon the agreement of both plaintiff and defendant to accept a divided jury verdict, the jury arrived at an 8 to 2 divided verdict in Ventura's favor, and awarded him $1.85 million, $500,000 for defamation and $1,345,477.25 for unjust enrichment. We've received your submission. He’s an interesting character, skunked personally & professionally by a two time proven lier. [65], Ventura, who ran on a Reform Party ticket and advocated for a greater role for third parties in American politics, is highly critical of both Democrats and Republicans. Their names will appear on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. "[170] In his 1999 bestselling memoir I Ain't Got Time to Bleed, Ventura responded to the controversy sparked by these remarks by elaborating on his views concerning religion: I'd like to clarify my comments published in Playboy about religious people being weak-minded. Sorry to see very few AK GP members chasing an illusion. [167], Ventura has said that he was baptized a Lutheran.[168]. And it makes you pay more attention. Terms of Use Ventura had a cameo in The X-Files episode "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" as a Man in Black alongside fellow 'MiB' Alex Trebek. #DraftJesse #EndtheDuopoly #WriteinJesse #Ventura2020. There is much for us to be concerned with here in the great land. 313,849, This story has been shared 258,990 times. [41][42][43], In 1989, Ventura co-hosted the four episodes of the DiC Entertainment children's program Record Breakers: World of Speed along with Gary Apple. [citation needed], Later, Ventura came to support a unicameral (one-house) legislature, property tax reform, gay rights, medicinal marijuana, and abortion rights. [47], From 2009 to 2012, TruTV aired three seasons of the television series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. That's what I find weak and destructive. In an interview with the Associated Press at the time of the book's release, Ventura denied any plans for a presidential bid, saying that the scenario was only imaginary and not indicative of a "secret plan to run". Oh, and you think being a Neocon and granting trillions of $$$ to major corporations, the Saudis and he and his wealthy friends isn’t stupid? We need you to get in the race – you can and will win this if you get in this,” one Green Party fan, Marie Fonseca, told him. "[103], In September 2012, Ventura and his wife appeared in an advertisement calling for voters to reject a referendum to be held in Minnesota during the November elections that amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Shortly after that, the Mongols entered into open warfare with their biker rivals, the Hells Angels. I didn't mean all religious people. [147] This motion had to be ruled on before an appeal to the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals could be filed. [49], Following his departure from the WWF, Ventura took advice from a former high school teacher and ran for mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota in 1990. After leaving office in 2003, he became a visiting fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2004. Taya Kyle's attorneys filed a reply to Ventura's response on October 3, 2014. It was a required school you had to go to prior to going into the combat zone, which in my era was Vietnam. In May, Ventura substituted Taya Kyle, the executor of Chris Kyle's estate, as the defendant, with his lawyers arguing that "it would be unjust to permit the estate to continue to profit from Kyle's wrongful conduct and to leave Governor Ventura without redress for ongoing damage to his reputation. "[109], On April 9, 2011, when Piers Morgan of CNN asked Ventura for his official view of the events of 9/11, Ventura said, "My theory of 9/11 is that we certainly—at the best we knew it was going to happen.

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