Posted on 05/18/2009 1:08:52 PM PDT by steve-b
Continuing his book promotion media tour, former Gov. Jesse Ventura today resumed his blunt criticism of the Bush administration's interrogation policies and took another shot at former Sen. Norm Coleman.
Appearing on ABC's "The View" talk show this morning, Ventura called the waterboarding of suspected terrorists "torture."
"If this country follows the rule of law -- which we do -- torture is against the law," he said, adding, "I'm ashamed of my country."...
He was less harsh about Minnesota's still-unresolved Senate race than he was last week when he called Coleman "a hypocrite."
"It appears [Al] Franken won," he said, contending that when the state Supreme Court rules on the election results "it should end there."
Ventura also renewed his call for legalizing marijuana, something he advocated as long ago as 1998, when he was running for governor....
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
Making us sit through his “boa” wrestling days was torture enough.
And his governorship was pure torture here in Minnesota.
Yidiots on Parade 2009.
Hannity has Jesse coming up too..
Sorry, but listening to his voice for 5 seconds is like fingernails on a blackboard.
Steroids have rotted his small brain and Arnulds. A ex-wrestler who engaged in a fraud sport moralizing about fighting terrorism.
Piss off Jesse, I'm ashamed of you.
Given what Jesse has said, I’d wager that if given an hour or so, Cheney could get Jesse to admit that waterboarding is not torture. ^^
But, he’s not ashamed of Code Pink and that Church whose members have trashed our military members who gave their last full measure of devotion in defense of this nation. He’s not ashamed that Michelle O had never been proud of the country that provided her with status before becoming what she now is. He’s not ashamed of the political hatchet job done against President Bush for 7 years by the dimocRATS while this nation has been engaged in a two front war. He’s not ashamed of the way his state allowed the Senatorial election to be manipulated by ACORN (which has allowed the outcome of that election to drag on through the courts). Yep, he’s only ashamed that this nation’s best were able to obtain actionable intelligence through enhanced interrogation techniques in order to prevent additional attacks and civilian deaths at the hands of our enemies. Great thing to be ashamed of Ventura. You’ve had more than your 15 minutes. Now, please go away.
Just as well he’s moved to Mexico.
It is obvious this douchebag wants to legalize marijuana - just listen to him talk for more than 5 minutes.
I liked him.
Of course, back then he was sane (or maybe just better at hiding his insanity.)
He didn’t really go off the deep end until after he was out of office, i.e the whole 9/11 “truther” comments and all the other nonsense he started spouting...
just one of Soros’s buttboyz..
Bwah! Didn't the voter's of Minnesota fire him?
He is qualified to talk about torture because of his military (UDT, SEAL) experience but, at this point, it looks like he’d rather sell books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Ventura
Oh I am so happy that Sean Hannity is going to give this jerk a forum.
L-O-S-E-R. Hard to believe he was a SEAL.
Ventura is your typical Libertarian - Third Party L Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin Loon
He rants on as a 9/11 Truther. Ventura is Michael Moore with a boa
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Shut up Jesse - you're making me ashamed you're an American.
"It appears [Al] Franken won," he said, contending that when the state Supreme Court rules on the election results "it should end there."
Yes Jesse, isn't it amazing how it took all those recounts, and discovery of lost ballots, and acceptance of previously rejected ballots, and all of a sudden Franken won! Odd how it always works that way for Dem candidates...
There is debate that he was a SEAL here in San Diego.
but was really UDT
Just how many chair-shots to the head did this clown take,anyway?
Ventura proves again that his Mom was AKC registered.
The man is an ex-Navy Seal, and has even given the commencement address at BUD/S before. To say that I am shocked at what he considers torture is an understatement. What he went through during BUD/S and Hell Week in order to become a Navy Seal is a million times closer to torture that the so called enhanced interrogation techniques used against the clear enemies of the country he swore an oath to defend.
I don’t know what to say other than I am speechless and the world has clearly finally gone insane.
Sean just announced Ventura coming on after the break. Off he goes!
Be interesting to hear from those who served with him regarding that service as a SEAL.
maybe sometime you people that insist on showing how tough you are by voting third party will come to your senses....the damage you have done to this country has been devastating....
just as a reminder...Ventura won because he split the vote three ways, him being the winner of the larger percentage,in the 30's IIRC, and we now apparently have Freaking because some third party guy drew over 400,000 votes....a conservative leaning third party so I assume that most of those votes would have gone to Coleman....
maybe sometime you people that insist on showing how tough you are by voting third party will come to your senses....the damage you have done to this country has been devastating....
just as a reminder...Ventura won because he split the vote three ways, him being the winner of the larger percentage,in the 30's IIRC, and we now apparently have Freaking because some third party guy drew over 400,000 votes....a conservative leaning third party so I assume that most of those votes would have gone to Coleman....
I read he was UDT, but when they later merged with the SEALs, and the UDTs were allowed to call themselves SEALs.
Too many elbow shots to the head as a pro-wrestler (well, can’t think of any other viable reason this idiot opens him mouth and stupidity flows out).
well, it needed repeating.....
What an insult to those who are AKC registered.
If “the wrestler” really is a Navy Seal, as he claims, then he has been waterboarded as part of his training. I hope someone asks him about that.
Would really like to hear the story on that...Was he a Seal, perhaps a steographer for the Seals..seriously, has anyone checked out his military story?
He was running against Coleman and Humphrey!
Not sure how you consider either of them less damaging...
(although I do have some new found respect for Coleman.)
Yep.
You're right.
Being an SOB or a bastard is surely an act of nature.
But in both cases, Ventura is a self-made man.
Only Minnesotans would care one bit about what Jesse has to say. He’s a loon, suffering brain damage from a few too many drops on the wrestling match head first.
The type of training the SEALS are put through, Ventura wouldn’t have lasted the first day.
I heard him talking to Mancow last Friday?, and Ventura said he was waterboarded when he was a SEAL (or UDT).
How can any one take this nitwit seriously? So he wrote a book did he...with what? Crayons?
LOL
Isn’t Jesse V. an ex-SEAL? He sure behaves like a goof for someone who endured so much and is supposedly so bright. Are his fellow SEALs at all embarrassed by what he has become?
His real name was Jesse Janos, went through training with class 58 and chose to be in UDT 11 instead of SEAL Team, He never set foot in Viet Nam. Never saw combat and is not authorized to wear a combat action ribon. Did one tour with UDT-11 stationed in Subic, then got out.
Those are the facts.
strib headline equating Norm Coleman with torture duly noted....
I apologize for asking a question already answered. - I should have read all the way through the thread.
Jesse the WannaBee and Never Was
He could have been but choose not to be, cause he didn’t Wanna Bee. Until after he was out and used the title SEAL to promote himself. Pissed off alot of people.
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