President Jesse 'The Body' Ventura in 2016

[jestor92]

It's possible

http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_2 ... source=rss

Frankly I'd vote for him because the 2 party system they have going on right now is broke. It really can't get much worse. It doesn't matter what is best for the USA because if one guy has a good idea the other party shits all over it because they didnt think of it and the American people suffer for it. These crooks...I mean politicians are in office first and foremost to get money for the people who gave them money to run for the office that they're elected for and that is complete bullshit.

[Boomchild]

It's possible

http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_2 ... source=rss

Frankly I'd vote for him because the 2 party system they have going on right now is broke. It really can't get much worse. It doesn't matter what is best for the USA because if one guy has a good idea the other party shits all over it because they didnt think of it and the American people suffer for it. These crooks...I mean politicians are in office first and foremost to get money for the people who gave them money to run for the office that they're elected for and that is complete bullshit.

While I agree with some of his views, the guy has zero chance of even coming close to winning a run for President.

[slucero]

Jesse's heart may be in the right place.. but his mouth gets in the way..

[conversationpc]

Jesse Ventura is a pile of crap. http://twitchy.com/2013/05/31/despicabl ... hris-kyle/

[Don]

The frog who claims he's a seal.

[ebake02]

It's possible

Frankly I'd vote for him because the 2 party system they have going on right now is broke. It really can't get much worse. It doesn't matter what is best for the USA because if one guy has a good idea the other party shits all over it because they didnt think of it and the American people suffer for it. These crooks...I mean politicians are in office first and foremost to get money for the people who gave them money to run for the office that they're elected for and that is complete bullshit.

This is what happens when you elect the rich upper crust to govern for the middle class.

[Boomchild]

It's possible

Frankly I'd vote for him because the 2 party system they have going on right now is broke. It really can't get much worse. It doesn't matter what is best for the USA because if one guy has a good idea the other party shits all over it because they didnt think of it and the American people suffer for it. These crooks...I mean politicians are in office first and foremost to get money for the people who gave them money to run for the office that they're elected for and that is complete bullshit.

This is what happens when you elect the rich upper crust to govern for the middle class.

The way the system is it's only the "upper crust" that have the resources and connections to run for these offices.

[Boomchild]

The frog who claims he's a seal.

Wasn't he part of the UDT which later became part of or renamed Navy Seals?

[AR]

Wouldn't stand a chance. He once cut a wrestling interview where he said Tony Atlas (muscular black wrestler) looked like "Willie B" from the Atlanta zoo. I have it on video somewhere. They would be running that 24/7

[Don]

The frog who claims he's a seal.

Wasn't he part of the UDT which later became part of or renamed Navy Seals?

UDTs were redesignated as SDVTs (SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams) in the 80s.

UDTs and SEALs went through the same basic training and back then UDTs could easily request to be transferred to Seal teams during Vietnam because of the high attrition rate but Ventura never did that.

It would be like a modern day Seal saying he was in the Scouts & Raiders. It doesn't fly.

[Boomchild]

The frog who claims he's a seal.

Wasn't he part of the UDT which later became part of or renamed Navy Seals?

UDTs were redesignated as SDVTs (SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams) in the 80s.

UDTs and SEALs went through the same basic training and back then UDTs could easily request to be transferred to Seal teams during Vietnam because of the high attrition rate but Ventura never did that.

It would be like a modern day Seal saying he was in the Scouts & Raiders. It doesn't fly.

I heard that he himself has never said that he was a Seal. However, when people refer to him as being one he doesn't correct it. I don't think he has ever fudged what he actually did in the armed forces though.

[Don]

Wasn't he part of the UDT which later became part of or renamed Navy Seals?

UDTs were redesignated as SDVTs (SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams) in the 80s.

UDTs and SEALs went through the same basic training and back then UDTs could easily request to be transferred to Seal teams during Vietnam because of the high attrition rate but Ventura never did that.

It would be like a modern day Seal saying he was in the Scouts & Raiders. It doesn't fly.

I heard that he himself has never said that he was a Seal. However, when people refer to him as being one he doesn't correct it. I don't think he has ever fudged what he actually did in the armed forces though.

He says it in his autobiography.

"[Airborne instructors] make you drop for push-ups whenever they drop one SEAL, we all drop." (p. 73)

"The second night we were [at Fort Benning], we snuck out and climbed up their water tower with a can of spray paint, and painted 'SEAL Team One' on the side." (p. 73)

"We're a proud organization. If anyone tries to pretend they're a SEAL, God help them. You have to earn the right to be a SEAL warrior." (p. 81)


The sad thing is, for kids like me growing up in the early 70s, Frogmen (UMTs) were the coolest dudes around. Watching shows like "Sea Hunt" it was a glamorous thing to hope to one day be a frogman. It's a shame Jesse didn't embrace that title. I don't think SEALS were really on anyone's radar until the 1990 movie; then, everyone all of sudden became aware of them.

[Boomchild]

He says it in his autobiography.

"[Airborne instructors] make you drop for push-ups whenever they drop one SEAL, we all drop." (p. 73)

"The second night we were [at Fort Benning], we snuck out and climbed up their water tower with a can of spray paint, and painted 'SEAL Team One' on the side." (p. 73)

"We're a proud organization. If anyone tries to pretend they're a SEAL, God help them. You have to earn the right to be a SEAL warrior." (p. 81)


The sad thing is, for kids like me growing up in the early 70s, Frogmen (UMTs) were the coolest dudes around. Watching shows like "Sea Hunt" it was a glamorous thing to hope to one day be a frogman. It's a shame Jesse didn't embrace that title. I don't think SEALS were really on anyone's radar until the 1990 movie; then, everyone all of sudden became aware of them.

Since this seems to be the case, should he make a run I'm sure someone will clearly point this out. I don't think he will get far. He just does not have that Presidential image to him. Since it's become more of a popularity contest then the person's abilities and substance it's a huge long shot for him.

[The Sushi Hunter]

So will he throw fellow politicans through the wall face first if they don't do what he says? That would be a good start.

[Voyager]

If we got Jesse in office the world would laugh at us. It would be like PeeWee Herman becoming President.

[The Sushi Hunter]

If we got Jesse in office the world would laugh at us. It would be like PeeWee Herman becoming President.

The world is already laughing at us without having this guy run for prez.

[Boomchild]

If we got Jesse in office the world would laugh at us. It would be like PeeWee Herman becoming President.

The world is already laughing at us without having this guy run for prez.

What?? You must have not gotten the tweet that rest of the world loves us now that the Messiah is President of the United States. Soon to be referred to as the U.S.S.A.

[The_Noble_Cause]

If we got Jesse in office the world would laugh at us. It would be like PeeWee Herman becoming President.

The world is already laughing at us without having this guy run for prez.

What?? You must have not gotten the tweet that rest of the world loves us now that the Messiah is President of the United States. Soon to be referred to as the U.S.S.A.

Actually, we're a global laughing stock in part because we have the dumbest electorate in the world. Posts like this only further confirm that the country is doomed. Can't very well be a 'shining light unto the world' when every little initiative, no matter how small, cause people en masse to run around setting their pants on fire and hysterically screaming, "the commies are coming, the commies are coming!" You Pavlovian dogs just love to lap up the GOP's steaming sidewalk shit piles. Wait, wait, I know - you are not a Repubican, you are some sort of libertarian, contrarian, small government, pro state's rights, constitutionalist etc etc. Riiight. Personally, I would like to see the 22nd amendment repealed and watch Obama kick your sorry asses every four years until the sun burns out.

[Boomchild]

Actually, we're a global laughing stock in part because we have the dumbest electorate in the world. Posts like this only further confirm that the country is doomed. Can't very well be a 'shining light unto the world' when every little initiative, no matter how small, cause people en masse to run around setting their pants on fire and hysterically screaming, "the commies are coming, the commies are coming!" You Pavlovian dogs just love to lap up the GOP's steaming sidewalk shit piles. Wait, wait, I know - you are not a Repubican, you are some sort of libertarian, contrarian, small government, pro state's rights, constitutionalist etc etc. Riiight. Personally, I would like to see the 22nd amendment repealed and watch Obama kick your sorry asses every four years until the sun burns out.

Now I understand how Obama got elected.

[steveo777]

Actually, we're a global laughing stock in part because we have the dumbest electorate in the world. Posts like this only further confirm that the country is doomed. Can't very well be a 'shining light unto the world' when every little initiative, no matter how small, cause people en masse to run around setting their pants on fire and hysterically screaming, "the commies are coming, the commies are coming!" You Pavlovian dogs just love to lap up the GOP's steaming sidewalk shit piles. Wait, wait, I know - you are not a Repubican, you are some sort of libertarian, contrarian, small government, pro state's rights, constitutionalist etc etc. Riiight. Personally, I would like to see the 22nd amendment repealed and watch Obama kick your sorry asses every four years until the sun burns out.

Now I understand how Obama got elected.

Yes we understand. Obstructionism is happening for good reason. Libtards don't understand that you can't keep doling out money forever and forever without some of it being paid back. People who vote for Obama want free shit. What can my country give me, is the common voice. You people of this ilk are fucking weak! You have no backbone, no moral compass and no initiative to fix this economy. People who vote for people like Obama are lazy, government dependent miscreants and leaches. Change and growth will never happen with this crowd. They hate capitalism, which is the vehicle by which most of their sorry asses even have jobs. They hate the rich, but without the rich all they would have is a job provided by a hitleresque type of government. I guess people want to become governed by a dictator.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Yes we understand. Obstructionism is happening for good reason.

Because the GOP hasn't be a serious political party in ages. Everyone from Bush Sr to Bob Dole says the party needs to undergo a major soul search and ideological re-alignment. Both Nixon and Reagan would be Democrats today.The GOP is a fund-raising racket and de-facto advertising arm of Fox News and AM radio. That is all.

Libtards don't understand that you can't keep doling out money forever and forever without some of it being paid back. People who vote for Obama want free shit. What can my country give me, is the common voice. You people of this ilk are fucking weak!

Oh I get it. Obama is a black guy on welfare and giving out freebies to his crackhead brethren.
Is that what you're saying?
It must be, as federal spending under Obama has been the slowest its been since the Korean War (link below).
Just say Nigger, steveo777. Do it! It's ok. Andrew won't ban you. You're already more than half way there and you'll feel alot better afterwards too. I promise.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama- ... 2012-05-22

You have no backbone, no moral compass and no initiative to fix this economy.

Every major economic turnaround in the past 60 years has been overseen by Democrats. Even Reagan couldn't have defeated stagflation without the Carter-appointed Volcker (who the GOP despises). Is it any wonder that the Right has to reach all the way back to Calvin Coolidge to hold up as some sort of mythical economic savior? You have no relevant policies and nothing to offer this country except endless debates on fetuses, queers, and queer fetuses who you think should be aborted.

People who vote for people like Obama are lazy, government dependent miscreants and leaches.

Nigger, nigger, nigger!

I guess people want to become governed by a dictator.

I'd take soft corporate fascism that slightly helps the common man over whatever slice of Orwellian jackboot nightmare hell Bush and Cheney were offering, and that the GOP continues to offer.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Oh I get it. Obama is a black guy on welfare and giving out freebies to his crackhead brethren.
Is that what you're saying?

Watch the videos and you decide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_AAMa_X2dM

[steveo777]

@TNC : dude that was over the top! Why can't a conservative critique Obama's practices and have a view about a large percentage of society without liberals immediately crying racism? Is that the only card in their cannons? I find your post to me to be far more recist than anything I've posted.

steveo777 wrote:Yes we understand. Obstructionism is happening for good reason.


Because the GOP hasn't be a serious political party in ages. Everyone from Bush Sr to Bob Dole says the party needs to undergo a major soul search and ideological re-alignment. Both Nixon and Reagan would be Democrats today.The GOP is a fund-raising racket and de-facto advertising arm of Fox News and AM radio. That is all.

steveo777 wrote:Libtards don't understand that you can't keep doling out money forever and forever without some of it being paid back. People who vote for Obama want free shit. What can my country give me, is the common voice. You people of this ilk are fucking weak!



Oh I get it. Obama is a black guy on welfare and giving out freebies to his crackhead brethren.
Is that what you're saying?
It must be, as federal spending under Obama has been the slowest its been since the Korean War (link below).
Just say Nigger, steveo777. Do it! It's ok. Andrew won't ban you. You're already more than half way there and you'll feel alot better afterwards too. I promise.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama- ... 2012-05-22

steveo777 wrote:You have no backbone, no moral compass and no initiative to fix this economy.



Every major economic turnaround in the past 60 years has been overseen by Democrats. Even Reagan couldn't have defeated stagflation without the Carter-appointed Volcker (who the GOP despises). Is it any wonder that the Right has to reach all the way back to Calvin Coolidge to hold up as some sort of mythical economic savior? You have no relevant policies and nothing to offer this country except endless debates on fetuses, queers, and queer fetuses who you think should be aborted.

steveo777 wrote:People who vote for people like Obama are lazy, government dependent miscreants and leaches.



Nigger, nigger, nigger!

steveo777 wrote:I guess people want to become governed by a dictator.



I'd take soft corporate fascism that slightly helps the common man over whatever slice of Orwellian jackboot nightmare hell Bush and Cheney were offering, and that the GOP continues to offer.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Oh I get it. Obama is a black guy on welfare and giving out freebies to his crackhead brethren.
Is that what you're saying?

Watch the videos and you decide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_AAMa_X2dM

Here's an even better idea...research the video before you post it. The subsidized phones have been around in previous administrations, and were not ushered in by Barack Obama. But hey, don't let an inconvenient thing like the truth get in the way of your ugly racist smear. Funny, how you never heard anyone talk about the "Reaganphones" or "Bushphones", despite the fact that they existed back then. Which begs the question, if you can't be bothered to take five seconds and Google what you post, how much other debunked shit are you posting and believing on a daily basis? So some toothless black lady on You Tube swears she got a phone from Obama and the right wing accepts it as gospel? What a bunch of dumb fucks. The ash heap of history is too good a destination for your shameful moronic legacy, and can't arrive a moment too soon. Fucking retards!!!!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter ... e-cell-ph/

[Boomchild]

Actually, we're a global laughing stock in part because we have the dumbest electorate in the world. Posts like this only further confirm that the country is doomed. Can't very well be a 'shining light unto the world' when every little initiative, no matter how small, cause people en masse to run around setting their pants on fire and hysterically screaming, "the commies are coming, the commies are coming!" You Pavlovian dogs just love to lap up the GOP's steaming sidewalk shit piles. Wait, wait, I know - you are not a Repubican, you are some sort of libertarian, contrarian, small government, pro state's rights, constitutionalist etc etc. Riiight. Personally, I would like to see the 22nd amendment repealed and watch Obama kick your sorry asses every four years until the sun burns out.

Personally, I consider myself an American who believes in our constitution and the bill of rights. I believe that our government needs to adhere to our constitution and not infringe on our rights. I don't believe in a government that tries to circumvent the constitution or a government official that feels he\she is "constrained" by the constitutional system our founding fathers put in place. I believe we do not need a government that tells us what health insurance we need to buy, what size soft drink we should be allowed to consume, what ingredients our school cafeterias use in the food they serve, how many bullets we can load into our firearms, a government that does not take seriously the protection of our borders and is willing to give blanket amnesty to those that have violated our immigration process and to top it all off, grant chain link amnesty to family members of illegals that are not even in the country and a government that is unwilling to state who our enemies are because they are afraid of hurting someones feelings.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Actually, we're a global laughing stock in part because we have the dumbest electorate in the world. Posts like this only further confirm that the country is doomed. Can't very well be a 'shining light unto the world' when every little initiative, no matter how small, cause people en masse to run around setting their pants on fire and hysterically screaming, "the commies are coming, the commies are coming!" You Pavlovian dogs just love to lap up the GOP's steaming sidewalk shit piles. Wait, wait, I know - you are not a Repubican, you are some sort of libertarian, contrarian, small government, pro state's rights, constitutionalist etc etc. Riiight. Personally, I would like to see the 22nd amendment repealed and watch Obama kick your sorry asses every four years until the sun burns out.

Personally, I consider myself an American who believes in our constitution and the bill of rights. I believe that our government needs to adhere to our constitution and not infringe on our rights. I don't believe in a government that tries to circumvent the constitution or a government official that feels he\she is "constrained" by the constitutional system our founding fathers put in place. I believe we do not need a government that tells us what health insurance we need to buy, what size soft drink we should be allowed to consume, what ingredients our school cafeterias use in the food they serve, how many bullets we can load into our firearms, a government that does not take seriously the protection of our borders and is willing to give blanket amnesty to those that have violated our immigration process and to top it all off, grant chain link amnesty to family members of illegals that are not even in the country and a government that is unwilling to state who our enemies are because they are afraid of hurting someones feelings.

All I can say is, your political understanding is obviously very limited and child-like. The country has never operated in this black and white fashion, and never will. If you want to be a constitutional free-market purist, why don't you lead by example and get the hell of this website, which is owned and run by a proud socialist Aussie.

[Boomchild]

All I can say is, your political understanding is obviously very limited and child-like. The country has never operated in this black and white fashion, and never will. If you want to be a constitutional free-market purist, why don't you lead by example and get the hell of this website, which is owned and run by a proud socialist Aussie.

It will never be perfect,I never said it would be. But that doesn't mean that someone shouldn't question or speak out on what they feel the government is overreaching and violating ones freedom and liberty. If it is childlike to not want a government to tell me things like how much soda to drink, how many bullets to load in my gun, enforce our immigration laws instead of telling those that are charged with enforcing them not to do so unless they (illegals) have committed three crimes, then I guess I'm childlike. As far as posting on a site owned by a proud Aussie socialist (as you put it), I could careless what his political views are. He has a right to them just as much as I have mine. Just like the current administration is doing you are telling me what I should do. Your comment is just as ignorant and childlike as those that say "if you don't like what is going on in this country then get out".

[The_Noble_Cause]

It will never be perfect,I never said it would be. But that doesn't mean that someone shouldn't question or speak out on what they feel the government is overreaching and violating ones freedom and liberty. If it is childlike to not want a government to tell me things like how much soda to drink, how many bullets to load in my gun, enforce our immigration laws instead of telling those that are charged with enforcing them not to do so unless they (illegals) have committed three crimes, then I guess I'm childlike.

Because all those areas (food regulation, immigration reform, the 2nd amendment) have been conclusively settled since the Constitutional Convention of 1787, right? Your "sky is falling" mindset is pretty prevalent among right wing reactionaries who don't pay attention to politics unless a Democrat is in power. I heard this same paranoid garbage under Clinton, and now the Right is retroactively praising him. By the way, the government SHOULD regulate how much soda people can drink, especially when a growing number are obese and stuck with jobs that don't provide benefits. So why should I, as a taxpayer, be paying for people's diabetes amputations and stent procedures? This is the fattest and dumbest nation in the world.

As far as posting on a site owned by a proud Aussie socialist (as you put it), I could careless what his political views are. He has a right to them just as much as I have mine. Just like the current administration is doing you are telling me what I should do. Your comment is just as ignorant and childlike as those that say "if you don't like what is going on in this country then get out".

So you like to patronize a website that is run for the financial benefit of a man who believes in strong universal healthcare or as you call it, "having the government tell me what to do"? Just seems at odds with your troglodyte belief system. Pretty sure that Jeb from classicrockrevisited is a Tea Party red state kind of guy.

[conversationpc]

I heard this same paranoid garbage under Clinton, and now the Right is retroactively praising him.

LOL...I've not heard anyone on the right really praising Clinton. I've heard people, myself included, say that we'd much rather go back to the days of Clinton as President with the current buffoon and the one before him we've had in office.

This is the fattest and dumbest nation in the world.

Feel free to move elsewhere if it's so distressing to you.

[verslibre]

By the way, the government SHOULD regulate how much soda people can drink, especially when a growing number are obese and stuck with jobs that don't provide benefits. So why should I, as a taxpayer, be paying for people's diabetes amputations and stent procedures? This is the fattest and dumbest nation in the world.

Sure, as long as you outright ban cigarettes (they cause cancer) and alcohol (causes accidents and stupidity, not necessarily in that order) first. But they're not going anywhere, are they? Nobody is going to tell me I can't get my 44-oz. iced Pepsi at the 7-11 after I've been sweatin' in the backyard. And the gov't telling me "Sure, you can have a soft drink, just as soon as we peg you with an additional surcharge every time you buy one" is completely out of line. The more we give in, the more the suits are going to push it in another inch. Why the fuck did we kick over a bunch of money to Egypt? So much money is flowing out of this country, they're dreaming up new and innovative ways to fleece us all the time.