INTERVIEW WITH JESSE VENTURA 4/6/08
- 04/06/2008 (4:05:33 pm)
- James Walsh
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Show: The Interactive Interview courtesy of http://www.WrestlingEpicenter.comGuest: Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Date: 4/6/08
Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley & James Walsh
Special Contributor: Nick "Griffin" Noel
We are proud and honored to be one of the few wrestling oriented media outlets to have former Minnesota Governor and WWE Hall of Famer Jesse "The Body" Ventura on our radio program. His new book titled Don't Start the Revolution Without Me is burning up the New York Times Best Seller list and frankly it is making virtually every political figure hot under the collar. ANd, we've got Jesse to tick them off just a little bit more!
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Jesse Ventura
- Jesse opens up the interview talking about how he has taken up surfing and says he�s new dream is to �Ride a Giant with Laird Hamilton�
- We then move into a discussion about Jesse�s new book �Don�t Start the Revolution without Me� He says the response to his book has been phenomenal and was impressed with the way people have reacted as well.
- He then states that he wishes the ballots had �None of the Above� on ballots in order to send a message to the political parties. Jesse talks about some of the problems with the parties including the massive debt the country has gone into.
- As a former wrestler, he feels that it gave him name recognition in his campaign for governor in Minnesota. He says that he only had to raise $300,000 in his campaign, which is far less than the Republican & Democratic candidates did. The one disappointment is that he was listed as a former wrestler while the other candidates were labeled for their previous political titles. Jesse�s tenure as Mayor was overlooked.
- When comparing his run to Arnold Schwartzenegger, he says name recognition definitely plays a big role, and that Arnold could have won that election as an independent candidate because of his name recognition.
- He is then asked about the invitation that Bush and Gore received to have a debate on WWE television. He says �the more debates the better� and he felt it would it have been a good way to reach out to another part of the American public.
- That leads into some interesting information from Jesse regarding the 2000 election and the Terry Schiavo case, citing that both cases were examples of the government violating the Constitution.
- When asked about his short lived show on MSNBC, he says that he was pulled because he was the first one to openly oppose the War with Iraq. They honored his contract and paid him, but it also meant that he could not work on any news shows until the contract was up.
- He says that he would love to be a radio host and be the voice for the Independent party, similar to how Rush Limbaugh is for the Republicans, but says that things would have to be worked out first.
- He did not seek reelection because his wife was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and felt that caring for her was more important than holding political office.
- If his book were referenced during any of the campaigns for any of the candidates in the 2008 election, he would love it.
- When asked for advice for any voters who don't like any of the candidates, he brings up his idea about having "None of the Above" on a ballot. He also recommends voting for a 3td party candidate, which he says he always does.
- Jesse does say that if he had to pick from any of the candidates right now, he'd go for Obama. However, he also feels that Obama would be assassinated if he were elected. He emplores us to read the last chapter of his book explaining his book is non-fiction up until the last chapter and that the last chapter explains what he feels will happen.
- WHen asked about the recent political blogs posted by the Ultimate Warrior, Jesse ssays he hasn't heard much about them. But, Jesse does say that "it's a shame he's sold out to the neo-cons."
- When asked about Hulk Hogan, Jesse says that he has no respect for Hogan because it was Hogan who told Vince that Ventura had planned to unionize wrestling.
- When asked what the future holds, he once again states that he would love to surf with Laird Hamilton.
- Would Jesse run in 2012? He says its possible, but says it could have happened this year, and felt that Vince McMahon could have helped him get on the ballot and didn't do it.
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