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 I don`t think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There`s always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent. I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there`s not much I can do about that. But I`m going to be honest. I`m going to continue to speak my mind, and that`s who I am.
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Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people`s business.
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There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.
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[on the possibility of running for US President] I`m a great believer in destiny, and if I`m destined to be there, it will happen. If I`m not, it won`t.
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[what he says his motto was as a wrestler (not as a politician)] Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.
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Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn`t: Go stick your head in the mud.
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If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That`s power.
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I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our lives. I think our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government`s business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me.
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If I could be reincarnated as a fabric, I would come back as a 38 double-D bra.
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I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.
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I don`t believe we need the government`s help as much as some think we do. That belief sets me apart from the Democrats, since their way of dealing with everything is to tax and spend.
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Government`s role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.
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I think, in 2008, we need a pro wrestler in the White House.
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Wrestling is ballet with violence.
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We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it`s not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We`re not free - if we were, we`d allow people their freedom.
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Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.
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I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.
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I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.
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When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible for using them properly. It`s not fair of us as citizens to lean more heavily on one side of that equation than on the other.
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I believe in the America people`s ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.
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There`s no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn`t a right but a privilege.
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Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people`s tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me.
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[on the state of religion and politics in the US as of 2008] If Jesus came back today, I think he`d throw up.
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As governor, there isn`t a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It`s the cops` job to tighten down on criminals.
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All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.
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Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
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If I wanna be president, I probably can.
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I don`t support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.
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I don`t want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I`m finished with my term as governor, I`m going back to the life that`s waiting for me in the private sector.
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You can`t legislate morality.
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The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That`s all. It doesn`t guarantee our rights to charity.
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I`m against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.
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Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful.
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Remember that government doesn`t earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else.
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Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film.
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[interview in Minnesapolis Star-Tribune] You need to hunt something that can shoot back at you to really classify yourself as a hunter. You need to understand the feeling of what it`s like to go into the field and know your opposition can take you out. Not just go out there and shoot Bambi.
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There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can`t possibly all be served by government.
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Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers.
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Trivia
During the filming of the movie Predator (1987) became close friends with star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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During the 2000 Minnesota State Fair, at the Jesse Ventura booth, T-shirts were being sold by donation that read "Got Underwear"
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Last WWF appearance as a color commentator was WrestleMania VI (1990) (V).
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Took the name "Ventura" from the California city of that name which, in turn, is named after San Buenaventura.
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Will be paid $2 million to host his new MSNBC show (2003). UPDATE: The network announced cancellation of the show (late December 2003).
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In a 1999 interview for Playboy magazine, he declared organized religion "a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers." In response to the subsequent criticism over that statement, he later clarified that it only applies to "some" organized religions.
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Partially attributed for birth of the term "smart growth", but only because he said he didn't want any "dumb growth." His staff turned the term to the positive and it's now called "smart growth."
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Prior to being elected governors, he and Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared together in three films: Predator (1987), The Running Man (1987), and Batman & Robin (1997).
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Served as color commentator alongside play-by-play broadcaster Gorilla Monsoon (aka Robert Marella for the first six WrestleManias.
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While a professional wrestler in the 1980s he began lobbying his fellow wrestlers to form a labor union. Once news of this reached Ventura's then friend Hulk Hogan, Hogan informed World Wrestling Entertainement owner Vince McMahon, who immediately put a stop to the proceedings. Hogan never bothered to tell Ventura what he did. Ventura eventually learned for himself in the 1990s, at which point he ceased to consider Hogan a friend.
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A 1969 graduate of Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis,
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Son Tyrel (b. 1980).
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In 1984, just before a scheduled Madison Square Garden main event with Hulk Hogan, Jesse was rushed to the hospital in San Diego with a pulmonary embolism. Treatment of the blood clot required blood thinners, any bleeding in the ring would have been dangerous. He claimed it was due to being exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
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Jesse's son, Tyrel, is an aspiring film director.
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Vietnam veteran.
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Right around the time Hulk Hogan entered WCW, he left the company.
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Wrote his autobiography a couple of years back when he was still governor of Minnesota. The title of his book was "I Ain't Got Time to Bleed", which was also one of his memorable lines in Predator (1987).
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Signed on to color commentate XFL games for the one season that it existed.
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Optioned not to go for a second term as Minnesota governor, citing lack of privacy and being in the public eye so much. He said he made this decision solely based on the fact that at the time he was elected, many political figures were under scrutiny for their past histories and were having their personal lives thrust into the spotlight. Ventura said he did not want his family put into that position.
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Did color commentary for the Minnesota Vikings radio network
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A week before he had his embolism, Bobby Heenan was scheduled to be his new manager. With Jesse out, Bobby began managing Big John Studd.
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Has made four movies together with Sven-Ole Thorsen (The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991) and Batman & Robin (1997)).
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Spends most of his time living with his wife in Mexico.
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Announces he will not run for re-election as governor of Minnesota, and will step down after current term (18 June 2002)
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Was a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War.
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Daughter Jade (b. 1984).
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WWE Hall of Famer.
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The about-to-merge towns of St. Augusta and Luxembourg, Minnesota, are considering naming themselves Ventura. [2000]
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He doesn't wear underwear.
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Former mayor of Brooklyn Park, MN. Elected Governor of the state of Minnesota on the Reform Party ticket for the 1999 to 2003 term.
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A volunteer football coach at Park High School in Champlin, Minnesota.
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