Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
James George Janos, better known by his stage name Jesse Ventura, is an American former professional wrestler, actor, political commentator, author, naval veteran, conspiracy theorist and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was the first and only member of the Reform Party to win a major government position, but later joined the Independence Party of Minnesota...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWrestler
Date of Birth15 July 1951
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
Jesse Ventura quotes about
Okay, fluoride in the water to help our teeth. Well, shouldn't that be the job of your mom and dad? To teach you how to brush your teeth and use mouth wash? What do we need the government to do it for? Clearly, what a scam. Fluoride in the water.
What do we have for veterans? Government-run health care. I understand that. Congressmen and senators... they get five choices of government-run health care. Why should a congressman and senator get anything more than a regular citizen does? Why are they privileged and the rest of us aren't?
After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.
There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can't possibly all be served by government.
In my era of wrestling, there were no guaranteed contracts, so it was inherent that you draw the crowd in to make money.
In wrestling, my mustache made me look more like a villain. A good mustache can give you the look of the devil.
It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues.
Let's face it: WikiLeaks exists because the mainstream media haven't done their job.
Let's remember, the CIA's job is to go out and create wars.
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.
Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film.
'The Young and the Restless' is my favorite television show.
The news used to be to report facts and allow you to make the decision.
The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man of great courage.'