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On Monday, with a live studio audience hanging on every word, "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomed Jesse Ventura for a primetime exclusive interview.
Prior to careers in professional wrestling, and then politics, Ventura first served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, ultimately earning a place as a reservist with the SEAL Team.
Sitting across from host Piers Morgan, Ventura fielded a question that called for his specific brand of expertise:
"Mr. Ventura, my question to you is, as a former Navy Seal, do you agree or disagree with the recently released book by the six member SEAL Team and the objections of the Pentagon?" inquired audience member Oliver Reynolds.
"I don't have a problem with it. The Op. was over over a year ago, and I feel I have a right to know what went on," answered the 61-year-old former governor of Minnesota. "Our entire military is paid by my tax dollars, and I believe I have every right to know what they spend my tax dollars on."
Citing First Amendment rights, Ventura explained that SEAL Team members are permitted to speak freely about a completed mission, assuming it doesn't put anyone in jeopardy. More so, Monday's guest argued that it's the military personnel themselves who can most accurately convey the details of an operation:
"I also would like to hear from boots on the ground. I don't want to hear from the media what happened," said the man once known simply as "The Body." I don't want to hear from bureaucrats in Washington...I would like to hear from boots on the ground, somebody that was actually there, so that I can make a determination."
Watch the clip, and listen to the interview, as Ventura goes on to explain why he'd rather the American public didn't even know that the SEAL's existed.
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will Romney suspend his campaign..maybe Dr Ron Paul should take his place /?/ guess we're not Romney's favorite people,,we live on social security & Medicare helps us when we're in the hospital & w/our medication..but we DO pay taxes...looks like he doesn't worry @ the poor..& thinks the middle class earn $ 250,000 /?/ ,,,that is way way above middle class..middle class blue collar workers work 2 & 3 jobs in order to put quality food on the table & to save for their children's college ...he's completely out of touch....
Unfortunatly Jesse doesnt sound that much better. He has a tendendcy to clamore to the crowd instead of knowing whats right. "You didnt win an election" just makes him sound stupid. Maybe they should talk to the people of Min. who voted for him and wish they hadnt. As I remember they were about ready to tar and feather him by the time he left office and obviously nothing has changed as far as his knowlege of political events. He would be a much greater danger to the world than GW and frankly to himself. Hitler got half truths riddled through his speaches too. What did that get us? An ignorant society that bought lies as truth. Grow up Jesse, this isnt a game like it was in Minnisota.
I wish Pierce would stop arguing with Ventura, doesn't he think that Ventura knows more about America than he does? I believe some of what he says and agree that we need a third party.
I think Pierce needs to start thinkin of himself as an american when he interviews people because tonights interview, I just couldnt comprehend. I felt like he was arguing why we should except peace. It felt like the English parlament was trying to take over the USA again. The american people want honesty and peace, and we don't want people being provacitavly negativly, LIKE YOU. please tell me not.Where are all these lies coming from? is it because the white house tells you so. I thought you were going to tell the truth. Is it because of lthe white house why you cant say? please be honest, you sound false... Dan
Ventura said it right, just how Howard Stern told you a while ago. Cant fool the American people, George Washington said there shouldn't be political parties, and Pierce is taking advantage of the media situation. Not Romney, not Obama, they are all guilty because they have to lie through these ELECTIONS...... The first President did not want this. Farewell address= no political parties. if it does happen, its greed. And that's whats happening. Grow up gov, and Mit and Obama are trying to help the us, they just need to come together. Unfortunately I don't think its going to happen while i'm alive, because of greed, and im young. i guess our kids will just be screwed later. please respond with answer, because i am very passionate about a fix, and I need your help mr media, and el presidente
Dan, I understand why you said it feels like the English Parliment is taking over. The English Lords took over in 1913 with the Federal Reserve Act. This fraudulant fiat, money as debt banking system is modeled after the Rothschilds' Bank of England, also private. "Give me control of a nations money and I care not what puppet sits on the Throne." Mayer Amschel Rothschild (Bauer) the first of the Rothschild dynasty of international bankers. Piers Morgan, just like JP Morgan, is just another front man for the international bankers who are desperate because the other countries are dropping the US dollar as the World's reserve currency. When that happens the City of London and United States private banking system will no longer be able to purchase hard assets with worthless money and our economy will tank. They are already preparing for the riots that are coming . . . Piers is an arrogant, bloviating front man for these bankers and CNN is the Corporate News Network that is sinking to the level of FOX. By the way, Ruport Murdoch of Mordor is a business partner with "Lord" Jacob Rothschild in an oil shale venture in Israel. Israel has virtually no oil reserves so consider that when they lead the US into wars in Middle East oil rich countries.
Piers Morgan is a terrible interviewer and CNN should dump him.
He is no replacement for Larry King, who used to let his guests speak without badgering them. King had a gift for letting his guests be the star of the show and let us get to know them without interference.
Morgan on the other hand wants so much to be the focus and to debate the guest that he interferes with the whole thing. Morgan's massive ego gets in the way of the viewer getting to know the guest.
Dump Morgan.
Thank you, Jesse Ventura, for putting up with this and for sharng your views with us.
he was totally not american tonight, and he messed up. i totally agree with you, so sheltered. i would rather listen to scripted cnn than to pierce's opinion, because i just dont buy/ believe it......
+100
I agree that Piers was agressive last night & wants the lime light & should go back to just interviewing & not badgering
his guests or insulting them by saying they are "crack". But not to the point of dumping him. He'll learn the hard way quickly if he watches his ratings. He certainly shines when it comes to getting the truth out of his guests. Also, I don't care for the comparisons between the British and Americans.
I'm sorry, I felt sorry for Piers Morgan tognight. I think Jesse Ventura was on something. People are saying that Piers was badgering Jesse Ventura, are you crazy? Jesse Ventrua was talking nonsence, just plain crazy. He was a seal, great but he was acting like he was flying on something. He talked totally silliness. He's an idiot & Piers please, please this is the first time I had to turn you off, please don't have that raving lunatic on your show any more. Robert Blake was like Einstein compared to this idiot. I felt so sorry for Piers Morgan tonight because he had the rudest, silliest, idiot sitting across from him.
Pat Great rant but you did not explain ONE item as to why it was crazy, silly etc. Provide an opinion, or better yet facts, as to what was so nuts. I think he pounded on the Repubs a little to hard for your liking.I did not agree with everything he said but a lot of it was dead on. Somebody has to be high if they don't agree with you? wow
Pat, you appear to be the part of the American population that can only remember one year ago Like Jesse said. I was born the same year as Jesse, and learned from my parents (children of the Great Depression) exactly what the current Republican Party represents, the lack of concern for the Middle Class. I have worked a life time to pay for services such as Health Care, or Social Security and the ability to live a safe and secure old age. We are the only modern nation that wants to treat health care like just another service like food shopping or buying a car. Pat, you need to become educated in American History. Jesse for President.
Jesse Ventura for President! I support you 100 percent. Please run for President!
Ventura !!!!!!! for President
I agree Jessie should run for President!! I watched the whole interview and being a Canadian I would even come down south of the border to help this man!! Here in Canada we have FOUR(4) major political parties, and many other independent parties to choose and cast our vote when we go into our Federal elections!! I agreed with what the ex Gov Ventura regarding all that was asked of him, but I think the media and the USA people should read his book and let your politicians know how you feel or one better ask the questions of what he was stating all AMERICANS should be asking!! Go Jessie for president and YES Piers you should learn to let your guests finish their answers before you try to change the subject or one better; not let them finish the one you just asked them!! It is very poor JOURNALISM but then again used to work for the Rupperts(the Sun) and we all know what is happening over across the pond, so maybe that is why you do this to everyone of your guests!! Do you not look at your past interviews , maybe you should!!
Piers Morgan doesn't stand a chance against someone with a brain. I don't feel sorry for him at all. He's met his match with Jesse Ventura! Love the way Jesse put him in his place! Piers...go back to America's Got Talent. You won't have to pretend you have a brain on that show!
I love Mr. Ventura's personality. Is he a wrestler? I wish he would be sound of his mind. That charisma would be good for the righteous of mind. Please, pass along my email address to him. I'd like to teach him one or two things about Mexico and his own country..
Pierce did great to take on Jesse as he did. People, including myself, like Jesse's straight talk. But about a third of what he says would fail any factcheck and it seems done to get a rise more than to disseminate truth. I think more people in the audience had doubts about some of Jesse's statements than were willing to say so. Thankfully Pierce did.
Did was fact-checking, and guess what. Jesse was right.
You are absolutly right Jim, Jesse sounded right on some things and absolutely daffy on others. Obviously pandering to the croud. Whatever the crowd dictates he panders to. Mob mentality will never work and Jesse should know that. Frankly the world will be a much scarier place with Jesse at the helm. You could see the anger building in him when someone rebuffed his conspiricies.
Frankly, it is the best show I have seen with Pierce. Have more guests like Jesse Ventura. Hell, I might vote for him.
Ventura was spot on tonight, he's always bring up the facts that the news doesn't want to cover. The Fact that Piers didn't even know (or just denied) about how the BBC covered the falling of WTT7 23 mins before it fell is amazing and tells alot about what Piers decides is fact or fiction.
Piers had become a very annoying person when it comes to interview somebody. He keep interrumpting the answers rather than listen to the interviewer. He doesnt realiize he is the interviewer and not the Speaker. This interview with Jesse Ventura is an example of this...
jesse is a very well informed man, i respect him for not being afraid to speak up, people are afraid of the truth they have been conditioned to the illusion of truth, jesse forces you to see things as they really are, his world is not make believe, i follow him he makes more sense to me
Mr. Ventura spoke as a man of higher consciousness level, he professed universal opinions and I respect that.
agreed
Pierce and other media shouldn't be so combative with Ventura.
He's not a threat.
Ventura had a daily radio show in Minnesota for years before he was elected Mayor, and for years after that before he was elected Governor.
The format was taking live calls. Bottom line, Ventura knows how to put on a good show. He did it for years on the radio in Minnesota.
Alot of interviewers seem intimidated by Ventura. Ventura has had alot of runins with media types over the years, but how many has he actually lashed out at physically? Zero!
When Jesse Ventura comes on your show he's gonna put on a good show, and he knows how to do that, because he's done it on a popular radio show for years.
Jesse Ventura has had some colorful moments, but appears to have learned his lesson. For more than two decades my job description has basically been: leave opinions at home, know the facts and never stray from them. I recommend that an ethical reporter should do the same thing.
I learned to pay attention and remember things like Bush’s campaign promises to renew war with Iraq (in retaliation for an assassination attempt on his father), his inaugural address axis of evil statement, the $5m he made and $30m Cheney made off contracts in the first year of war, etc. Ventura is not shooting far from the mark and is very justified. Of course Britain played along: opium has been funding the crown (and imperial efforts in the past) since the French and Indian Wars, as shown by the Opium Wars. The war on drugs is excellent business for corruption in both governments, and ironically I’m a citizen of both countries. This isn’t the first time we’ve ignored intelligence to incite war: Tonkin Gulf Incident (number 2) which was known by morning Washington time to be a mistake, yet Johnson used it to push us into Vietnam (thanks to Henry Cabot Lodge); Pearl Harbor and the mountain of Australian and British intelligence ignored to end American isolationism. He is right: religion drives the people into war, but it is the rich (e.g. business) who push them there for their own ends (e.g. Ottomans turning Moslems on Jews and Zionism in late 19th Century).
Does anyone else see the political agenda pushed by this media?? Jessy may be "over the top" but he got shut down as soon as he as much as gave an opinion on 9/11... How bout Ventura/Jones 2016.. it would hit the fan.
Why does CNN not accept any thing negative about the role Isreal plays in the US goverment, in Western Politic and media ? This post will soon be reported and removed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31960.htm
Sooo right, CNN hits hard to any non related Jews issue, as soon the issue is related to Jews, CNN is just chicken. Israeli prime minister sounds very silly man when he talks attacking Iran. Please do not listen to him; just read his body language; so idiot.
PROPAGANDA my friend! mainstream news is the biased narrator for all of us
One comment on Mr. Morgan and "high powered assult rifles" from the ventura inteview. Believe it or not, in the grand scheme of rifle ownership, these weapons are on the low-power end of the scale. In fact, nearly ever single one of the millions of americans that hunt deer have a rifle (such as the classic .30-06) that's more powerful than an AK. Also, on 6000 rounds of ammo, it's a moot point, as he only fired 70 some-odd shots. It's not the 6000 rounds you worry about , it's the 50 or 100 they actually fire.
Well- I went to youtube and was able to find several videos on BBC reporting WTC 7 collapsing (into it's own footprint) while the building was still standing. Remember The Maine!!!
Oh Piers, you were way out of your league on this one.
Piers should learn from Larry King; let the guest talk, and go to next question. Playing American patriot put Piers on ridicules position. Piers was nervous, barely did control himself and offended the guest. Piers you are newcomer on USA; nobody is expected to advocate America against Ventura, he is much more American than you are. Next times just shut up and listen to guest.
jessey is a hero,love the guy has more guts than anyone in us politics,,did you notice how they shut jessey down went to break when he talked about 911,alot of people here in canada know 911 was an inside job,go jessey for pres,wish he was running in canada,america you need him,you need him bad,the usa is falling apart and it scares me,the good people of america deserve better,and we stand with you in the great white north,our brothers and sisters.
I had to turn off the interview with Jesse Ventura. Piers arguing and whining and interrupting Jesse was just too much. Piers needs to remember he is interviewing not debating his guests.
mary i can understand why you turned it off, i myself was shocked at how they treated jessey,who does this clown pierce morgan think he is,he is a Brit for gods sake acting like jessey was unAmerican,jessey ventura just plain and simply spoke the truth,facts ,,he is not some crazy conspiracy theorist like they tried to make him out to be,WTC building 7 was reported by the bbc as having fallen 25 mins or so before it did fall,and why did it fall,maybe it was the head quarters for the whole thing,look in to it,the landlord made 7 billion dollars from insurence,the whole 911 was a false flag operation,anyone with a rational mind can see that,Bush ,chainey,,rumsfeld,the mayer,of ny,and many more high ranking officials were involved,it was so obvious from what i seen that day,and i said from day 1 that it was controlled demolition,and the crazy Bush adminastation are to blame,just to justify going to war to steel oil.
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