Posted on 07/30/2014 10:29:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Jesse Ventura, Minnesota’s former governor, won his lawsuit against the late Navy SEAL and American Sniper author Chris Kyle on Tuesday. He claimed he was defamed in that book and, while a jury agreed, the vainglorious former wrestler-turned-politician-turned-conspiracy-buff has not exactly comported himself in a fashion that elicits much sympathy.
After having been awarded nearly $2 million to be paid by the late serviceman’s widow, one might assume that Ventura would simply slip away and enjoy his victory. It seems, however, Ventura’s narcissism prevented him from taking the tasteful approach here.
In an appearance on CBS News’ This Morning on Wednesday, Ventura engaged in an amateurish attempt to manipulate your emotions by simply insisting rather forcefully that you should not feel sorry for the women who lost her husband to an assassin’s bullet who now has to pay millions to a professional self-promoter with a tenuous grasp on reality. Instead, Ventura insisted that he is the victim here.
“Taya Kyle had all her attorney fees paid by insurance,” Ventura noted. “I did not.”
“I’m already damaged,” Ventura said when asked if he had hurt his reputation by seeking restitution even after Kyle’s death. “I can’t go to a SEAL reunion anymore. That was the one place where I always felt safe. I can’t go there anymore without looking over my shoulder now wondering who is going to come after me next.”
After seeking sympathy for the consequences of his own actions, Ventura reassured the audience that he has not emerged from this episode “unscathed.”
Lacking any empathy or courtesy, Ventura was asked what he planned to do with the winnings after noting that they come at the expense of a widow with two children. “Pay my lawyers,” Ventura said. His response was met with a shocked pause. “I didn’t have an insurance company paying the freight for me. I had to pay my own.”
Finally, Ventura promised the CBS hosts that his crusade to further damage his already shoddy reputation would not end here. Asked if he planned any future legal action around this defamation issue, Ventura promised to “visit” HarperCollins – the publisher of American Sniper – presumably to seek further damages over what he alleged and a jury agreed was an unfounded claim.
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What a small man.
Fock JV. A worthless pink boa.
Jesse Ventura (real name: James George Janos) was a member of UDT (Underwater Demolition Teams). At the time of his service, UDT’s combat zone extended up to the beach surf line. The SEAL combat zone extended from the beach surf line inland. UDT and SEAL units had two separate missions until they were combined in the mid-1980’s.
JGJ was attached to a UDT detachment from Coronado, CA. He never saw a day of combat except for the whorehouses in Olongapo City, Philippines. The man is a despicable liar and a fraud.
Jesse Ventura is a classless wacko. He was UDT and its widely disputed as to if he was ever a SEAL. I doubt it. He says he feels unwelcome at SEAL reunions. I’m sure suing Chris Kyle’s widow will be a big help at future reunions. What a crudball!
LOL!!!!
It’s not slander if it is true. I believe Chris Kyle.
I like Jesse Ventura :P
No, he was never a SEAL
What do you like about him?
LOL!!! Yes!
You didn’t tell me anything, you just listed a few “for the same reason as...” Tell me what is there to like. I want to know what your reasoning is.
What an absolute POS he is, stealing money from widows. The guy has dishonored himself.
Well its supposed to OK since the insurance company is taking the hit. I guess now Jesse’s good name (sic) is restored and he will be welcome at the SEAL reunions.
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