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Ventura near MSNBC talk deal LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Jesse Ventura is close to finalizing a seven-figure, multiyear deal with MSNBC to host a primetime talk show for the struggling all-news cable channel.

Ventura, the pro wrestler-turned-political maverick who is in his waning weeks as governor of Minnesota, is expected to front a news-oriented discussion program. Details about the format were sketchy, but sources said the idea was to allow Ventura and a handful of guests to dissect the day's headlines and generally comment on current events and social trends.

The show will air as a primetime strip, but it's unclear whether it will be a half-hour or hourlong format. It's understood that MSNBC is hoping to launch the show in the spring. There's also a chance that Ventura would make appearances on other NBC News programs. Ventura had a short-stint on the NBC payroll last year, when he provided color commentary for XFL (news - web sites) game telecasts that NBC carried as part of its ill-fated effort to launch a football league in partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment.

MSNBC spokeswoman Cheryl Daly said late Tuesday that the channel is always pursuing a range of new programming ideas, "but we don't comment on any of them until they're ready to be announced."

Ventura has been a media darling since he gained national attention upon winning his quixotic bid for Minnesota's highest office on the Reform Party ticket (he has since disavowed the party and branded himself an independent). Before that, Ventura was known as "The Body" on the wrestling circuit.

Ventura's reps at WMA declined comment, as did his attorneys at Manatt Phelps Phillips.

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LOL! Can MSNBC say desperation? Shhure! I knew they could!

Well, Phil Donahue has been such a ratings boon for them (not). Here's an amusing little piece on Nancy Pelosi. San Franciscans just can't understand the characterization of the cosmetic surgery queen as a socialist!

As House Democrats prepare to make eight-term Rep. Nancy Pelosi their leader, a good portion of the ruling pundocracy seem to be having a grand time questioning -- if not outright ridiculing -- the party's judgment for turning to a San Franciscan. ...

"Latte liberal," screams the conservative National Review. "About as San Francisco as you can get without digging up Jerry Garcia," says the Australian Financial Review to its readers halfway across the globe. full article

Gennifer Flowers speaks to reporters in New York, in this Jan. 27, 1992 file photo. A federal appeals court in San Francisco announced Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, that it plans to reinstate Flowers' defamation and conspiracy suit against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former presidential aides George Stephanopoulos and James Carville. The court said Flowers should have her day in court to try to prove the aides fouled her reputation when they publicly accused her of doctoring audio tapes between Flowers and Bill Clinton. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Go get 'em Jen!

good lord, Ventura gets his own show on MSNBC??? They are truly beyond belief.

How does this clown rate his own show and Ann Coulter not get hers? If PMSNBC wanted to get people tuned in, they'd call Ann to do a debate format show. Not an O'Reilly or Matthews yelling all the time, but a true debate format of Ann vs whoever for the hour. A real just the facts, ma'am show where issues were argued intelligently and coherently.

PMSNBC, get a freakin' clue, why doncha?