While I’m not a fan of jury nullification, this makes me a fan of jury annihilation.
The trial should not have taken place in Minnesota.
Does he think this shameful act of robbing a widow and her children enhances his sorry reputation? What was that stupid jury thinking?
I’m surprised, given the media accounts I read summarizing key testimony. Things did not seem to be going well for Janos (”Ventura”). Juries can be very unpredictable!
Here is hoping for a remittitur.
Even if not, though, Ventura destroyed what little was left of his rep by bringing the suit — AND then choosing to continue it after the book’s author died.
“Ain’t got time to bleed”? I ain’t got time to care about “Ventura” ever again. I thank him for his service, but that’s it.
did this woman protect her money ? hopefully he doesn’t see a dime.
Kyle's attorney should be disbarred for allowing an 8-2 verdict to stand!
One has to have character to be defamed.
Jesse, you turd, have none!
After Kyle died, Ventura named his widow defendant.
Ventura attorney David Bradley Olsen said he believes Kyle's estate has earned more than $6 million from the book, and suggested that $5 million to $15 million would be reasonable compensation for what he said was irreparable harm to Ventura reputation.
JV is a punk!
There will be an appeal. This isn’t over by a long shot.
There had been reports that officials from the Libertarian Party have tried to persuade Ventura to run for the presidency on a Libertarian ticket although the party chairman Mark Hinkle said, "Jesse is more interested in 2016 than he is in 2012. But I think he's serious. If Ron Paul ran as a Libertarian, I think he definitely would be interested in running as a vice presidential candidate. He's thinking, ‘If I run as the vice presidential candidate under Ron Paul in 2012, I could run as a presidential candidate in 2016."...Ventura gave his support to Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson on June 12, 2012, whom Ventura argued was the choice for voters who “really want to rebel.”
This is evil.
FUJV!!
FUJV!! Pencil neck bastard!!
Who the heck was picked for that jury...total idiots? Where is this widow supposed to come up with that kind of money? If Ventura had an ounce of decency he would refuse the award and be a real hero, but I’m certain he will happily leave this widow destitute.
This makes my blood boil. What a subhuman sleazebag.
If he thinks his name was tarnished by Kyle before, this is a far worse PR hit. Suing the family of a dead war hero, really? Doesn’t get any lower than that.
Amen this is disgusting. The jerk.
Ventura is trash and should be thrown in a dumpster.
Oooooh, what a big tough man he is picking on widows and orphans!
Sleaze bag.
He may have won in a court of law, but he lost miserably in the court of public opinion. If any network decides to give him a new show we need to be very vocal about how we won’t watch it or buy from the companies that advertise on it. He thinks he won something today, lets show him how wrong he is.
Bill Salisbury, an attorney in San Diego and a former Navy SEAL officer, accused Ventura of “pretending” to be a SEAL and wrote that Ventura would be blurring an important distinction by claiming to be a SEAL when he was actually a frogman with the UDT. Compared to SEAL teams, UDTs saw less combat and took fewer casualties.[6][7][8] Following that, Governor Ventura’s office confirmed that Ventura was never a member of the SEALs. His spokesman stated that Ventura has never tried to convince people otherwise.[6] Ventura stated: “Today we refer to all of us as SEALs; that’s all it is.”[8]
Jackass Ventura was Never Ever a Navy Seal.