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Ventura Takes Shots At Torture, Coleman
Star-Tribune ^ | 5/18/09 | Bob von Sternberg

Posted on 05/18/2009 1:08:52 PM PDT by steve-b

Continuing his book promotion media tour, former Gov. Jesse Ventura today resumed his blunt criticism of the Bush administration's interrogation policies and took another shot at former Sen. Norm Coleman.

Appearing on ABC's "The View" talk show this morning, Ventura called the waterboarding of suspected terrorists "torture."

"If this country follows the rule of law -- which we do -- torture is against the law," he said, adding, "I'm ashamed of my country."...

He was less harsh about Minnesota's still-unresolved Senate race than he was last week when he called Coleman "a hypocrite."

"It appears [Al] Franken won," he said, contending that when the state Supreme Court rules on the election results "it should end there."

Ventura also renewed his call for legalizing marijuana, something he advocated as long ago as 1998, when he was running for governor....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: coleman; franken; ventura
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To: Scanian

Ventura is a stupid piece of crap.

Just a dumb brick!


81 posted on 05/19/2009 4:20:21 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (It's time for the grown ups !)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Even bigger fools are the people who take him seriously and give him a forum, like Fox this week. He just spews lies and propaganda in a belligerent and overbearing way which makes both Ventura and his hosts look bad.


82 posted on 05/19/2009 7:47:47 PM PDT by Scanian (i)
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To: Frantzie

Well, you said it so I don’t have to.


83 posted on 05/19/2009 7:54:01 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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To: Scanian

/so right you are!


84 posted on 05/20/2009 2:20:18 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (It's time for the grown ups !)
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