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Ventura won't see 'American Sniper'; says Kyle is no hero
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Posted on 01/28/2015 3:46:36 PM PST by smokingfrog

Edited on 01/28/2015 4:08:53 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - "American Sniper" is tops at the box office but don't expect to see former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura lining up at a theater for it.

Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, won $1.8 million in a defamation lawsuit last year against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, the SEAL protagonist of the movie, which has sparked debate over whether snipers should be considered heroes. Ventura said Wednesday he won't see the film partly because Kyle is no hero to him.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: americansniper; assclown; asshat; chriskyle; formerwrestler; harpercollins; jesseventura; lawsuit; loser; scruffface; ventura
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To: smokingfrog

Jessie, Mr. Comstock called...he wants to talk to you.

Say good night pos.


61 posted on 01/28/2015 4:50:58 PM PST by hadaclueonce (Ethanol is stupid.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

It gets very complicated when you try to argue on a forum with people defending Ventura, and, who know their stuff.

There are common sense elements, but there are also muddied waters arguments and technical arguments.

For instance NAVYSEALS.com lists him as SEAL.


62 posted on 01/28/2015 4:52:36 PM PST by ansel12 (Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult.)
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To: ansel12

Sue a widow and the wrath of hell will fall on you bald head.


63 posted on 01/28/2015 5:00:24 PM PST by hadaclueonce (Ethanol is stupid.)
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To: smokingfrog

Ventura is a huge POS.


64 posted on 01/28/2015 5:02:54 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

He disparaged W, the Iraq war, and said some SEALs should die there.


65 posted on 01/28/2015 5:06:55 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: smokingfrog
I remember when this guy had the keys to the political world handed to him.

The press was treating him like a god.

The first time I really watched him, he was on "This Week" with David Brinkley.

He shows up wearing a "SEAL" t-shirt. Fine, he was a SEAL, but wear a suit for goodness sake on the show. Then he is asked about the Minnesota budget, and instead of a logical answer, he says all his critics have "diarrhea of the mouth." A totally gross and uncalled for sentence to utter on a Sunday show.

On another occasion, he went off the "religious right" and started to criticize Christians for simply believing in what God teaches. That's when I said I was done with this clown.


66 posted on 01/28/2015 5:08:26 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: combat_boots

“Glenn read from CNN:

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura filed a lawsuit last year accusing Kyle of defaming him in the book by exaggerating his description of a fight between the two at the wake for SEAL Mikey Monsoor, who was killed in Iraq in 2006.

The book quoted Ventura, also a Navy veteran, as saying he “hates America” and telling Kyle, who was mourning the death of a SEAL teammate, “You deserve to lose a few.” Kyle described punching Ventura out at the Coronado, California, bar.

In the suit, Ventura denied making the statements in the book, contending that “the entire story about a confrontation with and physical assault and battery of Governor Ventura was false and defamatory.”

At his deposition last November, Kyle continued to insist his book accurately described his clash with Ventura.
“He was complaining about the war, that we shouldn’t be there,” Kyle testified. “Complaining about Bush, that, you know, Bush was a war criminal. How we were killing innocent men and women and children overseas.”

Kyle acknowledged in his deposition saying that he hated Ventura “with a passion.”

http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/02/05/jesse-ventura-glenn-beck/

It was a wake for Mikey Mansoor.


67 posted on 01/28/2015 5:09:01 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: smokingfrog

Regardless of the lawsuit outcome, I guarantee that Chris Kyle leveled this utter sh*thead Ventura. He is a pig.


68 posted on 01/28/2015 5:09:35 PM PST by Dr. Thorne ("Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads." - Luke 21:28)
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To: maddog55

The positioning of his feet is quite feminine.


69 posted on 01/28/2015 5:11:27 PM PST by bimboeruption (REMEMBER MISSISSIPPI!)
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To: neocon1984

Al Franken, not Tom Franken. Not that it makes any difference. Minnesota DFL voters & college kids & independents are stupid enough to vote in a buffoon like Ventura as MN governor, then are stupid enough to vote for douche bag like Al Franken, not just once but now TWICE! And voted to elect “Crazy Eyes” Mark Dayton also as a 2 term governor. The unions, iron range, Duluth, Mpls/St Paul have this state locked in a socialist satanic strangle hold. This state is a DFL/socialist/union cesspool!


70 posted on 01/28/2015 5:12:40 PM PST by rcrngroup
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To: smokingfrog

Ah, the has-been, never-was heard from again. Apparently proud to be still trying to rob Kyle’s widow and children of their future.


71 posted on 01/28/2015 5:18:34 PM PST by Let's Roll (Before it can get any better it has to stop getting worse - vote 4 most conservative available)
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To: bimboeruption

Yeah, Mike is a character. But sometimes he’s fun to listen to.


72 posted on 01/28/2015 5:23:13 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: married21
Claiming defamation because Kyle's book alledged that he said something pretty much like he just said. All those roids shriveled up his brain along with his balls.

If he is willing to meet me at McP's I will by the first round. I will then buy the house afte they get through with him.

73 posted on 01/28/2015 5:23:59 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Boogieman

” going on with an alias and voice disguiser is a pretty good marketing gimmick. “

Yup! That’s just what it was. Pretty funny though!


74 posted on 01/28/2015 5:24:45 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: smokingfrog

First of all this proves to me that Kyle did knock Ventura on his ass. Second, I hope the last thing Ventura ever sees is a sniper looking at him.


75 posted on 01/28/2015 5:26:02 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are republican voters.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I’ve seen him being interviewed where he said he served in Viet Nam.


76 posted on 01/28/2015 5:30:23 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are republican voters.)
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To: ansel12
We lived in Minnesota when Jesse ran for gov. The DFLer (Democrat) was Skip Humphrey, Hubert's son, an avowed leftist. The Republican candidate had been a Democrat until a few months prior to the election, so no one was really sure who he was.
Jesse talked a fairly conservative line and a lot of blue collar voters who didn't usually turn out for a gubernatorial election voted for him.

About six months after he was elected, something short circuited in Jesse's brain. He decided to support the light rail boondoggle through St. Paul and then threatened to kill a reporter for the Star Tribune newspaper.

It was totally weird...

77 posted on 01/28/2015 5:34:46 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

I recall him on a half hour channel 400 on Dish show, posing as a snake eater in the VN jungle. He’s a liar...


78 posted on 01/28/2015 5:36:11 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: smokingfrog

Michael Moore made an ass out of himself and Alec Baldwin and Jesse had to make damn sure that they weren’t “out-assed”.


79 posted on 01/28/2015 5:44:40 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: smokingfrog
Let's see...do I give a rat's ass what a stupid brain dead pseudo independent think about 'American Sniper'?

Jesse, why not tell us about wrestling and shut up about important things.

80 posted on 01/28/2015 5:48:39 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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