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'''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''' is a former professional wrestler turned politician who was elected [[governor]] of [[Minnesota]] in 1998 on the [[Reform Party]] ticket after winning in an upset with a campaign that was "Don't vote for politics as usual".  The surprise win led to sales of "My governor can beat up your governor" T-shirts.  Ventura appeared to enjoy the notoriety more than the job, however.  He insisted on now being known as "Jesse the Mind" Ventura, did an interview for ''Playboy'', guest-refereed a pay per view [[WWE|WWF]] wrestling match while he was governor, and wrote his 1999 best selling memoir ''I Ain't Got Time to Bleed''.  In 2001 he also allowed himself to be hired as a commentator for the short lived [[XFL football league]].<ref>http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200201/28_khoom_jessereview/</ref>
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'''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''' is a former professional wrestler turned politician who was elected [[governor]] of [[Minnesota]] in 1998 on the [[Reform Party]] ticket after winning in an upset with a campaign that was "Don't vote for politics as usual".  The surprise win led to sales of "My governor can beat up your governor" T-shirts.  Ventura appeared to enjoy the notoriety more than the job, however.  He insisted on now being known as "Jesse the Mind" Ventura, did an interview for ''Playboy'', guest-refereed a pay per view [[WWE|WWF]] wrestling match while he was governor, and wrote his 1999 best selling memoir ''I Ain't Got Time to Bleed''.  In 2001 he also allowed himself to be hired as a commentator for the short lived [[XFL football league]]. <ref>http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200201/28_khoom_jessereview/</ref>
    
Ventura believed [[prostitution]] should be legalized and called organized [[religion]] a "sham".  In an effort at damage control he then specifically attacked "fundamentalist fanatics" who he claimed thought "everybody must believe the same things they do."  He gave no examples.  He was also appalled that "there are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion."  
 
Ventura believed [[prostitution]] should be legalized and called organized [[religion]] a "sham".  In an effort at damage control he then specifically attacked "fundamentalist fanatics" who he claimed thought "everybody must believe the same things they do."  He gave no examples.  He was also appalled that "there are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion."  
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