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'''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''' (born July 15, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is a former professional wrestler and actor turned politician who served one term as [[governor]] of [[Minnesota]] from 1999 through 2003. Ventura was a [[Navy]] SEAL for six years during the [[Vietnam War]]. After the war he attended North Hennepin [[Community college|Community College]] and then began an eleven year career in wrestling. Ventura later became an actor, with his film debute being a supporting role in [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s ''Predator'' (1987). In 1990, Ventura was elected Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota's sixth largest city, and served from 1991 through 1995.  

'''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''' (born July 15, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is a former professional wrestler and actor turned politician who served one term as [[governor]] of [[Minnesota]] from 1999 through 2003. Ventura was a [[Navy]] SEAL for six years during the [[Vietnam War]]. After the war he attended North Hennepin [[Community college|Community College]] and then began an eleven year career in wrestling. Ventura later became an actor, with his film debute being a supporting role in [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s ''Predator'' (1987). In 1990, Ventura was elected Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota's sixth largest city, and served from 1991 through 1995.  

Jesse Ventura's political views are [[libertarian]] leaning; he supports property tax relief, reduced bureaucracy in education, medicinal [[marijuana]], [[abortion]] rights and [[gay]] rights, and opposes a militaristic [[foreign policy]]. In 1998 Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota in the [[Reform Party]] and won with a campaign that was "Don't vote for politics as usual", defeating Minnesota Attorney General [[Hubert H. Humphrey III]] and St. Paul Mayor [[Norm Coleman]]. He spend considerably less than his [[Republican]] and [[Democrat]] opponents ($400,000) and was one of the first politicians to use the [[internet]] as a grassroots tool. The surprise victory led to sales of "My governor can beat up your governor" T-shirts.  

Jesse Ventura's political views are [[libertarian]] leaning; he supports property tax relief, reduced bureaucracy in education, medicinal [[marijuana]], [[abortion]] rights and [[gay]] rights, and opposes a militaristic [[foreign policy]]. In 1998 Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota in the [[Reform Party]] and won with a campaign that was "Don't vote for politics as usual", defeating Minnesota Attorney General [[Hubert H. Humphrey III]] and St. Paul Mayor [[Norm Coleman]]. He spend considerably less than his [[Republican]] and [[Democrat]] opponents ($400,000) and was one of the first politicians to use the [[internet]] as a grassroots tool. The surprise victory led to sales of "My governor can beat up your governor" T-shirts.  

As governor, Ventura spearheaded a sales tax rebate, with Minnesotans receiving a tax-free check in late summer for every year of his administration and was influential in reducing class sizes through [[education]] funding. Ventura advocated turning the State Assembly and State Senate into one unicameral legislator. A third party governor working with a Republican controlled Minnesota House and a Democratic controlled Minnesota Senate, Ventura vetoed 207 bills. <ref>http://www.leg.state.mn.us/LRL/Vetoes/vetodetails.asp?searchtype=gov&veto_gov=6</ref> He vetoed a bill that promotes recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, saying "I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary." <ref>http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/CrK8Bgm67b2B.htm</ref> Additionally, he participated in trade missions to [[Mexico]] and [[China]]. In 1999, Ventura had a public disagreement with erstwhile Reform Party leader [[Ross Perot]] over Perot's control of the party and with [[Pat Buchanan]]'s seeking the party's 2000 nomination, and Ventura took the Minnesota branch independent of the national Reform Party to become the Independence Party of Minnesota. In 2002, Ventura appointed his fellow Reform/Independence Party politician [[Dean Barkley]] to the U.S. Senate to fill out the remaining two months in the term of the deceased [[Paul Wellstone]].  

As governor, Ventura spearheaded a sales tax rebate, with Minnesotans receiving a tax-free check in late summer for every year of his administration and was influential in reducing class sizes through [[education]] funding. Ventura advocated turning the State Assembly and State Senate into one unicameral legislator. A third party governor working with a Republican controlled Minnesota House and a Democratic controlled Minnesota Senate, Ventura vetoed 207 bills. <ref>http://www.leg.state.mn.us/LRL/Vetoes/vetodetails.asp?searchtype=gov&veto_gov=6</ref> He vetoed a bill that promotes recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, saying "I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary." <ref>http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/CrK8Bgm67b2B.htm</ref> Additionally, he participated in trade missions to [[Mexico]] and [[China]]. In 1999, Ventura had a public disagreement with erstwhile Reform Party leader [[Ross Perot]] over Perot's control of the party and with [[Pat Buchanan]]'s seeking the party's 2000 nomination, and Ventura took the Minnesota branch independent of the national Reform Party to become the Independence Party of Minnesota. In 2002, Ventura appointed his fellow Reform/Independence Party politician [[Dean Barkley]] to the U.S. Senate to fill out the remaining two months in the term of the deceased [[Paul Wellstone]].  

Jesse Ventura has suggested that [[World Trade Center]] was demolished with explosives by the [[Bush administration]]. “What they've sold us, is that 19 [[Islamic]] radical [[terrorist]]s, came to this country armed with box cutters, and they defeated our multi-billion dollar air defense system, all while taking orders from a bearded guy in a cave in [[Afghanistan]]." <ref>http://www.foundrymusic.com/media/displaymedia.cfm/id/17907/</ref>  

Jesse Ventura has suggested that [[World Trade Center]] was demolished with explosives by the [[Bush administration]]. “What they've sold us, is that 19 [[Islamic]] radical [[terrorist]]s, came to this country armed with box cutters, and they defeated our multi-billion dollar air defense system, all while taking orders from a bearded guy in a cave in [[Afghanistan]]." <ref>http://www.foundrymusic.com/media/displaymedia.cfm/id/17907/</ref>  

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