Former Gov. Jesse Ventura held a news conference today to criticize the dismissal of his lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration for the agency's pat downs and full body scanners at the airport. Ventura said he was outraged that the court dismissed his case. He called the judge who dismissed the case and the federal courts in general as "cowards.""They said they don't have jurisdiction," Ventura told reporters outside of the federal courthouse in St. Paul. "Well my question is if the federal courts don't have jurisdiction over a constitutional question then who the hell does?"
Ventura, who was flanked by the TV crew that shoots his conspiracy TV show, also said he's lost his patriotism. He said he'll never fly commercially again.
"I will not be treated like a criminal," Ventura said. "In our airports today, we citizens are treated like criminals. We're guilty until we're proven innocent."
"I will never stand for a national anthem again," Ventura said. "I will turn my back and raise a fist the same way Tommy Smith and John Carlos did in the '68 Olympics, Jesse Ventura will do that today."
"The only way that I could change it I guess would be to run for president and win it," Ventura said. "Is that what it will take?" When asked if he's running for the White House, Ventura said "I'm thinking about it. That's all though."
Ventura also didn't forget about his past battles with the Minnesota media. He singled out WCCO's Pat Kessler and told him he'll never forgive him for the way he treated him and his family. Kessler did a story during Ventura's time as governor that his son, Tyrell, threw weekend parties at the governor's residence that caused damage to furniture and fixtures.
Good for Jesse. Unlike the vast majority of politicians, he's honest, he's right, and he's one of the reasons I'm proud to be born in Minnesota.
I don't often agree with Jesse, but I wish he'd stick with this. It's a tragedy the way we get treated in airports, and he's right with this lawsuit.
Jesse knows a coward when he smells one, of that you can be certain. If you plan on interviewing him, you best bring your biggest nuts with ya or maybe rent a pair, you'll need them. So far, I only see 2 people that tell it exactly like it is..Ron Paul and Jesse Ventura.
Although I just can't that excited anymore about anything the U.S. does, I'm glad there are people like Jesse who still can. If he runs, I might actually have someone to vote for in the next Presidential election!
Jesse is completely right about this particular issue. It is unconscionable that a District Court can't process a lawsuit over constitutional rights. The legal issue is that a citizen is restricted from bringing all the facts into consideration if they go directly to the Appeals Court.
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