Jesse Ventura's Off The Grid:Vigilant News
Jesse Ventura responds to reports on Chris Kyle’s records
The Intercept’s Matthew Cole, in collaboration with Sheelagh McNeill, wrote a revealing piece on ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle, alleging the former SEAL embellished his military record in his bestselling autobiography. The journalists point to a passage in which Kyle states, “All told, I would end my career as a SEAL with two Silver Stars and five Bronze, all for valor.” What Cole and McNeill uncovered is that, according to their research which as been corroborated by Navy officials, documents show that Kyle earned one Silver Star and three Bronze Stars with Valor. The article ends with a quote from an unnamed former SEAL who states, “The SEAL leadership was aware of the embellishment, but didn’t want to correct the record because Kyle’s celebrity status reflected well on the command.”
Jesse Ventura: How do we take profit out of war?
One vigilant viewer writes in to the Governor, asking the eternal question we all want the answer to: “How do you take profit out of war?”
Can Bernie Sanders take down the Democratic establishment?
In a CNN interview with host Jake Tapper, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he supports DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Democratic opponent, Tim Canova, in the August 30th primary for Florida’s 23trd congressional district. He also informed Tapper that, if he wins the Democratic nomination for presidency, he wouldn’t reappoint Wasserman Schultz as head of the DNC. This is in the wake of the much-debated Nevada convention last week, where Sanders’ supporters protested because they felt the system was rigged in favor of his opponent, Hillary Clinton. Jesse Ventura sounds off.
Report: TSA has 95% failure rate in Homeland Security test
According to a report released on Vox.com, Homeland Security set-up a makeshift test to see how likely it is for a terrorist to get on board a plane. The Homeland Security officials allegedly pretended to be terrorists, and smuggled arsenal and bombs on the planes in 67 out of 70 different scenarios, with a success rate of 95%.
Jesse Ventura: On Donald Trump and his tax returns
A vigilant viewer, Cindy from Ohio, recently wrote in to the Governor and asked: “Why do you think Trump will not release his tax papers until after the November election?”
USA’s top CEOs make 340 times more than you & export your jobs overseas
A report released in The Guardian by the AFL-CIO union found that CEOs of the top 500 companies took home an average pay of $12.4 million, while also exporting jobs overseas. According to the paper, the average production worked earned $36,900 in comparison, meaning these CEOs are earning 340 more times than those who work for them.
Jesse Ventura: This whole election is fraudulent
The New York Times article on Donald Trump. The Nevada Democratic Party against Bernie Sanders. All these attacks on Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders because they’re not part of the status quo. I’ll tell you what though: they’re only getting stronger because the more they attack them, the more people like me start feeling sympathy for them.
Here’s the first thing Jesse Ventura would do if he were president.
Jesse Ventura takes on your questions in another edition of “Ask Jesse.” In this iteration, the Governor contemplates whether he would agree to be Donald Trump’s running mate if he were ever asked, as well as what his number one priority would be if he were to take up residence in the White House.