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Jesse Ventura On LGBT Rights

In a rambling book-signing speech, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura spoke at length about his support for LGBT rights. Ventura's comments were apparently spurred by an airport incident with a male TSA agent, leading the former pro wrestler to declare, "I'm not homophobic at all...but when I pass through and they touch me, I want a woman doing it."

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Former Minnesota governor, pro wrestler, and 9/11 truther Jesse Ventura says he'd consider running for vice president on a ticket headed by Libertarian whackadoodle Rep. Ron Paul.

Ventura claimed that he would never run as a Republican or Democrat. "They are the problem, not the solution. We need to abolish political parties in this country,” he said in the Good Morning America interview. The former governor described Ron Paul as "the only federal elected official who will stand up for America on the congressional floor.” Paul ran as a Republican in 2008, and as a Libertarian in 1988. Jesse Ventura also spoke of Sarah Palin in a CNN interview, and estimated that she may win the Republican ticket in 2012.

An open atheist, Ventura is actually fantastic on LGBT rights. His TruTV series, Conspiracy Theory, just completed its second season.

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Quote Of The Day - Jesse Ventura

"You can't put a civil rights issue on the ballot and let the people decide. You have to have elected officials to who have courage to make the right decision. If you left it up to the people, we'd have slavery, depending on how you worded it." - Former Minnesota governor and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura, responding to Maine's vote on CNN last night.