# Jesse Ventura Throws His Body In Support of Kerry...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 22, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-ventura-throws-his-body-in-support-of-kerry/270680 "2004-10-22T21:09:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-ventura-throws-his-body-in-support-of-kerry/270680/1 "2004-10-22T21:09:10Z")

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Uh, [this article](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&e=6&u=/ap/20041022/ap_on_el_pr/ventura_kerry) is really weird:

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> Asked if Ventura’s presence meant he was endorsing Kerry, [former Maine Governor Angus] King replied: “Yes.”  
> “He came here today and he didn’t just happen by,” King said.  
> When reporters tried to question Ventura, he pursed his lips, shook his head and motioned toward King.

Uh…what? Cat got your tongue, Jesse? Anybody have any scoop on this?

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**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-ventura-throws-his-body-in-support-of-kerry/270680/2 "2004-10-22T21:46:29Z")

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Well, ol’ Jesse isn’t exactly known for playing nicely with the press. This is just speculation, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he decided to endorse Kerry and his handlers said, “Let King do all the talking when the reporters come around.”

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**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-ventura-throws-his-body-in-support-of-kerry/270680/3 "2004-10-22T23:27:16Z")

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It’s kind of nice to know Angus is still getting around, though. If Ventura becomes politically active again, this coould become a full-time gig.

Wouldn’t it be funny if Ventura became president or something, and was called before a congressional committee, and wouldn’t go unless he had King along to speak for him, and … never mind.