Jesse Ventura, Hannity Go Head-To-Head (VIDEO)

Thanks to all the Media Monitors who highlighted last night's entertaining tilt between Sean Hannity and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. Hannity, didn't "want to go down the old road" last night with Ventura, who's made his antipathy for the Bush administration abundantly clear. So the Fox host instead pitched a segment of "new questions" to Ventura. And then, within seconds, the conversation immediately shifted to teleprompters. Jeezy creezy. Have you heard about how our monster president became the first person to ever employ this Satanic device of Pure Fraudulence?

This is new: "George Bush inherited the negative impact of 9/11." That's apparently a new counter to the old refrain about how Obama "inherited" all sorts of turd sandwiches from his predecessor. I suppose I'm supposed to accept the premise that a President can "inherit" the fallout of an event that happens nine months into their term.

Jesse Ventura, I like the way his mind works! Hannity attempts a weird a rambling case about the Clinton administration's inattention to terrorists, and just as I am imagining the obvious rebuttal, Ventura calmly enunciates it:

HANNITY: There were a group of radicals that were at war with the United States and we weren't at war with them. We saw the first Trade Center bombing, the Embassy bombings, the USS Cole, and we think radicals that think God is going to reward them in Heaven with virgins. Jesse, how do you stop them.

VENTURA: Well, you pay attention to memos on August 6 that tell you exactly what bin Laden's gonna do.

Things get pretty much awesome from there. And a little weird. And yet very "Minnesota nice!" The conversation basically has it all: Ross Perot shout outs, Monica Lewinsky weighed against 9/11, bin Laden conspiracy theories, and Ventura refusing to accept that the interview is over. But the best moment comes toward the end when Hannity basically presents LOVING REAGAN as some sort of personal accomplishment, earned through diligence and sweat, only to have Ventura shoot him a withering "so what?" face.

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Comments

[jallen3063]

Jessie, is out of his mind . i would question whats in the water in Minnesota. Jesssie stay home your days are over. Jeff Allen

[ob4meor]

hannity makes me SICK! What a lyer, what a shame!

[Babele]

Jesse Ventura is one of my favorite 9 11 truth ers. If you have the b@lls to open your mind to a whole new truth I highly suggest reading two fact filled books written by David Ray Griffin, Professor of Philosophy, Claremont school of Theology: "The New Pearl Harbor - Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11" and "The 9/11 Commission Report - Omissions and Distortions".

Although disturbingly painful to read, once you connect the dots you will find what so many Americans have discovered - it was an inside job. The bogus timelines and false information supplied to the public, so deeply engrained in the minds of the people, will be lifted and you will realize that the "incompetence theory" that allowed 9 11 to happen is actually a cover up.

To view a list of scientists, engineers, government officials, senior military officers, pilots, retired generals, CIA agents, and counsel members to the 9/11 Commission (et.al.) that have been silenced on their views of 9/11go to patriotsqu­estion911.­com. Hundreds of highly intelligent, affluent people that have put their families, jobs and reputations on the line to try to speak out about what really happened can be found on this web site. Listen to what they have to say and keep this in mind - 9/11 truth ends all wars.

[tploomis]

Jessie got Hannity in the ring, led him around in a headlock, and bashed his head into the turn buckle. Jessie would not be bullied by the King of Bullies.

[Carole65]

What were Jessie's successes in Minnesota?

[naijaman]

Did Hannity actually say America is better off after Bush than before Bush? That's an incredible statement....even for Hannity. Yikes.

[sb250guy]

(Jesse Ventura, Hannity Go Head-To-Head)

That's not a fair fight. Jesse's head has contents.

[leftyandproudofit]

Looks to me like Hannity got the waterboarding he was avoiding (like a typical chicken hawk). Thanks Jesse!!

[durbinlover]

That was all sorts of AWESOME!!

[ipv4]

I just hope that hannity has ample amount of ditto head watching so that they can see him exposed for what he is , a mouthpiece of the right wing propaganda machine.

This guy makes me sick to my stomach only because I know so many people take what he says as actual truth. I should know, whenever I debates someone politically at work the seem to have the exact same talking points verbatim.

[ipv4]

Jesse just owned hannity and made him look the right wing propagandist he really is. Does this guy have any shame????

He really should not be a commentator unless you have a someone like Jesse to catch him in his lies.

[countrycontemplative]

Excellent smackdown by Jesse Ventura on what of the most egregious partisan hacks on television. Ventura is just about as independent as an independent can be and Hannity is just a mouth piece for the former Bush administration. I wish we had more folks like Ventura on talk shows like this. Ventura rocks!
Hannity is a wimpy chickenhawk who just doesn't get that torture is a war crime and that war crimes put our own troops in more peril.

[HereComesMegaCorp]

Whoa... I had no idea Ventura was this good in debate. He's got the right personality to take on someone like Hannity -- you have to bully right back, you can't be polite or expect that rationality alone will get you through. I generally hate listening to this sort of thing (it makes me anxious), but Ventura's wit and self-assurance not only won the argument -- they won the day.

[TrueBlue123]

I am loving Jesse Ventura right now! Come to Florida and be our govenor!

[Eckbaum]

Sean Hannity volunteered to be water boardered for charity but then reacted like most conservatives when faced with the intellectual dishonesty of their views, their testicles are only in their throats but never in their personal actions. Jesse Ventura has walked the talk whereas Sean Hannity only talks the talk. Hannityand his buddies Levin and Limbaugh have never served and never will.