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| Jesse Ventura becomes a "troofer" |
| 2008-04-10 |
| James Lileks, buzz.mn Not to bellyflop into the touchy realm of partisan matters, but I think there’s broad consensus – including those who call themselves independent – that Jesse Ventura has completed his long, fascinating morph into an utter maroon. This didn’t get much press around here, but while your host was on vacation, the former governor joined the ranks of 9/11 deniers. Having read some books and applied his piercing incisive intellect to the inherent qualities of structural design, he now believes that the destruction of the World Trade Center was an inside job, and thinks that the corporate media is covering up the truth. Apparently the energy expended in this endeavor was sufficient to burn his hair off. Either that or he’s reverted to Bald Jesse to indicate he's back in Statesman Mode, because no one took Pirate Jesse seriously. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #11 "“Mexico, Ventura added, is ‘where you go to learn about revolution so you can bring it back home. Everyone thinks Che Guevara is dead, but I know better.’" Okay, Mexico took 100 years to even get a two party system. As a source of revolution Mexico is pathetic. Che was from Argentina and did most of his work for Cuba and died in Bolivia. I don't think he found time to make it to Mexico. Yeah, he spoke Spanish, same difference I guess when you're a troofer facts are just annoying. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-04-10 19:13 |
| #10 Another thing I think Jessie is using HOllywood gravity as his base. Buildings always collapse slow enough that the hero can run out and leap to safety. That means a dramatic pause as each floor pancakes, squeeling of metal, and then another collapse. Most troofers don't realize the weight that was coming down. The structure was meant to hold weight, not to handle the weight of every floor above slamming into it. There is a difference. Once a single floor somewhere in the middle collapsed it was over. Bin Laden knew that. If he'd aimed higher the only hope would have been to tip the tower over and that's less likely. I also love the way the Troofers ignore the way it takes weeks to plant controlled charges and the fact that Bin Laden has taken credit more than once for the attack. Nothing will satisfy them except daily medication and padded walls. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-04-10 19:06 |
| #9 At what point do you, as a public figure, do some research and talk to experts before going public with asinine statements? I mean just to protect your credibility. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-04-10 19:02 |
| #8 "Explain to me how buildings fall at the same rate of gravity?" Jesse was a jock not a geek. I'll bet that Physics wasn't on his high school record. He missed the demo that millions observed. Of course in the twisted minds of the troofers, all the moon landings were staged in Arizona or the like. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-04-10 18:39 |
| #7 It's called a skullet. It offers no protection from the sun's rays which have obviously cooked his brain. He apparently has forgotten to wear his tinfoil hat. Boy, he sure talks with confidence, doesn't he? He must be right. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-04-10 16:17 |
| #6 An average politician pandering to bottom feeders. Some are worse than others but they are all bad. They are, in the end, whores. (and I mean no disrespect to working girls by saying that) |
| Posted by: Hector 2008-04-10 16:13 |
| #5 Steroid chickens coming home to roost. Oh please yes, run for Gov again - Minnesota is just moonbat enough for a 2nd go-round. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-04-10 15:37 |
| #4 And one more thing. The scalped mullet look is a loser. Somebody write that down in a memo and send it to him, post-haste. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2008-04-10 13:59 |
| #3 I saw him on H&C the other night. I never suspected him of being very smart but the logic he applies to explain his position on 9/11 is bass ackwards. For example, he poses the following question in his argument, "Explain to me how buildings fall at the same rate of gravity?" Uh, ok. Have you ever taken a Physics 101 course, Mr. Ventura? Everything falls at the rate of gravity, it's the mass (or density) relative to air resistance created during a fall that slows down an object under the force of gravity. This is why a penny and a feather will fall at exactly the same rate in a vacuum. Given the density/mass of a building the size of the Twin Towers, it would speak to the laws of physics that they would fall at a rate close to the rate of gravity. I respect the man and many of his libertarian views but suffice to say, he is a moron. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2008-04-10 13:58 |
| #2 What's up with the mullet he sporting? |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-04-10 13:29 |
| #1 He thought the XFL was gonna make it big too. Who gives a shit what he thinks. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-04-10 13:18 |