Jesse Ventura won't see 'American Sniper,' says Chris Kyle is no hero

[TexasTowelie]

MINNEAPOLIS — "American Sniper" is tops at the box office, but don't expect to see former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura lining up at a theater for it.

Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, won $1.8 million in a defamation lawsuit last year against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, the SEAL protagonist of the movie, which has sparked debate over whether snipers should be considered heroes. Ventura said Wednesday he won't see the film partly because Kyle is no hero to him.

"A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying," Ventura told The Associated Press from his winter home in Baja California, Mexico. He also noted that the movie isn't playing there.

Ventura also dismissed the movie as propaganda because it conveys the false idea that Iraq had something to do with the 9/11 attacks. "It's as authentic as 'Dirty Harry,'" he said, referring to fictional movie series starring Clint Eastwood, the director of "American Sniper."

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[gabeana]

1. Comments on the article

are fun to read, mostly anti-Ventura these People have no clue at least Ventura was a Navy seal

[Lurks Often]

7. Ventura was in UDT's, not the SEALS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_Demolition_Team

The SEALS replaced the UDT's and took on additional roles over and above what the UDT's did.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs

[Mnpaul]

22. You want balance?

Check out these:
http://comments.startribune.com/comments.php?d=content_comments&asset_id=290119661§ion=/entertainment/movies&comments=true

There is some epic smack down on the Jesse haters goin' on.

Also mentioned is the fact that even Kyle called Jesse a SEAL.

[Hulk]

2. Where did this story supposedly take place?....Afghanistan?

My sister came over last night and she had seen the movie. I told her I didn't plan to see it, and when I mentioned it took place in Iraq, she corrected me and told me it took place totally in Afghanistan. Any one able to tell me which?..or both? I can't stand the withered old fart, clint talks-to-a-chair, and I tend agree with the opinion glorifying murdering people who would probably do the same in this country if WE WERE INVADED is really hard to justify.

I'm a Vietnam vet, and I've seen enough of the ugly side of war to last me a lifetime. I won't go into it all, but I'll just say those people didn't want us there, most of them, and we did some really awful things to the country and the citizens on both sides of that ugly mess.

[JonLP24]

3. He has only served in Iraq

Notably the Second Battle of Fallujah where many atrocities took place, including the indiscriminate killing by snipers.

I haven't seen the movie but I doubt the movie includes a lot of that.

[Skittles]

16. he did four tours in Iraq

he was never in Afghanistan

of course, propaganda will make you think all kinds of things that are not true

[annm4peace]

4. I have seen Jesse Ventura several times with Veterans for Peace

how Kyle described him was not a description of Jesse Ventura.

I could never imagine.. there is no way.. could I imagine him saying things to hurt Veterans.

assholes, yes.. but not what Kyle wrote in his book or said in interviews.


being a supporting member of Vets for Peace for the last 12 years.. and listening to speakers who are Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan occupations, or family members, or from Iraqis or Afghans.. some children.

hearing from those both on the soldier side and on the Iraqi citizen side from Fallujah..

i would never, ever see American Sniper ... it is sickening.

[Mnpaul]

8. The woman at the bar sitting next to Jesse

claimed a different story. She said Jesse took at shot at Bush which makes more sense. I have never heard Jesse take a swipe at the soldiers.

[yeoman6987]

28. It's actually a good movie

Many saw it for you. Hard to believe it is less then 20 million until it is the number 1 movie of 2014. Kinda astounding for a little movie made for 50 million. Doing well overseas. It may make a half billion Worldwide by time it is done. You really should see it. You may be surprised that it is nothing like you think it is.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. I agree.

[BeanMusical]

6. Kick and R.

[Enthusiast]

9. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

Half the nation seems to think the US invaded Iraq for some noble cause. We don't need movies that rewrite history to favor the criminal Bush Administration.

[Blanks]

21. According to Eastwood it's an anti war movie...

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6547068

Of course any war movie that shows the pain caused by war is an anti war movie.

[CrispyQ]

24. From the man who talks to chairs.

[madokie]

10. I'm with you Jesse

Jesse possibly came through SERE school while I was stationed there. amazing that
100 of us were stationed there at the school and we all had a hand in training.

[Rex]

12. I have a buddy that was an instructor at SERE school, it is all he talks about.

Must have been a blast, for the instructors. Not so much for the students I bet.

[madokie]

13. for us it was great

going through the class sucked big time though. My work week was 27 hours for the navy except the one week out of 5 I had duty then it was way more. I kept a full time job busing tables at the Warner Springs Resort. Served John Wayne, Glen Campbell and entourage while they were filming true grit near there. We weren't allowed to seek autographs or photos though. We were told they were there to unwind and escape the rigors of filming. Got to speak to them though, in fact we had some lively conversations. I'm an okie with a deep okie drawl so they liked to hear me talk, I think that was it anyway. Good times my time at SERE school
When I left heading to VN I was debriefed and was told to not talk about anything that we did at the school and for the most part I still don't. It was top secret duty, the average joe couldn't make it. I guess the reason I did was I was country with a clean as a whistle record. No blemishes at all. As far as I know I'd still have that top secret clearance and am still bound by the rules that were laid out to me upon my leaving there for 'nam. At any rate I'm not going to take any chances as I like my freedom.

I'd make as much in one night of busing tables as I'd get for two weeks pay from the navy

[Rex]

15. Wow, I wonder how you found time to sleep!

Awesome that you got to meet The Duke and a country legend like Campbell...I can still hear him singing, "like a rhinestone cowboy" dun dun dun...that's etched into my brain forever until I die.

[madokie]

17. It was awesome

I wish I could have brought a memento home with me of that week but no dice. I guess I could have snook our a fork, a spoon or something and had it etched that the big man eat out of this or something. I was having too good of a time having a good time to worry with any of that though
It was a high dollar joint. This was back in '68-'69 and it seems that the cover charge just to come through the door of the restaurant was more than my navy pay for a month was.

[msanthrope]

11. I have met Mr. Ventura. He is a gentleman. I do not agree with him on some things, but I found

that his manner of speaking was direct and courteous, so one could actually disagree with candor, vigor, and politeness.

[Rex]

14. Really takes guts for Ventura to call someone else out as a liar when he loves

to go on shows like Alex Jones and lie his ass off about some crazy CTs. Besides, Ventura is lying about being a SEAL, he was NEVER a SEAL. YES there is a difference between UDT and SEALS...that is why they are called two different things!

Really, Ventura should just be proud of being a Frogman...no need to pretend to be a SEAL.

That's like me, a former ground surveillance system operator, pretending to be a counter-intelligence officer. Sure we both worked together and our MOS were just a few letters apart...but we were NOT the same MOS!

[valerief]

18. The movie is just recruitment propanganda--the new "be all that you can be" bullshit. nt

[busterbrown]

19. Kind of wish Jesse would loose his Libertarian Politics.

He would make a good/great Dem..

[RoccoR5955]

20. You got dat right! n/t

[MrMickeysMom]

23. K&R … It's about time some authority spoke up about this...

With all the hype, distribution and MSM masterbatory coverage, is it little wonder that it's a "box office hit"?

[mimi85]

25. The man who killed Kyle was found guilty last night.

And Kyle killed more people than his killer. Disgusting.

[mimi85]

26. And the Academy only gave the movie one award.

[mimi85]

27. Article. nt

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