Ventura Claims He Was Silenced By MSM - Because He Did Not Support The Iraq War

[kpete]

Ventura Claims He Was Silenced
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said that MSNBC kept him off the air because he did not support the Iraq war.

Said Ventura: "It was awful. I was basically silenced. When I came out of office, I was the hottest commodity out there. There was a bidding war between CNN, Fox and MSNBC to get my services. MSNBC ultimately won. I was being groomed for a five day-a-week TV show by them. Then, all of a sudden, weird phone calls started happening: 'Is it true Jesse doesn't support the war in Iraq?'"

"My contract said I couldn't do any other cable TV or any news shows, and they honored and paid it for the duration of it. So in essence I had my silence purchased. Why do you think you didn't hear from me for three years? I was under contract."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/12/01/ventura_claims_he_was_silenced.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-conversation29-2009nov29,0,1777742.story

[Wapsie B]

1. When you make both sides hate you you may just be on to something.

So there definitely was collusion on the part of the MSM to be cheerleaders for Iraq? Why am I not surprised? :eyes:

[barbtries]

3. it should be criminal

it's so frustrating! :grr:

[NYC_SKP]

2. K&R n/t

[hfojvt]

4. profiles in courage

"Well, I would have gone on TV and opposed the war, but then I wouldn't have gotten paid, and a millionaire's gotta eat, ya know."

Quotes Jesse "It was awful"

Awful, like getting paid big bucks to do nothing? Or awful like getting blown up or shot in a useless war?

Poor, poor widdle Jesse. "It was awful." :cry: :cry: :nopity: