Article: Letters from readers.(NEWS)

Article: Tearful First Lady defends governor: `I am not ashamed of my ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... to swirl around Gov. Jesse Ventura for calling organized religion "a sham," First Lady ... because of religion. Organized religion is a sham and a crutch ... Wild opinions attacking organized religion [and] excusing Tailhook ...

Article: Transcript From Sam Donaldson's Interview With Minnesota Governor ...
Business Wire;  October 6, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura that took place ... s where Governor Jesse Ventura will be giving a ... infamous quote, "Organized religion is a sham and a ... antecedent was, "organized religion is a sham." Shouldn ...

Transcript: Analysis: Jesse Ventura announces he will not ...
NPR All Things Considered;  June 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Analysis: Jesse Ventura announces he will not seek re ... 00 PM LIANE HANSEN, host: Jesse Ventura, Minnesota's outspoken pro ... ZDECHLIK reporting: Four years ago Jesse Ventura, running as a third-party ...

Article: Speaking up for the governor; As Jesse Ventura's ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... his boss, Gov. Jesse Ventura, and like dozens ... come here to be Jesse Ventura's pal." But ... in which he said organized religion was a "sham and ... that only "some" organized religion fit that description ...

Article: JESSE VENTURA IN PLAYBOY, PART II.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  February 1, 2000 ;     567 words ... ... become Minnesota's governor, Jesse Ventura says in the March issue of ... raised a tempest by calling organized religion a ''sham,'' derided people ... In his words Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura's opinion of actors and artists ...

Article: JESSE VENTURA IS NO HOLDS BARRED AS REFORM PARTY ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  October 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Minnesota's rogue governor Jesse Ventura is in so much hot water that ... latest outrage was to insult organized religion in a Playboy magazine interview ... church-going voters. He said organized religion is ``a sham . . . it tells ...

Article: The Governing Body: Jesse Ventura Grapples With ...
The Washington Post;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Political Pawns and Media Jackals By Jesse Ventura with Julie Mooney Pocket. 264 pp. $23.95 Jesse Ventura, Minnesota's chief executive ... Playboy interview--in which he said organized religion was a crutch for the weak-minded ...