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Jesse Ventura is one of the most influential, interesting, and eccentric people in the United States today, and this autobiography is a clear cross-section of his views on wrestling, the Navy SEALs, politics, and life in general. Governor Ventura states his goal in writing this book is to give his reader a straight-shooting dose of the honest facts, and he does that with style - his own style. "I Ain't Got Time to Bleed" reads just like Ventura speaks, if you've ever seen him on TV, and gives a particularly good insight into current U.S. politics from the mind of one of America's most outspoken and influential critics. Ventura praises the American system, claiming that his rise to the top in Minnesota is evidence that the American dream is alive and well. But he also criticizes the career politicians, who he claims run our country today. He passionately calls for more Americans making their voice heard at the polls to return the system to its ideal. In this book, Ventura achieves what he set out to do: take a close look at America itself through the eyes of a private citizen who has become a national public figure and tell the world what he sees.

Go Jesse! The life and times of America's toughest and most honest politicians. (Hell, quite possibly in the entire world!). Jesse Ventura lays it all down, the days of youthful excess and fast times; his experiences as a Navy SEAL; his time spent as a professional (and one of the most memorable) wrestler (or wrastler as some people keep saying); and finally he takes us to Minnesota where he challenges, defeats and ultimately disbands the Good Old Boy syndicate living high on the hog off the peoples' ignorance and indifference. Told through tape recorder? That's great! I'll look for an audiobook version too! Jesse leaps off each page as himself and not some puff-piece written to further his political career or win over borderline voters. Jesse speaks and he speaks in his own voice and from his heart without holding anything back. As a fan of Jesse's policies and his fresh attitude and outlook to politics, this book only strengthens my admirations for him by showing and proving that he is everything he says he is and isn;t full of a single drop of the loads of B.S. that spoil the once clean air surrounding our governmental offices, both federal and state.

Finally someone in politics that speaks honestly about the issues today. This book is very fun to read. Jesse makes alot of interesting points on how the political structure of the two majority parties is out of tune with the people of this country. I'm a regestered Republician and after reading this book, I think the platform of the Reform Party is the direction this country needs to head. The book is very funny up until the last couple chapters after he's elected Governor then it slows down to complaining about the media and he has problems with the Reform Party. Other than that I would recomend this book to anyone who wants to know the truth about how goverment really works! We need more "real" people like Jesse in office than carerer polititicians.