Fake Jesse Ventura
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I know Jesse Ventura. I've worked with Jesse Ventura. Jesse Ventura isn't really a friend of mine, but I certainly know the caller to Midday today claiming to be Jesse Ventura is no Jesse Ventura.
He wanted to ask Al Franken a question. Listen for yourself:
How can you tell it's not the former governor? The first time he says "Minnesota" he gets the Ventura pronunciation wrong, so he overcompensates the second time he says it.
I don't know who this really is. Maybe him, or him, or even him. (but probably not him)
In any case, when you call Midday, don't pretend to be somebody else.
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