Inside the ropes with Jesse Ventura / Tom Hauser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauser, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Governors--Minnesota--Biography.

Governors.

Minnesota--Politics and government--1951-.

Minnesota.

Ventura, Jesse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tom Hauser offers the only detailed account of former pro-wrestler Jesse Ventura's campaign, election, and time in office as governor of Minnesota.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. "We Shocked the World": Jesse Ventura's Unlikely Path to the Governor's Mansion; 2. "I Can Kick Your Ass!": The Quotable Ventura Becomes a Media Sensation; 3. "Hooyah!": Governor Ventura Takes the Oath; 4. "Oh, Am I in Trouble Now!": Taking on Single Mothers and Drunken Irishmen; 5. "We Can't Legislate against Every Stupid Thing": Ventura's Vision for Minnesota; 6. "A Trick and Ten Dollars": Jesse's Book Tells All; 7. "I Don't Have to Do Anything, I'm a Governor": Ventura's Talk-Radio Comeback; 8. "A Ritual Political Suicide": Shocking the World Again

9. "I'm Proud I'm a Wrestler": The Body's New Chyna Policy10. "Organized Religion Is a Sham": Playboy!; 11. "You Have Brought Shame . . .": No Apologies; 12. "Blatant Political Garbage": The Reform Party Implodes While the Governor Stands Alone; 13. "10,000 Lakes and One Goofy Governor": From The Young and the Restless to the Lincoln Bedroom; 14. "This Governor Is Out of Bounds": Moonlighting with the XFL; 15. September 11, 2001: Minnesota's Commander-in-Chief Wages War on the Media; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9504-0

OCLC:

476095199