Guest jester Report post Posted July 10, 2002 Pulled this off CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/07/09/...tura/index.html ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura was hospitalized Tuesday with chest pains as a result of a "recurrent blood clot in his lung," his spokesman said. Ventura spokesman John Wodele said the governor, who has a history of pulmonary problems, was in stable condition at North Memorial Medical Center, where he is undergoing tests. A previous blood clot in his lung led to Ventura's retirement from professional wrestling in 1984. Wodele said Ventura -- who turns 51 next Monday -- woke up Tuesday morning "with discomfort in what he felt was his lung." His personal physician examined him and recommended he check into the hospital. Wodele said the hospitalization was mainly a precaution, but he added "any time you are dealing with this kind of condition you have to be very, very careful." He said Ventura's wife Terry was at his side. "When I spoke with the first lady, she assured me that the governor was in a very good mood. He is communicating," Wodele said. Not handing over power Dr. Robert Colbert, a pulmonary specialist at North Memorial Medical Center and the governor's attending physician, said Ventura was admitted to the facility for "evaluation and treatment of chest pains related to a recurrent blood clot in his lung." "He is stable, in good spirits and undergoing treatment with blood thinners," Colbert said. Ventura will remain hospitalized overnight, and all his scheduled events over the next two days have been canceled. Wodele said Lt. Gov. Mae Schunk, who has been at a conference in California, was notified of Ventura's condition and decided to fly home Tuesday night. But Wodele said "There has been no consideration of handing over power." "The governor is in complete control of his faculties. He is in good spirits and very, very capable of governing -- and has been for 3 1/2 years," he said. 'Lowest point' of my life Four years ago, Ventura -- a former Navy SEAL who became mayor of a Minneapolis suburb after leaving wrestling -- stunned Minnesota's political establishment when he won the governor's office as a third-party candidate. But Ventura announced last month he would not run for re-election, saying his heart was no longer in the job and he was tired of criticism of his family. Media outlets in Minnesota had recently reported that Ventura's 22-year-old son, Tyrel, had used the official governor's residence for parties and some staff members had complained about the mess. In a 1998 interview with City Pages, an alternative newspaper serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Ventura said the "lowest point" in his life came when he was "hit with pulmonary emboli" the night he was to wrestle Hulk Hogan in Los Angeles before a sell-out crowd. "It cost me a huge amount of money," Ventura said. "That was the lowest point also because I was critical for six days, and my wife had to fly to San Diego to be at my bedside." Asked if he was afraid of death, Ventura told the paper he wasn't because of his Navy training. He added, "And you know why else I'm not afraid of it? Because so many lesser individuals have done it. In the words of Jim Morrison, no one gets out of here alive." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted July 11, 2002 How is it a thread about Sid shitting his pants - or the dozen threads about Nash messing up his leg - gets post after post, but one about Jesse the Body getting hospitalized doesn't get a single one? He basically helped create the template (along with Superstar Billy Graham) that a ton of heels use to get heat. Plus his announcing duties, which actually outshine his ringwork. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted July 11, 2002 My thoughts go out to Jesse Ventura and the Ventura family for Jesse's speedy recovery. It's a shame that conditions such as these catch up with high profile figures in society. I hope Jesse is cleared from the hospital soon.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted July 11, 2002 My thoughts also go with the Venturas. Get well soon Jessie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HartFan86 Report post Posted July 11, 2002 How is it a thread about Sid shitting his pants - or the dozen threads about Nash messing up his leg - gets post after post, but one about Jesse the Body getting hospitalized doesn't get a single one? Uhhh...I posted this in Genral Wrestling like 2 days ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted July 11, 2002 How is it a thread about Sid shitting his pants - or the dozen threads about Nash messing up his leg - gets post after post, but one about Jesse the Body getting hospitalized doesn't get a single one? Uhhh...I posted this in Genral Wrestling like 2 days ago. The point of my post was that there's a thread about Sid shitting his pants at a house show that has 41 posts ... yet there's a thread about a legend in wrestling being hospitalized that had zero. It just seems a bit out of whack, is all. Maybe if the report said that Jesse shit his pants while being transported to the hospital it would have gotten some more attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
