Asa Phelps: Jessie was never a SEAL.

He was UDET. Which is "Like" a SEAL, and he probably hung out with SEALs, but he was never a SEAL.

Still, how many people has Jim Norton killed?

Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) were a precursor to the current United States Navy SEALs.
I'll give him a pass since no one knows what the hell a UDT is

I wonder why he waked off so quickly. Did he not have time to bleed?

Ah. My ex-governor. Definitely a character.

Asa Phelps: Jessie was never a SEAL.

He was UDET. Which is "Like" a SEAL, and he probably hung out with SEALs, but he was never a SEAL.

He's still a goddamn sexual tyrannasaurus!

Gwendolyn: I'd declare Jessie the winner because the little shiat was trying to get hit for the press/law suit. Lord knows it took the better man not to beat the shiat out of him.

Jim Norton? Pfft! he wasn't trying to get hit, he thinks Ventura is an ass, he's said it prior to this interview and he called him on it. Ventura's "theories" are stupid...Ventura is just used to people agreeing with him until he leaves...

CPT Ethanolic: Asa Phelps: Jessie was never a SEAL.

He was UDET. Which is "Like" a SEAL, and he probably hung out with SEALs, but he was never a SEAL.

Then you should call someone, because he's wearing a SEAL pin.

In the video or from that pic above? Cause I think that pic is from Predator.

The sad thing is, Jesse Ventura is funnier than Jim Norton. That's gotta hurt. I'm not surprised Norton ended up on morning radio, where comedy goes to die.

Come to think of it, all of those Tough Crowd guys suck:
* Nick DiPaolo
* Greg Giraldo
* Judy Gold
* Jim Norton
* Patrice Oneal
* Keith Robinson
* Rich Vos

Not a funny one in the bunch.

I think Ventura's conspiracy theories are retarded, but Jim Norton came off like someone who forgot to take his medication that morning.

Ventura will stuff his foot in his mouth on his own if you stop yelling at him long enough to let him.

Of course I didn't see/hear the rest of the show so this clip might be out of context.

Who the hell is Jim Norton and why is he so farking irritable?

There was a guy in my school who was exactly like that - shaved head and a mouth full of verbal diarrhea. Everyone hated his guts.

Maybe it's the same guy.

/also, cool story

Classic Jim Norton.

The_Sponge: DarthBrooks:
/Talk about having brass balls the size of beach balls.

That's not balls. That's chickensh-t. Norton did it on-air. Where he could just claim it was just for the show. Then sue Jesse and maybe his employer for failing to protect him. It was as safe a place as he could ever ask for and if it went bad, he gets paid.

No way he'd do it outside or even in the hallway. That's just a sad little man.

Gwendolyn: I'd declare Jessie the winner because the little shiat was trying to get hit for the press/law suit. Lord knows it took the better man not to beat the shiat out of him.

You can bet norton has more money than ventura, he was a bit actor and a flaming wrestling star, but jimmy was being annoying.

Ventura is kooky but the only thing that hes really off the deep end is that 9/11 was an inside job, its been proven that it wasnt.

Dr.Zom: Come to think of it, all of those Tough Crowd guys suck:
* Nick DiPaolo
* Greg Giraldo
* Judy Gold
* Jim Norton
* Patrice Oneal
* Keith Robinson
* Rich Vos

Not a funny one in the bunch.

Wow, you must have shiat taste in comedy then, I bet you enjoy jeff dunham and robin williams, dont you?

l0wk3y: That's not balls. That's chickensh-t. Norton did it on-air. Where he could just claim it was just for the show. Then sue Jesse and maybe his employer for failing to protect him. It was as safe a place as he could ever ask for and if it went bad, he gets paid.

No way he'd do it outside or even in the hallway. That's just a sad little man.

That's not the way the guy works. He wasn't trying to get Ventura to hit him either. He was being honest. He's only a phoney when he's trying to get a picture of himself with a celebrity. Otherwise he hates himself too much to try and show off.

It was a great performance by both.

i'm a fark independent who hates smug guys who would pull something like described in the headline... but ventura comes off as kind of daft there. also a little inconsistent: he doesn't trust the government, but thinks that all 300 million u.s. citizens should serve in the army before being allowed to have an opinion?

proteus_b: i'm a fark independent who hates smug guys who would pull something like described in the headline... but ventura comes off as kind of daft there. also a little inconsistent: he doesn't trust the government, but thinks that all 300 million u.s. citizens should serve in the army before being allowed to have an opinion?

Don't forget that we haven't produced the bodies of the 9-11 hijackers so they're alive in Saudi Arabia.

CPT Ethanolic: Franklin Delano Bluth: CPT Ethanolic: Asa Phelps: Jessie was never a SEAL.

He was UDET. Which is "Like" a SEAL, and he probably hung out with SEALs, but he was never a SEAL.

Then you should call someone, because he's wearing a SEAL pin.

In the video or from that pic above? Cause I think that pic is from Predator.

He wears a SEAL pin everywhere. I'm sure the Navy might have had an issue with this after him doing it for 30 years if it wasn't deserved. He's been publicly claiming to be a SEAL for decades as well. Do you really think the Navy wouldn't have said something if he wasn't deserving of the classification?

Here's something I dug up after you piqued my interest. From A CURSOR INTERNET EXCLUSIVE
Jesse "The Great Pretender" Ventura? (new window) Bottom of the page.

...Jesse graduated with BUD/S class 58 in December 1970, about a year after Stony and Kinnard churched those VC in the Nam Can Forest. Jesse predictably dwells on the excruciating pain trainees must endure to prove themselves. He tells an oft-told tale of petty cruelty by an instructor. If a trainee had loose skin from torn blisters on his hands, the instructor would rip the skin away from one hand and order the trainee to do the same to the other. The instructor called this loose skin "flappers."

But Jesse makes no distinction between those trainees who went to SEAL Teams and those who went to UDTs. He claims to have been a SEAL, as in these observations about going to Army Airborne School at Fort Benning immediately after BUD/S.

"[Airborne instructors] make you drop for push-ups whenever they drop one SEAL, we all drop." (p. 73)

"The second night we were [at Fort Benning], we snuck out and climbed up their water tower with a can of spray paint, and painted 'SEAL Team One' on the side." (p. 73)

There it is: Jesse was in SEAL Team One. He speaks of his pride as a SEAL: "We're a proud organization. If anyone tries to pretend they're a SEAL, God help them. You have to earn the right to be a SEAL warrior." (p. 81)

But Jesse confuses things by making a single reference, among all the SEAL prattle, to his service in UDT 12: "[After BUD/S] we were sent to our teams. I was part of Underwater Demolition Team 12." (p. 71)

Dr.Zom: * Rich Vos

Is he still around? He used to do an afternoon show in Philly that was pretty good, but it was more talk than comedy.

/back when 96.5 was talk
//before it went hardcore rap

Asa Phelps: Jessie was never a SEAL.

He was UDET. Which is "Like" a SEAL, and he probably hung out with SEALs, but he was never a SEAL.

You have got to be trolling. I hope so, because you have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

One thing that I found a bit odd is that Jesse suddenly got up and walked away, saying that he has a schedule to stick to. If this were true, would it not have been known beforehand by the hosts of the show? Methinks that was a load of shiat.

So, there are only two reasons why he would really would have left: Either he is being called out on shiat that he said that wasn't on the video, or he just got so infuriated by the host that he would have put his head through a wall.

Or both. Regardless, I'm not buying the whole "schedule" excuse.

I feel sorry for people that spend time listening to shiat like this on the radio and get worked up about it.

Whoever the bald dude was ... foolish ass.

Former Governor Ventura ... did okay in my opinion.

ahh...good to see Jim Norton's still an asshole

Dr.Zom: The sad thing is, Jesse Ventura is funnier than Jim Norton. That's gotta hurt. I'm not surprised Norton ended up on morning radio, where comedy goes to die.

Come to think of it, all of those Tough Crowd guys suck:
* Nick DiPaolo
* Greg Giraldo
* Judy Gold
* Jim Norton
* Patrice Oneal
* Keith Robinson
* Rich Vos

Not a funny one in the bunch.

I think the problem is that a lot of comedians make better writers, and just aren't able to focus well on a project. These people are funny... just can't really apply it well. Mourning shows you can just talk, and a lot of comedians will be funnier in their element. If tough crowd had been a radio show I think it would still be around.

WhoIsPurpleGoo: for those who didn't hear the show and are only seeing this clip, it was an infuriating segment on the radio station this morning.

Ventura was a pompous ass. he came off like a guy who reads a lot of other people's ideas and recites them. anytime he was confronted on an issue, his response was to deflect back by attacking that person. he never defended any of his positions or ideas. it's typical of a person who doesn't know what he's talking about. he tried to bully his way through the interview and tried talk in circles until the other side gave up. he got called on it today, couldn't deal with it, and took his ball and went home.

jimmy was great.

Sounds like Jesse should have consulted his answer box.

/nothing's ever obscure

proteus_b: i'm a fark independent who hates smug guys who would pull something like described in the headline... but ventura comes off as kind of daft there. also a little inconsistent: he doesn't trust the government, but thinks that all 300 million u.s. citizens should serve in the army before being allowed to have an opinion?

I don't always trust the government, but I trust in the american people to think twice before calling for a war when more people's kids have a chance of seeing action.

You know things have gotten bad when the peaceniks think mandatory service would be a good thing.

Whew, Norton owned Ventura. That was awesome!

Dr.Zom: The sad thing is, Jesse Ventura is funnier than Jim Norton. That's gotta hurt. I'm not surprised Norton ended up on morning radio, where comedy goes to die.

Come to think of it, all of those Tough Crowd guys suck:
* Nick DiPaolo
* Greg Giraldo
* Judy Gold
* Jim Norton
* Patrice Oneal
* Keith Robinson
* Rich Vos

Not a funny one in the bunch.

DiPaolo and Vos were funny for about 5 minutes about 20 years ago. Norton, on the other hand, isn't, never was, and never will be funny. I wish Jesse had kicked his ass.

Dr.Zom: The sad thing is, Jesse Ventura is funnier than Jim Norton. That's gotta hurt. I'm not surprised Norton ended up on morning radio, where comedy goes to die.

Come to think of it, all of those Tough Crowd guys suck:
* Nick DiPaolo
* Greg Giraldo
* Judy Gold
* Jim Norton
* Patrice Oneal
* Keith Robinson
* Rich Vos

Not a funny one in the bunch.

Holy cripes! Just stick with Carrot Top then and STFU.
Oh, sorry. Carrot Top might be above your head if that's your list.
Is Yakov still around?

Smackledorfer: You know things have gotten bad when the peaceniks think mandatory service would be a good thing.

I don't think military service should be mandated... Fark no! There are quite a few people I don't want working with me.

That being said, I think that when people get out of high school, they should do some kind of public service... EMT, Firefighter, dispatcher, work at a childrens hospital, soup kitchen, etc... There should be more programs like the one that the military has that says if you do 'x' amount of years in public service, you get your tuition waved at state colleges. Not only will it get people more involved with their communities, but it would help get them real-world experience and help them pay for college while they are at it.

But mandatory? Not so much.

Just whining and biatching isn't funny.
If I want that, I'll turn on C-Span.