The A-Z Of Space

On This Day In History
1998: Former wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura is elected governor of Minnesota

Quote Of The Day
"My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do."
(Jesse Ventura)

Pretty awesome dude, Jesse Ventura. Totally agree with him on this and many other issues. I feel the same way about having to stand up and sing the British national anthem. A shame none of my Year Four pupils thought to include him in the A-Z of Space that they worked so hard on creating. Perhaps he could have gone under "S" for ""sexual tyrannosaurus who ain't got time to bleed while battling space predators."

Ventura's biggest mistake? Not giving Piers Morgan a break before that sleazeball gave him one. Sorry, but the fawning BBC has long since relinquished its title as the most respected news gathering organisation in the world, and they absolutely did report on Building Seven collapsing while it still stood. Explanation? They said it had collapsed because a Reuters reporter mistakenly said it had collapsed. Apparently Reuters reporters cannot tell the difference between collapsed and erect buildings.

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