My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.

As governor, Jesse Ventura told it like it is, and now I'm telling you that BetUs.com is the only place to bet.

I'm going to come out now and make statements, 'Do we dare have a Democratic governor and a Democratic Legislature?' If that's the case, hand over your wallet. 'Cause the government's going to have you living on an allowance,

In February 2003, I signed a three-year contract with MSNBC to host a talk show. Having recently decided not to run again for governor of Minnesota, I was still a pretty hot commodity. The show was originally scheduled for an hour, four nights a week.

Once you privatize something, it becomes a for-profit business.

As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.