JESSE VENTURA AGREES WITH BARACK OBAMA ON CUBA
**** OFF THE GRID **** Jesse Ventura On Cuba Jesse Ventura agrees with President Obama: it is time to end an outdated approach. On his online-only show, " Off The Grid ," the former Minnesota governor explains -- "The embargo was put in place [in 1962].They felt hopefully the citizens of Cuba would rise up and overthrow Fidel and his dictatorship," said Ventura. "Well, clearly it hasn't happened. It's been 50 years. All we are doing is hurting the Cuban people through this whole ordeal. Do you think Fidel has missed one sandwich? I don't think so." Jesse Ventura explained that 52 percent of the American people support ending the embargo. In Florida, where there is the highest percentage of Cuban-Americans, 64 percent of adults said it's time for the embargo to be lifted. Even Governor Rick Scott feels that normalizing economic ties with Cuba will bring greater financial gains to Florida. If...