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Chris
08-04-2014, 07:59 PM
Stossel interviews Representative Justin Amash...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgoCZ3LnHK0

Green Arrow
08-04-2014, 09:29 PM
Amash is awesome. I was hoping he'd run for Sen. Carl Levin's seat, but he turned that down.

donttread
08-05-2014, 05:39 AM
The Donkephant is living on borrowed time

Captain Obvious
08-05-2014, 09:26 AM
The Donkephant is living on borrowed time

Disagreed.

Nothing in our shit political system is likely to change - at least not without significant violence involved.

Stoney
08-05-2014, 01:54 PM
There are a few more loyal to the country than their party, but not many.

Captain Obvious
08-05-2014, 01:55 PM
There are a few more loyal to the country than their party, but not many.

Agreed.

After seeing how wingnuts reacted when Chicago lost a bid for the olympics a couple years ago I'm convinced that that crowd would cheer another 9/11 if it happened on the O'bama's watch.

Chris
08-06-2014, 04:54 PM
More from Amash...

Amash Blasts Defeated Opponent: 'I Ran For Office to Stop People Like You' (http://reason.com/blog/2014/08/06/amash-blasts-defeated-opponent-i-ran-for)


Having survived a primary challenge from a neoconservative crony capitalist supporter of the Export-Import Bank, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) had no intention of making nice with an opponent who had branded him "al-Qaida's best friend" in Congress.

Brian Ellis, who lost to Amash 57 percent to 43 percent in Tuesday's primary, called to concede and congratulate the victor. But Amash rejected the call, lambasting Ellis for running "a ridiculous, despicable smear campaign."

In his victory speech, Amash called on Ellis to apologize:



"You owe my family and this community an apology for your disgusting, despicable smear campaign. You had the audacity to try and call me today after running a campaign that was called the nastiest in the country. I ran for office to stop people like you. To stop people who were more interested in themselves than in doing what's best for their district. Everyday Americans are taking back their government from the crooks and the cronies. They are taking back their government from the political class elites."



He also mocked former Republican House Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who backed Ellis:



"You are a disgrace. And I'm glad we could hand you one more loss before you fade into total obscurity and irrelevance."


...

Video of speech @ Justin Amash’s absolutely amazing victory speech (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/08/06/justin-amash-won-on-tuesday-and-then-things-got-interesting-video/)

Chris
08-06-2014, 04:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCK0DaoXpQQ#t=19

Green Arrow
08-06-2014, 05:18 PM
See? Amash is a badass :tongue:

We lost Bentivolio, though.

Captain Obvious
08-06-2014, 05:19 PM
See? Amash is a badass :tongue:



Caught in Amash?

Chris
08-06-2014, 05:29 PM
See? Amash is a badass :tongue:

We lost Bentivolio, though.


Yes, I'm impressed. Loved what he said about compromise at beginning of second video.