Wisconsin REP democrat Gordin Hintz blows the doors off the Wisconsin assembly.

[Ellipsis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZsOKNfNkfQ&feature=player_embedde



Speaks for itself... watch it.


Could someone please post this in political videos?


This one makes me well up. He's from Oshkosh by the way.


http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=54


District Number 54

Representative Gordon Hintz
[email protected]



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[hobbit709]

1. He pretty much called them out for what they are.

[stevedeshazer]

2. Outstanding. Passionate.

+1

[Mr Generic Other]

3. wow, go representative hintz.

i share your outrage.

[magdalena]

4. I already posted it in videos earlier today.

:toast: So proud of my representative!

[Ellipsis]

8. Honest passion from "Oshberg."

Goddamn he's a keeper.:toast:


Thanks

[DearAbby]

5. My God

:wow:

[Jokinomx]

6. Hell YEAH! I hope this guy continues in politics because I know

I will vote for him if he ever goes to the national level.

10,000 % yes....

:toast:

:kick:

[GeorgeRogerMeyers]

13. Representative Hintz

This sounds like the way we got Obama Care.

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[cheapdate]

81. That's a ridiculous statement.

The process that led to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a subject of intense public interest, scrutiny, and debate that lasted almost a year. The outlines of the debate were known during the 2007 election season. The House bill and each of the 5 senate committee bills that eventually made the final legislation were published in their entirety long before the anything was brought to the floor.

Were you asleep in 2009?

[MedleyMisty]

7. Embedded it on my LJ

I have a bit of a platform in the Sims gaming community. So hopefully I can help get it out a bit, open up some minds, educate some young people.

Maybe freedom will come here too.

[Safetykitten]

9. And that folks is a real Democrat. Old school, no ass-republican ass kissing type. Rare and

becoming rarer.

[rdking647]

21. hintz

something we need to se more of

[kestrel91316]

10. Righteous anger! Wow! And he is dead right, too.

[Justitia]

11. That was awesome! You guys are so lucky to have him. I'm cursed w/a RW tool.

But, then again, this is Texas, so most of our politicians are RW tools :mad:

[undeterred]

12. He will be a great candidate for Congress when Tom Petri retires.

[Jim__]

14. Thanks for posting that. Good to see some real anger. - n/t

[Ghost in the Machine]

15. Oh, that was EXCELLENT! K&R!

We need a whole lot more like him. Could you imagine an Alan Grayson/Gordon Hintz ticket??

[neverforget]

16. That's a righteous rant! It's so nice and refreshing to see a Democrat

with passion and fire in the belly calling out these Republican assholes on their tactics and bills.

[rdking647]

20. hintz

its time dems realize that this is war.. we got complacent in 2010 nd look what happened.. Obama tried to compromise with the GOp and look what happened. Its war.. the repukes know this and are playing for keeps. Its time the dems got off their asses and started fighting fire with fire.
Thats the only way to beat those bastards.total war.

[Jokinomx]

23. It's a point of view that many don't want to admit.....

however, it is more apparent everyday that this is true. The good Liberal in me wants to think otherwise but I think you are correct.

Peace....

:toast:

[MadMaddie]

37. I agree with you that this is a war

I disagree with you about Dems being complacent. Not voting for Democratic candidates was a "deliberate" act in November. Those that chose not to vote to punish the Democratic party succeeded in what they aimed for they got Republicans and Teaparty fanatics voted in. Congrats to them they got exactly what they didn't vote for. Every vote counted...

You are right they Repugs are playing for keeps. We have to get the Supreme Court ruling overturned ASAP. That ruling is destroying Democracy and enabling the Koch brothers to destroy our country.(By the way Scalia and Thomas are very good friends with them and they attend their secret meetings). I believe these Scotus members are violating the law by being involved with these guys. rules.

[JDPriestly]

67. We need to replace the tired old crew of Democrats we have in D.C.

today with guys who know what they believe in like Hintz. I see a great future for him.

[rdking647]

86. but not at the cost of a GOP victory

i agree some of teh current crop of dems have outstayed their welcome. But unless they are defeated in the primaries it would still be better for the to be reelected than any GOP. we need all the manpower we can muster to defeat evil. and thats what the GOP is.. I used to thin they were just misguided but Ive come to realize,they are evil.

[emmadoggy]

17. That was a righteous rant! nt

[mia]

18. K&R Everyone needs to see this. n/t

[rdking647]

19. rep hintz

he will make a good replacement for walker after hes recalled

[xchrom]

22. Recommend

[Ellipsis]

24. .

http://asimov.coehs.uwosh.edu/~cramer/casestudy1/Oshkoshpictures/images/Oshkosh%20parks,%20signs%20/ChiefOshkosh2.jpg

[tblue37]

25. Brief summary, please, for us deafies. nt

[Brickbat]

26. He goes off on Republicans for calling him for a vote at 5, and when he gets there at three minutes

to five he finds out the vote is already in progress. He talks about how he found out there was a budget proposal as he was driving to a meeting with school administrators and heard a commercial on the radio from some business group in Washington saying "Support Walker's budget proposal!" And that REALLY pisses him off. The final minute is him going off because the Republicans aren't acting with any respect toward their constituents, his constituents, or their colleagues. He is one angry badger and it's pretty righteous.

[Ilsa]

27. And the ad was by Club For Growth, a huge right wing PAC, i think. nt

[MadMaddie]

38. I think the Koch brothers are involved in the group.

Folks all roads lead to the Koch brothers.....I call them a crime family they are no better than the Mob.

[Ellipsis]

28. More

They also turned of some dem mikes. What's also unique is how everything I read so far leaves out what he heard on the radio



– Assembly Democrats were in an uproar as the Assembly Republicans took up Walker's radical proposal before the planned hour of 5:00 pm. Assembly Democrats had received an e-mail that session would start at 5:00 pm. However, Republican leadership started the vote early at 4:57, before democratic members were able to make their way through the thousands of people rallying and get to the assembly floor.

At 4:56 Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) ran into the Assembly Chamber to raise a point of order. He was closely followed by Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca and other democratic members.

"This is not how we do things in Wisconsin; this is a sham of democracy and an abuse of the system", said Rep. Hintz. "The public deserves better treatment. I as a legislator deserve better treatment. You can't play these games with people's rights and expect to get away with it", said Rep. Hintz. "

After tense moments, Republicans agreed to go back to the amendable stage of the bill and then adjourned until Tuesday to thunderous applause of the Democratic members and the public.

[peacetalksforall]

83. Is DeLay in prison? If not, I believe he's got a consulting job a few states north of Texas..

[tblue37]

43. Thanks! nt

[tblue37]

44. Self-delete--accidental dupe. nt

[Ellipsis]

30. Heres some more context and read my link above too.

http://www.dane101.com/current/2011/02/19/watch_assembly_republicans_vote_five_minutes_before_scheduled_session

Minority Leader Peter Barca gave an impassioned speech and called the move "unprecedented" and "illegal." He said "I know you are just so eager to tramp on peoples' and workers' rights, you can't just wait, can you?" Barca called for the vote to be struck.

Fitzgerald had the Assembly to stand informal while he consulted with his Republican colleagues.

At 5:07 p.m. Barca asked the chair to clarify at what time the voice vote occurred. After two minutes Braca returned to the floor and pointed out that Amendments two and three were bypassed without a vote, which is against Assembly rules.

Braca held up the rules of order and said: "If any of you have a shred of decency you will not let these people up here to allow you to ignore these rules. You took an oath of office. I don't know if you took it seriously or that you think that now that we have a Governor who wants to be a Government-of-One you can do whatever you like. Well, you can't, you absolutely can't. We have two other amendments before us that you did not take up. Did not take up. Never ever in the history of this body has that happened. I doubt it's ever happened in any body. Honest to God, what is wrong with you? Are you really that eager to shut down this process, to strip people of their basic worker rights that you're willing to do anything?"

[secretdj]

52. More Context (with video)

I talked to Rep. Hintz an hour ealier in his office. I took this testimonial from him to YOU! <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N41Ar0IHhM4>

Republicans tried to rush passage before Dems broke caucus and showed up at 5pm, the time they were notified by the Speaker. THIS is why the Senate Dems are not in Madison!!

The oddity is the Republicans DID pass the bill, but rescinded passage after the Assembly Dem went nuclear, Hintz being the high point. There was some who thought the Republicans might have BROKEN THE LAW. They thus unanimously rescinded the vote. All technical parliamentary moves and from what I heard from Capitol staffers most reporters were confused by the rule acrobatics and didn't capture what had done. Bonus, I did see comments on a conservative facebook page where they call their Republicans cowards.

Support the Wisconsin 14!

[Jokinomx]

29. Sent the link to my sisters that live in Wisconsin.....

One lives in Oshkosh so she very well maybe represented by Hintz. I am sure she will let me know.

Shameless :kick:

[Ellipsis]

31. Video from other dem reps after the fact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBj4XS4Eq4I&feature=player_embedded#at=101

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[Blue_In_AK]

32. Good for him!

That was awesome.

[Hannah Bell]

33. wow. i've been offline for a few days & all hell seems to be breaking loose.

[magdalena]

34. Gordon says he will be on Geraldo on FOX tonight at 9pm central. n/t

[Ellipsis]

36. Oh great... he's about to be deflowered by national media by the guy who opened Al Capone's safe...

...and found nothing.

I hope he does well.


Thanks for the info and Peace.

[Beaverhausen]

35. Here is his facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gordon-Hintz/12141994069?sk=wall

[PufPuf23]

39. Yeah. Reality.

This pol is new to me but has passion and objective truth.

[pacalo]

40. I got really curious about all these new teabagger governors who all seem to be on the same page

in regard to union-busting after giving out raises/tax cuts to corporations. Look at the political make-up of Wisconsin's state legislature before & after last election*:

Wisconsin State Assembly

Party.......As of November 1, 2010..........After the 2010 Election
Democratic Party..........50......................................38
Republican Party..........45......................................60
Independent....................2........................................1
Vacancy..........................2.........................................-
Total..............................99.......................................99

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Wisconsin_State_Assembly_elections,_2010

* WISCONSIN NEEDS PAPER BALLOTS

[Goblinmonger]

41. He's my state representative

One of the highlight wins of the election for me.

[midnight]

47. He is what we need more of in our State... I stand with him and his outrage.

[highplainsdem]

42. K&R

[opihimoimoi]

45. KnR 62

:kick:

[barbtries]

46. i think it's thee already

i saw it yesterday. but am glad to look at it again, because that is some righteous indignation. and it actually tells the story of what the WI republics are doing.

[barbtries]

48. i sent him an email of support.

because i realized that listening to him i was really getting a glimpse into the dirty rotten playbook of the republicans in the state and indeed throughout the country. i'll do my best to help it go viral.

[butterfly77]

49. Kick,kick,kick &recommended!

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT! STRAIGHT TALK! ENOUGH of this nuance bullshit talk!!!:dem: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Enthusiast]

50. K&R! nt

[TK421]

53. awesome...totally awesome! :)

[Chorophyll]

54. Now THAT'S a Democrat!

:applause:

Thanks for the link, Ellipsis!

[Tsiyu]

55. Most Republican reps in Wisconsin are no more than thugs

and bullies. Just gonna sneak that legislation through, huh?

They malevolently disregarded the law, disregarded the oath they took, showed how lowdown they are right out of the gate.

THESE are the kinds of people who steal, cheat and lie to get whatever it is they want. They just showed us that aspect of their character.

And they were duly elected?


K&R

[ChiciB1]

56. Fabulous! Sending All The Best To Them! DON'T BACK DOWN!!!

Amazing what Repukes think about "real" Americans! The REAL Americans are speaking, and perhaps it's the beginning of what really needs to happen in this country!!!

[Tatiana]

57. Now that's what I call a Democratic representative. Outstanding.

And the Dem Assemblymen actually got the thugs to rescind their (possibly illegal) vote.

This is what happens when you stand up to the thugs and bullies. Compromise is not the solution for everything. Capitulation is not the solution for everything. Sometimes you have to stand your ground and tell the other side to back the F up.

[TK421]

58. He did more than blow the doors off...does that building still have a roof?

:applause:

[Pacifist Patriot]

59. That was fabulous!

[Jokinomx]

60. Wow... Yesterday when I watched this on YouTube he had 309 views...today..41,000 good job

for all those here at the D.U. that helped get this video seen by more people. republicans should be very afraid that people will see this and they will be exposed for what they are.

:kick:

[Ellipsis]

61. .

[Lifelong Protester]

62. WOW! Am I proud he's a Badger or what?

The man is a true patriot and a man of the people.

[Lifelong Protester]

63. Can someone talk me through how to get this to my Facebook page?

I see the embed thing, and then you get code. Where do you go from there?

[Dappleganger]

69. Just cut and paste the link address from the top of the page

in youtube. If you wish to add a comment just do it before or after the link address, then click enter. FB should automagically know it's a video and post it.

[Lifelong Protester]

73. Thank you, it worked!

[Lifelong Protester]

74. Does everyone have this on his or her FaceBook page?

help it go viral.

the truth needs to get out about how the Republicans are trying to run roughshod over EVERYONE'S rights.

[Celtic Raven]

82. Don't FB -- Added it to my Twitter

I love to see a fighting Dem!

:thumbsup:

[Frisbee]

64. If it was possible to shame them into doing the right thing...

that would have done it. Sadly, they know no shame, and will continue their evil ways for as long as they can, and anyone who disagrees, be damned.

[JimWis]

65. K&R

[JDPriestly]

66. Wow! That was great.

I wish that Obama could talk like that. This guy has some energy.

Do you think he would be willing to run for president? He knows what to talk about and how to talk about it.

I wish I could recommend this a hundred times.

Great post.

[ladywnch]

68. So who does the Speaker of the House think he's talking to to tell

the gallery they are NOT ALLOWED to voice support or opposition?!?!?!!!!! Hey, Jackoff.....those are YOUR BOSSES up there!!!!! They have RIGHTS (that you haven't repealed yet)....rights to FREE SPEECH......rights to demand accountability from their elected officials.......You, Sir, have NO RIGHT to tell them what they can or can't support or how to support it.!@!!!


Jesus Christ on a crutch these bastards are out of control......megalamania does not even begin to come close to describing them!

This is as outrageous Alexander Haig declaring HE was 'in charge' when Regan got shot....they think they are in charge with no accountability to 'the little people' (and no, I'm not talking leprechauns)

[AllyCat]

70. Way too quiet. Will try again without the screaming children

I could hear Rep Hintz pretty well though.

[Dappleganger]

71. A Righteous Rant, Indeed...

that man told it like it is!

[on point]

72. Repukes are Authoritarian, they don't like democracy

After all, they have the truth, why bother with democracy? I love how 'elections have consequences' unless democrats are elected, because 'those' must have been stolen elections.

If you want to know what evil they are capable of, then just listen to what they accuse the dems of, for this is a 'projection' of what they are doing. Half the time I think they do it just to poison the well, so that when they are rightly and correctly accused (as opposed to delusionally), the public and media just see it as same ol same ol as opposed to expose.

[Ellipsis]

75. .

[Jakes Progress]

76. K&R for Democrats with guts and a passion for what is right.

[Nikia]

77. I had tears in my eyes

Thank you Mr. Hintz.

[Maineman]

78. Republicans DO NOT believe in Democracy, and people need to realize this.

Republicans are authoritarians. As Tom DeLay used to say, they want a permanent majority. I think that would be totalitarianism.

[Citizen Worker]

79. Democrats in congress could have done with some of this backbone in the last session.

[snacker]

80. Goosebumps! n/t

[CatWoman]

84. that was FANTASTIC!!!

:applause:

[Ellipsis]

85. 69,196 views in a little over 24 hours not so bad... one last kick.

[Ellipsis]

87. Orginal pulled! It had over 170,000 views as of this morning... new link attached

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0BG973hQtc

[Dappleganger]

88. Here's what happened...

(Found this on reddit)

"So, this may belong more in /r/conspiracy than /r/politics, but I find this a bit strange:
Hintz makes a big impact on youtube, particularly among the protesters and liberals in Wisconsin.
The day after it is put up, two things happen: The video is taken down via copyright claim from "WisconsinEye," and Senator Hintz is arrested for a "sexual misconduct" charge from a few weeks back.
Now, WisconsinEye's board of directors is chaired by Margaret Farrow, ex-Senator (R), close contributor to Walker's campaign, and member of the "Palin Truth Squad." Also on the board is Diane Hendricks, wife of Ken Hendricks, who was disciplined for illegal campaign contributions to Scott McCallum, a republican, in 2001.
So the day after Hintz is made into an icon for the protesters, he is arrested on 3 week old charges, and his video is taken down by major contributors to Walker's campaigns.
Anyone find this a little weird, or am I crazy?"


FISHY FISHY FISHY

[Ellipsis]

89. This deserves it's own thread... and no I'm not surprised one little bit.

I saw the article earlier. But you know what, the video speaks for itself regardless.

and I wouldn't doubt that it's based off of a "witness" who said he was there and I don't doubt he was... but that place has been getting a attention for a long time... why now eh?

I'm sure lot's of Businessman have been there.


This is going to come back on them too.

[Dappleganger]

91. Followed your suggestion, thanks.

[Ellipsis]

90. and he's single.