Best TV Appearance by a Congressman in… Ever.

I saw this last night and couldn't believe a politician could be so funny and such a straight shooter. Loved it.

I was busy responding to posts on this site last night, but had Red Eye on TV. I heard a couple of very funny and deadly accurate cracks from this guy. I stopped posting for a bit (and I'm sure you were all thankful for that), and turned my full attention to the TV. I hadn't seen or heard the lead-in, so I didn't know at first that he was a Congressman. The funnier and more drily accurate he was, the more I thought "I wish we had a few more comedians like this guy in Congress. After all, the Democrats have a full panoply of clowns." But unlike clowns, this guy was making great sense while keeping me laughing. Later during one of his comments, the reader board showed who he actually was. More! More! More! I particularly like him playing guitar behind his head.

McCotter ROCKS! Literally and figuratively! Awesome stuff. The line about Triumph was awesome as was the mention of FREE BIRD!

I've seen the future, Ladies and Gentleman, and it is a bald guy from Michigan.

Next Republican President…make this guy Press Secretary.

Are you talking about me or McCotter?

Nice interview. He's funny, culturally aware, even knows what the party stands for. I give it the thumbs up.

As an aside, thought, I do wish that, just for once, our party would stop being so polite. I recall Nancy Pelosi and her orc legions constantly calling Bush "stupid," "idiotic" and a great many other words that I'm sure she had to look up. Well if Bush was barely high school educated, then Obama's a Head Start drop out.

It was great to hear him speak–the summing up of our principles was the best I've heard in recent times. And Thaddeus is a great name. From the world of TV classics, does anyone remember that the Chief on Get Smart's name was Thaddeus? Another cool bald guy!

Red Eye is the best thing on T.V.
I love, love, love the congressman and think that we should print up cards featuring his five principles and pass them out on street corners.

Give him a column. The focus improves.

Okay, lets review:

1. Our Liberty is from God, not the Government
2. Our Sovereignty is in our Souls, not the Soil;
3. Our Security is through Strength, not Surrender
4. Our Prosperity is through the Private sector, not the Public sector
5. Our truths are Self-evident, not Relative.

This was said after deadpan ribs with the interviewer. WOW! Who is this guy and why can't he be in charge?

He's white and bald. Electing him would be racist.

he just p'ownd every last dem! (it's a good thing)

It was AWSOME. Love Red Eye as they have a twisted view which actually tickles my funny bone. Thaddeus was dry, wry, and on point but he did have a freindly room to work. He could plunge his rapier without fear of anyone taking it too personal. It was like hearing a conversation of people who know each other well enough that insults can fly without anyones feelings getting hurt.

Excellent! Didn't I see that guy on a Barney Miller re-run?

Yeah, I caught this last night when I should have been doing homework. At first, I was anxiously waiting for the caption to see who he was, because the man was funny, charming, intelligent…i.e. definitely not a United States Congressman! Then, when I saw it was Representative McCotter from very blue Michigan of all places, I was shocked and so happy that he was actually a cool Republican. In fact, if all Republicans were as well spoken as him, the party might actually win an election again and sooner than the pundits think.

I also agree with everyone who LOVES Red Eye. I only began watching the show a couple months ago, and I am addicted. I admire the show's honest, witty banter and hilarious but smart and diverse guests. I just wish it was a little bit earlier in the evening so that more people could watch.

anyone who shares the same first name as the chief of Control is ok in my book

LOL!!

Because we cant be that damn lucky….

This guy can take care of himself. He'll be fine as long as he doesn't have a sex bunker or anything.

Oh wow, I'm so jealous of his constituents in Michigan. Please come out here to Az and get rid of Gabby Giffords for us.

I'm from MI and this makes me very happy!

Here's a great quote from Thad:

"We hear the hypocrites in this country say that Saddam was a bad man, but the United States should not have taken him from power. I ask them to say that to the Iraqi victims' faces. For those people who believe America is the greatest threat to peace in the world, I ask them never to show their faces in public again." (Congressional Record, July 22, 2004)

I kept smiling and saying to myself "he's a congressman?" Wow. Very entertaining on Red Eye.

Oh, come on; how much money is being spent on Obama's hair? Other than the gray hair dye to elicit sympathy for how hard he's trying, I mean.

And Harry "I didn't except the pay raise" Mitchell but I voted for a Stimulus Bill that could bankrupt the country! Couldn't agree with you more, Maggie.

Hey, Andrew, where has ol' Gut been lately? I haven't seen him post here since his Che/Del Torro snuff-sodomy fiction.

Hey Breitbart, where has ol' Gut been lately? I haven't seen him post here since his Che/Del Torro snuff-sodomy fiction.

Where's the GOP been hiding this guy? Let him out!

I LOVED Get Smart as a kid (TVLand reruns) so perhaps that's why like the name so much?

I just wish it was on a little earlier in the evening so that more pe[ple could watch.

Then they'd have to call it "Pink Eye."

Politics aside: Is the good congressman married? He's really my type.

Vice President Thaddeus McCotter would look equally nice.

Or how about Speaker of the House Thaddeus McCotter? I'm not picky.

Yeah. I wrote to Intense Debate a couple of days ago about their confusing instructions on how to reply. They're supposed to be fixing it. At least they only put up Nathan's e-mail address. For purposes of personal safety, I won't tell you where and when it happened. But the first time I responded on a website using Intense Debate's instructions, my address and phone number showed up as well. That's the other reason I loaded up on ammo. It was a very conservative website which is infested with, guess what, trolls.

Hey Breitbart, where has ol' Gut been lately? I haven't seen him post here since his Che/Del Torro snuff-sodomy fiction.

That was like watching a super-awesome Godzilla movie.

That reminds me of a song.

(honestly, worth the click, digg me down if you disagree)

Now THAT was funny!

Gotcha, Todd (or is it Mr. Monster?). My son is a senior software engineer at Google and a former consultant to D.O.D. on breaking high-level encryption. I will soon know where you and your family live, und ve haff vays of dealing mit you. Now remind me, just where is Lithuania again?

Yep… and although I like the guy's interview… I didn't like the dig, however slight, at the beginning about wanting the policies to succeed???? Hello??!@?#?@!?? …………….and, it is absolutely fair to grade Obama now.
A+ for the reference to Triumph, however.
"Fight the good fight…."
"Never Surrender…."
Ok… time to find my Triumph CDs……

I don't care if he ends up looking like Uncle Rhemus before this is over, I just want him to get with the program, and quit signing crap like initiatives for women and girls legislation crap like he did yesterday. I want to see some real stuff coming down the pike. All that made up stuff he signed did was
gin up those feminazi heifers and make them feel important.

No Republican should ever walk into a mine field of "rating" a sitting President's first 50 days in office, even if they suck. It is political suicide, if things end up turning around. We probably won't like most of the turns, but 4 yrs, is a heck of a long time. Being funny and laid back was the venue. When in Rome………………………………..

Oh this guy is funny… I Favorited one of his floor speechs in Congress.

"How to Speak Democrat"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPc9xG1sajI

It's hysterical.

Damn. Should've seen that coming… Oh well.

I'll still drink to that SOTU address.

Hands down, poor Lawhawk has us all beat. Man, that's a tough lineup. I'm so sorry for you.

Jane, hope you work towards getting McCotter re-elected. He's a keeper.

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