Isn't this guy Will Kelley-Kamp's mentor?

I don't know much about the guy. But I should go look for some video clips to get a few laughs.

The summer after my freshman year of college I got an internship with a medical advocacy non-profit. The staff was tiny, and since I was a Political Science major, the Executive Director decided to let me manage a lobbying campaign for a couple federal-level bills. I planned our pitch and later met with congressional offices all around Washington—it was actually a real cool experience for a youngin'.

My last meeting was with Reichert. At that point, the Executive Director had removed the proverbial "training wheels" and let me do the meetings on my own. I was really excited because, with Reichert, I had a meeting with the actual rep for the first time.

I walked in the office and he greeted me in a frat boy-esque tight pink polo (though his collar wasn't popped). We sat down and I began to review our org's lit. While I spoke, he placed his arm on the table, and glanced down at it. He proceeded to lift his pink sleeve a couple inches and flex his biceps, clearly trying to show off his "guns." I kid you not. To be fair, he's in great shape for being over 60, but it wasn't exactly what I expected from a member of Congress. I have a fairly athletic build (played sports seriously in HS and beyond), so I'm not sure if he was trying to show dominance, impress a young athlete, or maybe even seduce me, but to this day it was one of the more surreal experiences of my life.

As for the rest of the meeting, he didn't say much and let his Dolly Parton-looking chief of staff take my lit and do all the talking.

Don't blame me. I voted for Chuck Pillon.

And if I'm not mistaken (my brain, too, is no longer what it used to be) he voted AGAINST health care reform from his hospital bed while being treated for this head injury courtesy of his government health insurance.

pretty good piece, maybe a game changer. I liked eli's piece on sanders piece more, it was overly long, but also more complete. the stranger is hitting the sweet spot with this work. alas the riechart also felt pretty long and belabored, could have been tightened up a lot. Medical context would have been better with some doctor anecdotes or patient quotes of best case examples of professionals who suffered similar issues and how they perform at complex jobs, rather than just italicizing the word _significant_. and it was really missing the key component of how he has been doing in his job as congressman, off the campaign trail. What is his reputation in the house, what does his staff say, impression of people who have worked with him on bills. With three terms, there should be a pretty big trail of evidence! definitely conveyed that he is useless and brain damaged campaigner, but Reagan managed to be president at half-steam and basically pulled it off. In short, is reichert a useless boob when he is actually doing his job, too? good enough to get Stranger cover but didn’t get the 360 degree access that would hammer the story in an award-winning way. stay the course goldy quit the rambling and do the footwork better to achieve greatness. --your guardian angel