ReasonTV: Thomas Massie on Turd Sandwiches, Govt Surveillance, IRS Scandals (45 min.)

[jct74]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRn4MRpwyMQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRn4MRpwyMQ


Tea Party favorite - and proud owner of a solar-powered home in Kentucky - Tom Massie tells Reason why new technology doesn't mean getting rid of the Constitution, why Washington needs more libertarian in Congress, and why the fiscal cliff deal was "a really big turd sandwich without the bread."

Go to http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/07/rep-thomas-massie-on-the-irs-libertarian for full links and resources and more info on Massie.


Massie sat down with ReasonTV's Nick Gillespie to discuss government surveillance (2:36), marijuana and industrial hemp legalization (15:05), why the fiscal cliff deal was like a turd sandwich (11:30), taking Paul Krugman's economics class at MIT (24:19), being an insurgent within the Republican Party (30:47), the IRS scandal (5:47), and why the Tea Party should stick to economics (37:51).

Approx. 45 min.


interview was conducted in late May according to Reason article:
http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/07/rep-thomas-massie-on-the-irs-libertarian

[Bastiat's The Law]

Excellent!!

[ClydeCoulter]

Good interview.

[Kotin]

great interview, great guy.

definitely my favorite congressman by far.

[CaseyJones]

Let him know how much you like it:
https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie
https://www.facebook.com/RepThomasMassie

and here are some more videos of Mr. Massie
http://www.youtube.com/repthomasmassie

[Sola_Fide]

Pretty good. I would have answered some of those questions differently.

[luctor-et-emergo]

Great interview and it should be watched by a lot of people. I really liked the last part where he talks about how he got into politics and how he likes to keep his faith private. I have tremendous respect for both these aspects and I sensed a lot of sincerity in the interview in general, which I really like.

Watch, subscribe, like etc...

[Brandywine]

Massie is my favorite

[Sola_Fide]

I'm not sure why Thomas acts like he is afraid to get in to the marijuana question. I think he could safely wade into those waters, at least on the penalization side of things.

[Aratus]

today's new newz has a theme

[Brett85]

I'm not sure why Thomas acts like he is afraid to get in to the marijuana question. I think he could safely wade into those waters, at least on the penalization side of things.

Nick Gillespie claimed that Massie opposes the legalization of marijuana for recreational reasons, but Massie never really responded to that comment and said what his position on that issue is, except that it should be left to the states to decide.

That's not a criticism, just an observation.

[TaftFan]

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

edit-I realized the one I posted was just shared by Massie's Youtube, the one in the OP is from Reason's Youtube

[trey4sports]

http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/07/rep-thomas-massie-on-the-irs-libertarian



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRn4MRpwyMQ

[trey4sports]

haha, nick gillespie even tongue-in-cheek mentions the paleo diet craze

[Kotin]

already posted but still a great interview.

[trey4sports]

ahh i see now. i didnt think this interview was as old as it is.