Chilling With the 114th Congress

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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Greetings from the 21st Amendment Bar & Grill at the Holiday Inn Capitol. I just got back from “A Reception & Salute to the 114th Congress” sponsored by Insight America. The guests of honor were Sen. Tim Scott, Rep. Mia Love and Rep. William Hurd, the three black Republican members of Congress, the latter two newly elected.

Insight America was founded in 2013 by former Rep. J.C. Watts with the goal of increasing the Republican Party’s appeal, through such measures as hiring young black conservatives as Capitol Hill staffers. “I am not offended by the words outreach, tolerance and diversity. I don’t see those as liberal code words,” Watts told Roll Call two years ago.

It was a wonderful event. Congresswoman Love told a story about being challenged by a young liberal who couldn’t believe that a black woman could be a Republican from Utah. “I refuse to fit the mold society tells me I have to fit into,” Congresswoman Love said.

Senator Scott, who had been the only black Republican in Congress prior to the election of Love and Hurd last November, told of crying “tears of joy” on Election Night, getting laughs as he admitted a selfish motive: “More targets [for liberals] to shoot at.”

More than 100 attended the event, which featured the inspiring music of Alyce Metallo and Ben Lashey of McLean Bible Church.





 

43 comments

  4. It does look good. You should grow your’s back if you miss it, it’s not like it’s a tattoo. I’ve kept my beard ever since I could grow one. My kids have never seen me without it not even in pictures.

  6. I’ve kept my moustache since I was 18. The beard comes and goes. I used to grow one annually, between the end of the World Series and Opening Day.

  7. Yeah, I did “No Shave November” and it came in white. Everybody said it looked “distinguished,” so I kept it. First time I’ve had a beard since 1992, when my twin sons were born.

  14. Minor point: Tim Scott is just as “recently elected” as Love and Hurd; he had previously been appointed to the seat after Jim DeMint resigned to take over at Heritage.

    We don’t have great numbers of black members of Congress on our side, but we make it up in quality by comparison.

  24. Personally, I regret growing a beard every time because I can’t grow one that’s not scraggly and lopsided. Plus, long hair and scraggly beard makes me look too much like Richard Stallman for my comfort. (Great software writer, not so great on personal appearance.)

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  30. After a certain age, it will be white. You still have some pepper in yours. Mine is completely white, but I’m about 6 years older.

  31. That’s about the life of mine. When I retire and don’t go to the field anymore, I prolly won’t grow it anymore.

  34. Point Of Order:

    M-I-Z-Z-O-U!

    And yes, we suck at hoops this year, but Kim Anderson will bring us back to basketball Beulah Land!

  39. But you needn’t regret growing it, just shave. What you regret is not growing to your satisfaction, since there’s nothing you can do about it, regret is pointless. In fact regret is generally useless in my opinion.

  40. That needs a meme… I submit:
    I DON’T ALWAYS WORK ON MY HUGELY SUCCESSFUL BLOG, BUT WHEN I DO, IT’S FOR FUN, PROFIT, AND THE DEFENCE OF WESTERN CIVILISATION!

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