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College Student Questioning Obama Was Republican Staffer

By Jeralyn

Zach Lahn got a lot of attention yesterday for his question to President Obama in Grand Junction about how private insurance companies could possibly compete against a Government non-profit, and his cocky attitude, shouting out and play to the media.

He failed to disclose he was a staffer for one of Colorado's most right-wing Republicans in the State legislature. (He's taken his Linked-In profile down.) As Colorado Pols says,

It also takes some "chutzpah" to fail to disclose to either the President or to reporters interviewing you afterward that you're a staffer for one of the hardest-right Republicans in the Colorado Senate, Sen. Greg "Obama's Gonna Take Yer Guns" Brophy, wouldn't you say? It's not like that should have disqualified him from asking the question--much like the infamous Brooks Brothers riot of Florida 2000 legend, though, it would have helped explain why he was so, um, "passionate."

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Here's how he describes himself on his Twitter page (his tweets are private:)

Determined Christian Conservative in CO, home state of IA not stopping until everyone agrees w/me Pro-Life, Pro-Guns, Pro-Reagan, Anti-Big Gov

Two days ago, his profile read:

Determined Christian Conservative Legislative Aide in CO, home state of IA not stopping until everyone agrees w/me Pro-Life, Pro-Guns, Pro-Reagan, Anti-Big Gov (my emphasis)

Before he privatized his tweets, there were:

over 2 days ago | View Tweet on Twitter
just got tickets 2 Obama's townhall on health care in Colorado.. Any suggestions on REAL questions for him? #tcot #hhrs #redco #gop #912

over 1 week ago | View Tweet on Twitter
Great Heritage Article: 5 must ask questions on healthcare for every townhall meeting. http://bit.ly/y5YTX #tcot #hhrs #sgp #912

He lists the Heritage Foundation as his website. Here's a thread in which he expounds on his views.

As an aside, when Brophy's bike was stolen in Denver, he blamed the Democrats and said he was sure it was stolen by someone who voted for Obama. On one of his websites, he writes:

I have earned a reputation early in my Senate and House career as a champion for agriculture, tort reform, life and the Second Amendment, but I may best be known for my efforts against judicial activism.

Here's another Brophy website where Zach Lahn left a comment to one of his posts about global warming being a farce.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 16, 2009 (boomark / email).