{"id":1515,"date":"2012-05-31T15:41:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T22:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryanmcbain.com\/flowcheck\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2013-04-18T12:53:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T19:53:31","slug":"illinois-rep-mike-bost-has-some-thug-in-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ryanmcbain.com\/flowcheck\/illinois-rep-mike-bost-has-some-thug-in-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Rep. Mike Bost has some &#8220;Thug&#8221; in him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><object width=\"463\" height=\"260\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PhbRcDZiJJc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PhbRcDZiJJc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"463\" height=\"260\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll never be a Republican, but I have to give State Representative Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) his props. The man is boss on the mic. <\/p>\n<p>Bost&#8217;s profanity-laced tirade on Thursday came as House members were about to vote on a plan to overhaul Illinois&#8217; pension system without a chance for debate or amendment. As you can see in the video, that didn&#8217;t jive well with Mr. Bost. I guess he forgot about voting for the rule to prevent debate in 1995. Oh, the irony. <\/p>\n<p>I guess if you&#8217;re going to commit career suicide, you might as well go out with a bang. I think my favorite part was when Bost made it rain with his papers. Gangsta.<\/p>\n<p>The next time I want to go loony bin crazy, I&#8217;m going to hire Mike Bost to do it for me. That way nobody gets arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll never be a Republican, but I have to give State Representative Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) his props. The man is boss on the mic. Bost&#8217;s profanity-laced tirade on Thursday came as House members were about to vote on a plan to overhaul Illinois&#8217; pension system without a chance for debate or amendment. 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