Long was surprised that anyone showed up, but to give him credit he did answer some questions, well, he made some excuses about why his words of being fed up with career politicians in Washington who are big spenders didn't actually match his campaign donations to the same big Washington spenders. Take a listen and notice something Long says about being afraid.
Long firmly states, he isn't "afraid of anyone, any where, any time."
Lee invited me over to his house to listen to the recording he made at Billy's business tour. Lee wanted to know how to get it on YouTube, so we worked on editing it and creating a file so people could hear for themselves what Long had to say, and then put his words to the test.
Amazing how these words are amplified today as Long obviously abused his federal powers, launching in witch hunt against critics using the Gabrielle Giffords shooting as a platform for political payback. You see, it was this quote of Long's which I and a few friends of Lee's went out to test over the next week. That's what this really amounts to is a week's span of public appearances to see if Billy Long was courageous or a coward when it came to being asked tough questions. It turns out he was a coward, but in more ways than one.
Here is myself and friends of Lee trying to ask questions to Long during a public appearance at the Spending Revolt bus tour. Notice the question I ask is relevant to Long signing his name on the Spending Revolt bus.
There were other instances like this throughout the week. After a week of attending public appearances Long made, it was obvious Long was scared of certain people asking hard questions in places he was seen in public. However, Long was never scared of anything besides a tough question, which he chose to ignore and walk away. The story he and his office shared with the FBI was pure embellishment all in hopes of intimidating his critics.
