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The aids epidemic. >> theyve been heckled. >> thats why im running for president to do something about it. >> and politician ben conup is proud to be in their company. >> its a rite of passage. >> liar. >> were here again -- >> its not something that i anticipated. >> it all starts in march 2009 when lucas county commissioner ben coniff decides to run for mayor of toledo, ohio. >> i wanted to give something back. i enjoy politics. i actually find it interesting, stimulating, challenging. >> were...

>> no. im going to keep going. >> okay. all right. >> well, it wasnt what i signed up for. i didnt enter this race for mayor in hopes of becoming a youtube star. thats politics. >> maxwell austin is a toledo resident who follows politicians closely and takes them to task, especially conup who he said broke a pledge of ethics not to run for mayor. >> he says i plan to stay my term, im going to do what im going to do, not running for mayor, only a few weeks later to come out and say, okay, you kno...

>> were here today -- >> and when a local television station films him struggling to talk over a relentless heckler, his hard day at work becomes a caught on camera sensation. >> are you done? >> no. im going to keep going. >> okay. all right. >> well, it wasnt what i signed up for. i didnt enter this ray for mayor in hopes of becoming a youtube star. thats politics. >> maxwell austin is a toledo resident who follows politicians closely and takes them to task, especially conup who he said broke ...

The reforms im proposing -- >> what do barack obama, george w. bush, and bill clinton all have in common? >> bill, this is the center of the aids epidemic. >> theyve been heckled. >> and politician ben conup is proud to be in their company. >> its a rite of passage. >> boo! boo! >> liar. >> were here again -- >> its not something that i anticipated. >> it all starts in march 2009 when lucas county commissioner ben coniff decides to run for mayor of toledo, ohio. >> i wanted to give something bac...

Ben and maxwell. >> good to see you. >> nice to finally meet you. >> i feel like a bond, you know what i mean. >> a little bit. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> here you go. >> thank you very much. >> a piece offering. >> we had our beer. we talked about the city, talked about some of the issues facing young people in the city, facing downtown toledo, which he also had some interest in. so we found some common ground. >> its a very productive evening for me at least. i hope it wasnt too bad for you. >> nope...

Have in common? >> bill, this is a tenner of the aids epidemic. >> theyve been heckled. >> and thats why im running for president, to do something about it. >> and politician ben coniff is proud to be in their company. >> its a rite of passage. >> liar. >> were here again -- >> its not something that i anticipated. >> it all starts in march 2009 when lucas county commissioner ben coniff decides to run for mayor of toledo, ohio. >> i wanted to give something back. i enjoy politics. i actually fin...

People said, you should run for mayor. you should run for mayor. i dont want to do that. >> as for ben, he loses the mayors race, but he gains a thick skin. and he says, dont count me out yet. >> i still am a county commissioner, im still interested in giving back to the community and i think public service and politics is a great way to impact the future of toledo. >> coming up, would you ever volunteer to get tased? >> what about step into a lions den? two reporters who did just that all for t...

Cambridge, massachusetts, police officer and a harvard professor over a controversial arrest. >> and we decided to take a cue from the president. >> in that spirit a local toledo television station decides to organize a beer summit of its featuring ben and maxwell. >> good to see you. >> nice to finally meet you. >> i feel like a bond, you know what i mean. >> a little bit. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> here you go. >> thank you very much. >> a peace offering. >> we had our beer. we talked about the city...

The reforms im proposing -- >> what do barack obama, george w. bush, and bill clinton all have in common? >> bill, this is a tenner of the aids epidemic. >> theyve been heckled. >> and thats why im running for president, to do something about it. >> and politician ben coniff is proud to be in their company. >> its a rite of passage. >> liar. >> were here again -- >> its not something that i anticipated. >> it all starts in march 2009 when lucas county commissioner ben coniff decides to run for m...