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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 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. >> 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 ...

>> have i ever thought about running for office? no. during the whole booing incident 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...

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 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...

Obama holds at the white house to mend fences between a 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 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...

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 a.i.d.s. 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...

Doesnt see politics in his future. >> have i ever thought about running for office? no. during the whole booing incident 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 ...

T-shirt and come down and join them. i let him know what i thought and told them no. >> coniffs staff updates him on the situation. >> i think there was some indication that there was a guy there who was, you know, a bit ornery, but we decided to go forward with it. >> we have a situation in toledo. >> as coniff launches into his talking points about faulty waterline, austin makes his voice heard. >> run for mayor somewhere else. i seized my opportunity to boo him and call him a liar. >> liar. >...

To mend fences between a 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 own featuring ben coniff and maxwell austin. >> 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. >> weve had something. thank you very much. >>...

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 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. >> boo. boo. >> liar. >> were here again -- >> its not something that i anticipated. >> it all starts in march 2009 when lucas county commissioner ben coniff decide...

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 race for mayor in hopes of becoming a youtube star. you know, thats politics. >> maxwell austin is a toledo resident who follows politics closely and takes them to task. especially coniff. he said he broke a pledge of ethics not to run for mayor. >> he said i plan to stay my term, im ...