Page 3 - John Weins News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

There's only two of them, fife and drum, but they are fiving and drumming together no longer. they've gone their separate ways because of politics. joining us now are the two members of the duo, formally known as the liberty leaders, john, the fife player, and mel, who plays the field snare. gentleman, thank you so much for being here tonight. really appreciate your time. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> mr. weans, let me start with you. how did you two meet up and end up playing together? >> starting with me? >> yes, please. >> yes. >> we were both working on rand paul's 2008 pres...

Divide, but it's been a real pressure for me to have you guys here on the show to talk about what's happened between you. if you guys end up going out for a beer tonight because you like each other now that you've seen each other again, if you send me the bill, i will happily pay for a reconciliation round between you. is that okay? >> oh, thank you. >> that's great. thank you very much. >> all right. i absolutely will. john weins and mel hilgenberg of the liberty leaders, thank you very much. all right, i understand that coming up on "countdown," nevada senate candidate sharron angle will e...

I think it has something to do with the shirt that john is working there, the carl bruning, your constitutional candidate shirt there. is that behind why you guys decided to break up? >> yeah, that was the major thing. i'm backing a guy named justin smith, and i'm also pushing for clear the bench, sweep the boards, dump the dams, political renaissance in 2010. >> mr. wiens, you're supporting the candidate whose name is there on your shirt. why did that become an important issue between you two? >> well, carl bruning is a constitutional candidate for sheriff. of course, the constitution is his ...

Between a couple of two different sexes or between a partnership like john and i have had, that that should be the deciding factor on it. >> the reason that i wanted to talk to you guys tonight is, a, because i think fife and drum bands are really cool. and b, because i just wonder if there's a bigger story to tell here about, i guess, about whether or not the tea party politics and the sort of idea that there are irreconcilable differences is a microcosm. whether what's going on between you two guys is what's going on in the movement in general. whether or not you can be flexible or whether o...

When you showed up at political events and rallies and you started playing a fife and drum, what sort of effect would it have on people there? >> well, it really had a good effect. we've had an excellent tea party and 9/12 group here in northern colorado, and it was really very motivational, going both ways. because people got pretty pumped up and i speak for myself and i think john would agree that it's a reciprocal kind of motivation. >> let me, mr. hilgenberg, let me stick with you for a moment. i know a little bit about the story about why you decided to break up as a duo. i think it has s...