Andy Harris is a Hungarian-American congressman whose father hails from Miskolc, Hungary. Rep. Harris was born in the US and he is a medical doctor turned politician who doesn’t speak Hungarian. Congressman Harris is also the co-chair of the Hungarian Congressional Caucus.
In February his fellow republican congressman Buddy Carter was delivering a long speech about transportation security when Harris positioned himself behind him and started winking at the camera. Later Harris was busy texting, smiling several times and winking once more.
Harris’s spokeswoman Shelby Hodgkins wrote in an email, “his mother watches for him on C-Span and gets a kick out of seeing him on TV.”
Well, now you have it. A congressman is texting with his mother during a legislative session.
Rep. Harris is a staunch anti-Communist. His rhetoric is a bit dated to my taste, it reminds me the 1950s, the McCarthy era. Officially he has never visited Hungary, but he likes Prime Minister Orbán, especially his anti-Communist tirades.
In 2014 Harris said. “No leader in Europe today is a more outspoken advocate of remembering the crimes of the Communist system than Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who himself was instrumental in the underground movement that helped bring down Communism in Hungary. Hungary’s leadership in facing and condemning its Communist past is exemplary. Hungary was first among the nations of Central and Eastern Europe to institute a memorial day for the Victims of Communism, and soon many nations followed.”
Mr. Harris forgot to mention that before Viktor Orbán became an unbending anti-Communist, he had a leadership position at Hungary’s Communist Youth Organization. His father was also a member of the Communist Party.
Anyway, “winking” Congressman Andy Harris became a media sensation. He is a good boy and his mama likes to see that her son is doing well in Congress.
By clicking here you can enjoy the video of the winking “Hungarian” congressman.
György Lázár