{"id":1784564,"date":"2022-12-23T05:19:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T10:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784564"},"modified":"2022-12-23T05:19:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T10:19:24","slug":"2022-man-of-the-year-mike-itkis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2022-man-of-the-year-mike-itkis\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Man of the Year: Mike Itkis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2022-man-of-the-year-mike-itkis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/860x394_736x514.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When Mike Itkis decided to run against Democrat congressman Jerry Nadler in New York&#8217;s 12th district, he knew the odds were against him. Nadler can be seen regularly grandstanding at committee hearings and on the talk-show circuit. He&#8217;s been in office since the early 1990s. Itkis needed to play catch up. So he made a sex tape.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Come again?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 53-year-old cybersecurity expert happens to be a vocal proponent of legalized sex work and wanted to put his money where his mouth is. &#8220;If I would just talk about it, it wouldn\u2019t demonstrate my commitment to the issue,&#8221; Itkis told <em>City &#038; State<\/em>. &#8220;And the fact I actually did it was a huge learning experience, and it actually influenced items on my platform.&#8221; We\u2019re sure it did.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Costarring adult actress Nicole Sage, the 13-minute video is called <em>Bucket List Bonanza<\/em>. We\u2019ll spare you the whole blow-by-blow, but needless to say it pales in comparison to the legendary work of a perennial <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> Man of the Year. &#8220;It\u2019s art,&#8221; said one of our colleagues, referring to the oeuvre of the president\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Itkis campaigned on a series of adult-oriented issues: sex positivity, abolishing adultery laws, opposition to child-support payments. But would any of these unorthodox positions resonate with voters?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the end, the candidate failed to mount a come-from-behind victory: Itkis garnered a mere 583 votes compared with Nadler\u2019s whopping 186,357.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a pity Itkis, a lifelong Democrat who ran as an independent, did not win the race. He could\u2019ve launched a whole franchise of congressionally themed adult movies: <em>Filibuster This!<\/em> <em>Porked Barrel<\/em>. <em>Logjam<\/em>. <em>Logjam II: Ramming Legislation<\/em>. <em>Logjam III: Unanimous Consent<\/em>. <em>Ranking Member<\/em>. He would\u2019ve put the cauc in caucus.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Even the Republican challenger Mike Zumbluskas was sympathetic, telling <em>City &#038; State<\/em>, &#8220;You gotta do what you gotta do. The media ignores everybody that\u2019s not a Democrat in the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rest assured, Mike Itkis, we did not ignore you. In fact, for your valiant efforts, we\u2019re awarding you the title of <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> Man of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Mike Itkis decided to run against Democrat congressman Jerry Nadler in New York&#8217;s 12th district, he knew the odds were against him. Nadler can be seen regularly grandstanding at committee hearings and on the talk-show circuit. He&#8217;s been in office since the early 1990s. Itkis needed to play catch up. 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