so then i gave lou stokes a nudge and lou stokes rose. but mr. speaker this is a matter of principle. i gave bill clay of little kick and go clay said and if you don't put the brother in the armed services committee we are going to call a press conference and announce this is a racist institution. so wonderful for play here back and forth. lou stokes, a matter of principle. bill clay, militant. they have certain points in the speaker looked around and he said well i will tie you what, we are going to go back and ask them to reconsider. at that point i knew. i thanked him and i said don't worry about it. an hour later i get the call, you have been appointed to the house armed services committee. and later on when i became the chair, it was quite fascinating because the day that they voted me to become the chair and a number of microsteeled colleagues came up to me literally with tears in her eyes and they said, ron, we all agree very much but i voted for you to sit as the chair of the armed services committee because i'd respect your integrity and