Word: kass
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Every rider on the American team has a shot at the podium. Danny Kass, 19, is a show in himself. He blends natural talent with technical style and a blatant disregard for Olympic trappings like coaching, training and discipline. "I'm just here for the beer and [babes]," Kass said after qualifying for the Games. Still, he may pick up some gold as well: Kass is one of the few riders who has pulled off a 1080, or three revolutions, a move that will be a prerequisite for podium status...
...Kass said he has had differences with Sandel over some issues coming before the council, but considers Sandel “a very thoughtful, very principled individual...
...Despite some of the criticism, it is the most intellectually diverse body that has ever worked on these issues,” Kass said...
Such a diverse council was made possible in part because Kass valued intellectual diversity over the probability of consensus in recommending people to be council members. Kass was first appointed to the council in August, and he and some other individuals made recommendations to Bush for other council nominees...
...deliberately asked that we not be bound by the need for consensus so the panel would not have to be stacked one way or the other,” Kass said...