I had never heard of Alex Beinstein until one of his videos popped up in a YouTube search. From what I can gather, he’s a student at the University of Chicago with a show on WHPK radio who also does some video stuff and posts all of his interviews at his blog.

Check out what Beinstein does to Mayor Daley in this brief interview. Daley apparently expected a deferential softball from a harmless college kid. But watch Hizzoner’s expression change in an instant when Beinstein instead throws a hardball…

* Beinstein also interviewed House GOP Leader Tom Cross. Rep. Cross more than just hints that he wants to see another fare hike for mass transit riders.

* In our second video, watch Congressman Dan Lipinski’s chief of staff Jerry Hurckes try to swat away a citizen who is attempting to videotape the congressman’s answer to a question…

Hat tip: Carl, who adds…

I began filming after I saw Hurckes harassing Maniotis, so the total amount of time between when Hurckes started putting his hand in Maniotis’ face and when Lipinski told him to knock-it-off is longer than on this video