Senator Jeff Flake spends his off time from Washington on badass vacations with his sons

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote](CNN) - In an adventure worthy of the TV show "Survivor," Sen. Jeff Flake and two of his sons marooned themselves on a deserted island in the Pacific last week during the Senate's week off.

Dodging sharks and suffering sunburns, the senator and his two teenage boys spent four days fending for themselves – spearing fish, catching crabs, picking up coconuts and sleeping outdoors in hammocks. They cooked what they caught, over a campfire kindled with a magnifying glass.

"We brought no food and no water," Flake told CNN. "We brought some desalinator pumps to pump seawater."

Their most dramatic moment may have come when several sharks came too close for comfort. Flake speared a big grouper, and it wriggled the spear out of his hand, so he had to dive down about 20 feet to retrieve the spear with the fish on the end of it, he said.

"By that time, four sharks had closed in on the fish. And we were about 50 yards out, and didn't want to lose our meal, so we grabbed the spear," he said, "and high-tailed it for shore, with the sharks in pursuit."

They made it back to shore safely, but even afterwards, they found that sharks were frequently on the hunt. When they heard the sound of spear-fishing, it drew them "like a dinner bell," Flake said.

They ate so much coconut, the lawmaker said, his sons eventually were turning them down. "I served up some coconut at one point, and they said, 'No, can't do it. No more.' "[/quote]

[url]http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/03/sen-flake-spends-recess-marooned-on-deserted-island/[/url]

[OvB]

I've always wanted to do this.

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And yeah, sharks are a factor when spear fishing as they're attracted to the blood and struggle. Glad he didn't spear the sharks for doing their thing.

[Codemaster85]

picture of the senator:

[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/9/2013/02/this_senator.gif[/img]

[The_J_Hat]

What a badass. Wish I could've done something like that with my dad.

[Rangergxi]

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Their most dramatic moment may have come when several sharks came too close for comfort. Flake speared a big grouper, and it wriggled the spear out of his hand, so he had to dive down about 20 feet to retrieve the spear with the fish on the end of it, he said.

They ate so much coconut, the lawmaker said, his sons eventually were turning them down. "I served up some coconut at one point, and they said, 'No, can't do it. No more.' "
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Being badass is enough to win votes in American politics. I can see him being easily elected in the next election if he decides to run.

[Pvt. Martin]

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;40943892]Being badass is enough to win votes in American politics. I can see him being easily elected in the next election if he decides to run.[/QUOTE]

elected smelected, this guy and his sons are awesome!

[londonbeckett]

He is also an amazing person. Every year as a Congressman, he would visit our school on Veterans Day and talk to the students personally. Not to mention he is working with McCain in a bipartisan group to reform immigration properly.

He had my vote in the 2012 election, and I'm proud that AZ has such an amazing Senator.

[benos28]

I nearly thought it was the other Jeff.