Mon, 4 June 2007
On a recent ArcherRadio gang bang show, Mike Hipp of Podcastsoup.net asked something along the lines of, "Who really is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and what would he have to offer if he were to run for the Presidency?"
David B. decided to pick up this ball and run with it. Invited into this "Fone-in Fag Fest" on the concept of a Bloomberg candidacy and administration are Mike Hipp himself, Mark Tafoya of Remarkably Mark, Archer of Archer Radio, our friend Jon, the "Occasionals" themselves David B. and Brian and - later in part two of the podcast - Ann Northrop of Gay USA. -Does the conversation get heated? Yes! -Do people talk over each other? Oh yes... -Does the conversation get messy? Well... -Do things get personal????? Not really by New York standards... (Is that a cop-out?) -Should TheOccasionalFag learn to moderate things better... Hey, there is a learning curve here and evolution does take place! -Did all who participated in the conversation come skidding out of it charged up and wanting more? We think so, which is why we're posting it, in the hopes that it charges up our listeners. Points are made from all sides about personal responsibilities, whether that be the individual's responsibility to educate themselves and participate politically, or the responsibility of wealthier individuals not take unfair advantages of the ambiguities of huge collective activities such as voting. Hey, If you already miss Rosie and Elizabeth going at it on The View, download and tune into this podcast! Ahh, if only we had a split- screen of sound on hand. We don't... but we did split this podcast in two with the second half being posted this coming Wednesday, the 6th of June. Leave comments or call the listener Hot line 206-600-5504. Comments[5]
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- Argh! This is probably the first time in a very long time that I was screaming at my iPod. The free market arguments and general libertarian clap-trap had me clawing at my face.
In all honesty, I came here thinking that I would rebut some of the grossly inaccurate statements made by Mark - but now I find out that it\'s going to get worse.
*sigh* I guess I\'ll bite my tongue until the second part is posted. - In this particular instance I don\'t see how being self funded vs large donations from corporations has any difference if his personal political agenda is pro large corporations.
What I see at the main issue in our political system today is the over powering muscle large corporations use to make sure laws are passed protecting them at the expense of the people.
Do we have any candidates currently running for president that aren\'t in the pockets or the large corporations?
- The exchange would have been far more helpful if more than one of the participants had actually been anchored to reality.
I have never seen -- well heard -- a person more willing to just make stuff up than your "Buy the Votes / Voter Fraud" malcontent. I don't think I heard one factually / historically correct statement from him.
One last thought: The best way to protect against "stolen elections" or "people are sheep" or "people can be bought" paranoia is by limiting the power of government ex ante. If politicians are constrained from the outset, then the presence, or absence, of "a mandate from the masses" would be less urgent a concern.
Cheers.
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