Tue 17 Jul 2007
Tuber Tuesday
Posted by shelbinator under Local News, Media, Netroots, Politics, Weirdos, YouTube and such
No, not like a potato, although that might be a fun anti-diet: nothing but potato products all day long. As a matter of fact, I think I’ll get right on that, but in the meantime,
I’m going to the debate on Monday.
Yes, somehow CNN fell for it decided I was “legit” and issued me some press credentials for Monday’s “historic” YouTube-inspired debate (hey, if the questions come from some loonies, why can’t the coverage, too?), and I’ll be backstage with my various recording devices and no clue what I’m doing. Now, I have to say, y’all were pretty weak on the suggestions for more creative YouTubery, but maybe the stakes are finally high enough to elicit some quality feedback. So:
If you were in the Spin Room after the next Democratic debate, and maybe took a Demerol for your back, and probably hadn’t slept in a while, what candidate would you approach, and what would you ask them?
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July 17th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Well, here’s your chance to stare silently at Mike Gravel. Or, go up to the CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST MONEY (hint, hint) and say “I surrender. Will you give me a job? It would make my sister really happy.” Or you could try and pick up Hillary. She does owe Bill some payback.
Or you could just have a good time and let it all happen around you. What fun!!!
July 17th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
You like the bling, eh? I take it you’ll vote for Mayor Bloomberg when he gets in then?
I’m afraid of Gravel. He might eat my face or steal my soul.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
I don’t vote for party-flippers. They can’t be trusted. But people do vote for the people with the most marketing…which costs, you guessed it, money. And hey, don’t hate my guy because he’s popular.
You could always wear the chicken suit…naaaah.
July 17th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Obama keeps going off on this new kind of politics schtick, but htf is that supposed to work if the populace is continuously kept uninformed? So, my question would be along the lines of: “What are you going to do to ensure that the American public has the proper information to better keep government (of all branches, affiliations, and sexual persuasions) accountable?”
Don’t ask Obama, he already has ideas and a well rehearsed answer. If you -must- ask Hilary or John, ask only one. Feel free to spin it as you wish.
If you -really- want to try and get the net crowd, ask a question about the RIAA/MPAA and mention all the horrible things they’re doing to citizens while wasting government resources! I’d digg it.
July 18th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Oooooh, nice effort, but see, you had to go and reveal that you’ve bought into the “Only 3 contenders” media myth, thus making your uninformed-populace scenario too ironic. I’m sorry, thanks for playing! :-P
July 18th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
I would ask Hillary Clinton why she has shown no public leadership in the Senate on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.
July 19th, 2007 at 9:22 am
How about you ask what the non top-tier guys intend to do to mount enough of an insurgency campaign to break through into the MSM?
Richardson got the people in Darfur to stop shooting at each other and that only got him on the screen for half a day.
For mirth, you could just ask all the majors how long they would take to finish crapping their pants when Al Gore announces candidacy.
And for the non-majors, how do they deal with the adverse gradient (those of us most hip to non-MSM sources - youth - vote in smaller percentages than those of the Era of Cronkite) in getting their primary votes on Hyper Tuesday?
July 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
hehe, if you’ll notice, I told you not to ask Obama, and only one of the other two if you absolutely must. I suppose I was speaking to the choir in telling you not to fall into the “only thee contenders” trap so people are stuck in. I hold myself to a higher standard then I hold the mass populace for keeping informed,and these standards inform me of how difficult it is to actually become informed. It’s either the msm, or a flood of information online. I rely on information filters in my network to keep informed, but when there’s so much crap to filter through, crap still comes through at the end.
The irony of my comment isn’t lost on me as symptematic of the issue. In fact, I submit said irony as support for my suggestion! :D
Seriously though, attempts through social media to create diolog around the uninformed citizenry issue would be helped by starting where people are actually informed. They’re informed about three candidates in particular, so those candidates can be a useful sounding board for bringing attention to the others and their issues. Almost debate style. If you can get one of the other candidates to talk smack about the msm’s crown jewels (or at least entertain and discuss the comparisons), not only might it start some real dialog, but it might hopefully attract some more viewership. Both of which are good!
July 20th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
in order to take a sidestep from the quintessential topics of the iraq war, healthcare, and environmental issues, i might ask any candidate their view on eminent domain and if they would ever consider revisiting the decision made in the 2005 supreme court case of kelo vs. new london where long-time residents of a conneticut neighborhood were forced out of their homes by phizer pharmaceuticals who wanted to expand their multi-million dollar research facility to build hotels, offices, and condos.
what protection does the fifth amendment’s content, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation”, provide for individuals whose property is being condemned, not to eliminate slums or blight, but for the sole purpose of “economic development”?
http://www.ij.org/private_property/connecticut/