I highly recommend this book!
Posted on 10/27/2008 6:50:40 PM PDT by Loud Mime
It finally happened. A reporter for National Public Radio in Los Angeles (89.3 fm)approached me in a parking lot and asked if I would mind answering some questions about the upcoming election and politics in general.
(BIG grin!)
Her tactic seemed to be that me, a gray haired man, was comfortable with life and was settled for the future. In my profession, I didn't have to worry. Wrong. I told her that we have things to worry about, that there is always someone after our jobs and money. Politics is no different.
When she asked about the political situation, I asked her from what perspective we should judge matters? I asked her if she knew the only guarantee in our Constitution....she had no idea.
My focus went to the constitution. How it gave room to everybody. I covered Proposition 8, for people to do what you want to do in private, just don't call it marriage; that's for a man and a woman. That the USSC should have left the abortion issue to the States so the religious nutcases (yes, I did use that term) could all go to one state and leave the rest of us alone. That some states would be moderate, some would be extreme, but we would choose where to live.
When she asked about the financial crisis I was quick to point out that we were warned of this problem years ago. Go back through congressional hearings, find who said things were in trouble and who said they were ok. Lay the blame and the punishment on those who mismanaged the system.
Finally, toward the end, she asked me what the only guarantee in the Constitution was. It still IS that the Government guarantees to every State in the union a Republican form of government....etc.
I did say that many of us are not happy with our choices in this election. I gather that will be the focus of her report. We'll see.
I will let you know what was reported, if anything, when I find out. She asked for my information and permission to get back to me.
As you say, the guarantee is to the states, but I believe it is for the benefit of the people of the several states. A state that wanted to have a different form of government would not be allowed to, and that would be to protect the people of that state.
Gotcha..I see what context you were making that in ;)
Thank you for showing that we “ignorant folk not voting for Obama” can converse in an intelligent manner and not sound fanatical. It amazes me how people will stoop to the level of hatred that so many liberals carry with them.
I agree with everyone else that you probably won’t see anything on your response, but at least you can say she walked away dazed by your calmness and confidence.
Honest answer not fitting desired response...meet cutting room floor. Kind of like the call I got from a push pollster, that asked “who would you be more likely to vote for if you knew John McCain was more likely to invade Iran?”..When I responded John McCain, she quickly replied, “Thank you for participating”..CLICK.
I highly recommend this book!
After some thought, she was trying for some sort of an answer concerning our current economy. I do remember commenting that business is good, could be better and could be worse; I did point out the people going back and forth to work.
Darn. I only remember that I was not agreeing with the premise of her questions. She returned to it more than twice.
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