Meet The New Press Podcasts - 2007
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Opening banter. Skip and Doug talk about the economy-- is it all bad, or partially media driven? Skip talks about his trip this past week. Mortgage crisis? Who's at fault?
Interview with Jane Aitken. Part One-- The anti- taxpayers pledge warrant article appearing on over 80 town ballots this year here in NH. It's really a pro-income tax question.
Interview with Jane Aitken. Part Two-- International Baccalaureate Programme- UN trojan horse?
Deconstructing the anti-SB2 (Official Ballot RSA 40:13) rhetoric with Jorge Mesa Tejada.
Congressman Thadeus McCotter interview. Part One. Conservatism-- philisophical versus idealogical. What is the Republican Policy Committee? Thinking Points. What are "Republican" principles? This was very enlightening.
Congressman Thadeus McCotter interview. Part Two. Discussing the "3 Com" deal with the Chicoms, etc. Democrats on foreign affairs and domestic-- yikes! Barack Obama's "unity"... Mr. McCotter is an exciting and passionate conservative that more people should get to hear. He gets the juices flowing in a positive way!
John Hawkins (RWN) interview. Part One. The gang discusses John McCain & the primary as it has turned out. We also talked about why all conservatives should vote for McCain in November.
John Hawkins (RWN) interview. Part Two. Continuing the trip through the right side of the blogosphere... McCain's possible VP picks; Barack Obama: A Human Hallmark Card for President?!
SchlubCam:
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Hour One
Opening banter. The gang discusses some local issues. Budcom wrap. Salaries in annual report.
Interview with James Pindell, national managing editor of the Politicker.com websites and a columnist for the New Hampshire website PolitickerNH.com.
Hour Two
Mark Steyn Interview
Caller Joe takes Doug to task for endorsing John McCain, and touts Mitt Romney. Doug holds his own here. Joe laments that the pols won't fix social security.
SchlubCam:
Break discussions:
Doug, Chan, and Skip yak about Presidential race stuff
Techie stuff, Gilford Deliberative Session
The engineers do a bad chair dance
Random talk (online newspapers)
Break right after first segment with Mark Steyn
Last break
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Hour One
Opening banter. The gang discusses Pat's Disney trip and a brief discussion about presidential politics. Skip thinks Huck's message won't go anywhere. Doug & Pat aren't so sure. Chan Eddy joins us.
Interview with Ari Richter, managing editor for the Concord Monitor & chief blogger for the Primary Monitor Blog discusses his excellent op-ed about the 2nd Amendment.
Interview with Dr. Jay Buckey, Democrat candidate for the nomination to run for NH's US Senate seat in November against John E. Sununu. Part 1 Part 2
Hour Two
The gang discusses the sad shape of the NH Public Employee Retirement System and the antiwar @$$hole lawyer that keyed Marine Sgt. Mike McNulty's car while he was home on leave.
Interview: Charlie Arlinghaus discusses the sad shape of the Democrat-passed state budget, given the drop in revenues. The listeners are reminded that Republicans tried to stop the budget that saw increased spending in excess of 17%, to no avail, and Gov. Lynch signed the damn thing! Part 1 Part 2
The gang muses. Skip gives an update about some of the new local blogs that have popped up-- the Gilford GOP, The Belknap County GOP, The Blogging Councilor from Laconia, and the Moultonborough Citizens Alliance. Discussion about the value of blogs and video when it comes to the public's business, and how some local pols and their comrades aren't grooving to any of it...
SchlubCam:
Discussion during the break after talking with Ari
Guys talk during / after Dr. Buckey's 2 segments Break 1 Break 2
The Guys talk about Julius's email and bad T-Shirts
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Hour 1
Opening Banter- Election wrapGuest John Feehery: Hillary's economic proposal; Kerry endorses Obama; Dem infightingEther films latest: "What it Takes" to win the presidency in '08
Hour 2
Gunstock proposal w/ Bill McLean Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
SchlubCam:
Interview with Gunstock Ski Area Commissionor, Bill McClean
MTNP's time with Ether Films PreShow Part 2
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Hour 1
Clay McCuistion of BlogsNH (Clips coming soon!)
Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review (which just endorsed Mitt) and Hynsie (McCain
campaign blogging consultant extraordinaire!) go at each other (in a NICE sort of
way - Doug and I enjoyed this!) Part 1 Part 2
Hour 2 Clips coming soon!
Joe McCormack, Belknap County Chair in NH for the Fred Thompson campaign talks about Fred, the election. and things relating to them.
SchlubCam:
Interview and guest co-host, Joe McCormack (Belknap County Chair for the Fred
Thompson campaign): Part 1 Part 2 Break Part 3
Pat asks about illegal immigration again
After Show politics talk
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Hour 1
Interview - Michael Brady of the Majority Accountability Project
Gilford High F.I.R.S.T Robotics team members and mentors talk about the rigor of the competition, learning to compete with constraints (just like the real world!), and hands on application of book learning.
Hour 2
Interview - Ron Silver - rooting for Rudy! And let's us in on why!
Interview - NH Deputy Attorney General Orville "Bud" Fitch talks about the recent push polling here in NH Part 1 Part 2
Interview - The MTNP talk with Pat's relatives who drop in (Pat Wood - a prominent Dem in the area [but a nice guy!!] and his brother-in-law Chris - a Huckabee supporter)
SchlubCam:
GHS F.I.R.S.T Robotics Team: Intro Part 1 Break Part 2 Part 3 Leaving
Pat Wood's (Hynsie's Father-in-Law) Inauguration Memory
Chris (Hynsie's Brother-in-Law) and the Gang Talk Politics Part 1 Part 2
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Hour 1
Interview - Charle Arlinghaus of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy talks about transparency in government, use of the Internet Part 1 Part 2
Interview - Mark Kibbe of the American Petroleum Institute discusses oil supplies, the upcoming energy bill, environmentalism Part 1 Part 2
Hour 2
Interview - Elise Lambert talks about being a conservative at a liberal campus, why she selected McCain as "her guy" for President, and the workload at BU's School of Management. Part 1 Part 2
Interview - once again, Jen Rubin comes on and talks politics! Part 1 Part 2
SchlubCam:
Discussion with Charlie Arlinghaus Part 1 Part 2
Discussion with Elise Lambert Part 1 Part 2
Break 1 Break 2
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Full Hour #1 here
Full Hour #2 here
Hour 1
Coming!
Hour 2 (links active soon)
Michael Cutler Interview Part 1 (Illegal Immigration)Michael Cutler Interview Part 2 (Illegal Immigration)Doug & Skip follow up thoughts on illegal immigrationManchester Mayor Frank Giunta on Rudy GiulianiAnnouncing MTNP Time Change (9 am till 11 am EST)Doug & Skip prez talk & YouTube debate commentsSchlubCam===================================================
Week of 09/29/07
Hour 1
Agenda - what's coming up, American Solutions, Stella and Allison Scammon, SEIU "I'm a
Healthcare Voter". Why is it news that Repubs don't go to the Morgan State college?
Gold Star Mom event tomorrow.
Stella Scammon - running for NH National Committeewoman. Anecdote about hosting
President Bush, the job of National Committeewoman, advocating for the NH Primary,
when / where is the vote and who votes. Part 1 Part 2
Allison Scammon - DC trip for the Families United, meeting the President; trip to
Arlington for laying of the wreath; the story of a Mom, her son, and his Dad; bad
mouthing by the SEIU.
Hour 2
William calls in to ask about NY Gov. Spitzer giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens
Stella Scammon - Pitch for being elected NH Committeewoman to the RNC
Allison Scammon talks about SEIU miscreant behavior in DC; Skip adds in on local SEIU
presidents connections with the USA Communist party and how they apparently have
deceived people to sign their "I'm a Healthcare voter" petitions.
Another plug for Saturday's American Solutions up at the Vo-Tech. Tech stuff discussion
here.
David Testerman is running for Franklin ward 2 seat and hosting Gov. Huckabee party
Pat and Skip discuss Congressman Hodes breaking campaigning laws (a second time, so it
seems) and the Democrats having problems with Hsu money (Did Buckly send the
money to the Food Bank as promised?).
Pres campaigns getting local - discussion Laconia Activist Judy Reever signs up with Obama
and Skip and Pat discuss personalities.
Dem Prez debate - Pat notices that no Dem candidate will stand up for Israel while Skip
noticed that they, after swearing to uphold the law upon gaining the Presidency,
would break it by backing up Sanctuary mayors.
the polls and why it may not be as dead as other pundits have opined.
SchlubCam:
Interview with Vern Wuensche, Presidential Candidate '08 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Interview with Brian "Cosmo" of NH Presidential Watch: Part 1 Part 2
Breaks: Before Show time
Gentle Advice on speaking into the mic
Force vs Peaceniks in the Middle East
Break
Discussion on Newt's American Solutions
SchlubCam:
Breaks: Here, here, here, here, here, here and here
Interview with Rev. Jeff Owen, Senior Pastor of Faith Community Bible Church
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Technical problems at the studio did not allow me to get the podcasts done in a timely fashion. A loyal listener HAS supplied us with a copy of the show, and that will get done.
Hour 1
Discussion - Ramifications of Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson (of NH) announcing his
gay civil union and causes worldwide Anglican angst. Judy joins and adds her post
and the reaction to it. Part 1 Part 2
Jeb Bradley - interview former Congressman from NH District 1 who is trying to regain his
seat from Carol Shea-Porter (D)
Discussion - Doug is trying to figure out NH's "Power Players"
Hour 2
Judy Reever (D-Laconia)wants an income tax in NH - discussion how the Democrats have
spent beyond NH's ability (or they just don't care - they're all retired!)
Healthcare - from Pat's potato chips to a "Fat Tax" to stark difference between Republican
(free market) and Democratic (socialism) solutions to healthcare. Chan from
Weekend Pundit calls in.
John Stephen - former head of NH Health and Human Services is running for Congress in
the first District (there will be a primary race).
Presidential campaigning - Gov. Cellucci returns to discuss Rudy Giuliani's tax proposals.
Hour 1
Interview with Presidential candidate, former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee.
LeadIn - Introducing Presidential Candidate Governor Mike Huckabee
Intro - Remarks by the Governor. Expected 50 and got 200 for a fund raiser. Chowdah vs y'all. Going to the Stratford County Republican picnic.
The independance and role of NH in the primary processNewt - MH is an "interesting dark horse". MH talks about being pro-life,
pro-Second Amendment, does not compromise on core Republican
issues. Voters want to make sure that a candidate agrees with his
past."Hybrid Huck" - social conservative, Main Street Republican.
"Sometimes Republicans act like the only folks we are listening to are the people who have hedge funds. We need to be worried about folks who're trimming their own hedges."
He struggled growing up and knows what people are going through.
Talks in favor of the FairTax and getting rid of the IRS and a bunch of
taxes.What is the Fair Tax? What is good about it?
FairTax - Does away with ability of Congress to control behavior. Congress will not give up that power voluntarily.....it will be up to the people to
force them to do it ("you're fired!"). Analogy to how the comprehensive
immigration reform bill was killed.Healthcare - you will own your healthcare and not the employer or
government. Get rid of this WWII leftover that doesn't work anymore.
Have to switch to prevention from intervention. Premium payers (people,
small businesses) are not rewarded for "good lifestyles".On Education Choice - Parents always know better. Appointed a home school
parent to Board of Education. Passed laws to empower parents. Fostered
competition to get excellence. Along with healthcare, it does not have a
focus on quality or competition, and you see the result.
Pat - open invitation to come back. Question on foreign policy from anAKB reader (#11). Does not believe in the "nonsense" of if we leave themalone, they will leave us alone. Discussion on job exportation.
Interview Senator Talent, representing the Mitt Romney campaign (immigration, anchor
babies, Iraq).
MTNP says "Good Luck" to Chris Ialuna, Operations Manager at WEMJ (who gave us our
start!)
Political "Town Meetings" by Presidential candidates discussion by the MTNP crew
Hour 2
Boating Speed Limits commentary - Email from Chain
Discussion on Shaheen, Shea-Porter, Sununu - upcoming NH races (with Doug's famous
imitation of Jeane Shaheen).
Interview with NZ Bear of Victory Caucus - what is it, discussion on Iraq. Part 1 Part 2
Emails start a philosophical discussion by the MTNP crew.
Discussion - are family members fair game in politics even when they decide to sit out?
Week of 08/11/07
Hour 1
Pat starts a discussion about the Gilford School Board and the Moultonborough Study
Committee - Right To Know ramifications. The technology is enabling ordinary citizens
to keep government honest and open.
Chan - FairPoint is trying to gobble up Verizon Part 1 Part 2
Hour 2
The MTNP crew takes on Pelosi and Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Iraq - turnaround?
Judy calls in - Stirring the pot on the Left at Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Rufuge; tactics,
bad language, and humor. "They" refuse to take on head on debate.
The Politico does an article on Judy!
Discussion - Doug's YouTube on Rudy's visit to Gilford. Time to blog. Popular posts on our
blog sites.
Discussion - NH Episcopalian Biship Gene Robinson endorses Barak Obama.
Senator McCain - Town Event at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, NH. Audio clips and discussion. Senator McCain should not be written off just yet. Iowa Straw poll, voting if not running, Fred, the perils of live radio (wrong clips), earmarks / pork online database.
SchlubCam:
Break
Break - talking about Verizon
Next break
Next
One more
Hour 1
Hour 2
Jon Henke - Brand Manager at New Media Strategies. What is that? Online intelligence with
SchlubCam:
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We had Pat McKenna of the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association discussingalternative energy and conservation techniques.
Hourly clips will be available later on this week.
Yup, this page is WACKED right now. Due to the crash of GraniteGrok on Yahoo servers, we've lost some data....we are working as hard as we can to get it back. All intervening weeks, best as possible, will be put as soon as possible!
Week of 07/14/07
Hour 1
Intro - 7/14/07 - Pat is back! Dan McGuire is our special guest (Murphy's Taproom,
Republican Liberty Caucus, NH Reagan Network, Granite State Taxpayers,
Coalition of NH Taxpayers, and lots more!).
Webcam - not live but will post the video here later.
Special Election in Hookset won by Dave Boutin (R) where Dan McGuire assisted,
Discussion - Doug's Hillary Press Pass on the Mic - the 'Grok goes to the Bill and Hillary
event in Manchester.
Barack event mentioned.
The advantages of the NH Retail Politic reality.
Differences between campaigns, Repubs and Dems - issues and details vs issues and
emotions. Hillary's oratorical style.
We want the campaigners to come on in!
Pat's Barack story (funny!).
President Bush's lack of ability of communication and leadership on a consistent basis.
Comparison between Barack, Rudy, Hillary, Huckabee for speaking styles.
Dan starts a discussion on Pat's political activities as a political blogger.
Interview - Dan McGuire - political start in life was upset by taxes, MassCare, bad government
causes poverty, Republican activities, Free State Project, NH Republican Liberty
Alliance, discussion of the Republican Party platform (big tent and numbers vs
principles and platform support) and the NH Reagan network.
Hour 2
Interview - more with Dan McGuire
Republican Party Platform (big tent vs principles), "quality" of Republicans via
measurements,
Pat's question - Party platform calls for no money for those that support partial birth
abortion - how will this affect Rudy? Skip - accountability to the platform with
consequences.
Senator Talent - Supporting Mitt Romney's run for President.
The more people hear about Romney, the polls go up.
Need change in DC - Romney will do it as he embraces the Republican principles and can energize the base and attract the center in the general election.
Change agent discussion.
Wants to replace the UN with a more relevant organization
Mitt will veto to cut spending - history in MA was turning a deficit into a surplus in a
Democratic state
Look at the debates - Mitt can communicate
Democratic base "oomph" vs seemingly Republicans' apathy
MassCare - how does that play against Dems universal healthcare
Dan - web sites, playing Bridge (card game)
Presidential - Democrats - the 'Grok is seeing all the campaigns, Repub and Dems, to bring
a focus on the retail politics. Who has the greater enthusiasm (D or R)?
Differences between Dem or Repub supporters, emotional vs details, and why.
Email - One person's thoughts on "why the difference between Dem & Repub supporters
Discussion - the MTNP crew discusses the Pope's remarks this week. A layman's dicussion of
the differing theologies between Roman Catholics and Evangelical Christians.
Week of 07/07/07
Hour 1
Intro - 7/7/07 - lucky days! The better half-wives! Discussion about singer / congressman
Sono Bono, show agenda, Live Earth, GraniteGrok's association with Science Fiction
author Robert Heinlein, the 'Grok talks about National Geographic's climate report,
Prius at 100mph, Doug stakes claim that Al Gore starts his Presidential campaign
today,
Interview - Harvey Lee of Endless Energy on wind power / windmills and generating electricity
Interview - Brittany Hamilton - Laconia High convocation speech kerfuffle with the peace
activist
The Doug and Tom Tardiff Right To Know lawsuit against the Belknap County Convention.
Part 1 Part 2
Hour 2
Interview - Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies
Center for Immigration Studies purpose, Attrition through Enforcement, role of
special interest groups, blogosphere impact on the Kennedy-McCain bill,
enforcement tools not being used, illegals as a protected class of people,
enforcement moving from Feds to states and counties and cities,
Discussion - Doug's YouTube's Barak Obama's visit to Laconia, blog impacts on campaigns
Hour 1
Intro - Quick notes on Global Cooling and effect on arable land, ethanol effects on food
prices, robotic vegetable pickers
Jorge Mesa-Tejada - SB2, the road from Columbia to American Citizenship, the old (and
better rules) for immigration, Rule of Law, Sanctuary State, absolute vs relative
moralism, result of "picking and choosing" laws to not enforce, the loss of common
values
Dawn Lincoln - NH Liberty Alliance - rating NH Reps and Senators to see if, by analyzing
their votes on bills, if they increase or decrease the the "amount" of personal liberty.
discussion of "good ideas" by nanny-staters encroaching on personal liberty,
"freedom" is all about who makes the behavior decisions for individuals (gov't or the
person) - minimum wages, seatbelts, insurance, the effect of taxes / fees on
personal liberty,
Hour 2
Concord Monitor - (MP3, article)
More with Jorge - the need for common language and values for a functional society vs
personal "rights", "leave" the "old country", dysfunctional State Dept., potential danger
of translators, why doesn't the US act like other countries - immigrants must be able to
communicate with the majority, Anglosphere,
John Hawkins of RightWingNews - defeating the amnesty immigration bill (clay pigeon, the
effect of blogger bill analysis, constituent calls crashed the Senate phone system,
analogy of old style to new style politics to mainframe to minicomputer to PCs to
paralled processing), Blue Star Mom's email for Duncan Hunter question of Captured /
Missing back to POW/MIA, Chamber of Commerce crowd and illegal immigration (the
CoC sticking the social costs of illegals upon taxpayers to get cheap labor)
Catching Doug off guard.
Still more with Jorge - Marine Corps (esprit d'corps, a society that is diverse yet is
successful because it has a common set of values)
SchlubCam - the entire show. Once again, you will see instances of silence as we listen to the
person on the phone - that audio is not yet available to the SchlubCam - we're working on
it! This will be up tomorrow.
Week of 06/23/07
Hour 1
Intro - Doug's Global Warming Initiative, Free State Project, "Some gave some,
Some gave all" troop rally field update by Giselle,
Interview - Ian Bernard, Free Talk Live Part 1 Part 2
FreeTalkLive.com / FreeTalkLive.com FreeKeene.com Free State Project, Porcupine
Festival at Gunstock, Government Regulation, Free market vs Government
regulation, Moving all for a political/philosophy purpose, choice for schools -
private or government
Discussion - Why are men not volunteering anymore?
Hour 2
More on volunteerism
Office of the President - he is the President of us all!
Doug's Letter to the Gilford Selectmen Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Energy conservation, mandatory busing / no SUV pickup, Town fleet management,
geo-thermal heating/cooling systems, forming the Energy Committee, Students
walking means fighting childhood obesity, Windmills on the local mountains, trash to energy, photvoltaics, Free market solutions,
Global Cooling? Part 1 Wrap up (with Doug's bad sliderule joke)
Update on the Gilford Police Facility
SchlubCam vids: Apologies, just partials as I got distracted!
Doug, Chan, and Skip talking about the "Some gave some, Some gave all" troop rally
Free State Project - Ian Bernard of Free Talk Radio Part 1 Part 2
Week of 06/16/07
Hour 1
MTNP Love for Pat
Welcome to new 'Grokster - Judy Paris Part 1 Part 2
Alec O'Meara - Main Street Awards, Meredith Salary Comparisons Part 1 Part 2
Hour 2
MTNP Love for Pat Part 2
Blue Star Mother - Karen Thurston - POW/MIA Dedication and upcoming Some gave
some, Some gave all rally
Always a Blue Star Mom - Pease Greeter Sue Peterson (and Mom of Fury!)
Discussion - couple of Judy's posts
Liz Maier of GOPProgress - Hillary's Pork, Healthcare reform (?), Rudy, Fred, free
pass for unions Part 1 Part 2
New NH GOP Site stars Doug's YouTube video interview of Senator Sununu (R-NH)
Schlubcam vids:
11:45am Break
Blue Star Mom Karen Thurston
11:30am Break - Doug, Judy, Sue
11:30am Break - Doug, Judy, Sue talk about Olympics
Judy about awards
Judy and Sue listening to Alec O'Meara on the phone
Karen Thurston - Part 2
Week of 06/09/07
Hour 1
Laconia Bike Week - Gov Lynch on a Harley?
Happenings in NH Legislature this week - SB 88 tabled, Parental Notification repealed,
&