I’m still largely off the grid for another day or so (as I have been for the last 24 hours+), but delighted to check in to see so much great conversation on D.C. Douglas’ #OccupyWallStreet video we posted in the previous item. Also delighted to check in to see that the worldwide #OWS movement is today’s top story across all the major corporate media outlets!
Incredibly, I’m here in Las Vegas (for a conference) and find huge signs advertising CNN’s next GOP debate here on Tuesday being held at The Venetian. The embarrassing perfection and irony of the next Presidential debate being held at a CASINO is something I don’t have time enough or perhaps even skills enough, to adequately elucidate upon at the moment.
All as some 20 #OccupyWallStreet protesters were reported arrested just minutes ago attempting to close their accounts at Citibank near Washington Sq. Park in Manhattan! More irony there than you can shake a GOP debate in a casino at.
In the meantime, cursorily related — on both the irony scale and several others — I was interviewed by Bob Jimenez on LA Business Today, about two weeks ago on our local LA Cityview 35 channel as the uprising was just begin to force its way onto the national corporate mediascape.
The segment, seen below, aired earlier this week. We discussed blogging, journalism, capitalism, the “occupation,” e-voting and more in the very quick 12-minute segment…
Back soon! Viva La Occupation!
Wow! Fabulous interview Brad! Thanks for posting it!
All I could think after seeing this video. Wow!
You nailed the problems in a few words.
You and Matt Taibbi are our best journalists.
Long live OWS …
Great job, as always. You really are one of our very brightest stars, Brad…
play at least one slot for me! If it wins big – MARTINIS at THE DRESDEN time!
The police finally showed up at OWS to start the germ wars y’all.
The police and free press finally showed up at OWS to start the …
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As I recall; Bob Ney only asked for a mere 900 million for the “voting” companies before he got sent to jail.
Larry Bergan –
$3.8 billion. But, ya know, what’s 3 billion or so between friends when assuring unverifiable voting and secret voting counting are at stake.
Brad:
I was referring only to the last request made by Ney, in which he had the guts to show up at a sham hearing concerning voting machines which was conducted by congressman Vernon Ehlers in July of 2006.
Thanks for posting this latest interview which was too short, but conducted very respectfully by Mr. Jimenez.
Brad, is there representation at Occupy Wall Street for US election counting concerns? The United States needs similar mass protests and “occupations” to bring back hand-counted paper ballots to US elections.
Adam –
I believe ElectionDefenseAlliance.org has been working on “Occupy Elections” or “Occupy Rigged Elections” and is putting together a card to print out, distribute there. Please check with them to see if you can help!
Larry Bergan @ 10 –
I think I recall the hearing, but don’t recall the specific request. Perhaps Bob Ney will show up here and clarify (he has showed up in BRAD BLOG comments before).
And thanks for nice words on the interview above. Bob Jimenez is aces!
Amazing what you can learn in an – old style – PBS like television interview without FOX style distractions, such as screen crawlers, pop-ups, red white and blue graphics, flags, patriotic music, screaming, yelling…
Too bad ALL of television political media has resorted to “journalism” with distractions.
Brad, your the dude. great interview.
Call me sometime when you have time.