Opening Remarks:
Hi, I’m Gina Cooper, the Political Outsider.
This week I want to talk about CPAC and the Tea Party movement, the progressive “un-conference, Roots camp, and compare issues addressed at each of these conferences last weekend.
I will wrap up with what this comparison reveals as the real challenge to the Tea Party movement.
Do you know why COBRA, the law that lets people keep their health insurance when they leave their jobs, is called COBRA?
"The correct name is continuation benefits. And the only reason it's called COBRA is because it was contained in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985; and that is how we came up with the name COBRA,"
According to NPR health care reform via the reconciliation process has a deep history, going back to 1882. Here's a list of health care reform legislation passed via reconciliation:
I've do a weekly radio segment on WDIS-am Business Talk Radio. My show is called "The Political Outsider" and is streamed online every Tuesday starting at 1:38 Pacific time, at least that's when they call me. Sometimes it starts a little later. WDIS broadcasts throughout the north-east US, from Rhode Island to Maine, including Boston, MA.
In this segment I talk about the Department of Justices Open Government Initiative. Then Patrick, Chuck and I talk about government transparency and modernizing government institutions.
During the monologue, the audio is a little week, but it gets better for the discussion segment. Here's a link to my opening remarks for your reading pleasure :p
Sure, the ad calls them hypocrites, but I think they are worse. They are Welfare Queen Republicans, obstructionists unwilling to contribute to society, unwilling to make things better, but happily sucking the teat of the system.
So, I've started doing a weekly radio segment on WDIS-am Business Talk Radio. WDIS broadcasts throughout the north-east US, from Rhode Island to Maine, including Boston, MA. My show is called "The Political Outsider" and is streamed online every Tuesday starting at 1:38 Pacific time, at least that's when they call me. Sometimes it starts a little later.
UPDATE: audio
Anyway, here's the transcript to my intro for my first show. I'll post the audio of the entire show when it becomes available.
Hi. I’m Gina Cooper, the Political Outsider. Today I want to talk about Open Government.
Here's an audio of my segment on Fairness Doctrine Radio where I talk about the Massachusetts Special Election Results.
In short, people vote like they shop. They are looking for what seems like the best deal for getting the things that are important to them. It's not about brand loyalty to Democrats or Republicans or "liberal" or "conservative" agenda items.
The challenges of change are always hard. It is important that we begin to unpack those challenges that confront this nation and realize that we each have a role that requires us to change and become more responsible for shaping our own future.
-Hillary Clinton
