My first PodCast has now been uploaded. It's a chat between myself and an American friend of mine, Daniel Forrester (pic right), on who might stand for the Republicans and Democrats in the next US Presidential election. You can either download it HERE or from the PoliticsOnDemand website or through iTunes by typing PoliticsOnDemand into the search engine. It lasts 10 minutes.I intend to do a weekly PodCast and they will consist mainly of chats between myself and political figures on the right (and sometimes the left) on an issue I think will be of interest to readers of this Blog. Do let me know if you enjoyed the first one or were bored rigid!
NEXT WEEK: A discussion on George W Bush
5 comments:
Shame - Iain Dale MP has a certain ring to it.
The podcast was interesting. Now, let's see if you can keep up the standard!
Im sure it will go from strength to strength. Good luck.
Iain, I found the podcast very interesting.
One thing about American politics is that they all seem to be related to each other. The Clintons on one side and the George Bush clan on the other.
Could you ask your friend his view on this please?.
Dan Forrester’s astute observations notwithstanding, I am afraid that Hillary Clinton can be too easily painted as an “out of mainstream liberal”. The Democrats should also seek a candidate unafraid to speak about religion, mitigating the Republican’s status as the party of values. I can’t imagine her sounding sincere in this role.
Also, the Democrats would be misguided to ignore the geographical disadvantage of a Northeastern candidate. Hillary’s Arkansas roots would be a liability in the South – a region she shunned by staking a claim in New York after 2000. A southern (Edwards?) or western (Richardson?) candidate might stand a better chance outside the Northeast. Of course, what seems plain to me appears to elude the Democratic leadership regularly.
However, having known Mr. Forrester for some time, I am loath to doubt him. His political instincts are surpassed only by his fashion sense.
Thanks for the mental picture of Carville and Hillary.
Cheers,
A southern Yank
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