Comments on: Guest Author -- Brandon Grant On Political Corruption

By: jhentai

jhentai — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 01:23:36 +0000

great article! thanks!

By: Michale

Michale — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:40:41 +0000

Obama says he is going to do a lot of things..

But when the rubber hits the road, it is pretty much ALWAYS done in a partisan stick-it-to-the-Right manner...

But we'll see.. This time might be different. :D

Michale

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 17:07:16 +0000

That's great because, it sounds like he's about to do that!

By: Michale

Michale — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:57:09 +0000

Abso-frakin'-loutly..

As long as it's EVENLY, FAIRLY and Party-Blind applied, I whole-heartedly support such a move..

Michale

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:22:52 +0000

So, when President Obama signs such an executive order directing all federal contractors to fully disclose all political spending on lobbyists, pols, and campaigns, you will support this action?

By: Michale

Michale — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:31:06 +0000

An excellent place to start..

We're only going to get change on this issue when the people start holding their OWN leaders accountable..

When this issue is used SOLELY to beat political opponents over the head with, it cheapens and denigrates the issue as completely un-important..

Partisans need to clean their OWN glass house first before they start casting stones.

That's what's missing from Brandon's essay, IMNSHO... The idea that political corruption is a BI PARTISAN issue, not just an issue for Democrats to cast blame on Republicans...

Michale

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:27:46 +0000

Michale,

Here is a piece by Bill Moyers urging President Obama to take executive action on the campaign finance reform front.

Specifically, he is asking Obama to sign an executive order to make all federal contractors to disclose all funds directed to political campaigns.

What do you think ... a good start?
http://billmoyers.com/story/lets-ask-obama-to-give-this-speech-next/?utm_source=General+Interest&utm_campaign=69781fd947-Midweek12171412_17_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4ebbe6839f-69781fd947-168318257

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:12:09 +0000

Heh.

By: Michale

Michale — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:32:33 +0000

I tried not to be my usual prick-ish self and actually be constructive...

I think I might have pulled a muscle or something.. :D heh

Michale

By: Michale

Michale — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:31:25 +0000

A response to Michale's comment would be nice, too ...

Thank you, Liz... I tried not to be my usual prick-ish self and actually be constructive...

In the past, CW went to great pains to illustrate that the Museum of Political Corruption was not partisan in the least and treated both Partys equally when it comes to corruption...

I just felt that Brandon's essay, while very VERY good, would be even better if it adopted the same bi-partisan tone...

Michale

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:11:05 +0000

A response to Michale's comment would be nice, too ...

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:10:25 +0000

Does Brandon Grant know that his piece is here, with comments?

I'd be interested in hearing his response to Don Harris ...

By: Michale

Michale — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:31:59 +0000

Well written commentary...

I would just have one minor suggestion...

Tone down the obvious partisanship...

Corruption knows no Party loyalty.. You give a decent example of corruption from the Right Wingery.. There are as good or even BETTER examples of corruption from the Left as well...

And example of corruption from the Left as well would round out your commentary and make it appear less partisan, which is what the Museum Of Political Corruption is also striving for...

Don't get me wrong... What you DO have is red meat to 35% of the country, as the comments here in Weigantia attest to... :D

But wouldn't it be nice to appeal to almost 100% of the country?? :D

It would mean the difference between being a partisan educator perfect for our institutions of so-called "Higher Education"... :^/

Or being a great teacher at the High School level, actually molding our next generation of leaders... Like our own NYPoet22 here.. :D

Other than that minor nit-pick, yours was a great commentary....

Kudos...

Michale

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:26:15 +0000

well said, mr. grant. fair warning, life as a professional educator is currently quite perilous, for precisely the reasons you've so eloquently laid out. there's a lot of money to be made at the expense of our nation's students. as i'm sure you're fully aware, education laws have been increasingly geared toward enriching the corporations who print textbooks and administer standardized tests, not the minds of young men and women.

nonetheless, it heartens me to know that bright young minds are still willing to devote themselves to the cause of making one slice of the world a bit smarter. congratulations, your award is well-earned.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 03:12:28 +0000

Congratulations, Brandon!

I hope you will keep us posted on the progress of Represent.Us. and join in on the general conversation here, from time to time.

I would be interested in knowing which political leaders at the local, state and/or national level inspire you.

By: neilm

neilm — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 02:28:58 +0000

Cleanly written and compelling. Thanks.

By: Osborne Ink

Osborne Ink — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 02:06:54 +0000

Brandon Grant is ready to work on the Sanders campaign. Good on you for lending him your platform!

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 01:49:24 +0000

Excellent!