Saturday, July 12, 2008

McKinney update


It was a lot of fun (and a bit intimidating) interviewing Congresswoman McKinney. Much to our pleasant surprise, she was joined on the phone by her running mate, Rosa Clemente. They couldn't stay on very long, since today was the big day at the Greens' convention. But what impressed me more than anything was the willingness of a 6-time U.S. Representative and current presidential candidate to take a chance with a non-professional blog talk radio podcast. Equally impressive was her answer to my question "What do you say to people who are afraid that voting for you makes it more likely that John McCain will be our next President?" You'll have to listen to the archived show to find out what her answer was...

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