NY State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr: Uncensored!
New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. appears on the show to discuss the following: the Arizona immigration law, turmoil in the New York State senate, financial reform, bailouts, corruption in politics, the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, his father's legacy, and his controversial vote against "marriage equality" legislation in 2009. The interview was filmed on April 23, 2010, and is completely uncensored.
Note: The show's opening theme is "Feels So Right" by "Solution".
Interesting interview Gary, and very well done. I'd like to point out the dichotomy between some of Senator Addabbo statements.
ReplyDeleteOn one hand he said he had a "concern about the general feeling that elected officials are not listening to the people, that there is a disconnect between the people and the elected officials."
And yet earlier he said (speaking of grassroots movements like the Tea Party), "as an elected official we need to block out all the static that's coming out from these small groups."
I suggest that when elected officials treat a groundswell of concern by citizens about the direction the country is heading as "static" to be "blocked out", they are, in fact, not listening to the people.
A second dichotomy is found in his frustration that because a fraction of politicians are corrupt that all politicians are held in contempt. And yet earlier he implied that the entire tea party movement is suspect because there may be some unsavory characters hanging onto its fringe.
Still, nice job by both you and the senator.
Well done G Man!
ReplyDeleteSenator Addabbo has a strong value system and although Cordie refers to a couple of contradictions, I see it a little differently. I am thinking that because the Senator refers to these groups as "small" he will not consider them representative of the overall larger group of people who occupy his electorate.
He does however keep an open view on these groups and promotes that if one is to join them, to investigate or "check them out". Regardless of personal likes or dislikes, it is good to see an elected official give a mature and unbiased view on such a controversial topic.
I do believe after seeing this interview that the Senator would always represent the majority view and needs of his electorate, whatever the topic may be and without personal bias.