By Fausto Fernós on July 25, 2007 | Share & Save | Link | Print |
Is Miss Ronnie woman enough and black enough for this podcast? You bet!
Did you get to see the CNN/YouTube Democratic Presidential Debates earlier this week? It was a hit with the young folks, delivering the highest viewership for a debate among adults 18-34 in cable news history.
Thanks to YOU. The freaky masses, the awkward teens, the mumble-mouths, the odd-balls— in other words, the fabulous American Public.
We had such a great time watching the Democratic Presidential candidates squirm, grimace and struggle to understand the charmingly awkward questions posed by YouTube video bloggers.
There were some scary ones like Jeret Townsend who asked about gun control while he held his baby in his arms, only his baby was an enormous semi-automatic machine gun.
There were cute but annoying questions from the snowman who was concerned for global warming and the best question came from Celia Smith who asked the candidates if they would be willing to be paid the current minimum wage as President. Talk about keeping it real. Click here to watch all the questions and the candidate’s responses.
Only two candidates seemed to be clearly for gay marriage (and not civil unions) Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel. In case you don’t know who these guys are, Dennis Kucinich is the Ohio Congressman who stood on the far left (the performer’s left) of the stage, and Mike Gravel was the Alaskan Senator who tore Hillary a new one during the debates.
Although I agree with his criticisms of the former First Lady and former Wal-Mart board member, he came across as a tad harsh and reminded me a bit of Mr. Wilson from the campy 1960s Dennis the Menace TV show.
That said, ANY of the Democratic Presidential candidates will be an excellent choice for our next President, but who really shined for me was New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Illinois Senator Barack Obama. The ‘Bama was even taking a cue from Miss Ronnie when he delivered a new word during the debate: UNIVIDE. Which I assume means to united the divided. He delivered the SASSAFRACTION!
If any Presidential candidate of any party wants to distance themselves from our current disaster known as President George W. Bush, they need to stop using “I approved this message” at the end of their campaign commercials. Otherwise, it’s like screaming to the world “I’m a lame ass jerk who can’t come up with his/her own ideas.”
Join Miss Ronnie, Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós as we also talk about cats that look like dictators and dogs who save babies and author J.K. Rowling’s financial success.
Don’t forget to check out Miss Ronnie’s “Keeping it Real” YouTube video series! I’m Fausto Fernós and I approve this podcast.
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jtakai8429 says:
July 25, 2007 at 16:48The youtube debate episode was very funny. I listen on my iphone every afternoon. All three of you made me laugh so much. I was really depressed when you both revealed you have no health insurance! gasp! I hope this show becomes a big success and you are all rolling in $100 bills. Best of luck!
neumannj says:
July 26, 2007 at 00:43Personally I favor Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich, but I don’t see them actually making it past the primaries. Mike Gravel did have a point during the debates: follow the money and you will have your answer about what to expect from presidential candidates. Check out opensecrets.org if you are curious about the main contenders on the Republican and Democratic side. What you will find is that they are both funded primarily by the same special interest groups. It’s like the old saying, “All a two-party system means is that corporations have to cut two checks”.
p.s. Fausto, did you know that yesterday (July 25th) was the 108th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Puerto Rico?
mandarin says:
July 26, 2007 at 07:55from a non US perspective (ok Belgium, where we have apparently one of the best healthcares in the world yet we do pay 50% +/- income tax and 21% sales tax) it seems that everyone sues US doctors. Even fit patients need to be wheeled out of the hospital in a wheelchair lest they slip or fall and sue the hospital for their own clumsiness.
Just the perspective we have. Sue sue sue.
Healthcare here is very good. I don’t even know how much I pay a month…15 euro? something like that.
The UK has the national health service, but also 10 month waiting lists for suspected colon cancer patients!!!
Superboy says:
July 27, 2007 at 15:10It’s a tragedy that most Americans don’t have healthcare, and even if you do, it may not always protect you from financial catastrophe if you get something as serious as a heart attack. This needs to change. Thank you for talking about this important issue.
I’m voting for the guy who looks like Marc Feilion
Fausto Fernós says:
July 27, 2007 at 15:12108th Anniversary of the US invasion of Puerto Rico? I had no idea! As you can see Neumannj, I went to high school (and elementary) school in Puerto Rico so I know next to NOTHING about Puerto Rican history. 
I was born on Dia de Hostos, and that’s about it. I’m can be so ignorant when it comes to my own heritage.
Justin says:
August 25, 2007 at 16:18I just went to Jan Schakowsy’s town hall meeting here in Chicago and I strongly suggest everyone go to their congressperson’s town hall meetings to voice your opinions, and if issues that affect you are not being brought up or addressed, you can stand in front of the people of your district and bring them to their attention, and to the attention of your representatives. It was truly a great experience.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with his partner Marc Felion, he hosts the world's most downloaded talk show for gay people on the internet, Feast of Fools.
Fausto loves pomegranates, waterfalls and 70s retro funk music.
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Cliff Dix says:
July 25, 2007 at 11:15The state of Healthcare should have everyone taking to the streets, angry, with pitchforks and torches, marching toward Washington. (Well actually a lot of things about the present state of politics in the US should get our blood boiling.) Back to healthcare, my father who served in Vietnam has about a year to live. My dad has sclerosis of the lungs. His lungs are slowly hardening. He has gone for test and is a candidate for a lung transplant except for one thing. The only catch they could come up with to deny him treatment is to claim he is too old to help. He is 66! My dad is in the process of getting a long time family doctor and friend to help him. But I am worried. It is just like that woman in Sicko whose husband needed treatment but was denied and she had to watch him die. Why? Why does this happen?