First, my TV debate with a Breitbart contributor from yesterday. Any constructive criticism is appreciated.
My apologies for the lack of transcript
Notice how I talk about human beings and he talks about corporate personhoods and their horrific phlight.
At first I wanted to be polite, but as soon as he insulted me I decided to take the gloves off a bit.
The funny thing was that after the debate Seton Motley, my opponent in the debate, was very cordial afterwards. Is this how Washington works? Do these guys usually go at each others throats on camera and then pow-wow and play pattycake afterwards? I don't know, it is very bizarre in my eyes.
I have confirmed my flight to Oakland, I will be arriving at Oakland airport at 12:20pm PT. Hopefully a bunch of cool kossacks will meet me there and hang out with me for the day. I'm kind of a tourist in California, so I could use some cool tour guides, and I MUST see San Francisco at some point, as a homage to my hippy mother who went out there in the 60's.
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As soon as I got off my flight I went straight to my TV appearance, and afterwards I hung out down at McPherson Square where one of the #OccupyDC protests were being held. I hung out talking to people and taking pictures for a bit before meeting up with a few kossacks (dude, you guys are everywhere, and I LOVE it) davidms and Spillover Effects hung out for a bit. davidms took me out for dinner and beers afterwards before we parted ways and I headed off to Silver Springs, MD to stay with other friends for the night.
Now I am heading back to DC. I will be appearing at the Citizens Intervention "Enough is enough" rally at the US Capitol at noon. I hope if you are around you come down. Here is the speakers schedule for the event.
11:30am Emma's Revolution
Live Musical Performance
12:00pm Thom Hartmann
Author and radio/TV host
12:30pm Jesse LaGreca
Occupy Wall Street
1:30pm Buddy Roemer, GOP
Presidential Candidate
5:15pm Joe Sestak
Congressman from PA
5:30pm Frances Moore Lappe
Author
6:00pm Lawrence Lessig
Author and Harvard Law Professor
6:30pm Shahid Buttar
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
7:00pm Obii Say
Hip Hop Artist
7:30pm Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
October 2011
9:00pm Beltway Poetry Slam
Featuring Chris August
9:30pm Charlie Fink
Patriotic Millionaires
If you are in the DC area today I hope to see you there!
I'll be sticking around in the comments for the next 45 min or so before I head down to the US Capitol.
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And be a better person to your brothers and sisters around you.
Peace and love to all.
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