The Hawg Pen will be visiting with T Lee Horne (L - LA) who is campaigning for Governor of Louisiana, on our next show, which is this Saturday @ 10:00a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

T Lee Horne is probably most famous for his organization of national Libertarian support for private relief after Katrina in 2005, and has been actively campaigning for the seat since 2003.


Sounds like he's taking it pretty seriously to me.

Of course we'll discuss Katrina, and how he'd handle the situation, and what he's preparing to do if he's elected Governor. I look forward to what he has say.


I'm sure that neither the Democrats or Republicans want to hear the 3rd side of this story, considering how well it worked.

So listen Saturday morning. You just may learn something

Ray McKinney for Vice President: The G Blog Interview

The following are the answers to 10 questions I emailed Raymond McKinney, who is seeking the Republican Nomination for Vice President of The United States. To get more infromation about Mr McKinney, visit his website. He also has a myspace profile

1: Why are you running for Vice President, and not President?

To be quite honest, I want this job. I started off as frustrated with the way politicians were handling things. I did my research and I believe this is the best job I am qualified to do starting on day 1. I have a high regard for all of the offices of government, just not a high regard for many of the people in these offices. I am not egotistical enough to believe I am ready or worthy to lead this country. I believe I need experience in Washington to have the credibility. Can I make hard decisions? Yes. President of the United States should not be on-the-job training. I do believe that the position of Vice-President is perfect training for the Presidential post.

2: As Vice-President, your Constitutional power would be limited. What do you think you could accomplish?
Precisely one of the reasons for taking the position. The power is very limited, I would basically be an assistant to the President. However, there are many things I can accomplish. The first would be putting fear of the voter in every politicians mind. In my opinion that is a good thing. The next is, while I would not have much in the way of final say, I would be a DIRECT link between the American People and the office of the President. Every day I would be there to remind the President and all of the others on Capital Hill that they work for the people and the people are watching.

3: Describe your "Say Yes To Nukes" energy stance:

I am referring to nuclear power. A field that I have been intimate with for over 20 years. I have had unescorted access to over 40 reactors in the United States. This is the cleanest form of VIALBLE energy on this planet. The only source with greater potential is Fusion Power which is still in the research stage. Our fossil fleet is aging and we are currently at capacity on our power grid. Future growth of this nation depends on cheap, available power. Fossil plants create 81% of the CO2 in the US. I want to build more of these plants. I want private companies which are begging to build more of these plants do so. The enormity of this project would create hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs. The take rural areas and bring billions of dollars, private dollars. The resulting surge in factory orders will revitalize our steel and machining industry. It will REDUCE our dependency of foreign sources of energy and it will give us a product that the rest of the world is already demanding that we can EXPORT. We could streamline the industry, the design, the process and we can market that product, the pumps, valves, electronics, software, engineering and even construction around the world.

4: What is your position on Immigration reform?

After 6 months of taking office I would immediately enforce existing laws. Cut off the supply of money from employers. Treat a crime like it is a crime. Seize assets of illegal immigrants, the car you find them in, the apartment they are living in. Use the fines to cover deportation. Give them a choice, leave on your own and get in line or face deportation and a life time ban. Cut off the money and the support. There will be no incentive to stay.

5: Tell us why you support The Fair Tax:

First off it is the most researched tax plan out there. Simply put, it removes all taxes from low income workers. All taxes will be paid from anyone buying a new finished product. The drug dealer will pay taxes, the illegal immigrant will pay taxes, the tourist from France will pay taxes. There will be no loopholes for the rich to hide taxes. It will eliminate the cost (Billions) just to prepare taxes. A Snickers bar has over 21 points at which the Federal Government collects taxes. Remove the incentive for politicians to put in loopholes for constituents. The ramifications are tremendous. It would force interest rates to plummet. No interest deduction? Well, rich people would have no need to finance, they would just pay cash. Businesses have no need to “lease” to protect assets. The demand for borrowed money would drop, lenders would look for new markets to loan. With no taxes on interest earnings, lenders could make the same profit margin by lending at a lower rate. Who would borrow? The people that needed to borrow, people like me and you or the low income people. With no taxes and a smaller demand, interest rates would drop and it would be easier to borrow money. It is a win/ win for every American taxpayer.

6: If you were forced to vote for one Democrat currently running for President, who would it be?

Your really scaring me with this one. Every one I have looked at has a policy of increased spending to “solve” problems and I do not believe that is the answer. I think almost anyone of them would wreck our economy. If you locked me in a booth, I would have to write in my own name.

7: If you were elected Vice-President, and for some reason you had to assume a Presidential role, what would you do to reform the U.N.?

Seriously, I would suggest that we treat the UN much like we do the Olympics in that the headquarters be moved from one city to the next every 6 years. I suggest Havanna for the first move. I know it sounds ludicrous but my point is the UN has turned into a joke. I think the idea is noble but in reality it has been degraded from within. I would like to turn the UN building into a Friends of the United States building and invite all FUS members to set up a delegation. I would still remain a member of the UN but in a lesser role. They continually use us as a whipping boy and frankly I am sick of it. We have no business playing monitor to a bunch of kindergarten children. The FUS would do real things and solve real problems. The UN is not interested in solving problems, the goal of the UN is to bring down the US to their level.

8: How do you think we can solve the looming Social Security crisis?

While the age levels may change with further discussion this is basically what I want to do with SS. First off, I want to say that if you or I had come up with the original plan and managed it this way (as a private plan) we would be in Federal Prison for fraud and many other charges.

50+ You are in, you get your stated benefits under the current plan.

45-50 You can choose to stay in the plan or opt for the new plan.

16-45 You are in the new plan and you choose from the following options. YOU CHOOSE!

New Plan

Based upon your contributions to date you will be credited with a refund to put in the following accounts. All future contributions will go to your choice.

a: Treasury Bond account. You will be paid the current treasury rate. All future government borrowing will be from the US SS accounts before selling to foreign sources. Our money stays here.

b: Money Market account. You will be paid the current market rate that the government uses to borrow money. Before borrowing from any institution, the Government will borrow and pay interest on our money.

c: Mutual Fund account. You choose who and how much to invest in mutual funds. You take the risk you get the benefit. The money you choose to invest in mutual funds is NOT guaranteed by the Federal Government.

You choose any combination of the 3. If you don’t know what you are doing, then just put all of your money in a or b. The money is yours. You can collect it Tax Free at age 62 in a lump sum or monthly payments. If you die, the money goes to whoever you indicate. The money never goes back to the Federal Government.

9: If you were put in charge of the RNC, what would you change?

The perception of the RNC is that the middle class in invisible. The stories I can tell you. The RNC ignores so many of our population. They do not think outside the box. They are still driving the Titanic and arguing over how bad the dinner was while taking on water. The are not proactive, they are reactive. People have lost faith in the leadership. I would seek to reach out to people that we have given up on and people that have given up on us.

10: Do you think voting for Ray McKinney for Vice-President would send a message to the Republican Party without jeopardizing a possible Republican Presidency?

I look at it this way. Whoever gets the nomination will get the vote of the base even if they had Mickey Mouse on the ticket. Look at people like Quayle. Who knew who the heck he was. The base is going to vote for their nominee. We have a chance to use the VP slot to draw people that the other candidates won’t even talk to. My policies, which I will push for, are good for the lower class and are especially good for the union workers in this country. We can solve major problems not by government spending but by setting loose the American worker and getting government and regulations out of their way. I believe I can reach out to the Independents and even Democrats that no other candidate can.

It would be quite simple, actually to determine this. Give me a shot. Let me be heard. Show people that the GOP is a place for average Americans. If I do not get the poll numbers, then I was wrong and you can put whoever you want in the VP slot, BUT, if the numbers show that I am attracting out of the base voters then why would you not want to put me on the ticket?

Look at it from the average guy/gal position. What choices are the RNC giving us now? They are all basically carbon copies of professional politicians, people who have been lying to us for years. Why do you think Barak is so dang popular? It is not because of his experience, in fact he is currently running on his LACK of experience as a good thing. People are attracted to Barak because he is NEW.

I don’t think he can win the nomination but I do believe he will be the VP nominee. Why? Because if he is not, the DNC will lose a lot of votes from his supporters. The DNC is building a tag team this cycle. Currently it is Hillary/Obama. But whatever it turns out to be, the are reaching our all over the place. The RNC is not doing that. All of the candidates are fighting over the base vote. I am reaching out for the other votes. Any current team you put together for the RNC only attracts the base.

Respectfully,


Raymond McKinney

The Next Generation Of Politics

I've been blogging for about 2 months now, and I can tell you I have met some of the smartest, most interesting people in our country here on the Internet. Every comment, positive or negative has made an impact on me, and even if I don't respond, know I read them. I'm constantly re-evaluating my positions on the issues, and I'd ask you to do the same.

One of the more interesting people that I've communicated with is Daniel Myers. Daniel is the host of a blogtalkradio show and publishes a blog, both of which are called "Politics One".

Daniel interviews candidates from all parties, and independent, on what I think is a personal quest to help get political candidates' ideas out to people who might not otherwise hear them. He also talks about the issues, and allows people to call in to his shows.

He was the sole political analyst on the blogtalkradio show that hosted the Libertarian Party Forum the other night. He's listed on Mike Gravels' Official website. He's interviewed most of the major Libertarian candidates, and many of the independents running for President on his radio show. I'd say he knows more about politics than just about anyone reading this, and I'm including myself!!

Oh yeah.......And he's only 16.

I wanted to ask 10 questions of Daniel, hopefully so he could tell us if he thought other people his age are turned off by politics, and see if he could tell us why he obviously was not. Thankfully, he answered my questions, and I want to share them with you:

1: When did you first become interested in politics?

When my dad first ran for public office, I was 10 years old. I learned a lot about politics on the local level at that time, and since that point (7 years ago) I have now learned more about Politics than most people have as an adult.

2: Tell us about your first radio show: How old were you? How did it go?

My first radio show was conducted on March of this year, I only had about 9 LIVE Listeners and only about
22 Archived. Today I average 65 LIVE Listeners and about 2,000 Archived

3: How are your grades? (sorry, I have to ask this one!!)

I have been a straight A Student up until my 8th grade year I made my first B. When I got into High School my grades kept the same except in Science, I normally average a low B High C.

4: Do you think you'll ever run for office?

I would be surprised if I didn't. I believe I can do a lot in the Communications Part of it, but I would love to serve in Political Office.

5: Generally, how would you describe your political views?

My Blog, Show, Myspace, and everything I do with Politics One, is strictly Bi-Partisan. That's something you wont see from a lot of Political People. You have Conservatives, Liberals, and then you have the "Bi-Partisan" Independents. I am neither. I strictly give you the POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, and Inside Scoop on all parties and people. However my views do tend to be slightly Conservative.

6: Do you have a hero, someone you look up to in the radio or political world?

Honestly, No. I have never really had a hero in Politics other than my Father.

7: Do you think most people your age care about politics? Why or Why not?

If you would have asked me this question 5-10 years ago the answer would have been NO, however I feel that teenagers and other young adults are beginning to realize that everything we know is ran by the Government, Education, Taxes, Social Security, Health Care, Civil Rights is all in the hands of our Government. And the only way to change the Government is to change Politics.

8: If the Presidential election was today, who do you think would win?

Giuliani. I think Rudy Giuliani would win because people see Compassion and Commitment in him. He is not a career politician, he isn't someone who has been in DC voting against what the people want and voting for what the people don't want.

9: Tell us about the most interesting radio show you've done:

The most Interesting radio show would have to be when I interviewed an Independent running for President who wanted to turn America back to the ways of Camelot. That was the best just for the laughs.

10: What do you think is the most important issue in politics today?

Immigration. Some might say National Security, but my response to that is take care of Immigration and you'll get rid of half our National Security Problems.

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Agree or disagree with what he says on the radio, you can't deny the passion he has for politics. Listen to his shows and you'll see what I mean. When I was his age, the last thing I thought about was the national debt, illegal immigration, party politics or anything related to politics at all. He talks about these issues every Tuesday and Thursday.

Daniel's answer to question number 7 (Do you think most people your age care about politics? ) surprised me. Pleasantly I must say.

Maybe the next generation will be the one to turn politics around, so it works for the people again. I'd like to do it now, but maybe its our destiny to set the stage.

Either way, Daniel Myers has gotten one heck of a head start.

Politicsone.blogspot.com blogtalkradio.com/politicsone

John Bootie: The-G-Blog Interview

When I posted the interview with Dr. George Phillies, I got a few emails from other hopefuls wishing to get their message out.

In the interest of being independent, I conducted an e-interview with John Bootie, who is running as an independent for President.

I emailed 10 questions (in red) and I did not tamper with his answers.

Notice, I do not endorse anyone for president...Yet.

I just want to make sure people who want to make a change get their word out.


1: Why are you running for President?

When I was growing up it was a boy's dream to be president or astronaut or baseball player. I believe in the saying either your one of the sources of the problem or your one of the causes of a problem.. I believe I have the ability to do this Job as well as and I believe even better than the candidates I have seem say their running so far... I am not saying I have more experience I am saying I believe we honestly need New Blood in the Office. Someone who is not a so called insider.

2: How would you be the next Lincoln-Reagan?

Lincoln and Reagan were servants to the People as I will be. I also see in their service to the People they relied heavily on Prayer, the Bible, and GOD to make the hard decisions. I believe that the 3 of us have one very rare virtue COMMONSENSE.. I have a PhD. in Commonsense. from the School of Life.

Lincoln served with Great Humility and Reagan served with wit and charm to get the JOB done. Both men and I have always believed this Nation is the greatest Nation on earth and want to keep it that way.

3: Tell us why your different than other candidates running?

I am single so I can devote my entire energies to the Office. I am a fiscally responsible, Social Conservative, Ultra Conservative when it comes to money, and Hard Line when it comes to this Nations defense.. I am Willing to make the Hard choices no matter the Political winds or what polls say. And as I have said in my profile, if I didn't TRY to make the changes I run ON. I wouldn't run again. This doesn't mean if I can't get them done because of partisan politics. I know their will be a hard fought fight to get this government on a new track for reform. I just hope these people in Washington are ready for a guy like me.

4: If you had to vote for one Democrat and one Republican currently running for President, who would your vote be for?

I would not Vote for any Democrat that is running so far but if Zell Miller (GA) were to run. I would vote for him in a heart beat. As for the Republican candidates so far. It would at the minute probably be Mitt Romney, it is way to early to tell what the political winds will do.

5: What would be your immigration policy, if you were elected?

I would Request For a period of 6 month's (NO visas) Shut the border to legal and Illegal Entry. Then Start the Fence with the funds that are available to it. And request more. Then after we have a Handle on legal Entry (Yes I know it will take more than 6 months to build the fence) we can open the border to LEGAL entry.. During the Six month's I would Start my Special US Attorney I campaigned on to start Legal Proceedings including Prison time, against any Judges, Mayors, States, Attorneys, Employers that have either professed to have safe havens or that just don't enforce the Laws as they are on the books.. I don't believe we need to write new ones. We just need to enforce the ones we have... Along with this I would start work on revoking any and all free programs directed at ILLEGAL ALIENS... This is only part of my border plans. sorry long winded.


6: How do you feel about the war on drugs?

I honestly haven't seem much results. But to be honest I am not in a position to be in the loop on subjects like this.... YET..... I do see that we have a long way to go with respect to ending the access to Illegal DRUGS.. I would have to get a whole NEW understanding as to just how bad it really is. And Act from there. This may sound short sighted but in the case of the drugs and our people. I need more information.


7: Would you support The Fair Tax?

Yes but I also have Tax Idea's: I am Big on the Flat Tax Idea: I want to explore getting the Congress to do away with the IRS as it is today and Go to the Flat Tax system... Probably Estimating 17 or 18% Federal, 4 or 5% State, and 1 or 1 1/2% Local. (our local County is a flat tax system Lancaster County Pa)


8: If you could repeal one constitutional amendment, and replace it with a new one, what would they be?

I can't say I would repeal any of the Constitution or the amendments. But I would say the free speech amendment needs re-written. It needs clarification.. First off their is nothing in the Constitution to even draw question to free speech.. The fact is today most people have Never read the Constitution, Bill of Rights, or the Declaration of Independence. It's clear "Congress shall NOT enact laws governing the free speech of people". It's so clear that people are not able to just say anything they wish. As in Yelling Fire in a crowded building or saying Bomb in an Airport or on a plane.

9: How do you feel about government and religion?

I am A Born Again Christian.. And Proud TO say it that way.... I believe there is a problem in the belief's of people today. when it comes to Church and Government. The federalist papers were addressing the State Of Connecticut when Jefferson wrote about church and state. He was addressing the State endorsing a church and he was addressing the problems there of. I honestly believe he never wanted the total separation of the Church from the Government or everyday life.


10: What would you say to people who say you can't win?

I have said it already. I put my total trust in GOD to see me through this. I have asked him to close doors and he opened more doors. I am and will always include GOD in every step of this campaign and my years in office as President. I know it's a daunting and Huge Up hill battle with having No past political experience or past Name recognition. But these both can be valuable assets as well. I am running as an Independent just because of the nay Sayers, I know when the primaries are over I wouldn't be able to continue if in a party.
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Let John know what you think. You can visit his website or his myspace profile and I'm sure he'll be more than happy to answer any questions you have.

Let me know what you think about the interview and Mr. Bootie as well. As always, your participation is key to this process

Libertarian Choices For President: George Phillies

Libertarian Choice for President:


The-G-Blog has been listening. I know that many of you seek an alternative to the Democratic and Republican Parties. The most independent blog on the net wants to provide you with as many choices, and perspectives as it can.

Recently, The-G-Blog conducted an e-interview with Dr. George Phillies, who is seeking the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States.

Let me and Dr. Phillies know what you think

> 1: Why are you running for President?

I am running to make America a better place to live. I will do this by strengthening the Libertarian party and putting our issues before the general public.

> 2: Why do you think tax credits for education will benefit all of our children, and the poorer areas in general

The key issue is that I advocate attaching the tax credit to the child, not the parents, so that anyone can invest in the education of some child, even if not their own. Thus Americans revolted by the DC School system can rescue DC Schoolchildren from the school District for which Congress is Constitutionally responsible. For full details, see my statements on my official website.

> 3. Describe your stance on the “War On Drugs”:

The War on Drugs is grossly racist in operation, with one standard for whites and another, far harsher, for blacks and Hispanics. It is also a total failure. Ask any teenager: In your school, is it easier to get
beer or pot? We should not continue to do bad things to the American people.

> 4: As President, would you have invaded Iraq? Evaluate the war, and give us your strategy to win the war in Iraq once you are Commander-In-Chief:

The War on Iraq was built on lies from stem to stern. Note that the Bush people cannot even address our Iraqi opponents by name. They are 'the enemy' because we are not even clear who is shooting at us. All war objectives, for better or worse, have been accomplished without firing a shot. We should simply come home.

> 5: Why are you a Libertarian?

I support small government, social and economic liberties, and the entire Bill of Rights without any compromises. No other political party
does this.

> 6: Give us an idea of your tax policy, were you to be elected:

We should make massive cuts in government programs, starting with the most invidious of all taxes, the Grandchild tax. That's the national debt: We spend the money, and give our small children the bills to pay. That's a terrible thing to do to small children, and we should stop.
All other tax cuts will follow.

> 7: How would you address Iran?

Politely. After all, Iran has not attacked a foreign country in several centuries. Notwithstanding our historical differences, we should try to have civil relations with one of the few countries in the middle east that does have an elected government, even if their election process is badly flawed by our standards.

> 8: Name one Republican and one Democrat (alive or not) that you think would best describe how you’d govern:

Barry Goldwater. Thomas Jefferson.

> 9: What would be your energy policy?

Energy is going to get more expensive. For its own energy needs, I advocate that the Federal Government should adopt carbon replacement, in which long term fixed price contracts are used to buy energy for Federal use from new, renewable sources. Details are on the Phillies 2008 web site.

> 10: What do you say to people who say you can’t win because your not Democrat or Republican?

Your vote counts twice. Once for the candidate. And once for his issues.

When you VOTE LIBERTARIAN! , you are supporting the party of small government, civil liberty, and the whole Bill of Rights. That's a position that politicians of other parties will notice.

When you vote for a Republican or a Democrat, you are voting for the parties that have brought us warrantless wiretaps, warrantless searches,detention without trial, extraordinary rendition, and torture.

When you Vote Libertarian!, you are supporting the Party that supports real American values. When you vote for a Republican or a Democrat, you are voting against our traditions and our way of life. Besides, some Libertarians have actually won.

For more on my positions, visit my official website . Your support as a volunteer or donor will be most welcome.

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So now you know. You don't just have the choices the corporate media presents. If you like what you've read, be sure to support Dr. Phillies. If not, keep looking (I'll try to help!)

Dr. Phillies and his fellow candidates depend on your vigorous support, but that doesn't mean they can't win. Do your part, research your choice. You make the decisions that control your lives.

Visit Dr. Phillies on his official website, and his myspace page

The-G-Blog Interviews:

In an effort to help 3rd party candidates get their message out, The-G-Blog is beginning to solicit interviews from candidates around the United States.

Here's a list of candidates that have agreed to accept my questions:

Dr. Jim Sendelbach: Candidate for US Congress (GA's 10th, district)

George Phillies: Candidate seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for President (posted!!)

Loretta Nall: Candidate for Governor of Alabama.

John Bootie: Independent running for President Of The United States


I'll keep you Posted. Subscribers will get 1st notice of posted interviews, and some of my personal views that won't be posted on the net.

I'm constantly trying to get more information out to my readers. If you know a candidate who would be interested in a e-interview, ask them to contact me at thegblog@gmail.com. Thanks