Patriotcast Blog

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 8

2008-05-08T23:15:00.004-04:00

This Patriotcast podcast begins with a few quick comments on Eliot Spitzer, Ziff-Davis filing for bankruptcy, iPhone rumors and other Apple rumors. The second segment of the podcast addresses Reverend Jeremiah Wright, his inflammatory comments and responsibility on the speaker and the listener. The third segment briefly discusses the sub prime mortgage crisis, namely, how it started, the collapse of Bear Sterns and who is responsible. I close with a little known event , the Wounded Warrior March, honoring those who have been wounded serving their country.

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Music is provided courtesy of:

Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.brucemarshall.net.

The Love Dogs, Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.thelovedogs.com.

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 7

2008-03-09T16:40:00.004-04:00

Just when you thought the primaries would come to an end, the results in Texas and Ohio distort the election landscape. I discuss the results and the need for a candidate to step down. I address the issues surrounding the Florida and Michigan primaries, how the superdelegates can destroy the party, and I make recommendations to the Democratic Party. In the next segment I discuss the President’s endorsement of John McCain along with other factors that may affect the election. I then discuss Fortune Magazine’s announcement that this year Apple is the number one Most Admired Company along with two related articles concerning Apple’s success and, “The Trouble With Steve Jobs.” This episode closes with Apple’s release of the software development kit for the iPhone and the formation of a $100 million fund for start-ups developing for the iPhone.

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Music is provided courtesy of:

Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.brucemarshall.net.

The Love Dogs, Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.thelovedogs.com.

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 6

2008-03-04T22:41:00.006-05:00

This episode of Patriotcast begins will a discussion about the results of the Wisconsin and Hawaii primaries, the upcoming Texas and Ohio primaries and the effects these four primaries will have on Hillary Clinton and what her response should be. Next, I discuss a recent article in the New York Times and the paper's irresponsible, tabloid-like behavior towards John McCain. I then revisit John McCain's choices for Vice President. The podcast then turns to technology and discusses the recent competition between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD with thanks to www.tidbits.com. Finally, I close with a brief chat about a report issued by Forrester Research concerning digital music sales.

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Music is provided courtesy of:

Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.brucemarshall.net.

The Love Dogs, Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.thelovedogs.com.

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 5

2008-02-17T21:58:00.004-05:00

This episode is all about election politics. I begin by defining superdelegates and discussing the potential legal battles at the democratic convention. Next I explore the implications of Mitt Romney’s action this week, namely, the release of his delegates to John McCain. I conclude with a discussion about the influence of the independent voter and the one real issue voters would like to see resolved – partisan paralysis. I then present the two true factors effecting independent voters choice for president – the candidate’s character and leadership skills.

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Music is provided courtesy of:

Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.brucemarshall.net.

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 4

2008-02-12T07:21:00.001-05:00

This episode is comprised of 5 short segments. I begin with a brief discussion of the concept of a 50 state primary based upon an informal blog poll in the Wall Street Journal and my posting to that blog. Next I discuss the results of Super Tuesday and Mitt Romney’s response. The third segment looks at John McCain’s possible choices for a vice presidential running mate. The fourth segment responds to comments made by radio talk show hosts and republican political pundits and the need to act in a responsible manner. The show then takes a lighter tone and discusses the iPhone and iPod Touch memory upgrades and the release of Bento, a new personal database from FileMaker.

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Patriotcast Vol 2 No 3

2008-02-03T14:49:00.000-05:00

February 2, 2008

Welcome! This episode reintroduces Patriotcast to new listeners, looks at the Democratic candidates, a quick second look at the MacBook Air and a review of Audio Buddy by M-Audio.

I start by presenting the goal and basic production information regarding Patriotcast. The second segment presents a detailed comparison of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I provide the candidates' positions on the following issues: immigration, terrorism, the Iraq war, energy policy, fiscal responsibility, economy and taxes, and healthcare. From January 21st to February 1st, I examined the "Issues" section of each candidate's web site and attempted to extract each candidate's position. I have prepared a PDF document of the Democratic Candidates' Position and that you may download. I have also provided a Consolidated Candidates’ Position that presents both parties. I hope you find these documents useful. I strongly encourage everyone to go to each candidate's web site and gain your own understanding of the candidate's position. This presentation may not yield the nuances of each position.

I presented the same comparison for the republican candidates during my previous podcast, Vol. 2, No. 2.

The second segment of the podcast revisits the MacBook Air. I also discuss the evolution of my studio from 2005 to 2008 and review the Audio Buddy by M-Audio.

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Music is provided courtesy of:

Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.brucemarshall.net.

The Love Dogs, Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.thelovedogs.com.

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 2

2008-01-20T19:17:00.000-05:00

Welcome! This episode looks at the Republican candidates and MacWorld 2008.

I present a detailed comparison of Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and Fred Thomson. I provide the candidates' positions on the following issues: immigration, terrorism, the Iraq war, fiscal responsibility, economy and taxes, and healthcare. From January 16th to the 18th, I examined the "Issues" section of each candidate's web site and attempted to extract each candidate's position. I have prepared a PDF document of the Candidates' Position that you may download. The order of the data has been changed from the podcast presentation to allow for proper comparison among the candidates. I hope you find this document useful. I strongly encourage everyone to go to each candidate's web site and gain your own understanding of the candidate's position. This presentation may not yield the nuances of each position.

I plan on presenting the same comparison for the leading democratic candidates during my next podcast.

The second part of the podcast discusses the announcements that were made at MacWorld 2008: Mac OS X Leopard Sales, Time Capsule, iPhone software enhancements (mapping location), iTunes Movie Rentals and Apple TV, and MacBook Air.

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Patriotcast Vol 2 No 1

2008-01-18T07:35:00.000-05:00

Patriotcast is back! This episode is all about politics.

The changes to the primary system
My posting to a Wall Street Journal Poll taken back on November 30, 2006
What qualifications/experiences you want for the President of the U.S?
What are the issues facing today's candidates?
Brief summary of the leading candidates

Music provided courtesy of Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. For further information on the the Bruce Marshall Group go to www.brucemarshall.net.

Patriotcast Vol 1 No 4

2005-11-13T01:46:00.000-05:00

Common sense and objective commentary on upcoming changes to Patriotcast, further commentary on the Supreme Court nominees and educational diversity on the bench, the Indictment of the Vice President Chief of Staff Scooter Libby, praise for Alan Greenspan, details on my recent experience at an "all-star" meeting of on-air personalities on WTKK 96.9 FM, a brief review of Audacity and Sound Studio 3 - two recording applications.

Music provided courtesy of Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. For further information on the Bruce Marshall Group go to www.brucemarshall.net.

Photos from WTKK All Stars on November 5, 2005 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Panel from left to right: Bernard McGuirk, Margery Eagan, Bill O’Reilly, Ron Insana, Jim Braude, Sean Hannity and Mike Barnicle.

From left to right: Margery Eagan, Bill O’Reilly, Ron Insana, Jim Braude and Sean Hannity.

Bill O’Reilly at book Signing.

Ron Insana with Bernard McGuirk in the background on the left.

Patriotcast Vol 1 No 3 Part 2 of 2

2005-10-20T11:20:00.000-04:00

Common sense and objective commentary on Paul McCartney Concert, Apple's latest financial results, the new iPod with video functionality, an iPod prediction, and Steve Jobs on the cover of the Oct 24th issue of Time Magazine.

Note: the October 19th episode is broken into 2 parts.

Music provided courtesy of Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. For further information on the Bruce Marshall Group go to www.brucemarshall.net

Patriotcast Vol 1 No 3 Part 1 of 2

2005-10-20T10:46:00.000-04:00

Common sense and objective commentary on the Tom Delay indictments, William Bennett's comments on Sep 28th and how they were taken out of context, and Hariett Miers and the requirements for Supreme Court nominees.

Note: the October 19th episode is broken into 2 parts.

Music provided courtesy of Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. For further information on the Bruce Marshall Group go to www.brucemarshall.net.

Related podcast text and links:

From the September 28 broadcast of Salem Radio Network's Bill Bennett's Morning in America:

BILL BENNETT, "MORNING IN AMERICA" HOST: One of the arguments in this book, "Freakonomics," that they make is that the declining crime rate, you know, this — they deal with this hypothesis that one of the reasons crime is down is that abortion is up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I don't think that statistic is accurate.

BENNETT: Well, I don't think it is either.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

BENNETT: I don't think it is either, because first of all, I think there's just too much that you don't know.
But I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose — you could abort every black baby in this country and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do. But your crime rate would go down.

Links:

Tom Delay indictment Sep 28
Tom Delay indictment Oct 3
Audio of William Bennett's Sep 28th comments
Freakonomics (Amazon)
www.bestfriendsfoundation.org
Hariett Miers
William Rehnquist

Patriotcast Vol 1 No 2

2005-09-25T19:29:00.000-04:00

Common sense and objective commentary on Hurricane Rita, Should New Orleans be Rebuilt, Are Our Cities Too Big, podcasting.

Music provided courtesy of Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. For further information on the Bruce Marshall Group go to www.brucemarshall.net

Patriotcast Vol 1 No 1

2005-09-20T17:50:00.000-04:00

Common sense and objective commentary on Katrina, John Roberts, ROKR iTunes Phone, Ipod Nano, and MacWorld Boston.

Music provided courtesy of Bruce Marshall of ATM Records, Concord, MA 01742. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. For further information on the Bruce Marshall Group go to www.brucemarshall.net.

Welcome to the Patriotcast Blog

2005-09-20T14:23:00.000-04:00

Fellow Patriots!

This is the first post to the Patriotcast Blog. This blog will serve two purposes: 1. Allow you the listener to contribute, and 2. Provide the proper technology to post podcasts.

Let the podcasts and postings begin.

Gary