Patriotcast Vol 2 No 7

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

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

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

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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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 Fat City Band, Arlington, MA 02476. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law. www.fatcityband.com.

Patriotcast Vol 2 No 2

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.

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 Fat City Band, Arlington, MA 02476.  All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by law.  www.fatcityband.com.