TV Interviews

[This one is a radio interview.]

Date: October 29, 2014

Program:  Rhode Island NPR

Guests: Steve Brown vs. Phil West

Host: Scott Mackay

Time: 7:54 minutes

Link to video is http://ripr.org/post/rhody-votes-14-heated-debate-over-concon

 

Date: October 24, 2014

Program: PBS, A Lively Experiment

Moderator: Dyana Koelsch

Time: 27:59 minutes, discussion starts at 26:00

Link to videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xlgLjaR9zY&list=UUrYlMvDyNgSOoDy94CBiEMw

Date: October 19, 2014

Program: NBC10, NBC 10 News Conference, Decision 2014

Guests: The Republican (John Carlevale) and Democratic (Nellie Gorbea) candidates for Rhode Island Secretary of State

Moderator: Bill Rappleye

Time: Part I, 12:39 minutes (discussion from 12:15-12:39), Part II, 9:09 minutes (0-4:45)

Link to videos: Part I, Part II

Date: October 9, 2014

Program:  State of the State

Guests: J.H.Snider, administrator of The State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse and RhodeIslandConCon.info Beverly Clay, researcher for RhodeIslandConCon.info.

Host: Robert “Al” Benson

Time: 30 minutes

This is the fourth in a series on holding a constitutional convention. J.H. Snider, a constitutional convention expert, administers two websites that abound with information on constitutional conventions. One has a nationwide perspective and one focuses on Rhode Island. Beverly Clay and Snider have co-authored commentaries appearing in the Providence Journal. Snider asserts that the constitutional convention affords the people a way to address matters that legislative bodies typically avoid.

Link to video is http://vimeo.com/channels/365354

 

Date: October 9, 2014

Program:  WPRI.com State of Mind

Guests: Pablo Rodriquez, Coalition for a Responsible Government.

Host: Dan Yorke

Time: 22 minutes, from 11:00 to 22:00

Link to video is http://wpri.com/2014/10/09/109-dr-pablo-rodriguez-on-state-of-mind

 

Date: October 7, 2014

Program:  WPRI.com State of Mind

Guests: Gary Sasse and Philip West, RenewRI, www.renewri.org

Host: Dan Yorke

Time: 22 minutes

Link to video is http://wpri.com/2014/10/07/107-phil-west-on-state-of-mind/

 

Date: October 3, 2014

Program: NBC10, Decision 2014 Wingmen

Guests: RIFuture.org, Bob Plain, OceanStateCurrent.com Justin Katz

Time: 8 minutes. The relevant section is from 6:00 to 8:05.

Both pro and con regarding the November 4, 2014 constitutional convention referendum.

Link to video is http://www.turnto10.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=10652236

 

Date: September 29, 2014

Program:  Capitol TV, Straight from the Gavel

Guests: Rep.  Cale P. Keable, District 47, Co-Chair, Bi-partisan Preparatory Commission

Host: Dave Barber

Time: 30 minutes. The relevant section is from 19:30-24:00.

Rep. Keable advocates voting no on the November 4, 2014 constitutional convention referendum.

Link to video is http://ricaptv.discovervideo.com/show/watch?id=6fd3ed5b&t=1

 

Date: September 26, 2014

Program:  Lively Experiment, PBS

Guests: Pablo Rodriquez, Citizens for Responsible Government, ricfrg.org, and Philip West, RenewRI, www.renewri.org

Host: Dyana Koelsch

Time: Two segments: first is 15 minutes; second is 14 minutes.  The second segment has the Question #3 discussion from 2:30 to 9:15.

(l-r) Ian Donnis, Pablo Rodriguez, Phil West, and Ted Nesi analyze recent polls and endorsements with Dyana Koelsch. It’s politics with a Rhode Island accent.

Link to video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IIQGbiv6mI&list=UUrYlMvDyNgSOoDy94CBiEMw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: September 25, 2014

Program:  State of the State

Guests: Ken Block, Advocate for a Constitutional Convention, Matt Schweich, Advocate for a Constitutional Convention

Host: Robert “Al” Benson Time: 30 minutes                   Time: 30 minutes

This is the third of a series on the question: “Shall we have a Constitutional Convention? The main theme of this discussion is that a constitutional convention is a way to fix government functioning and make it more responsible, responsive and accountable to the people. Such fixes might include a line item veto for the governor; a constitutional mandate for transparency (government data belongs to the people and access to it must be guaranteed); term limits for legislators; balance of power; bonding practices; judicial/magistrate selection; revolving door issues; nonpartisan/nonpolitical redistricting; people’s petition power to force a vote on a bill and more.

Link to video is http://vimeo.com/channels/365354/107273583

 

Date: August 28, 2014

Program:  State of the State

Guests: Gary Sasse and Philip West, RenewRI, www.renewri.org

Host: Robert “Al” Benson                   Time: 30 minutes

This is the first of a series on the question: “Shall we have a Constitutional Convention? Sasse and West represent RenewRI a newly established coalition urging that we vote YES on Question 3. They provide a brief history of the last constitutional convention held in 1986 and outline the process before us now. Sasse reminds us that a constitutional convention does not change the constitution; only the people do so by a deliberate act of voting on each change suggested by the constitutional convention. West asserts his confidence in the people to decide wisely. They urge: Vote YES on 3.

Link to video is http://vimeo.com/channels/365354/104738233

 

Date: September 11, 2014

Program:  State of the State

Guest: Mike Stenhouse, R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity, rifreedom.org

Host: Robert “Al” Benson Time: 30 minutes

This is the second of a series on the question: “Shall we have a Constitutional Convention? Stenhouse stresses that holding a constitutional convention is the purest form of citizen democracy in action. The RI Constitution provides a mechanism for citizens to amend the constitution. This is a corrective or remedial measure when the general assembly has failed to make changes needed to improve the function of government and to provide for the common good. Various potential changes are discussed in this interview.

Link to video is http://vimeo.com/channels/365354/106013574

 

News (Incidental Coverage)

Donnis, Ian, 15 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media, Rhode Island Public Radio, September 26, 2014.

Gregg, Katherine,  R.I. candidate for governor Raimondo draws Bishop Tobin’s criticism over stance on women’s health issues, Providence Journal, September 25, 2014

Borg, Linda, In search of a better way to pay for R.I. schools, Providence Journal, November 22, 2013.