Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Does Eisendrath have the Right Stuff?

Revised at 12:30 am on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to correct some slight transcript errors; Revised at 11:45 am on Wednesday to add many missing links.

Jeff Berkowitz: Do you have the right stuff to become Governor of the State of Illinois?

Edwin Eisendrath: Not only can I do this, but it isn’t about me and it isn’t about Rod [Blagojevich]. It is about what people want to see in their government. And, I don’t think that it is okay that we don’t fund schools and we can’t send our kids to college; that the state budget is in worst shape than it was four years ago. Those [things] aren’t what Democrats are about.
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Jeff Berkowitz: On economic issues, are you with the Republicans? On corruption issues, are you with the Republicans?

Ed Eisendrath: The Republicans can’t talk about corruption while George Ryan is on trial. And just because Rod [Blagojevich] lets them do it doesn’t mean that I will

Berkowitz: They [The Republicans] have been doing it [talking about Democratic corruption].

Eisendrath: As far as I am concerned, they don’t have the “stuff,” to do that. I have shown that I can clean up a government.

Berkowitz: Is Rod running a corrupt administration?

Eisendrath: The [Blagojevich] Administration has crossed the line—[show ends].
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Edwin Eisendrath, running for Governor in the March 21, 2006 Democratic Primary in Illinois. The show was recorded on December 27, 2005 for a forthcoming Public Affairs episode that will air in the City of Chicago on Monday, January 16 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV], the suburbs the week of January 9 and on the Public Affairs Cinema [starting now and continuing at the Cinema for at least a month], which currently is also airing a five minute interview with Eisendrath, taped about a month ago [See here]. The Cinema also houses a dozen recent, other Public Affairs episodes, each of which is available here
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Jeff Berkowitz, Host and Producer of Public Affairs and an Executive Recruiter doing Legal Search, can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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