Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Better than the Obama-Clinton election returns analysis: Berkowitz w/Giangreco on Obama, Clinton and McCain, Cable and Streaming

Jeff Berkowitz: Hillary Clinton says people go hunting because they enjoy it. They don’t do it because they are bitter. They believe because they have a faith, like Barack Obama. They don’t do it because they lost their jobs. Do you see the point Hillary is making?

Pete Giangreco (Democratic and Obama Campaign Consultant): I do and it’s ironic—

Jeff Berkowitz: It’s a good point.

Pete Giangreco: It’s ironic coming from a woman who wanted to basically ban guns and... now all of a sudden, she is guns and churches... [Watch the show w/Giangreco]
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This week’s suburban edition of "Public Affairs," features Pete Giangreco, Democratic political campaign consultant and principal at the Strategy Group, discussing and debating, with show host Jeff Berkowitz , Obama's chances to be President, Obama's Pastor Wright, Obama's friend and supporter, Tony Rezko, voters' bitterness about job loss, who is out of touch and what differentiates Obama from Clinton and McCain. See, below, for a more detailed discussion of this week's topics discussed with Pistol Pete Giangreco [See here for more about "Pistol Pete"]. .
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From Gary Hart to Barack Obama, seven presidential campaigns for Pete Giangreco, including two stints for Clinton-Gore.
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The Strategy Group, in addition to its work with many other clients, is currently playing a significant role in direct mail and message development for the Obama Presidential campaign.
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The suburban airing schedule for Public Affairs is included, below.
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The show with Pete Giangreco will also air throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night, at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 (CANTV) and in Aurora and surrounding areas on that same Monday night at 7:30 pm on ACTV, Cable Ch. 10.
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This week's suburban show, featuring Pete Giangreco, taped on April 13, 2008, is available 24/7 on your computer.
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Pete Giangreco, Democratic Campaign Consultant with the Strategy Group,
discusses with show host Jeff Berkowitz Giangreco's consulting firm's client, Barack Obama
and honesty, monsters, faith, sniper fire, parallel forms of public campaign financing, abortion, "present" votes, which Presidential Candidate is really independent, race, the Clintons as President, the remaining Presidential primary states and the run-up to the nomination, the Keating Five, the energy bill, Iraq, Obama's short list for VP, Obama's chances to be President, Obama's Pastor Wright, voter's bitterness about job loss, who is out of touch and what differentiates Obama, Clinton and McCain from each other, why people hunt and have faith, change and much, much more.
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A partial transcript of this week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs," with guest Pete Giangreco is included directly, below.
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Clinging to guns and religion in small town, USA?

Jeff Berkowitz: This thing about bitterness…Barack Obama said that people … in small towns…cling to religion, they cling to their guns when they are bitter about losing jobs—a tremendous gaffe by Barack Obama?

Pete Giangreco: Look, I grew up in Buffalo, New York. We still cheer for the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres and we go to the churches where a lot of my friends were baptized in—

Jeff Berkowitz: Yeah, your friends don’t go to church because they lost their jobs, it’s because of their belief—Did Barack Obama make a mistake on that

Pete Giangreco: No, no, no.

Jeff Berkowitz: Did he make a mistake on that? Did he make a mistake?

Pete Giangreco: The point is people love where they live and they want things to be like they were before—before when Bethlehem Steel was still there.

Jeff Berkowitz: No, but did Barack Obama make that mistake and could that cost him the [Democratic Party’s] nomination?

Pete Giangreco: Oh, he said that he regretted it. But, I think his larger—Look—

Jeff Berkowitz: Could it cost him the nomination? Does it show he is out of touch?

Pete Giangreco: No, it shows that Hillary Clinton and John McCain are out of touch. It they don’t think that people in small towns who have their jobs shipped overseas aren’t bitter, they are completely out of touch.

Jeff Berkowitz: But, they don’t think they go hunting because of that.

Pete Giangreco: And, they both supported NAFTA and these trade bills that killed places like Buffalo and Erie.

Jeff Berkowitz: Hillary Clinton says people go hunting because they enjoy it. They don’t do it because they are bitter. They believe because they have a faith, like Barack Obama. They don’t do it because they lost their jobs. Do you see the point Hillary is making?

Pete Giangreco: I do and it’s ironic—

Jeff Berkowitz: It’s a good point.

Pete Giangreco: It’s ironic coming from a woman who wanted to basically ban guns and who is the foremost- now all of a sudden, she is guns and churches, again going to the—
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This week’s suburban episode of Public Affairs with guest Pete Giangreco, Democratic campaign consultant, airs:

tonight at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette

And tonight at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.

and this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 pm airing on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search,
can be reached at JBCG@aol.com. You may watch "Public Affairs," shows with Presidential Candidates Obama and McCain, former Presidential candidate Richardson-- and many other pols, including this week's show in the suburbs with political consultant Pete Giangreco, last week's show in the Chicago Metro Suburbs and this past Monday night's show in the City with State Rep. John Fritchey, and our recent shows with Senator Radogno, Rep. Lang, and and WGN Political Pundit and Roosevelt University Professor Paul Green at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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Recently posted shows on the Public Affairs Youtube page include next week's show in the suburbs with former Republican Primary Presidential Candidate John Cox, reflecting (a) on the similarity of much of Cox's message to that of Obama and (b) on the Illinois Combine, which in Cox's view, seems still to have a grip on the State GOP and some of its leaders, this week's show in the suburbs with Dem. Campaign consultant Pete Giangreco, this past Monday night's show in the Cities of Chicago and Aurora with State Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago), our prior shows with Senator and Deputy Republican Senate Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), State Rep. Lang (Part 2), State Rep. Lang (Part 1) , WGN Radio political pundit Paul Green, Senator and 2010 Illinois Republican Primary Gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady,former State Senator Steve Rauschenberger, assessing Barack Obama, Republican U.S. Senate Republican nominee Dr. Steve Sauerberg, discussing his Democratic opponent--Senator Durbin-- and domestic, cultural and foreign policy issues, State Rep. Julie Hamos (D-Evanston,IL), discussing Barack Obama, as well as various Illinois Budget issues (spending, mass transit, capital budget, education, gaming and taxes) , State's Attorney for Cook County Republican nominee and Cook County Board Member Tony Peraica; and Anita Alvarez, Chief Deputy to current State's Attorney for Cook County Dick Devine and now the Democratic nominee for State's Attorney of Cook County