ninna721 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hope it can be replayed somewhere. General consensus seems to be he looked fantastic, always important, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 He came across as a well informed commentator and it was as if Idol never existed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearofH2O Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Clay definitely did his research. I thought the moderator looked to him for many of the answers. The women on the panel seemed to be more progun and anti immigrant while Clay defended the other side or his stance. He looks so confident and his voice is so self assured. I can see him being a regular on a political show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Fingers crossed behcause I think that being a regular would be a dream come true for him. He is gaining respect every time he appears on one of theses type shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I agree. He seems so much in his "element" when he does these types of shows, and I think he also enjoys the heck out of it. As much as I miss entertainer Clay...well, I'm really enthralled by this guy too. He can still be funny, but he also shows his smarts, and I think that combination, with a little charm thrown in, gains him a ton of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Don't tell anyone......but I just watched the Al Jazeera America show from last night.Bravo Clay! Looked great, sounded really smart, and there was actually some consensus building! I loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Ldyj want to watch it again?@clayaiken: If you missed @ajamthirdrail, it airs again on Saturday at 8am Eastern and 4pm Eastern. (1pm Pacific) @ajam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Clay posted on CV. I've asked permission to bring it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Eeee. Clay gave me permission. Hope y'all got to watch AJAM. They are a possibility for me. Nothing specific, but a general possibility... and honestly would be a dream come true. I love them. It might not be a bad idea if they got lots of positive feedback on their Third Rail Twitter and Facebook pages ... and via email (mailto:america@aljazeera.net) about how much folks enjoyed me and would love to see more of me. ;-)Trying hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Clay tweet. @clayaiken: Ladies and gentlemen... The next Prime Minister of Canada https://t.co/xMvmKdBpyk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwart/article/VSA-NYC-Marquis-Studios-to-Celebrate-A-YEAR-IN-PICTURES-20151019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I was out last night at a work event, which was really cool. My workplace has "One Book, One College" which encourages everyone to read the same book and then participate in discussions and events. Our book this year is "March, Book 1" by Congressman John Lewis. (Some of you may remember that Clay met Representative Lewis last year during his campaign.) Anyway, Congressman Lewis was an hour away from my college last night, and so we took a bus trip to see him. It was INSPIRING. Anyway, missed all the hoopla on the boards, although I was notified via text that it was all happening. I'll do my part with to help cam later today and tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm posting something in the "private" area.....if you need breadcrumbs to get there, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 ldyjocelyn, that sounds really interesting. John Lewis is a hero of mine and it was so cool to see a photo of him with Clay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Clay tweet. @clayaiken: Happy Back to The Future Day!! #Oct212015#thefutureisnow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Someone's not happy!@clayaiken: Damn it!!Biden is not running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 I think Joe would have been good, but after the debate last week, I think it was also a futile gesture to think Joe would enter the race. Sorry Clay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 This tweet cracked me up. @AndrewSleighter: My wife shushed me cuz she was watching a YouTube video. The explanation, "hang on, Clay Aiken is going to be inappropriate" didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Since Clay recently mentioned Spring Lake again recently, I thought I'd post this from an email I received today reminding me that early voting in NC starts tomorrow:Chris Rey is the Mayor of Spring Lake, and is now running for the US Senate. I did not know that. Good for him!!http://chrisrey.com/...for-u-s-senate/He has made a video to launch his campaign like someone else we know, and I don't doubt he will have Clay's support. I met him several times at campaign events, and sat next to his wife and that cute baby once while he was the moderator for a panel of candidates including Clay. It was sponsored by Wake County/Raleigh/Cary political insiders, and I could see why they wanted to give him that exposure. I was so impressed! Looking at his credentials, I'm also impressed that he went back to Spring Lake to live. It sure wasn't to get rich! You have to know he cares about people and making people's lives better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Another political thing--I read a good insight about Biden's running on The Daily Beast. Late one night there was a link to a Washington Post article on my news feed and the blurb below the link said Biden was about to announce that he was running, but when I clicked on it, a short line in the middle of the blank page said the article was "published inadvertently." Never saw that before!! Then there was a flurry of articles from the 24 hour news sites, whoever had an alert editor at that hour, about the Post goofing, and "why Biden was wise to wait a few more days." So, I'm guessing a lot went on that we'll not hear about, and it may have to do with that congressional committee that's been after Hilary and further blows to their credibility in the last few days...........but, anyway, this article was written during that period when, due to the Post's "leak," people were sure Biden was going to run. The article suggests that Biden can be the "go to guy" if he is needed just as easily as if he were officially running. And I think since he tends to make "gaffs" a lot, the less "running" the better in case he is needed. I don't agree the author about Sanders not being a viable candidate, but do I agree that the Dems think he couldn't win. We know Clay thinks he can't, but I think he should take heart from this.It’s hard to imagine why [he would start running now]. Yeah, yeah, because Clinton might implode in scandal, and then he’s positioned to be The One the Party Turns To. But isn’t he already that? Yes. I mean, Bernie—you know as well as I do the party is not going to turn to him in such an event. The immediate response of the party bigwigs in the event of a Clinton collapse would be “Dear God, we have to find someone who can beat Sanders,” and that person would be Biden. Some folks would want Elizabeth Warren (there remains no indication she has the remotest interest in being president). You’d hear a few John Kerrys. Maybe from Oakland would emanate a Draft Jerry Brown movement. But basically Biden is the guy—now, today. There’s that old concept in royal familydom of “the heir and the spare.” Biden is the spare. Already acknowledged. Doesn’t need to get in.http://www.thedailyb...gets-worse.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearofH2O Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I was at that forum too jmh and was very impressed by Chris Reyes too. I've been getting requests for donations from him but its too early for me. We have nothing on our ballot in the city so Im sitting this one out.I had a cataract removed this afternoon which grew from the steroid I used to stop the inflammation in my eye caused by uveitus. Now I have to use the same steroid after the cataract surgery. I don't understand medicine. After a nice 4 hour nap Im feeling pretty good.Glad to hear that Biden dropped out, not sure what he would have added to the party. Sorry Clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 *staples jmh to the board*Fear, hope you are doing well with your surgery! I think I remember Chris as well, and being rather impressed by him. Biden: I think he would have sharpened Hillary up. I'm glad Bernie is there doing that same thing for her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I'm the walking wounded today-two teeth pulled and a nail removed yesterday-Yikes!Yuku is down this morning.I live in Iowa-first caucaus. Learning to tune out all the noise. 12 months til election, for pete's sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Episode #99: What a Tangled Webb He WeavesPOSTED BY DEVIN MAVERICK ROBINS · OCTOBER 22, 2015Clay Aiken, the American Idol runner-up who made a dab into politics last year by running for Congress in North Carolina, talks about the confluence of politics and celebrity.Clay's part starts at the 30:00 mark http://krpoliticaljunkie.com/episode-99/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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