Comments on: Our Interview with Bob Bingham, CEO of Unity08 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Gary http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-301072 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:04:47 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-301072 I too am dubious. Looks like Ross Perot '92 all over again. When I read "billionaire Mark Cuban" described as a "fine potential candidate" THAT is a major red flag. I guess they hope he reads it and throws money at them. Have you followed the Mark Cuban? He was forced to sell his dot com bubble stock at what turned out to be the top of the bubble. The stock he sold for a billion dollars is now worthless but he likes to tell everyone how smart he was to sell when he did. Not. Read history. He's now famous for his childish antics appearing in your local newspaper most every week. The two parties do stand for things people understand. More government or less government. Right now, the more government party seems to be winning as people will always believe in, and want, a free lunch. Then they wake up when the lunch turns out to cost them their job, house and car and the whole mess starts over again. People will never learn. Either that or they have short memories. In 1992, far-left liberals and far-right conservatives both voted for Ross Perot. They both swore "Ross stands for my values!". I can hear the theme song from "The Music Man" now. Either that or the sound track from an old W.C. Fields movie. "There's A Sucker Born Every Minute". I too am dubious. Looks like Ross Perot ‘92 all over again. When I read “billionaire Mark Cuban” described as a “fine potential candidate” THAT is a major red flag. I guess they hope he reads it and throws money at them. Have you followed the Mark Cuban? He was forced to sell his dot com bubble stock at what turned out to be the top of the bubble. The stock he sold for a billion dollars is now worthless but he likes to tell everyone how smart he was to sell when he did. Not. Read history. He’s now famous for his childish antics appearing in your local newspaper most every week.

The two parties do stand for things people understand. More government or less government. Right now, the more government party seems to be winning as people will always believe in, and want, a free lunch. Then they wake up when the lunch turns out to cost them their job, house and car and the whole mess starts over again. People will never learn. Either that or they have short memories. In 1992, far-left liberals and far-right conservatives both voted for Ross Perot. They both swore “Ross stands for my values!”. I can hear the theme song from “The Music Man” now. Either that or the sound track from an old W.C. Fields movie. “There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute”.

]]> by: Walter Smelt http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-292061 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:23:06 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-292061 I am glad to hear that we are still open to any person to run for President. I wonder how many people are members and how many people see Unity08 information each day? I am glad to hear that we are still open to any person to run for President. I wonder how many people are members and how many people see Unity08 information each day?

]]> by: matt http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-292044 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:44:12 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-292044 Mickey, <i>How</i> we choose will affect <i>who</i> we choose. How informed will we be when we choose, and what criteria will our choice be based upon? Unity08 should be setting itself apart by providing more, not less policy information than the parties do. Mickey,
How we choose will affect who we choose. How informed will we be when we choose, and what criteria will our choice be based upon?

Unity08 should be setting itself apart by providing more, not less policy information than the parties do.

]]> by: Mickey Hiland http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291995 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:16:59 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291995 Isn't all this debate just complicating what seemed to me to be a simple issue; we choose the candidate we feel is best suited, then we vote? Maybe we can find someone who is trustworthy and willing to accept the nomination. Maybe not. If not, we've taken a step forward, and that's the least that's required to accomplish aanything. Or did I get the whole Unity08 thing wrong? Isn’t all this debate just complicating what seemed to me to be a simple issue; we choose the candidate we feel is best suited, then we vote? Maybe we can find someone who is trustworthy and willing to accept the nomination. Maybe not. If not, we’ve taken a step forward, and that’s the least that’s required to accomplish aanything. Or did I get the whole Unity08 thing wrong?

]]> by: John Milligan http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291486 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:05:31 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291486 I Agree Totally Matt! Unity needs to at some point be able to answer THE Question - "Where's the Beef!!" To that end check out: http://www.unity08.com/node/2184#comment and a new Unity related wiki at: http://www.unity-usa.org I Agree Totally Matt! Unity needs to at some point be able to answer THE Question – “Where’s the Beef!!”

To that end check out:

http://www.unity08.com/node/2184#comment

and a new Unity related wiki at:

http://www.unity-usa.org

]]> by: Austin Cassidy http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291469 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:37:48 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291469 The Unity08 ticket will be responsible for nailing down their positions on the issues facing the country. The organization itself is just a vehicle for an independent candidate to be able to run a campaign without spending all of their time and money on ballot access. The Unity08 ticket will be responsible for nailing down their positions on the issues facing the country. The organization itself is just a vehicle for an independent candidate to be able to run a campaign without spending all of their time and money on ballot access.

]]> by: matt http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291427 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:25:24 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291427 I can and am doing better than that. I'm supporting a candidate with a platform and a history of congressional votes that back it up. I'm up to speed on the thousands of articles he's written that specifically point to things that government should do differently. That, of course, means that I'm a Ron Paul supporter, but I digress, In an attempt to relieve my 'ignorance', I went to the unity08 website's beliefs section, and am still as ignorant about their core beliefs as ever. Uniting America isn't a belief, it's a rhetorical technique that usually masks something sinister. Policies are important, and I refuse to buy a pig in a poke on policy. There are specific problems in this country, and they're a lot bigger than 'disunity' and/or 'partisanship'. Anyone who can't see them or won't campaign against them doesn't deserve attention. I can and am doing better than that.

I’m supporting a candidate with a platform and a history of congressional votes that back it up. I’m up to speed on the thousands of articles he’s written that specifically point to things that government should do differently. That, of course, means that I’m a Ron Paul supporter, but I digress,

In an attempt to relieve my ‘ignorance’, I went to the unity08 website’s beliefs section, and am still as ignorant about their core beliefs as ever. Uniting America isn’t a belief, it’s a rhetorical technique that usually masks something sinister. Policies are important, and I refuse to buy a pig in a poke on policy. There are specific problems in this country, and they’re a lot bigger than ‘disunity’ and/or ‘partisanship’. Anyone who can’t see them or won’t campaign against them doesn’t deserve attention.

]]> by: Harvey Jacobson http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291414 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:52:52 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291414 Hey Matt: I see you have volunteered to be one of the ignorant. You can do better than that ! Anyone can ! Hey Matt:

I see you have volunteered to be one of the ignorant.

You can do better than that ! Anyone can !

]]> by: Austin Cassidy http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291367 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:42:23 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291367 Fred, I think people like Bloomberg or Sam Nunn would be well served by a Unity08. There's also Angus King and Bill Weld, who are both involved with the project and would be fine candidates themselves. And there's other independents floating around the country who've been successful to various degrees --- Barbara Merrill? Jesse Ventura? Kinky Friedman? Andrew Halcro? Max Linn? It'll be very interesting to see how this takes shape. The reality of what they're doing is leveling the playing field for a potential independent candidate by handling the ballot access nightmare for them. For that, I think they're doing a great job and I don't understand all the negative energy towards them. Fred, I think people like Bloomberg or Sam Nunn would be well served by a Unity08. There’s also Angus King and Bill Weld, who are both involved with the project and would be fine candidates themselves.

And there’s other independents floating around the country who’ve been successful to various degrees—- Barbara Merrill? Jesse Ventura? Kinky Friedman? Andrew Halcro? Max Linn?

It’ll be very interesting to see how this takes shape.

The reality of what they’re doing is leveling the playing field for a potential independent candidate by handling the ballot access nightmare for them. For that, I think they’re doing a great job and I don’t understand all the negative energy towards them.

]]> by: matt http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291364 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:35:16 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291364 What ideals? What diatribes? What ideals?

What diatribes?

]]> by: Harvey Jacobson http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291361 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:33:44 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291361 Since, almost 100% of Americans know the system is broken and Unity '08 is trying to come up with a sensible answer-----those, ignorant of its ideals, would do well to withhold useless, self-serving diatribes. Since, almost 100% of Americans know the system is broken and Unity ‘08 is trying to come up with a sensible answer——-those, ignorant of its ideals, would do well to withhold useless, self-serving diatribes.

]]> by: Mark Rivers http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291256 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:37:40 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291256 You need to interview Daniel Imperato. You need to interview Daniel Imperato.

]]> by: Andy http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291012 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:25:45 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-291012 "Trent Hill Says: September 27th, 2007 at 3:51 pm They have NO platform. Only 'change' and 'bipartisanship'." This is one of the reasons that Unity '08 sounds like a big sham to me. "Well guess what, I hate bipartisanship,because I hate both parties." Me too. “Trent Hill Says:

September 27th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
They have NO platform. Only ‘change’ and ‘bipartisanship’.”

This is one of the reasons that Unity ‘08 sounds like a big sham to me.

“Well guess what, I hate bipartisanship,because I hate both parties.”

Me too.

]]> by: Fred C. http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-290961 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:44:15 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-290961 While I absolutely love some of the ideas Unity08 is founded on - especially the open participation (i'm signed up), I'm very skeptical that any prominent names from either party will accept the nomination should it be given to them - and while there's plenty of room for legitimate independent candidates to pop up in the coming months, the original plan of nominating a bipartisan ticket is probably the only way they can break 3%. While I absolutely love some of the ideas Unity08 is founded on – especially the open participation (i’m signed up), I’m very skeptical that any prominent names from either party will accept the nomination should it be given to them – and while there’s plenty of room for legitimate independent candidates to pop up in the coming months, the original plan of nominating a bipartisan ticket is probably the only way they can break 3%.

]]> by: Mr. Anon http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-290954 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:03:03 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/09/27/our-interview-with-bob-bingham-ceo-of-unity08/#comment-290954 For a moment, I confused Bob Bingham, Unity 08 "CEO" with Bob Brigham (who worked on the Hackett campaign). While Brigham had a few super fledgling projects that never went anywhere, I don't think he can top the dust cloud that is Unity 08. Unity 08: "We're like Ross Perot, without the money, charm, guts, vision, or piecharts" For a moment, I confused Bob Bingham, Unity 08 “CEO” with Bob Brigham (who worked on the Hackett campaign). While Brigham had a few super fledgling projects that never went anywhere, I don’t think he can top the dust cloud that is Unity 08.

Unity 08: “We’re like Ross Perot, without the money, charm, guts, vision, or piecharts”

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