Video and transcripts from the Friday March 11, 2005 keynote speeches at the Politics Online Conference, featuring FEC Chairman Scott Thomas and Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit) are now available.
- Remarks by Scott Thomas, Chairman of the Federal Election Commission [Transcript ]
Chairman Thomas - The FEC adopted what I'm calling kind of a "blunderbuss exemption" for everything Internet-related. Then, when the FEC got to the new coordination regulations required by BCRA, it decided to incorporate the same "public communication" analysis used in the party soft-money rules. And that meant the same "blunderbuss exemption" for Internet communications was applied. Again, no distinction was made between 'Saddam Hussein Missile Corporation' coordinating with a candidate to pay for a $1 million dollar hard-hitting video clip sent to every voter in every battleground state, and, on the other hand, 'Billy Blogger,' wearing his Lyndon LaRouche volunteer badge and toiling for hours late at night in his basement...to post his well-reasoned diatribes on his website that cost no more than $25 bucks to create. [More]
- Remarks by Glenn Reynolds [Transcript ]
Well, I want to thank Commissioner Thomas for providing what I think is the most cogent argument for the abolition of the Federal Election Commission [laughter, applause] I've ever heard. [laughter, applause]
- Questions and answer session for Thomas and Reynolds
Be sure to check out the text of the letter delivered to Chairman Thomas at The Online Coalition.
Note: The date on this entry has been changed to reflect the day we got all three videos online. Sorry for the delay.
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Thanks for your effords. I ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Oliver Zeisberger | March 12, 2005 8:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Thanks for your effords. I joined the conference and would to "rewind" with the video and the transcript!
1. Posted by Oliver Zeisberger | March 12, 2005 8:08 PM |
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Posted on March 12, 2005 20:08
2. Posted by Ray Midge | March 12, 2005 9:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
OT: Just saw the Powerline boys (Hind and big Trunk) on CSpan. Good stuff. Talking about their blog re: the Rather stuff mostly. Sadly, C-Span followed it with Angelina Jolie speaking about refugee babies or such to some group.
Not that those guys are ugly or anything but man... they should refuse to go on TV before her ever again. The sudden 'attractiveness differential' almost blew out my tube. Too easy to forget whatever they were talking 'bout.
CSpan'll be rerunning their speech at 11:00 P.M. eastern.
2. Posted by Ray Midge | March 12, 2005 9:44 PM |
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Posted on March 12, 2005 21:44
3. Posted by Rod Stanton | March 13, 2005 6:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Glenn is great.
3. Posted by Rod Stanton | March 13, 2005 6:19 AM |
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Posted on March 13, 2005 06:19
4. Posted by Bill | March 13, 2005 11:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Er...where is Glenn?
4. Posted by Bill | March 13, 2005 11:34 AM |
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Posted on March 13, 2005 11:34
5. Posted by mr lawson | March 13, 2005 12:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
oh, trust me....there is plenty of interest, just not a lot of comments...yet. give it time and get those transcripts and video's out!
5. Posted by mr lawson | March 13, 2005 12:47 PM |
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Posted on March 13, 2005 12:47
6. Posted by Darleen | March 13, 2005 1:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Scott Thomas is exhibit #1 for the abolishment of the FEC. Good lord, 15 minutes of bizarreness and condescension so thick ... well, it goes to the good manners of the audience they didn't boo the bozo off the stage.
6. Posted by Darleen | March 13, 2005 1:00 PM |
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Posted on March 13, 2005 13:00
7. Posted by Bill S. | March 14, 2005 9:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm confused. There is only 1 active video link in this post, that of Scott Thomas. Are there any plans to make Glenn's speech available?
7. Posted by Bill S. | March 14, 2005 9:44 PM |
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Posted on March 14, 2005 21:44