Luke and His Dad » Hazleton

38: Broken Borders

Luke Ferdinand — Thu, 03 May 2007 13:03:29 +0000

In this episode, Luke and Ed record their responses to Lou Dobbs’ Broken Borders special, which aired live on CNN from Hazleton, Pennsylvania on May 2, 2007. Luke and his dad offer a unique perspective on the situation, being natives of Hazleton and having lived through the events Dobbs’ is covering.

Ed’s thoughts on the situation are also blogged about here.

Regarding the Immigrant Issue in Hazleton

EddieF — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:55:55 +0000

One hundred years ago, when Italian, Irish, Polish, Slovak and Lithuanian immigrants sought employment in the area, a myriad of problems followed, similar to what we are facing today. Sporadic violence, integrating into the educational system and a language barrier. In time the ethnic population became a viable and productive part of the community. Illegal immigration was not an issue at the time. Today, the illegal issue has become the heart of the problem. Should illegals be allowed to or given
a chance to find there way into our society? The problem is serious and at the present time finds itself in a sea of legal challenges throughout the country.
As a simplistic thought, will this problem find its way to a solution with patience and fairness? At this time I cannot find a viable direction to follow, I remain confused.

-Eddie

33: Wave upon wave of the Future

Luke Ferdinand — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:05:01 +0000

Listen to Episode 33.

News and notes:

“Obama’s” Anti-Hillary 1984 Video
- Anyone could have done it
- The democratization of campaign advertising
- Drudge directs the conversation
- How will this change the political landscape?
- Obama’s October 26 2002 Speech
Goodbye to “The Show”
- Building on community
- Sustainable through value adds
- Working with mass media (Hollywood) is the opposite of what narrowcasters should be doing.
- Earth Sandwich
- Running Fool
- Songs and Video for Ray
We’re gonna be rich!
Hazleton- The Trial continues.
- The Law:
  - Landlords fined
  - Business owners fined
  - English language of Hazleton
- Will it be completely struck down?
- Crime isn’t down significantly in Hazleton
- How has Hazleton changed?
- Dad feels violence was rampant for some time until crackdown.
Final thoughts
- Luke: User created media will replace traditional mass media campaigns
- Dad: Perhaps political allegiance to big money campaign contributers will die out.

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