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HELLO. I'M RICHARD AGER. WELCOME TO NH OUTLOOK. THIS WEEK A MEMORIAL SERVICE HONORED THE LIFE OF DORIS "GRANNY D" HADDOCK. OVER HER LONG LIFE, SHE WORKED FOR MANY CAUSES AND CAME TO PERSONIFY THE "CITIZEN ACTIVIST". WE'LL TALK ABOUT HER LEGACY - AND OTHER WAYS IN WHICH CITIZEN ACTIVISTS AFFECT OUR LIVES IN A FEW MOMENTS, BUT FIRST, A FAREWELL TO "GRANNY D". Carol Shea-Porter 2004 Tape 211 |
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AND JOINING US AT THE STATE LIBRARY IN CONCORD ARE: NEIL LEVESQUE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT ST. ANSELM'S COLLEGE; DAN WEEKS, PRESIDENT OF AMERICANS FOR CAMPAIGN REFORM; AND DICK OBER, VICE PRESIDENT OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP AT THE NH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. WELCOME ALL. 1: IN THIS DIMINUTIVE FIGURE, WE HAVE LOST A GIANT. YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OF GRANNY D. 2: AS WE SAW IN THE SETUP PIECE WITH JOHN EDWARDS IN 2003, POLITICIANS LEARNED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN THEY SAW THAT STRAW HAT AND FEATHER STICKING UP IN A CROWD. 3: DAN - AS A TEENAGER, YOU GET HOOKED ON THE ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. MY TEENAGER IS HOOKED ON DRUMS. DAN - AS WE SAW IN THE PIECE, YOU WERE RECRUITED BY GRANNY D AT THE AGE OF 17. YOU WENT ON TO FOUND STUDENTS FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS IN CONNECTICUT - AND THAT LED TO NEW ENGLAND'S FIRST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC FUNDING ORDINANCE FOR NEW HAVEN'S MAYORAL ELECTIONS AND THE FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE-APPROVED PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW FOR CONNECTICUT. WOULD YOU SAY ELECTIONS THERE ARE CLEANER NOW? FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, YOU SHOULD HAVE STARTED IN RHODE ISLAND. 4: NEIL - YOU GOT YOUR START AS A TEENAGER WITH FORMER GOV. HUGH GREGG GIVING YOU ADVICE. YOU WORKED WITH CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE BASS FOR YEARS - AND THEN ONTO THE ANTI-POVERTY CAMPAIGN ONE. WHAT IS THAT TRANSITION LIKE - FROM PARTISAN POLITICS TO NON-PARTISAN NON-PROFIT? YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME ACTIVIST OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR STUDENTS…. 5: DICK: YOU'VE WORKED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY, THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NH FORESTS. NOW YOU'RE MOST ENGAGED IN CIVIC LEADERSHIP. IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE LACKING? DO WE ALL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A 90 YEAR OLD TO LEAD US TO THE PROMISED LAND? 6; SO A CITIZEN ACTIVIST TRIES TO SEIZE THE MORAL HIGH GROUND - TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH MORAL SUASION WHERE OTHER METHODS FAILED. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHAT DOES A 3000 MILE WALK HAVE TO DO WITH ANY OF THE ARGUMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LOGIC HERE. 7; IS THE STATURE ACCORDING SOMEONE LIKE GRANNY D A REFLECTION OF THE DEEP SUSPICION WE HAVE FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS? TO PARAPHRASE A REALLY OLD AD - THEY GET OUR TRUST THE OLD FASHIONED WAY: THEY EARN IT. 8: WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE ACTIVISTS OF ALL STRIPES. THERE'S THE FREE STATE PROJECT. THE NH ADVANTAGE COALITION. THE VARIOUS TEA PARTIERS WHO ARE GIVING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FITS I'VE NOTICED A TENDENCY - A TEMPTATION BY REGULAR POLITICIANS AND THEIR PUBLICISTS TO DISMISS ACTIVISTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT CAN BE A BIG MISTAKE. A CASE WE COVERED EARLY BECAME KNOWN NATIONALLY AS MICHELLE'S LAW. IT INVOLVED A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WAS COVERED UNDER HER PARENT S INSURANCE AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT. SHE DEVELOPED CANCER - BUT COULDN'T REDUCE HER COURSE LOAD FOR FEAR OF LOSING HER COVERAGE. SHE DIED - AND THE LAW CHANGED. BUT THE TURNING POINT WAS WHEN HER MOTHER CALLED THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS SHE CHANGED THE LAW. SO SHE DID - WITH A LONG AND HEART-WRENCHING CAMPAIGN. 9: OUR LEGISLATURE. SOME SAY THIS IS THE MOST JEFFERSONIAN EXPERIMENT IN THE LAND. THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY UNPAID, NOT JUST LAWYERS BUT STOREKEEPERS, FARMERS. THE BIGGEST BY DEFINITION 10: IN THE SPIRIT OF GRANNY D - I WAS APPROACHED AT HER FUNERAL BY AN ORGANIZER OF AN EVENT THAT GRANNY D WAS SUPPOSED TO ATTEND THIS WEEK END. |
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So- though we don't normally do announcements, we'll let you know that a talk titled "Is the U.S. Govt. For Sale" will be held this Sunday, March 21 from 3-5 P.M. At the Portsmouth Public Library. The Film "Granny D Goes to Washington" will also been shown. That's all the time we have today. Our thanks to: NEIL LEVESQUE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT ST. ANSELM'S COLLEGE; DAN WEEKS, PRESIDENT OF AMERICANS FOR CAMPAIGN REFORM; and DICK OBER, VICE PRESIDENT OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP AT THE NH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. I'm Richard Ager, we'll see you next time on NH Outlook. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 3/19/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:30 Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. This week a memorial service honored the life of Doris "Granny D" Haddock. Over her long life, she worked for many causes and came to personify the "Citizen Activist". We'll talk about her legacy - and other ways in which citizen activists affect our lives in a few moments, but first, a farewll to "Granny D". PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rev. Michael Scott\Pastor, Dublin Community Church, Lawrence Haddock\Grandson, Doris "Granny D" Haddock\ Candidate for U.S. Senate\2004, Sen. John Edwards\ Presidential Candidate\2003, Katie DeJoie\Future Voter\Nov. 4, 2006, Dan Weeks\President, Americans for Campaign Reform, Sen. Molly Kelly\ District 10, Dennis Burke\"Granny D"'s Biographer, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter\ NH, Neil Levesque\Executive Director, NH Institute of Politics, Dick Ober\Vice President, Civic Leadership |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 3/19/2010 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:30 Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. This week a memorial service honored the life of Doris "Granny D" Haddock. Over her long life, she worked for many causes and came to personify the "Citizen Activist". We'll talk about her legacy - and other ways in which citizen activists affect our lives in a few moments, but first, a farewll to "Granny D". PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rev. Michael Scott\Pastor, Dublin Community Church, Lawrence Haddock\Grandson, Doris "Granny D" Haddock\ Candidate for U.S. Senate\2004, Sen. John Edwards\ Presidential Candidate\2003, Katie DeJoie\Future Voter\Nov. 4, 2006, Dan Weeks\President, Americans for Campaign Reform, Sen. Molly Kelly\ District 10, Dennis Burke\"Granny D"'s Biographer, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter\ NH, Neil Levesque\Executive Director, NH Institute of Politics, Dick Ober\Vice President, Civic Leadership |