Tom Messner
WPTZ, Colchester/Plattsburgh
What do you tell people who blame you for bad weather?
I remind them, "I'm just the Messner -- I mean, the messenger."
Oh, and then I program StormTracker 5000 to rain on their neighborhood!
-- Tom Messner
| most notable vermont politician, next vermont u.s. senator |
Bernie Sanders
Burlington/Washington, D.C.
What was the most egregious act of self-aggrandizement you've witnessed by a government official since you've been in office?
Time and time again, President Bush has made it very clear to Congress and the American people that he believes he has the authority to act outside the law. From his efforts to use the National Security Agency to monitor domestic phone calls and emails without judicial oversight, to his misuse of signing statements to circumvent laws enacted by Congress, this president has repeatedly ignored key principles of our democracy. This abuse of power is unacceptable. No one, including this president, is above the law.
-- Rep. Bernie Sanders
| best spot on the radio dial |
Champ 101.3
Colchester
What do you listen to when you're not in range of your own radio station?
It takes me a lot of miles to get outside our coverage area. I've got to go to Concord, New Hampshire, to get out of Champ range. I have to be on a plane to get out of signal range.
-- Karen Marshall, vice president, Clear Channel Vermont
Vermont Daily Briefing
by Philip Baruth
Last year just a few dozen readers named their choice in this category -- some of them even asked, "What's a blog?" But times have changed: This year more than 300 web-savvy folks voted online for Philip Baruth's 10-month-old Vermont Daily Briefing, at vermontdailybriefing.com. A Burlington novelist, University of Vermont English prof and VPR commentator, Baruth tackles politics both local and national from an unabashedly leftist perspective. His colorful candidate interviews and cheeky reports of campaign gossip win big with the local chattering class. And what's not to love about posts entitled "Lamont Kicking Much Lieberman Ass" and "Tarrant Openly Taunts Workers: 'It's All Mine! Whoo!'"?
