Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters and somehow we must find some new way of using radio and television to allow us to talk to each other.
formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate
Representative government demands an ongoing conversation between legislators and constituents.
We have had a chance to travel to all 56 counties in this state, and I have had the chance to sit around with cups of coffee and having conversations about what matters to Montanans.
The key to any successful plan is buy-in from the public, and what this process has demonstrated is the importance of including citizens in formulating a consensus plan that preserves our beautiful refuge.
When I'm elected to the Senate, I will continue to meet with all Marylanders, whether we agree on every issue or not.
If you're trying to talk about public issues and politics and showcase it in a positive, different way, I think people like the idea.
If people think of public art as something the public decides, it's impossible to make anything of substance.
Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.
Voters deserve - and they indeed expect - a good debate on the issues.
I think that citizens should be skeptical of government power. But I fear it's bled over to cynicism. It is something that is getting in the way of reasoned discussion, and I'm very concerned about how to change that trend of cynicism.
The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.
I think Twitter will be a fundamental part of how people interact with their government.
We have these events, 'Talk to Tish.' They're basically kitchen-roundtable discussions about issues in the City of New York, because you can learn more by listening.
I truly enjoy hearing from our community about the issues that matter most. It's conversations like these that shape our community and drive my work to pursue common-sense solutions that protect our families, lower health care costs, uplift our veterans, and support our local businesses.
Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.
Canberra can be a bit of a debating society from time to time.
Inherently participatory in nature, Community Video focusing on using video to enable communities to communicate amongst themselves as well as with others.
