This episode: our first interview ever!  Our guest is Brent McMillan, Political Director of the Green Party of the United States.  What are the Greens up to in 2008?  Have they gotten elected to local races - and what happens when they do?  And how does the top strategist at the national office deal with all that "spoiler" blather?

Tune in and find out.  Hey, gotta be better than waiting for Hardball to cover the story.

(What can we say?  Huffington Post already took the obvious title.)

In a fit of catastrophically poor decision-making that ranks down there with Bill Clinton's getting a haircut on a runway, Steve decided to record this extra-length episode with both of his co-hosts.  Unwilling to stop with substantive political commentary, and fueled by a spike in estrogen representation, the Frequency records its first detour into Presidential candidates' couture, as Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson's sweater is contrasted with Cynthia McKinney's shawl as a fashion faux pas.  (Hint: one was hideous; the other was a Green.) 

And speaking of poor decisions, you'll enjoy the amusement of comparing predicted primary winners to reality in the upcoming few days.  (If Nevada - or is it Ne-vaaah-dah? - is any indication, they should stick to sweaters...)

As the MSM isn't too sharp at covering candidates who aren't duopoly-approved, the Secret Frequency is also proud to provide links to video clips of the San Francisco debate, an uninterrupted audio recording of the entire thing, and video highlights of the earlier debate in Minneapolis between Jesse Johnson and Kat Swift.  Plus, be sure to vote in the SF's Green Presidential Poll!

Also, Lise plugs Brenda Dayne's Cast On, and just to prove we aren't the only ones with too much time on our hands, there's now a conspiracy theory regarding the sweater.  No, really.

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With co-hosts Lise Mendel and Lisa Kramer.  Starring Ron Paul and His Blimp-Propelled Orchestra, coming to you tonight from the Giuliani Reinforced Bunker and Cocktail Room in Disney World!  Featuring special guest Ralph Nader holding up the back wall...

Steve is about to fly west to the Green Party debate in San Francisco.  He's going there with the Johnson campaign, but we're hoping he'll be able to switch hats long enough to get some material for the Frequency.

In either case, we've got an interview with Brent McMillan, political director of the GPUS, which will be coming soon.

So stay tuned!


- Lise

It's opening day for politicians, as the Republocrats conduct the Iowa caucuses (i.e. batting practice for nominees), while the Green candidates - and yes, we do have them! - freeze it out in Minneapolis before heading for the next debate in San Francisco.  Steve and guest host Lise Mendel analyze the Iowa results, introduce the world to the Green candidates, and try to figure out what Ralph Nader's gonna do next.

Be sure to take the SF's Green Presidential poll, the only one of its kind - now with instant runoff voting!

Also, visit our plugged podcasts for this episode: Civilianism and Prometheus Radio Theatre!