Two weeks ago, I told you about HuffPost Live 3, 2, 1... a section where you can learn more about HuffPost Live, our new livestreaming network, and also sign up to be a guest on the network when it launches August 13.
The response has been tremendous: hundreds of you have gone to 3, 2, 1 and recorded a video sounding off on what you are passionate about, what ticks you off, and what topics you'd like to see us cover. Many of you have also taken part in the rehearsal segments we are doing to help our hosts, our producers, and the HuffPost community get ready.
One of our goals with HuffPost Live is to provide a platform to people whose voices aren't normally heard in the traditional media -- to offer a seat at the table around which the national conversation is taking place. And that's been happening. People from all walks of life -- and from places all across the world -- have joined in on a wide range of lively and provocative conversations.
Below are a pair of videos that we've put together that give a sense of the community members who are taking part, and the kinds of issues they most want to talk about.
Give them a look, then go to HuffPost Live 3, 2, 1 to record your video take, to watch our latest rehearsal segments and community takes, and to check out our liveblog (featuring behind-the-scenes looks at the HuffPost Live team). C'mon, join the conversation!
Past history says we have not been a nation of deadbeats. People accepted the idea that taxes would be raised to pay for wars; something GWB didn't do. Yet we have had Tea Party reps who would rather have us pay more interest on debt than raise taxes on the very wealth - the ones who still have money in their piggy banks, under their mattresses or in Swiss/Cayman bank accounts. The country has some real problems to be solved so quit the name-calling and stick to the topic. Tell us how we can deal with problems. We're not interested in childish, schoolyard behavior (i.e. "democrats are crazy, covetous, jealous, and consumed with taking that which belongs to someone else.).
It has been my experience the first 3 are human conditions and the last one is opinion only and when it comes down to it.....is pretty shallow for most humans. Live a little longer and I think you will come to see that the last doesn't really matter much in the grand scheme of things. Values matter....and they are usually not conservative or liberal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmzbilH51Co
I'm passionate about the fatal nature of "worth decay." Like tooth decay - which in time - will cause severe pain - 'worth decay' is pandemic at the moment.
Aging, joblessness, etc. all contribute to worth decay. It's time we counter this decay by remembering we're more than dollar bills. I lead discussions locally and globally (thanks to the internet and conference calls) on this issue.
A blessing to witness 'worth decay' dissolve in people's lives such that they no longer allow others to inspire in them - feelings of worthlessness.
Good luck to this endeavor! Sharing wisdom is always an act worth the time it takes!
What we need is the Huffpo coffee pot.
Big enough to hold the grounds, for the thoughts that we’ve all got.
Percolating for a hundred years or more.
To pour cloudless cups of coffee by the score.