Posted by
Team Raj on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 1:23:47 AM
Below is Raj’s interview with the Real Ugly American. The interview occurred on Tuesday.
About 3 weeks ago, I received an email from someone with the Raj for Congress campaign asking if I would be interested in participating in their blogger program.
I was intrigued. First of all this was someone running for congress contacting me. Secondly I thought I recognized the name. If it sounds familiar to you; then you probably have watched at least a few episodes of The Apprentice.
I returned the email and requested an interview. I wanted to know what this blogger program was and find out just how serious Mr. Bhakta’s bid for congress really was.
After speaking with him for about 30 minutes, I can tell you he is definitely serious. Mr. Bhakta spoke passionately about several issues including, the environment, education, and the war on terror. His campaign embraces populist themes of reform, and eliminating pork barrel spending. He describes himself as a “Teddy Roosevelt Republican” and comes across as very sincere.
Running against an incumbent with lots of cash he will have an uphill battle but Bhakta isn’t discouraged. He strongly believes his grass roots campaign and his message will triumph in the end.
While I did not agree with everything he had to say, his enthusiasm and optimism definitely impressed me.