Webisode Premiere with Jamie Hollin & Mike Byrd

[thdeltadog]

Jamie, I am a member of the GLBT community, and just have to say thank you, not just for standing up for our community, but just standing up for overall equal rights. Our Church is in the process of starting up a GLBT and Friends affirming support group for teens and young adults, we would love to have some input from you.

[MetroInsideBaseball]

@thdeltadog You're welcome. Happy to do so.

[maryfrany]

This is such a great idea...I'm watching every week.  My question: What can the citizens do to ensure that we have better choices in our council race? My husband and I were/are both interested in rep'ing our district but both of us already work too many hours. Our council rep seems ill-informed, uneducated and unable to debate the intellectual issues facing metro. What do we do? We have no good choices in our district? How can we get better citizens to enter the race?

Thanks!

MFparker

[MetroInsideBaseball]

@maryfrany serving in the council is a costly privilege few can afford to pay. Pay is low. It's complicated. Takes time away from family and life. Most people have better things to do. Less than 100% commitment to the policies of the mayor has potential negative political consequences. More to come on this.

[Seantbr]

Good stuff, one question I'd be interested in hearing your answer to is what you would or have told candidates running for Metro Council, what to expect and what to avoid.

[MetroInsideBaseball]

@Seantbr Thanks, Sean. Great question. We will discuss in a future webisode. Thanks again.

[lcreekmo]

Love it. How about y'all delve into some education issues?

[MetroInsideBaseball]

@lcreekmo We would be happy to do so. Send us an email if you have anything specific you'd like to discuss: metroinsidebaseball@gmail.com