Interview: Jennifer Granholm On Being Governor, “The War Room” And Her Fight For Jobs

Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, Host of "The War Room" on Current TV

By Pamela Burke

TWITTER:  @GranholmTWR

You probably know Jennifer Granholm as the first female Governor of Michigan, serving two terms from 2003-2011.   She led that state during what she calls “the worst economic period in their history.”   Those tough times are outlined in her new book “A Governor’s Story: The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future,”  but this mother of three now has a new job as host of “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” on Current TV.

“I really want this show to have an impact on people who watch…I want to unearth issues that cause viewers to act.”   Jennifer Granholm

She took time out from her hectic schedule preparing for her new program in San Francisco to talk to Stacey Gualandi on The Women’s Eye Radio Show about her life in politics; her special formula for creating jobs; and why women have to get off the sidelines… 

Interview: Commentator Keli Goff Has Her Eye On Politics

By Stacey Gualandi

Twitter: @keligoff
Facebook: KeliGoff

She has an eye for pinpointing the hot button issues in today’s political discussion.   Commentator Keli Goff has been called “fearless” and “a breath of fresh air” since she emerged from the 2008 election as a voice for the hip-hop generation.

“I feel I’ve done my job best when someone says they didn’t know about something until they read my column and took action…”  Keli Goff

If you follow politics, you’ve read her editorial blogs on The Huffington Post and loop21.com or listened to her on radio and TV shows across the country.  She has an opinion and isn’t afraid to share it.

Now Keli’s experience in following Presidential campaigns and elections has inspired her first novel “The GQ Candidate,”  a page-turning look into the inner circle of an unlikely man running for president, an African-American who was raised by a multi-racial family.

She comes by it naturally; after all, her passion for picking presidents began as a preteen.  With the 2012 election campaign underway, I wanted to check in with Keli to see what’s on her mind these days…

Interview: Rebecca Traister On Why “Big Girls Don’t Cry” —— The 2008 Election

Rebecca Traister’s new book “Big Girls Don’t Cry” gives extraordinary insight into the presidential campaign of 2008 and an election she says that “changed everything for American women.”

This journalist and writer about politics and gender for Salon uses her coverage of the election as a jumping off point for her analysis of  what happened during that history making year.

A reader emailed that she wanted Rebecca to be interviewed for this website.  “Rebecca gave a lot of thought to the warp-speed with which women have transformed–and been transformed by–the political arena,” wrote my friend.

“…there is nothing wrong with wanting a woman to interrupt the history of white male presidential power. That’s actually a progressive impulse…”
Rebecca Traister

The more I read the book, the more questions I had for Rebecca about this transformative election and her non-teary title.  She answered them all…