Gresham Barrett - Twitter Live Interview
As Gresham Barrett - Candidate for Governor - kicked off his bus tour, he joined me on Twitter for a live twitter interview Monday. We spent about 30 minutes, tweeting… sending your questions to this Republican hopeful. I appreciate the dozens of questions you posted to me on Facebook and Twitter.
Here’s our interview: He will be sending answers to the last couple of questions because we ran out of time.
tvamy: Thanks to @GreshamBarrett for being willing to do this LIVE TWITTER INTERVIEW as a Rep candidate for Gov. Viewers have a lot of questions.
greshambarrett: @TVAmy looking forward to our Twitter interview. I’m ready when you are.
tvamy: @GreshamBarrett Your vote for stimulus pkg. Steven asks: are you ready to get the same greeting trail you got @ tea parties?
greshambarrett: @tvamy Actually Amy, I voted against President Obama’s stimulus package.
tvamy: @greshambarrett but viewers continue to bring it up and seem confused? They asked if you expect boos on the road, what’s reax been like
greshambarrett: @tvamy The reaction we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive. Our campaign has got the momentum right now and it’s bc we are talk ...
tvamy: @greshambarrett part of your last tweet cut off MANY economy questions Christal asks: just what changes can u bring to unemployed in SC?
greshambarrett: @TVAmy to create jobs in sc, we’ve got to work together. We have to improve our economic climate.
tvamy: Best way to improve it biggest hurdle @greshambarrett ?
greshambarrett: @tvamy we do that by restructuring gov’t, keeping taxes low, improving infrastructure and reducing regulations.
tvamy: @greshambarrett James asks: Why should I vote for you over Jim Rex? Assuming it will be the 2 of you in a general election.
greshambarrett: @tvamy if you believe we should be about empowering people, not gov’t - then I’m your candidate. We can move sc forward but it will take ...
tvamy: James asking followup @greshambarrett : How do you keep taxes low and improve infrastructure while in a recession?
greshambarrett: @tvamy we can do that by restructuring and bringing our 18th century state govt into the 21st century so it’s more efficient and more ef ...
tvamy: @greshambarrett Robin asks: How will you encourage new businesses to locate in SC, thereby bringing jobs to the state?
greshambarrett: @tvamy the governor’s job is to create jobs. I’ll be our state’s number one salesman. It’s critical we keep taxes low and
greshambarrett: @tvamy provide businesses an attractive climate for commerce - good roads, sewer, power, etc. As well as a highly educated workforce.
tvamy: The highly educated workforce element: many viewers want to know what you’ll do to improve education one or two specifics @greshambarrett
tvamy: Nicole asks @greshambarrett: Would u have signed off on receiving the stimulus funds if you were Governor at the time, Sanford fought it?
greshambarrett: @tvamy I’ve got to run into our next stop but pls keep asking. I will answer them all.
tvamy: One of Final ? takes us back to 1st @greshambarrett : Alex wants u to clear up your stimulus vote? clear it up, unflitered on twitter
tvamy: @greshambarrett Thanks for your time. I’ll post your responses later in my blog
tvamy: @greshambarrett for clarity confirm: voted against the first bank bailout, then for the 2nd (787bln) then against 700bln stimulus
tvamy: Final Question: Chriscatofans asks What will you do to shore up weak gun laws in SC, or will you?
tvamy: Thanks to @greshambarrett for making SC social media history with all twitter interview with Gov. Candidate will post later on theribbit.com
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