Monday, September 27, 2010

Modern Gadfly?

   I do think that there is a Modern day Gadfly, there isn't one as bold as Socrates but there are people who are close. I believe that (forgive the spelling) Geraud Mcclendon from the show Geraud Mcclendon Live is a modern Gadfly. He is a strong person who isn't afraid to quesiton authority and says what he has to say. On his show he directly attacks the problem and situation head on. I have alot of respect for him because he doesn't have a really huge show, at the most his show is an half an hour maybe a few days a week, but in that little time he tackles many things.
  People weren't really fond of Socrates, that is the first audience. This reminds me Mr. Mcclendon, when you google his name, you don't see anything about him. People aren't fond of him, I've heard that people think his show is biased towards the African-American community and is racist and very opinionated. People said that Socrates was into trickery and played mind games. Geraud also had three audiences, a first, second, and third audience. The first audience which are the people who call in to tell their opinions, which are often biased, are questioned and listened to carefully. The second audience, which are the callers that can call and respond to the other callers sometimes laugh and mock the people who called. The last audience, the third audience, the people like me watching at home, laugh at the first audience, and smile at the second. If you compare the show and the audiences, it's really quite similar. Geraud breaks down and issues and make the callers and even the viewers at home think twice. This is why I consider Mr. Geraud Mcclendon as a Modern Gadfly.

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