Austan Goolsbee Confirmed For Consumerist Interview
We've got the senior policy guy we're interviewing on Thursday in DC about credit card reform confirmed, it will be Austan Goolsbee, senior economic adviser to Obama. We'll be shooting it in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. This should make for a good interview! Besides lengthy academic credentials in business and behavioral economics, Goolsbee often acts as Obama's surrogate, is an extemporaneous debate champ, Skull & Bones member, and from Chi-town, so Meg can rap with him about sport peppers.
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Goolsbee: "What do we have today?"
Secretary: "An interview with The Consumerist"
Goolsbee: "What's that, Consumer Reports?"
Secretary: "Well, kinda, but not at all. It's a blog. They mostly report and make fun of companies who terribly mess up on customer service or general practices. Pretty entertaining most of the time."
Goolsbee: "errmmm... who set this up?"
Video of the rap please. I'd donate for that.
@bornonbord: Secretary: "They also post a lot of pictures of cats."
Goolsbee: "Well, why didn't you say so? Show them in!"
Will there be a video recording of the interview, or transcibed only?
sweet. I had him as a prof at UChicago. He does Improv for a hobby - should be a fun interview.
Ooohhh! I'm jealous.
Can we have Dr. Goolsbee be the keynote speaker for the presentation of the Worst Company awards?
I'd especially like to see him speak at the presentation to the 2nd year Worst Finalist, Comcast.
I think the Worst dinner/roast would even be more fun than the recent WHCD.
Are Meg and Ben going to take the Consumerist Gulfstream IV, or are they going to hoof it? The former choice may sound a bit riskier, but I think the people at National Airport will really appreciate the TaxCat logo emblazoned on the jet's nose.
@Trai_Dep: They pretty much have to take the Gulfstream. Their gold-covered antique commodes won't fit in a Zipcar, and trust me, they won't travel anywhere without them.
I heard this guy on the radio the other day. He's about as believable as Obama is as Constitutional professor. Clearly, he is making the obligatory media rounds to convince everyone that credit card companies are evil and no one is responsible for their own debt.
I would like him to explain how they intend to curb inflation when they have doubled the money supply.
I doubt I will be satisfied with his answer...
Ask him, "Wasn't it a credit-driven boom that got us in trouble in the first place? Why would we want to continue?"
@Ben Popken: I'm hopefully optimistic that you'll be taking rife advantage of the many cross-branding The Taking of Pelham One Two Threeopportunities.
I had him as a Prof at U of C the day of his wedding - where he taught in a tux and served champagne at the end of class.
then it was out the door to the wedding.
class act.
Yeah, I agree. After all, he's part of that hotbed of far-left, socialists, the University of Chicago economics department.
Wow. You guys are all legit now and stuff.
How exciting!