Welcome King Banaian
Joining us as our guest contributor over the course of the coming week, King Banaian. Here's Power Line's John Hinderaker with an introduction:
King exemplifies the citizen legislator: he is an economist, the chairman of the Economics Department at St. Cloud State University, and as nice a guy as you could meet, imbued with good will toward everyone. We used to speculate about how many points the average I.Q. in the Minnesota House would rise, should King be elected to that body. After a career that has included stints advising foreign governments on economic policy (Mongolia and Ukraine) and after some years as a part-time radio talk show host, King took the plunge last fall and ran for the Minnesota House in the formerly-Democratic district where he lives. He won by something like 11 votes. Somewhere there may be better examples of public-spirited citizen activism, but there can't be many.
Please join me in welcoming King to Ricochet!
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Oct '10
Re: Welcome King Banaian
Kings are not popular in the realm of ricochet. However, I for one am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Say on sir, say on.
Sep '10
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Wow. Have you ever been to Jordan, sir?
Jun '10
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Welcome, King! Been following your stuff for a while now. All the way back to when you were a guest on Penn & Teller's Bullsh*t.
Re: Welcome King Banaian
Thank you, Diane. I will have my first post up tonight or tomorrow, and a few will come from the Capitol next week. I'll explain the King part of my name better this week. Short version: it is my given name, and is materfamilial.
Pseudodionysius, no, I have not been to Jordan yet. As one day I want to go to Aleppo for genealogical research, I may go to Amman on a side trip.
Jul '10
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Welcome, King.
I'll apologize ahead of time for when I mispronounce Yer Last Name.
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Just delighted--really delighted--to have you with us. A man who knows economics, the modern academy, and life as a legislator.
King Banaian, triple threat.
Edited on Feb 11, 2011 at 2:36pmRe: Welcome King Banaian
Welcome, King. It's always great to have a living, breathing politician on Ricochet. So I'll ask you what I ask all of them:
Are you running for President?
May '10
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I know King from his radio work on the St. Paul/Minneapolis station which, until recently, also aired Ricochet contributor John Hinderacker's Saturday radio show. He's a scholar, and obviously a great nice person (over time, you can't fake "nice" while doing radio).
Six, or perhaps, Three Degrees of Ricochet seems to be the case with the center/right interwebs...
Edited on Feb 11, 2011 at 4:53pmRe: Welcome King Banaian
Rob Long: Welcome, King. It's always great to have a living, breathing politician on Ricochet. So I'll ask you what I ask all of them:
Are you running for President? · Feb 11 at 4:21pm
To paraphrase another person so asked, "if demanded, I will not supply."