Laying it Out: A Conversation with Randy Petersen from the Rochester Post Bulletin

********As is the case with so many reporters these days, Randy asked what my occupation is during our conversation, I respectfully decline every request for this information because my views are mine and not the product of my employment or my career of choice, more and more this type of information is used to isolate and control dissent in the public arena. Oddly enough, when public servants speak in their roles as public servants they feel a sense of immunity from public scrutiny and public accountability while private citizens speaking as private citizens on matters of great public concern are often faced with fear of retaliation and prior restraint if they voice discontent with the actions and decisions of the power brokers in the political realm. Instead of private citizens needing to fear what their employers will say, public servants need to have a healthy fear of what those they serve have to say about them**********
I received a call from a Rochester Post Bulletin reporter this morning and I decided to call him back...
Here is my synopsis and commentary on that conversation.
Randy was decent to me and I trust his ethics as an unbiased reporter...