TheManWithNoPants, From Tucson, Az., 235 Fans, 88 Hubs, Joined 12 months ago
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Amy Becherer Interviews TheManWithNoPants
An honest man discusses politics, marketing, and activism
1. How did you first learn about HubPages, Jim?
Honestly? It was like May or June of 2010 and, I was lying in bed with a twisted ankle watching TV. Some commercial came on, and there was this young guy trying win the heart of some girl, and he said, "Oh yeah. I love blogging too." I'd heard the term "blogging" before, but I didn't have a clue what it was, so I decided to Google it. I saw the HubPages and checked it out. I had zero writing experience, but plenty of opinions and I've always loved an audience, so it was a match made in heaven I guess.
2. Many of your Hubs that describe your youthful lessons are "no holds barred". Your honesty is without compromise. What motivates you to lay it all out there?
First, my mom raised me to be honest. She always said it was the only way a good man could ever be free. Second, honesty is the greatest marketing gimmick there is. Nobody uses it! I think it makes me unique, and gives me the edge. Folks just can't get enough honesty, Amy.
3. How did the crazy "Man with No Pants" name come about?
Let me back up just a bit, Amy. HubPages came along just about a month after I started becoming interested in politics. I never had one bit of interest in politics, and had forgotten just about everything I'd learned in Government class during high school. One day, out of nowhere, it hit me like a brick. This country is in serious trouble!! I became obsessed with research, and before long I was seeing things I felt everybody else was missing. Pretty soon, I had the beginnings of a message to get out, but my ideas were bouncing around in my head like BB's in a hurricane. I needed to sort things out and develop my rhetoric. HubPages came along at exactly that moment. Now to answer your question; I have zero writing experience. I sprinkle commas around like anchovies, and I catch Spell Checks on fire. HubPages has awesome writers, and I needed an edge. The Man With No Pants was born. (laughing)
4. Can you explain your "No Pants" philosophy to those that haven't been introduced?
As I mentioned in my last Hub; This nation is a giant corporation of which the American people are the stockholders. In short, we have done a horrible job of hiring our managers. A good head of hair, a pretty smile, and a few spiffy promises can land a guy a job with a six figure salary for life. You can't run a business like that, and if you do, it'll come back and get you. "No Pants Politics" is a no fear, cut the crap, dump the labels, method of problem solving. It's about thinking positive, and putting our nation ahead of political ideologies. Amy, it's about telling people the truth. If you do that, they'll stand behind you. Americans aren't afraid of difficult news, it's what they don't know that paralyzes them.
5. How would you explain your Housefire project to someone who has never heard of it?
Sure. I founded this grass roots organization for the purpose of confronting dirty, money-bought politicians. We don't care which party they're connected to. We are conservatives, liberals, and third party people who DO NOT challenge one another on ideologies, and issues like abortion, gay rights and such. We all have passionate opinions on these things, and there are plenty of organizations out there who support these opinions. The Housefire Project is not such a place. It's a place where people who've lost hope can go I order to make themselves a circumstance instead of being a victim.
6. I understand from your Hubs that you worked as a high-powered marketing man. What are your dreams for using your charisma and talents now?
You know, marketing is my friend. You determine your demographic, identify a problem that everyone in that demographic can relate to, demonstrate why your product or service is unique, and how that product or service can overcome the problem faster or more completely than the competition. Then you justify the cost of your product or service and make it affordable or accessible to the people in that demographic. I've been able to apply these principals to the business of politics without missing a beat.
7. From all the adventures you've shared here at HubPages, which one impacted your life the most? Why?
I left the world of suits and ties for two years in the nineties and started a bounty hunting service with a friend of mine. I'm a adrenalin junky, and always have been. Kid, I found that I much prefer hunting a man to hunting a deer, although a deer taste better I'm told. (Sorry, people will be reading this who don't know me or my sense of humor like you do, so maybe you'd better strike the deer thing" :0) Seriously though, I've come face to face with people who have shown me just how evil, evil can be, and it's helped me to appreciate how beautiful most folks really are. I know, I know .. I don't always have a lot of patience with idiots, but even they can be beautiful. (laughing)
8. Please tell us about your invitation to speak in Iowa this July. What is the message you most want to convey on this trip?
I'm going to cover three things. First, I'm going to give a very sobering, but hopefully, very inspiring talk on what it REALLY means to be an American. I'm going to write a Hub on this subject in order to get my thoughts clear and organized on this before hand. Second, I'm going to remind people that politicians don't win elections, voters do. And finally, I'll be pimping the Housefire Project of course. CNN, Fox, and everybody will be covering it, and I need that exposure badly.
9. Give us an idea of your "turn on's" and "turn off's", if you don't mind me asking.
Turn offs: Phonies, whiners, excuses, bullies, liars, and bad manners. Are a few that come to mind. Turn on's: Fine dining and eating with my fingers, women who are confident, challenges, the outdoors, great licks, and the color purple.
10. What five words best describe you, Jim?
(laughing) I'm blank here, kid! Those words would probably vary from day to day! I'll take a shot though. I think I'm an optimistic, high energy, honest, hard headed, know it all kind of dude. You know me pretty darn well, Amy. How'd I do?
11. Given the floor and free reign, what else do you want to tell the readers?
I want to tell you and anyone reading this, that you are beautiful. You are important. You deserve the best, not whatever crumbs get thrown your way. You were put here to experience excellence. In your business, your relationships, your marriage, whatever... excellence belongs to you, and it's your responsibility to claim it. Amy, I think I made through this whole thing without any curse words!
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