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Title: Bowser, Social Security Activist
Post by: chris319 on November 03, 2022, 03:59:54 PM

Jon Bauman is now a Social Security activist.

Yes, MGHS Jon Bauman.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/02/how-social-security-and-medicare-may-be-affected-by-midterm-elections.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/02/how-social-security-and-medicare-may-be-affected-by-midterm-elections.html)

Title: Re: Bowser, Social Security Activist
Post by: DoItRockapella on November 03, 2022, 09:25:04 PM

Isn't Jon Bauman "Bowzer"?

I ask mostly because I saw the title of this thread and thought "The Nintendo villain? What does he have to do with game shows?"

Title: Re: Bowser, Social Security Activist
Post by: tvwxman on November 04, 2022, 08:28:56 AM

If you follow Jon on twitter - he's quite knowledgable and in touch with current politics. He spent time in front of Congress advocating for old bands getting proper royalties, and is quite a conversationalist. I enjoyed interviewing him on tv a few years ago.  He'll even laugh a bit about his GS fame.

https://youtu.be/CDY94cqeMjk

Title: Re: Bowser, Social Security Activist
Post by: Mr. Matté on November 04, 2022, 01:16:09 PM

He's been dabbling into political campaigning (obviously not him running for an office) for a while now. I think many moons ago, a clip of him campaigning for then-less-than-one-term Congresswoman Kathy Hochul in Buffalo was posted here.

Bauman's political persuasion is probably the only thing he and Gene agreed on during MGHS (Jon ribbing Reagan despite his popularity and impending landslide win, Gene saying William Buckley was "wrong 100% of the time").