Mark Edge

From Free Talk Live

Mark

Mark Angela Edge is a host of Free Talk Live. Formerly known as Manwich, he is known for his minarchist views regarding government as a necessary evil – and also for the special attention he pays to the care and maintainance of fingernails. A recovering Republican, he typically approaches liberty from a more economic angle, seeing many monetary advantages in a free marketplace. His views are much more mainstream than Ian's, providing the show with an interesting dynamic between Ian's hard-line free marketeer (anarcho-capitalist) ideology and Mark's "selling liberty" viewpoints. This also balances out Free Talk Live, allowing more moderate people to be attracted to the show, and to libertarianism. However, with his views not being as hardline for some of the show's listeners, a "running gag" has developed among them: telling Ian to "Fire Manwich."

1 Trivia
2 Second Degree Murder Conviction
3 Quotes
4 External links
5 Fanclub

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Trivia

Mark with Señor Grouchy Pants

Mark and his co-host Ian have recently relocated to Keene, New Hampshire as a part of the Free State Project, specifically their "First 1000 Pledge."
Mark described his religious belief system as being closest to Unitarian on the March 23rd, 2006 show. He believes in a higher power/creator. He is recognized as the host with the most Bible knowledge.
Whenever Mark reads copy on the air, from an e-mail or a news article he will audibly clear his throat before reading. He does not clear his throat before speaking normally. The reason for this behavior is not entirely clear, but it is amusing to listen for. Some people think his throat is connected to his eyes, and this action allows him to focus better on what he's reading. More knowledgeable longtime listeners suggest he is mocking "permanent guest host" Fübar.
Mark often breathes heavily into the microphone while talking on the radio.
Many listeners miss Mark's alter ego, Manwich.
Mark has mentioned that he was previously bankrupt at some stage in his life.
Mark has a cat, Señor Grouchy Pants, who he often refers to as "my big fat cat" when discussing how the War on Drugs puts innocent people in danger.
~~Mark buys Lucky Charms on a regular basis.~~ Mark doesn't buy Lucky Charms. He does however always have Fruity Pebbles.
Mark owns rental properties. He is able to pay relatively low income taxes, presumably from real estate write-offs.
Mark was an amateur boxer. He likes American Football because he thinks it's manly. He thinks boxing is more manly.
Mark had his nose broken several times while boxing and had deviated septum surgery in June 2006.
As of March 2006 Mark is trying to add a garage with an overhead furnished room to his house.
Mark currently has a mini-addiction to cigars to help him sleep. His favorite brand is Hav-A-Tampa.
Mark has a great respect for Captain America, and often wears a Captain America T-shirt during the show so he can respond to callers who question his patriotism.
According to the 2002-12-27A show, Mark does not take NyQuil because of the dextromethorphan hydrobromide in it. It makes him "sit in the corner and want to write poetry". He used the drug as a teenager, but does not anymore.
Mark is the Ryan Seacrest of the libertarian movement. People Magazine's Most Beautiful People 2006
According to the 2006-08-25 show, Mark does not know what a happy trail is, but he does know exactly where a man's waist is situation, probably due to much empirical evidence
Mark loves to sing Karaoke, and has admitted to singing Monster Magnet's 'Space Lord' during one session.
If Mark were King for a Day he would eliminate all duplicate city names (Paris, Venice, Springfield, etc.) so that only one city in the world could have a particular name.
Mark was suspended for 2 hours of the show on June 6th, 2008 after uttering a "bad" word and Sam from Texas sat in for Mark during the show. The suspension was voluntarily imposed on Mark by himself. This was justified because Ian suggested that Mark have the same consequences that callers face if they utter "bad" words and to try and keep the FCC off of the affiliate stations butts. This occurred the second show after Mark was off the air for over a week while on vacation and at the Talkers Radio convention in NYC. The sentence that all this occurred in was "If the government doesn't give you what you expected to get, well tough fucking cookies"

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Second Degree Murder Conviction

Mark served nine years of a twenty-five year sentence at a Florida prison on a second degree murder conviction. This was reportedly related to a drug deal gone bad, and Mark claims he was merely "in the wrong place at the wrong time". Mark addressed the issue on the January 29, 2007 show after internet troll John Hansen pretended to be a child of the victim on the Free Talk Live BBS. Mark did not reveal specific details, citing the "Son of Sam" laws that prevent him from profiting from an account of his crime. Mark acknowledges his actions and involvement in the killing were horrible and wrong, but he strongly affirms he "did not kill anyone". He was released in 1998 as a result of a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court.

"I was preparing to take my case back as a result of 'new evidence', my co-defendant confessed in a sworn affidavit. But The Supreme Court ruled on a case on which I was a petitioner, and basically left me with the choice of taking my case back, and sitting in Jail for the next year waiting for trial or getting out in like 6 months and being done with it all." -- from a personal correspondence

More details can be found at the following BBS threads:

   * http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=11386
   * http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=10728

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Quotes

Mark in his Captain America shirt

"That Juvenile referee Leslie Graves, I hope you die Leslie" FTL 2008-05-01
"What the hell is oral sodomy?" FTL 2008-04-18
"I'll take my rights, you keep your laws!" FTL 2008-03-28
"I'd make a terrible Hooters waitress, I can tell you that!" FTL 2008-03-24
"Suck it in the back and pluck 'em in the front!" FTL 2008-03-24
"I could kill at least one thug." FTL 2008-02-18
"If there was a G.O.A. t-shirt, I would wear it." FTL 2007-09-13
"Why would I want to improve your life? It's yours!!" FTL 2007-07-08-03
"I'm a barrel of laughs!" - FTL 2007-06-30
"The guy with the mustache -- he takes the money." - FTL Special KSCO Edition 2007-06-08
"I'd like to take George Bush in there and beat the crap out of him!" FTL 2007-06-06
"When it comes to standing up to the government, I'm not very brave at all." FTL 2007-05-02
"There's lots of practical things in this world that look dumb." FTL 2007-04-09
"La da da, I think I'll go out for a walk, look for some children." FTL 2007-04-06
"I got a job doing radio promo, and none of the jocks can even tell I'm a homo." FTL 2007-04-28
"I am a man that makes crap happen!" FTL 2007-04-04
"We human beings are just not above the hats that we wear" FTL 2007-04-04
"These stinking law enforcement officers are not law enforcement officers, they're a bunch of damn Nazi's!" FTL 2007-03-27
"Chickens are dumb" FTL 2007-03-12
"You think they built giant Mexi-pults and are SHOOTING them over?" – February 22, 2007
"You dumb Rednecks" February 16, 2007(Court decides Alabama's sex toy sale ban is constitutional!)
"I can take about an hour on the tower of power, as long as I gets a little golden shower" FTL 2007-02-10
"If you ask a child to draw a telephone, the likelihood is that they'll draw a telephone they've never seen in their life." – February 12, 2007 (within last minute of show)
"You can't come to my bedroom window and yodel" – February 10, 2007 (Re: free speech on private property)
"Who doesn't want rainbows and ponies and whales singing and that other good stuff?" – February 10, 2007 (Re: global warming)
"Fran, get out there and get shot yourself, buddy! Get the 50 cal, head on up here to New Hampshire, sign up for the Free State Project while you're at it, and come on up and start a war, baby. Start it!" – January, 26, 2007 (at around 1:27 in the AMP podcast)
"Not to talk bad about the mafia, they've never bothered me!" – January 25, 2007 (comparing government to the mafia)
"That Mark Twain is one witty mofo." – January 23, 2007 (first segment second hour)
"Go pound some salt in your butt, you stinking bureaucrat!" – January 12, 2007
"I'm certainly not the moral barometer." – January 9, 2007
"I've been to plenty of twelve-step programs." – December 7, 2006
"I am fond of Sade....It's 'cause I'm a smooth operator." – November 30, 2006

Mark was once known as Manwich.

"There's no Heaven for camels..." – November 15, 2006
"Amsterdam is in Denmark." – October 22, 2006
"I don't know why that's bad, but it doesn't sound good." (Re: IRS agents scanning your house with an RFID reader to see what you own) – October 13, 2006
"Madison thought it was a good idea to write in the 4th amendment which said it's the right of the people to be secure in their purses, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures..." – October 10, 2006
"I don't like black people." – September 18, 2006 - if he did say this, I think it must be taken out of context, since I don't remember him saying this, and his best friend is 1/2 black -wbuch
"I'm going down to the bait shop to get something to eat." – August 11, 2006
"I actually punched a girl in the jaw while doing the YMCA" – July 19, 2006
"Being good never did me much good." – July 14, 2006 show about Maltheists
"I would love to plug you Mike" – July 4, 2006 (Internet-only show)
"They would have a vested interest in protecting their animals. For instance, if you think you're going to come on my property and hunt squirrels, you're wrong. I don't want you hunting squirrels, I like the little buggers. The only one that gets to hunt squirrels at my house is my big fat cat Señor Grouchy Pants" (Re: private ownership) – March 13, 2006
"Isn't that what I said? Yes! Other people are dum-dums! They're Sheeple! They're stupid! They don't pay attention! They don't think about it! Who are you talking to? Me?" (after much goading by Ian) – February 11, 2006
"It's not like angels descended the first time you puffed on a joint."
"When I really just want a soda, I really just want a Coke."
"I'm looking at Disney porn"
"I don't think Bush has put anybody in ovens."

The Manwich fan club logo.

"I just need somebody to put widgets on top of whatjamahooses."
"He's guano know what's going on"
"Oh, let's go with the sex one."
"What's the point of playing a game if you don't kill things?"
"Let's be clear..."
"Shoot them right in the head! Blow their damn brown heads off!"
"If a donkey talks to me, I'm going to do whatever it says."
"Beans are so cheap! You can just eat beans!"
"I don't care about..coercive smercive that doesn't matter to me!"
"Can anyone say bubonic plague?"
"Don't wanna give those gays rights, ya know."
"I am, physically, a hairless monkey."
"You're a goddamnn meanie! You're just so mean!"
"I hope you come on my land and try to get some Mexicans off."
"OK boys, you have sex with me 28 times and let me blow you once, then I'll give you a six pack."
"Social Security is a blight on humanity"
"Can't blame that one on the board-op"
"I want to propel myself to the moon with my own flatulence!" (possible reference to Howard Stern's "Fartman" skits)
"Hey, I'm wearing my Captain America T-Shirt today buddy!"
"It think freedom has become synonymous with democratic elections. :-("
"I'm sorry but..."
"I love my wife, and my big fat cat."
"M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E"

After Mark lost the name Manwich, a new temporary logo was made.

"Why should I have to pay for somebody's AIDS treatment when I've never had BUTT-sex!?"
"We want to hear about the Mexican guy washing dishes too!"
"In the magical world of Libertarians..."
"I can smile every time he calls me a hot mama!"
"Well, maybe I just like to pick my nose."
"I like the smell of a great big bag..."
"I'll tell you what. When little old ladies start protesting, that's when things will get done."
"I like watching deadmeat touch Ians mutt... And when they have mutt-sex... Um, Yeah."
"[American] soldiers are nothing more than paid killers..."
"I used to smoke it like it was a part time job!" (Re: marijuana)
"I'm going to forgive you for that because it's clear you're out of your mind."
"Ian made me blow him" – January 9, 2003 (AMP podcast)
"Don't stick your tongue in my butt" – January 14, 2003 (AMP podcast)
"You look remarkably like my mom!" – January 16, 2003 (AMP podcast, talking to Ian)
"I'm a Fister" – December 30, 2002 (AMP podcast)
"Nerf herders, I like that." – March 16, 2007
"I can kill at least one thug." – February 15, 2008
"I haven't dated that many men so I can't tell you." – February 19, 2008
"I'm a sun-worshiping pagan ma'am." -In response to accusations of being a closet muslim – Not sure about the date. Help me out.