Hi from Queensland Australia to Joe and all our (thinking) American friends,
With reference to Deer Hunting with Jesus -- currently being promoted by Joe in Australia -- Joe's interview with Phillip Adams on Late Night Live on Australia's Radio National was excellent. Mr Adams is one of Australia's leading social commentators and often derided by our conservative minders as being of the left.
Our current ultra-right wing government in Australia is using trash-talk in an all out and desperate attempt to be re-elected in an election scare-campaign that equates union membership with being in league with the devil. The devil, however, being in the detail of their bigoted scare mongering and lap-dog antics with reference to U.S. foreign policy (invade now, explain later).
I invite U.S. residents and readers of Joe Bageant's blog to listen in on the web. Click here and you will be taken to a page where you can choose "Listen now" for RealAudio and Windows Media formats, or "Download audio" for an MP3 file.
Paul
Proud Union Member & Teacher
Bundaberg, Australia (51st state of the good old US of A)
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Note: The interview with Joe begins at 32:03. The first two segments of the program are discussions of the current political campaign in Australia, then a discussion of the history of deportations from Australia. Well worth a listen. -- Ken Smith.
