Miracle!! MICHAEL PARENTI on w/ Brian Lamb on Booknotes !!!!!

[JasonBerry]

A must-see this week is - BOOKNOTES! Believe it or not, Brian Lamb has Michael Parenti as his guest for one hour. He mentioned that he has received tons of mail over the years saying, "You never have on - Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, or Michael Parenti! Why not?" Miracle! Parenti told him exactly why those three are never on - corporate media and the advertisers that support them.

This came on at 8:00 PM EST Sunday Night - I know it will repeat, but not sure when - or you can see the whole thing at:
http://www.booknotes.org/home/index.asp

You can watch it or read the transcript. Best Booknotes ever! A little TRUTH being spoken tonight.

[tinanator]

1. great minds!

good job!

[ikojo]

2. Thanks much for the heads up!!

I am listening to it online right now!

HIs son, Christian came to St Louis a couple of years ago to speak on the Prison Industrial Complex. Compelling speech!

[JasonBerry]

3. That real is something......Christian is GOOD on that issue

I didn't realize how fast the prisons were being privatized and what a HUGE industry jailing people has become until I heard Christian in Lawrence.

His dad wrote the greatest government text ever - DEMOCRACY FOR THE FEW. His other sixteen books are damn good too.

[JasonBerry]

4. Ahhh...they just said....Booknotes repeats at 11:00 EST C-Span ~

~

[Dude_CalmDown]

7. To answer your question: yes my sister did call

about 10 minutes ago and before I could hit "post message"

[Dude_CalmDown]

5. According to the schedule it's on again at 11:00 pm n/t

*

[eleny]

6. Noam Chomsky was on C-Span....

for one of their marathon Sunday interviews. It was about 4 hours long. I saw it maybe 6 months ago.

[JasonBerry]

8. I think Brian Lamb was talking specifically about BOOKNOTES. N/T

It was really good. His latest book sounds fascinating.

[eleny]

14. Oh, I see!

I tend to lump all the C-Span stuff together. Yes, I'd like to see more of those thinkers on Booknotes, too!

[Emboldened Chimp]

28. I think Chomsky was on Booknotes.

He was interviewed by Lamb for three or four hours. It was great!

[eleny]

10. P.S. Howard Zinn was also on...

one of the 4 hour interviews. He was terrific. That was probably almost a year ago. So, they really should have him on again. Maybe when the liberal radio network comes about we'll have a rich source of ideas to hear. I can hardly wait.

Meantime, I'm looking forward to C-Span maybe having the call in segment after *'s speech. They're showing * right now.

[Dude_CalmDown]

11. I think he was talking about every channel but C-SPAN

I'm not sure - didn't see it but I think he was talking about CNN and the rest. When was the last time Chomsky was on CNN?

[JasonBerry]

13. No - about half way into the show...

Brian Lamb said he's always getting letters asking why they (Chomsky, Zinn and Parenti) are never on his show (meaning Booknotes).......

They later talked about the lockout of the mainstream media. Parenti told it just like it is.

[tinanator]

18. I always complained on the air

when I would get through to him, I often mentioned the lack of Parenti and the abundance of imbalance. Im fairly shocked this was his first appearance. The sky falling?

[DemBones DemBones]

15. True, but Chomsky, Parenti, Zinn rarely get on television,

in comparison to PNACers like Kristol, Perle, Wolfowitz and other neocons, cons, and assorted Republicans and RWers.

Oh, how I miss the Fairness Doctrine!

[leftchick]

9. I watched and he was fantastic!

Good lord, how people could watch the chimp try to speak when this articulate, erudite intelect is on TV is way beyond my comprehension.

[0007]

12. This guy is fantastic

Better than watching that snake they call the prez.

[RichM]

16. Anyone who wants to know how US society works should read Parenti.

He is a fantastically lucid & powerful writer; nobody makes the points better, and nobody has a broader or more penetrating perspective. I love Zinn, too, & have the greatest respect for Chomsky (though Chomsky's writing style can be very dry).

But Parenti is the best of them, as a writer (& as a speaker, too. He is one hell of a fiery orator. He can get the crowd screaming & the pulse pounding -- I've seen it many times already). No one who reads his work (and I've read all of it) can ever look at our society the same way again.

[JasonBerry]

17. I agree

Like you, I have a lot of respect for Chomsky, but his writing style is not very friendly for quick reading. Parenti writes so clearly that it's impossible to not see where he's coming from.

Favorite book by Parenti: "Land Of The Idols" It didn't get a lot of attention (even for Parenti) but it was one of his best!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312094973

(For info)

[eleny]

19. Finally found the video and

he's so easy to listen to.

Thanks to the orignal poster!

[KoKo]

34. Kick........does anyone have the C-Span audio link?

????

[Room101]

20. Who is Michael Parenti ?

?

[tinanator]

21. he's the man

http://www.michaelparenti.org/

did a yahoo search for ya!

[TheBigGuy]

26. some Commy symp.

....seriously, he is a big lefty rabble rouser. Ive heard him before on the radio.

[eleny]

22. I sent him an email...

asking how he felt about Wesley Clark. Meantime, I found an esssay about the breaking up of Yugoslavia published on his web site. Parenti replied this morning asserting that he felt Clark is a war criminal. I'd like to see him interviewed on each of his books.

During the Booknotes interview last night, he said that he didn't make the talk show rounds because it's all people yelling at each other (paraphrase). He's right. It really is a desperate venue, imo. That's why I like C-Span and NPR. I hope that the new liberal radio network can allow for a calmer more deiberate pace. But I'm not optimisitc.

[JasonBerry]

23. His Thoughts on Clark

His thoughts on Clark can be found in his book To Kill A Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1859847765/

[ElsewheresDaughter]

24. Parenti was GREAT!!!! spoke truth about state of US and world due to

bush and how it resembles rome under ceaser

[Zuni]

25. Parenti is the least accurate left wing writer I have ever read

His book 'Against Epire' is so filled with historical error, distortions, wilful blindness, communist apologia and general inaccuracy to make it a complete joke to anyone more concerned with accuracy and real history against ideology.

The book is at best laughable. At worst, some people do not see the terrible reasearch and historical errors.

[TheBigGuy]

27. Parentis forte is as an agitator and speaker.

I never read anything by him, but he sure can command a mike.

[tkmorris]

30. Ok........

Save me a few bucks Zuni. I was about to buy a couple of his books but you have me thinking. Can you elucidate a bit about these distortions etc?

[monkeyboy]

31. Gee thanks

I just went to his web site and ordered some CDs. Should I try to cancel these? Can you provide me with examples of his inaccuracies?

[RichM]

35. To tkmorris & monkeyboy --

You're both asking about whether or not to cancel your orders, because of Zuni's ignorant remarks above.

You can go to:

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Authors/Authors_page.html

and click the "Michael Parenti page" link to see some online excerpts of Parenti's writing. He's listed there right about 4 or so from the top, under Chomsky & Zinn. That might give you a basis on which to make up your own mind.

[JasonBerry]

32. That's Just Complete B.S.

That was the biggest bunch of crap I've read here in a LONG time. I mean, really, give me a break! I have read all of his books -- ALL of them. I am well-educated and can spot inaccuracies with the best of them - Parenti's books are NOT as you described.

Shame.

[RichM]

33. Please be so kind as to specifically name a few of these "errors."

I would be interested to see the quality of support you can muster for these assertions.

[RichM]

36. So, Zuni - what a surprise that you haven't managed to support your

comments about Parenti!

I mean, I was really looking forward to seeing the type of arguments someone as knowledgeable as yourself might come up with. You know, some specifics, & some reasoning, all wrapped up in a nice cogent paragraph or two. The 3 or 4 sentences you wrote above seemed so promising -- only about 8 spelling & grammatical errors, a clumsy & barely literate style, as well as smear-style accusations that you apparently have no basis for.

Let me ask you again - Please try to substantiate your smearing of this author. I very much look forward to the entertainment.

Best Regards, :loveya:

[RichM]

37. So Zuni - today I see you're quoting Jonah Goldberg as an authority.

Gee, I wonder if this is related to why you posted this slanderous ignorant bullsh*t about Parenti the other day, which you don't have the guts or ability to substantiate?

[lumpy]

29. Definately worth watching

if you need your spirits boosted upward.