remembering Joe Bageant
I was very saddened to hear the news that Joe Bageant passed away yesterday, after a four month battle with cancer. In the fall of 2005 I was lucky enough to hear him speak at a small gathering when I lived in Denton, and converse with him briefly. While I realize it's a commonly expressed standard sentiment, I have to believe everybody who met him and got to know him was pretty lucky. I think you get a sense of that just reading him.
December 2010, "AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM?"
October 2010, "Algorithms and red wine"
July 2008, "Life in a post-political age"
February 2008, "Nine billion little feet"
January 2006, "Revenge of the mutt people"
Labels: journalism, writing
posted by Jonathan Versen @ 3:23 PM
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3 Comments:
I hadn't heard. Damn.
Many thanks for the post.
A sad loss for our side, that's for sure. I looked forward to his furious, often profane, wonderfully clear-headed essays. Knew he was fearfully ill, but hoped against hope...
RIP Joe Bageant, a true american original, a great southern writer who cut thru all the bulls#$t and told it like it was
he will be missed
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