Adventures in an Alternative Reality of Living in Louisiana
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Old soldiers and controversial former politicians like
me often fade away into the sunset and are rarely heard from again. I chose to
take a different path and head in another direction. When you’ve been on the
political stage for some 28 years and have been deeply involved in a variety of
public issues, who wants to just “walk away?”
I have a lot to say, and I’ve been doing so in
speeches, interviews, newspaper columns, and website articles over the past six
years. Based on the number of emails, letters and phone calls I receive each
week, I have to conclude that there are a few who are tuning in. I always
considered myself an activist during the years I served in public life, with
measured success.
Perhaps I am better suited to deal in the world of
polemics by second guessing decisions made by others and helping to stir up the
pot. But I have also always tried to be “solution oriented.” It’s easy to
complain. But the bottom line is that if any advocate is not satisfied with the
direction being taken, complain all you want, but also be prepared to have your
own ideas, and workable solutions. Be results-oriented.
I have also learned in the past few years that it is
every bit as important to listen as well as express your own opinion. I began
hosting a talk radio show on a Clear Channel station out of New Orleans in the summer of 2006. Spending three hours a day
having interplay with numerous listeners has firmed up the feeling that I have
always held. A lot of average people out there have some pretty darn good
common sense solutions to straightening out the mess that public officials
often create.
In the past few years, I have had the opportunity to
travel a lot more, both throughout the country and the world. It always amazes
me that so many people worldwide know a good bit about Louisiana. Hurricane
Katrina certainly increased the awareness. As I wrote in
several columns in this book, New Orleans, crawfish, and “You Are My Sunshine” seem to be staples of
interest in conversations wherever I go.
I offer impressions, snippets of information, and a
little levity that all goes into my own personal gumbo of emotions all about my
home state. It’s just my way of telling people what it has been like to be
ingrained in a Louisiana way of life.
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About the Book
Jim Brown has a lot to say. His first book, JUSTICE DENIED, painted a chilling picture of how easy it can be for an individual to be prosecuted and persecuted by the federal judicial system. Since this first publication, he has continued his writings with a weekly column that is widely read in newspapers and internet sites throughout the South.
point of view. And that, we hope you will agree, is
refreshing in this day and time.
About the Author
JIM BROWN is a columnist
and radio talk show host in
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