Wednesday, 07 July 2004

Sound bite. I just did my first radio interview in, oh, let's say "ever" (college radio doesn't count) with Rod Quinn of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, talking about John Edwards and his selection as Kerry's VP candidate. I mentioned this in passing a few weeks ago, but for the record: I'm now an officer of Democrats Abroad Australia, the Democratic Party's chapter for American expats Down Under, and as of today I'm a spokesman. (For someone who wasn't even a Democrat a year ago, this has been quite a trip.)

The interview was a ten-minute softball Q&A that could have been titled "Who is John Edwards?" — I think the toughest question Rod asked was whether I thought the GOP would make hay about Kerry's criticisms of Edwards during the primaries, to which I mumbled something about how people would understand the difference between the primary and the election. I managed to say a few good things about Edwards, we talked a little about elections in general (first two-Senator ticket since 1960, etc.), and it's amazing how quickly ten minutes goes by when you're on the air.

As far as I know the interview only aired in Canberra, so there's little chance that anyone I know actually heard it here in Sydney. Nonetheless, it's another personal milestone on the road to taking my country back.

- Posted by Scott Forbes at 7:27 am. comments.