Dot Commentary: Interview with Baratunde Thurston
By Talia Whyte
To say Baratunde Thurston is a very busy man would be an understatement. When he’s not dropping knowledge on the popular blog Jack & Jill Politics, he is an editor, author, radio commentator, comedian, activist and a social media addict whose brand of witty political humor can be seen all over online social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Thurston is also a strong advocate of free speech, and he will speak at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts’ Bill of Rights Dinner at the Westin Copley Place Hotel next Thursday, May 28, 2009, on the virtues of being a “vigilante pundit,” among other matters. For Thurston, using comedy — and multiple communication tools — to get his political views out has always been a passion.
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