Hi, this is Steve Scrovan.

We have another in-depth provocative great show

for you today in the Ralph Nader radio hour.

But before we begin, I'd personally

like to mark the passing of and peat 32.

Someone I had the pleasure of interviewing

about 16 years ago for the documentary

I co-directed about Ralph entitled, An Unreasonable Man.

His name is Joe Tom Easley, who was a Nader's Rader

in the early 70s, like so many of the young people

who cut their teeth working for Ralph.

Joe Tom went on to carve out an important career

of his own in the public interest.

Look up his orbit in the Washington Post for more details,

but Joe Tom Easley became a prominent gay rights activist

who is instrumental in helping repeal the don't ask,

don't tell law banning gays in the military.

He worked on behalf of civil rights organizations,

consumer rights groups, and mentored law school students.

And that's not even the half of it.

Ralph said of him, quote, he was a real networker

and outreacher, a great forensic speaking talent, unquote.

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