Thanks for the encouraging words, that's all I really needed, my original request for advice was more of a call for advice on what to do, and how to handle myself on the show, and not a question of if I should or should not apply to the casting call.
Everyone has been helpful and I understand fully the reasons people advised against doing it.
I got kind of peeved at the one response that suggested I was white trash and no one would want to hear what I have to say or read my book. Besides that , This thread has been very constructive.
I don't own a TV either and am generally opposed to most of the programing being broadcast today.
As for controversial statements, I was referring to my general stance of being outspoken. For the purpose of a show in which I may only have a Ten minute segment to explain myself, I will have to use it wisely to express the core principles of the paleo Diet instead of maniacally crusading against the atrocities of the world .I am versatile and would love to be able to stick it to the man on national television, but I am also humble and grateful to who ever would give me a chance to tell my story, so would be more than willing to hold my tongue and stick to a positive message of my own healing experience I will even play along with the programs angle of how my diet causes strife within my social life as long as I can maintain a relatively dignified persona.
The forty acres and a mule pipe dream is just me being a bit factitious. I am often a bit esoteric and/or convoluted in the creative language department and try to make statements with hidden meanings or even perhaps conflicting meanings, as an attempt to express an Idea without having to go through pages of mellow drama and stale logic to get a simple point across. Its a style that May need some fine tuning, to avoid misunderstandings in the future.
During reconstruction some of the freed slaves in the southeast were promised forty acres and a mule, only to have the order repealed. Life is disappointing and It often seems that nothing is fair. If only I could get a few thousand to put down on a place then I could pay off the rest through hard work, but in reality I will probably just have to spend what ever money I get from the show on my wife and children so will be forced to continue to rent a small home from the local land lords.
I have a lot of respect for Gary Taubes and his general message. Perhaps having the luxury of being able to access radio interviews has enhanced my perspective so that I never had to rely on TV as my sole source of info, and so have a much broader perspective in general than the average television viewer.
My message no matter how its edited could possibly reach the right people who have a little initiative and are able to do follow up research. As for those poor fools who rely on TV alone for information, without the ability cross reference what they hear, they are lost and may be beyond help. I need to focus my message in a way that is geared toward people who would have their interest sparked enough to be motivated to do further research. Its the best that could be hoped for when using such a limiting media as Television.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMUGUZ3EEEoBTW what happened to AVs rotten meat clip on You tube it seems to have disappeared, Is there some type of censorship going on here? Possible Conspiracy against the raw diet?
