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I know the image of Americans is that we're a bunch a stupid, illiterate rednecked "bitter clingers".
But, the truth is, we're a diverse melting pot of people who elected a black President, with an Islamic name, and we fucking love to read.
I spend a good 8-10 hours a day reading. What about you?
- Digital Censorship At Amazon
Surreal, but not totally unexpected (hat tip to Bloviating Zeppelin):Amazon Secretly Removes “1984” From the Kindle Thousands of people last week discovered that Amazon had quietly removed electronic copies of George Orwell's 1984 from their Kindle...
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Many Blacks in US Say Slavery Was a Good ThingA classic post from Bernie at Planck's Constant: Most people reading the title to this article will not believe that I am serious or believe that it could possibly be true. I have no doubt that even racist...
- Does This Surprise Anyone?
Michelle Obama Stocks The White House Library With Books On Socialism!Say Anything - I arrived in Washington DC today to cover CPAC and since I was in town, and since CPAC doesn’t really get rolling until tomorrow, I tagged along with some Scott Hennen...
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Fistgate XIV: Jennings Personally Pushed Books That Encouraged Children to Meet Adults at Gay Bars For Sex From Gateway Pundit: If you thought that we were through writing about Barack Obama’s dangerous Safe Schools Czar because it’s a new...
- Borders Books Policy: The Koran Is On Top
Yes, that's right, the koran must go on the top shelf. Yesterday, we saw that Borders will not carryan issue of a magazine they ordinarily carry, because the magazine ran the Mohammed cartoons. Now, today, here's an email (sent to LGF) from a...
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In A Disastrous Economy, The One Thing Americans Will Not Live Without? BOOKS
I know the image of Americans is that we're a bunch a stupid, illiterate rednecked "bitter clingers".
But, the truth is, we're a diverse melting pot of people who elected a black President, with an Islamic name, and we fucking love to read.
Right now, I'm reading two books; Thomas Mann's Dr. Faustus, and a biography of General George S. Patton.NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – During tough economic times when U.S. consumers are trying to cut back the indulgence they can't seem to live without is books.
Three-quarters of adults questioned in an online poll said they would sacrifice holidays, dining out, going to the movies and even shopping sprees but they could not resist buying books.
I spend a good 8-10 hours a day reading. What about you?
- Digital Censorship At Amazon
Surreal, but not totally unexpected (hat tip to Bloviating Zeppelin):Amazon Secretly Removes “1984” From the Kindle Thousands of people last week discovered that Amazon had quietly removed electronic copies of George Orwell's 1984 from their Kindle...
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Many Blacks in US Say Slavery Was a Good ThingA classic post from Bernie at Planck's Constant: Most people reading the title to this article will not believe that I am serious or believe that it could possibly be true. I have no doubt that even racist...
- Does This Surprise Anyone?
Michelle Obama Stocks The White House Library With Books On Socialism!Say Anything - I arrived in Washington DC today to cover CPAC and since I was in town, and since CPAC doesn’t really get rolling until tomorrow, I tagged along with some Scott Hennen...
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Fistgate XIV: Jennings Personally Pushed Books That Encouraged Children to Meet Adults at Gay Bars For Sex From Gateway Pundit: If you thought that we were through writing about Barack Obama’s dangerous Safe Schools Czar because it’s a new...
- Borders Books Policy: The Koran Is On Top
Yes, that's right, the koran must go on the top shelf. Yesterday, we saw that Borders will not carryan issue of a magazine they ordinarily carry, because the magazine ran the Mohammed cartoons. Now, today, here's an email (sent to LGF) from a...