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He claim, liberals read more books than conservatives, gives raise to two questions?

1. Do they consider Cliff Notes equal an entire book?

2. Are they claiming book smarts trump street smarts? If so their book smarts will not protect them when walking the mean streets of the society they are trying to create.

Anyone who cannot condense their basic idea into 3 complete sentences is probably full of crap.

BKennedy on August 22, 2007 at 8:58 AM

Exactly. That reminds me of the ancient test for sound philosophy, which is stating its fundamental tenets while standing on one foot.

We could avoid liberals by looking out for the limp.

And she is NOT a Coloradoan.

Can anyone recomend my next book. I like books about history, politics, and war. For non-learning purposes I like sci fi and fantasy. Eldest (2nd in Eragon series) was the last of these I read.

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SilverStar830 on August 22, 2007 at 1:25 AM

Ah, I see Grandpa Simpson has joined us.

No prob.

Wasn’t defending the article; just the recognition of posters being overly sensitive to the results of a poll. People often times lash out, if their veracity is questioned. If they harbor doubts of their own, which we all do, then, to me, it becomes apparent they are trying to convince themselves as much as others.

captivated_dem on August 22, 2007 at 9:57 AM

Thanks, and I hope you knew my comment wasn’t directed at you personally. I gathered you did, but covering my bases just in case.

Another thing conspicously abscent in this “poll” is what kind of books are being read. High-brow intellectual stuff, or the latest Danielle Steele?

crazy_legs on August 22, 2007 at 9:58 AM

Well, I suppose anything written by a liberal is a book if it can’t be written in less than paragraphs :-)

Point taken. I, personally, am way past, needing to prove myself to anyone. Knowledge is one thing; the wisdom to apply it is another. The efficacy of your actions will, ultimately rest your case.

Good choices! I also love Stars in Their Courses by Shelby Foote and anything by James I. Robertson, Jr. He focuses on the Army of Northern Virginia, especially the Stonewall Brigade. He’s the Director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at VA Tech. (Can you tell I spent 4 years reading just about the Civil War???)

I thoroughly enjoyed Robertson’s biography of Stonewall, Standing Like a Stone Wall: The Life of General Thomas J. Jackson. When my family went to the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam, his depiction of the battle was so vivid we could recount all major military movements throughout the day. Very moving.

book sales have been flat as publishers seek to woo readers lured away by the Internet, movies and television.

Well, Pat…offending potential customers ain’t the way to increase sales. Just a hint for ya.

Can anyone recomend my next book. I like books about history, politics, and war. For non-learning purposes I like sci fi and fantasy. Eldest (2nd in Eragon series) was the last of these I read.

Anything by Jeff Shaara. I loved the Civil War trilogy he wrote with his Dad. Dad Michael wrote “The Killer Angels” the book that the Gettysburg movie was based on, son Jeffery wrote “Gods and Generals,” and “The Last Full Measure.” Jeff’s Revolutionary War series is excellent, too. The first book is more political thriller than combat, but the second is all about the war.

Can anyone recomend my next book. I like books about history, politics, and war. For non-learning purposes I like sci fi and fantasy. Eldest (2nd in Eragon series) was the last of these I read.

sunny on August 21, 2007 at 11:00 PM

I’ve read a ton lately: Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel, Mark Steyn’s America Alone, and David Horowitz’s Unholy Alliance. If you like military items, I have a ton of recommendations…or if you like English History, anything by Allison Weir. Very methodical researcher, and quite an easy read.

For fiction, I recommend: Sharon Kay Penman’s The Sunne in Splendour and the Fire & Ice series by George R.R. Martin.

Alot of delicate egos here today.

captivated_dem on August 22, 2007 at 8:29 AM

Her claims that Liberals are more well-read than Conservatives is a gross generalization that is just as offensive as remarking on racial groups, in my opinion. Because it’s too general to be accurate, and is intended to sting.

So you’ll pardon me, as an English Lit. major (English Renaissance focus) with Russian & History minors and an MBA, if I do take offense to her remark. She’s allowed to make it, but I think we’re allowed to refute it. I think my educational background, as well as the books I’ve read, are all I need to produce to rest my case.

The AP-Ipsos poll found 22 percent of liberals and moderates said they had not read a book within the past year, compared with 34 percent of conservatives.

I’d be interested to see what the actual figure for liberals is, not libs with moderates thrown in to skew the results to the lib’s favor.

I’m also surprised that they actually used the “L-word” and not the more “nuanced” term “Progressive.”

Color me mildly annoyed.

Liberals read more books than conservatives.

Well yeah, if you count comic books.