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Rush Limbaugh selection in children’s book competition causes a stir

Monserrat said:
His Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims... got 4.8 stars out of 5 on amazon.com with over 2000 reviews. Sounds like something worth looking into for the kids. I'm surprised it didn't get a lot of negative ratings based on all the pre-conceived notions people have of the author, politics usually drags everything through the mud regardless of whether or not it's deserving of it.
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I'm sure that none of the positive reviews were based on his politics or anything like that. I mean, we all know that Rush Limbaugh's fans are completely apolitical.
 
rocket88 said:
I'm sure that none of the positive reviews were based on his politics or anything like that. I mean, we all know that Rush Limbaugh's fans are completely apolitical.
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Why not read the book and tell us what's wrong with?
 
Moot said:
Did you read the book, apdst?



My, aren't you clever. You just proved that you haven't read the book. ROTFL


You haven't read it, either.
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You don't have to read the book to praise Limbaugh effusively. Only to say anything negative about him.
 
apdst said:
Stop with the delusion that you're a Classical Liberal and I'll stop calling you out.
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The delusion is that 'classical liberalism' means anything to anyone except a dropout conservative who hopes to connect himself to the American Revolution.
You guys don't know how entertaining you are, adjusting definitions and revising history and inventing titles.
I know what a liberal is. Go ahead, ask me.
 
rocket88 said:
Maybe you should read it so you can tell us what's so great about it.
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I'm not the one trashing it. You insist it's crap, but you haven't read it.
 
Grand Mal said:
The delusion is that 'classical liberalism' means anything to anyone except a dropout conservative who hopes to connect himself to the American Revolution.
You guys don't know how entertaining you are, adjusting definitions and revising history and inventing titles.
I know what a liberal is. Go ahead, ask me.
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You have no idea what a Classical Liberal is.
 
Grand Mal said:
I'm as liberal as all get-out and I believe government shouldn't involve itself in business.
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Then you opposed ObamaCare, and knowing that's what Obama wanted from the beginning, you voted against him both times.
 
Grand Mal said:
The delusion is that 'classical liberalism' means anything to anyone except a dropout conservative who hopes to connect himself to the American Revolution.
You guys don't know how entertaining you are, adjusting definitions and revising history and inventing titles.
I know what a liberal is. Go ahead, ask me.
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Classical liberalism was one called liberalism (indeed it still is in much of the world), but the "classical" part was added to differentiate what it is from modern American leftist "liberals". They had previously spoiled the name progressive and had to find a new label-so they picked liberal. It has little in common with what the modern left actually is.

You have been educated.
 
Superfly said:
Hm. Not my kids. And of course the reviews are going to be good. The only people who would waste their money on such tripe would be people who actually believe him.

Stand by. Next month, Ann Coulter rewrites history by swearing up and down that liberals fired the first shot at Ft. Sumter.
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Have you ever read it?
 
rocket88 said:
I'm sure that none of the positive reviews were based on his politics or anything like that. I mean, we all know that Rush Limbaugh's fans are completely apolitical.
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Oh I'm sure some of them may have been just like some of the bad reviews given were based on politics as well.

It's a childrens book have you ever read it?
 
apdst said:
I'm not the one trashing it. You insist it's crap, but you haven't read it.
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You're the one criticizing everybody for not reading it, and you haven't read it. You're touting this book, and you haven't read it.
 
Monserrat said:
Oh I'm sure some of them may have been just like some of the bad reviews given were based on politics as well.

It's a childrens book have you ever read it?
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Have you?
 
Hard Truth said:
Limbaugh is the chief propogandist for the far right. He doesn't advocate genocide, but
he does promote the type of nationalist, racist and sexist attitudes and ideologies that tend to cause violence
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I don't listen to Limbaugh a lot but I gotta admit I hadn't heard that claim until now.
He actually promoted or encouraged violence by these people/groups?
Not to mention the violence perpetrated here by Islamists.
He encouraged all that?

Theodore Kaczynski / The Unabomber
16 bombs—which injured 23 people and killed three for endangering the environment.
A graduate of Harvard and a professor at The University of California, Berkeley.

Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
A environmental terrorist group responsible for arson, bombing and vandalism targeting new housing developments, SUV fleets, and other manifestations of “environmentally destructive policies.” totaling millions of dollars.

Weathermen (Weather Underground)
A group began by the Students for a Democratic Society and later controlled by Bill Ayers was responsible for 6 bombings preceding the "days of rage" bombing campaign against New York City Police Headquarters,U.S. Capitol Building and bombing of the Pentagon.

May 19 Communist Organization (M19CO)
This group is responsible for bombings of the National War College, the Washington Navy Yard Computing Center, the Israeli Aircraft Industries Building, the Washington Navy Yard Officers' Club and New York City's Patrolman's Benevolent Association.

Black Liberation Army (BLA)
The Black Liberation Army is involved in over 60 incidents of violence including the death of 13 police officers and bombing St. Brendan's Church in San Francisco while it was full of mourners.

United Freedom Front (UFF)
The group had a Marxist orientation and was
striving for “a whole different system of distributing economic wealth in this country and an end to American imperialism”
The UFF are responsible for bombing the United States Capitol building,the African Consulate and Union Carbide (a chemical company)
In all 25 bombings and 3 bank robberies.

Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN)
This leftist organization took responsibility for more than 100 bombings that killed six people and injured 130.

Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
An animal rights group that is responsible for 43 million dollars in damages due to vandalism, economic damage, arson and burglary. It is also responsible for multiple mail and car bombings. ​
 
Jerry said:
Then you opposed ObamaCare, and knowing that's what Obama wanted from the beginning, you voted against him both times.
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I'm Canadian. I voted for the Liberal Party candidate in my riding, but the Conservatives won a majority in Parliament and have been screwing up by the numbers ever since.
We might get a change in government at the next election but the trouble is the Liberal Party is the third party in Parliament- the socialists in the New Democratic Party are the opposition.
 
US Conservative said:
Classical liberalism was one called liberalism (indeed it still is in much of the world), but the "classical" part was added to differentiate what it is from modern American leftist "liberals". They had previously spoiled the name progressive and had to find a new label-so they picked liberal. It has little in common with what the modern left actually is.

You have been educated.
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By Wikipedia?
Why do you need a new term? Why not just call a spade a spade- liberal means what it always has. Looks to me like you're trying to put socialists and anarchists and 'classical conservatives' (big-government authoritarian types) and 'greens' under one umbrella called 'liberalism'.
And maybe a better question is, why do I care? On second thought, go ahead. Be as wrong as you want and anyone who reads your opinions will just have to guess what the term 'liberal' means to you on a case-by-case basis.
 
You don't have to read the book to see that the cover alone is confusing for young children.
 
rocket88 said:
You're the one criticizing everybody for not reading it, and you haven't read it. You're touting this book, and you haven't read it.
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1) I have read it.

2) I'm not touting it.

Now what? You gona keep trashing a book you've never read?
 
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