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After Words: Jane Smiley, "The Man Who Invented the Computer"
CSPAN BookTV ^ | December 2010 | Jane Smiley

Posted on 12/28/2010 1:41:27 PM PST by iowamark

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To: iowamark
Check out Jane Smiley's political contributions and her op-eds at the Huffington Post and elsewhere.

On second thought, better not.

With things like this:

When I read Lawrence O'Donnell's post calling John Edwards a "loser" and threatening a lifetime of infamy if he doesn't get out of the race, I immediately went to O'Donnell's bio to see his party affiliation. I was sure it would say "R" — but it didn't. It didn't say anything.

However, I am fairly sure in my own mind that Karl Rove paid him to write that post.

and this:

Every time I think of William Ayers, I also think of John McCain, because they are of the same era, and they both believed in the efficacy of violence.

and this:

The world would be a better place if the American right wing had never existed. Thousands of Americans and Iraqis would still be alive, tens of thousands or Iraqis would still be living in their own homes. The American economy would not have hopped from bubble to bubble if the right wing had not put all of their faith in deregulation, and American jobs would not have been sent abroad. Our tax dollars would not have flowed upward into the coffers of the rich, and the war machine would not comprise such a large part of our economy. We would have retained the respect of other nations, and not aroused the absolute hatred of those we have attempted to bomb into submission.

there's enough to keep the thread going for years.

21 posted on 12/28/2010 4:19:58 PM PST by x
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thanks iowamark, but...

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/jacquard.htm


22 posted on 12/28/2010 4:37:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: wally_bert

Thanks!!


23 posted on 12/28/2010 8:49:05 PM PST by wendy1946
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Welcome. In spite of the show’s age, it is still a big favorite of mine. In HS back in the late 80s, my history teacher hated me because I brought the book to class every day and sometimes mention something relevant.


24 posted on 12/29/2010 4:44:06 AM PST by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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I see Jane’s fiction writing extends into politics.


25 posted on 12/29/2010 10:37:06 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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