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CORRECTION CORRECTION!!!

It is in NATIONAL REVIEW!

Big Oops!

Sorry National Review.

http://www.nationalreview.com/

I recently experienced this phenomenon at a Border's Books in Manassas, VA. Took in a movie with my wife, and we decided to drop by Borders to pick up a couple of books for a birthday gift. I went there to get two books - Unfit and American Soldier (Excellent book, BTW). As I walked into the store, I noted that on their front table were about 6 stacks for maureen dowd's "bushworld", two copies of American Soldier, and NO copies of Unfit. I sought out a clerk and was informed that Border's has a policy of only "Special Ordering" Unfit.

Now being a former Marine, and a FReeper (a dangerous combination...) I decided to have my own little FReep in the middle of the store. In my my incredulous and loud voice I stated "Do you mean to tell me that Borders does not have a book that has been on the NY Times Bestsellers List for three weeks?", before the leftist pincushion could reply, I said "I find it rather odd that you have stacks of Maureen Dowd's Anti-Bush screed - something fit only for use as toilet paper, a book not even on the NYT list prominently displayed at the front of your store." The pincushion just smiled one of those leftist scumbag smirks. I grabbed the store manager to complain, and this creep pointed to a crudely printed sign behind the counter that stated "Due to high demand, the book "Unfit for Command" is only being sold by special order". Creep #2 had the gall to ask if I'd like to special order the book. Back into FReep mode, I said "I came into this store to buy the #1 NYT Bestseller, since your store obviously has a political agenda in not stocking this book, I'll get mine from AMAZON!"

The frustrating aspect of all of this is that this in not the first time this has happened. I couldn't find and of Anne Coulter's books, and none of Sean Hannity's either. This tendancy of the left to censor anything that does not agree with their adgenda is perhaps the most distressing aspect of their cause. Perhaps a large-scale FReep of Borders is in order?

A full copy is online here:

http://bussorah.tripod.com/bookshop.html

Should the reference in the original post be changed to ""National Review" print edition 9-27-04"?