Mark Steyn, Raconteur, Columnist, Freedom Fighter, and Cultural Critic Needs Our Help

01.25.16 | Chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

I have followed Mark Steyn for years. I have read his columns, followed his career, bought and read his books and now his recordings.

Steyn has over the years, fought time and time again for freedom of speech, and freedom of thought. I respect him. I find him a highly ethical man in this world of dubious ethics.

I watched him in the legal battles at McLean's magazine.

I read his forward to Geert Wilders Book "Marked for Death" where he said that Wilders could not find anyone who would be associated with the book and would Mark mind writing something. Mark wrote the introduction, saying, this man is putting his life on the line everyday, how could I not?

That is a level of integrity one finds only a few times in a lifetime.

Steyn has written books about Islam and its force around the world, these books have been prescient in their predictions and far ranging in their information. These books have earned him a life that requires courage to live, and continue on. Islamics are known to be full of payback to truth tellers.

I have followed his career at National Review and its ending, again because of first amendment issues, related to Michael Mann and the climate totalitarians.

Steyn is currently being sued by climate leftists for telling the truth about lies the scientist Michael Mann has promulgated.

Steyn is fighting essentially a one-man battle against a better funded (think Al Gore and every other leftist environmentalist dweeb you have known contributing to Mann) group.

Recenly in two columns, one last month and one this month, Steyn has alluded to the fact that the battle against the better funded Mann, is hurting financially. He slipped these statements in at the end of two of his columns. Today he said if for the second time.

Steyn is full of integrity, and I suspect that things are difficult for him, and that he needs as much financial support as can be provided. I do not doubt his need.

I support him and believe that it is my duty to support fellow conservatives who are fighting the good fight, whether it is decorating wedding cakes in good conscience, facing up to Islam like Pam Geller, or fighting environmental totalitarian lies.

I have committed to buying a book or cd each month to help the cause of Steyn. I will also send him some cash.

Men like Steyn are rare birds and need our support.

I hope I can get some amens here, Freepers.

[Let's Roll]

No problem with making it out to him but does he HAVE to redeem it for his products? Want him to get as much cash out of this as possible of course.

Keep bringing this up hoping there are FReepers who know the answer to this question.

[Chickensoup]

I don’t know, I think he can just keep the money but perhaps best that we ask.

[Excellence]

Okay, thanks.

[wildbill]

Changed my mind when I saw how cheap the book America Alone was so I got two. One for me and one for my daughter.

[Darnright]

Mark Steyn bump!!

[Talisker]

I don't know what you are talking about, after reading his books I see a man already on a tightrope. A man with a family. Get yourself out into public and do more if you see there’s a need. Put your own butt on the line. It is easy to be a critic. Especially when it isn't your life on the line. Everyone can have a microphone today. If you know something that needs to be said, say it and do it with integrity too

You know nothing about me, so don't talk like you do. And only a child thinks everyone can have a microphone today. You are very, very wrong about that.

Mark Steyn picks and chooses the subjects he acknowledges, and has relied on that to keep himself safe with his "friends." In other words, he's played the game just like anyone else. Now he's discovering that his "friends" aren't his "friends."

You know how much money Rush has? Is there any aspect of this case Rush doesn't support Mark on? Then why is Mark desperate for money? He knows hundreds of wealthy conservatives, but no one will help him?

There's a game going on you don't see.

[Chickensoup]

You know nothing about me, so don’t talk like you do. And only a child thinks everyone can have a microphone today. You are very, very wrong about that.

Mark Steyn picks and chooses the subjects he acknowledges, and has relied on that to keep himself safe with his “friends.” In other words, he’s played the game just like anyone else. Now he’s discovering that his “friends” aren’t his “friends.”

You know how much money Rush has? Is there any aspect of this case Rush doesn’t support Mark on? Then why is Mark desperate for money? He knows hundreds of wealthy conservatives, but no one will help him?

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I don’t know what your drama is, but I see a man who is losing against the big leftist guys. You want him to be different, and he isn’t. too bad.

[Talisker]

I don't know what your drama is, but I see a man who is losing against the big leftist guys. You want him to be different, and he isn't. too bad.

My "drama" is daring to point out that he's losing against the big leftist guys because the big conservatives won't help him.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

[Chickensoup]

My “drama” is daring to point out that he’s losing against the big leftist guys because the big conservatives won’t help him.

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Big conservatives don’t help a lot of people. that is the biggest sin of conservatism. Over and over people put their butts on the line, fighting some leftist issue and NO ONE STEPS UP. Those poor souls with the bakery and the lawsuit. what did they get? 100K? In this country it should have been millions/

Nothing is more shameful than how conservatives don’t help each other or fight back.

Mark Steyn fights back.