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Posted on 08/30/2004 2:15:08 PM PDT by MaineRepublic
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Does this group expect anyone to take them seriously with attempts to stifle the freedom of speech such as this?
This is actually pretty scary. Can you imagine what the Left would say if a conservative organization did the same thing? Maybe it is old news but I just came across it and thought I would share it.
To: MaineRepublic
Right after they stifle Michael Moore. His book and movie were total lies and fabrications.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:17:53 PM PDT
by
berkley
To: MaineRepublic
Did he write a letter to theaters asking them to refrain from showing Fahrenheit 911 based on lies?
To: MaineRepublic
I walked into Waldenbooks yesterday to see if the book was in stock .I was greeted by My Lies and Hillary's mug in the shelves facing the store traffic . Nowhere was ' Unfit ' to be found . I went to the Social Science section and was astounded at the number of titles against Conservatives in general as well as " W " .
The store next to Waldenbooks had the T-shirt of "W" and dad with pictures captioned " Dumb and Dumber " prominently displayed in the front window .
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:20:28 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: MaineRepublic
"Book banning by left?" It takes compulsion to ban books and it takes government's monopoly on compulsion to ban books outside of a family.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:22:19 PM PDT
by
The Great Yazoo
(Hey, Hey J-K-F, How Many Vets did you Diss Today!)
To: Renegade
Yeah, it is pretty amazing how many anti-Bush books there are out there. Barnes and Noble seems to sell them all, but they were out of "Unfit For Command".
To: MaineRepublic
Hello, David Brock. Shove it!
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:25:40 PM PDT
by
Tealc
To: MaineRepublic
This is not book banning by the Left! You don't understand the nuance involved. The Dem'Rats will determine which books are safe for you to read, and the others will be destroyed, but they won't be "banned," per se. So let's not get hysterical! Nuance, my good man, nuance.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:26:12 PM PDT
by
HenryLeeII
(sultan88, R.I.P.)
To: MaineRepublic
". . . I'm writing to express my concern that by continuing to sell Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry Arming America
as a work of nonfiction, prominent book retailers are complicit in a literary hoax."I'll bet they sent a similar letter about Bellesiles' book.
(end sarcasm)
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:26:27 PM PDT
by
Oatka
To: MaineRepublic
It's funny how the libs complain about ties between the SVFT and the Bush campaign, yet there's not a word about the ties between David Brock and the Kerry campaign, even when he literally uses the same words as the Kerry people.
To: MaineRepublic
I finally got my copy of UFC at Costco for about $16.
I'd been to B & N earlier and both they and Borders had not a single copy of UFC, but they both had TONS of screaming and hysterical anti-Bush books. Of course no bias there.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:26:44 PM PDT
by
garyhope
To: MaineRepublic
Let's at least use the correct terms:
It's only "book banning" if some unit of government, state, local or federal, does it.
Otherwise, it's merely the market in action.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:27:12 PM PDT
by
Redbob
To: MaineRepublic
Sign the F180. No one knows Kerry's real Vietnam history. He's hiding his records. No one knows who's lying.
Unless someone proves the other lied, let them speak. I'd like to hear more.
I suggest we call those outlets and ask if they carry the book, showing a big demand for them. They're going to be collector items.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:28:20 PM PDT
by
concerned about politics
( Liberals are still stuck at the bottom of Maslow's Hierarchy)
To: garyhope
"I finally got my copy of UFC at Costco for about $16. "
I'm allmost tempted to buy a boxfull and stand outside Waldenbooks thumbing through it.
Sell them for $20 each and send the extra 4 to Swiftvets...
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:31:31 PM PDT
by
RS
(Just because the SwiftVets are out to get him doesn't mean he's not guilty)
To: Tealc
David 'CROCK'.
To: MaineRepublic
Welcome to Free Republic. Please insert (My Title) into the thread title as would have been appropriate in this case.
To: MaineRepublic
Here's a synopsis of the letter if anyone can't get through it: "Unfit For Command" is a pack of lies, and if you don't believe me just ask all my liberal friends!
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:34:37 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: MaineRepublic
To: MaineRepublic
In Mr. Brock's world, the right to homosexual marriage and other progressive offerings trump speech rights. As such, the censorship that he proposes is morally acceptable and perfectly consistent with the constitutional order.
Generally, in Mr. Brock's world, rights ebb and flow according the affect on the progressive agenda. This kind of thinking is pervasive among academic types, who without hesitation square academic freedom with political correctness.
Its just a matter of determining what rights are preferred, and applying balancing tests. Think of it as Outcomes Based Nuance.
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:38:07 PM PDT
by
Warlord
To: MaineRepublic
Duh, gee, David. Why don't you just do like your idealogical brethren did about 65 years ago? Just steal the books and burn them.
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