[Flightdeck]

“Ender’s Game” is one of the best science fiction books out there.

[Molly Pitcher]

Thanks!

[Tolik]

Combined ping to 2 ping lists

Nailed It! Moral Clarity BUMP ! This ping list is not author-specific for articles I'd like to share. Some for the perfect moral clarity, some for provocative thoughts; or simply interesting articles I'd hate to miss myself. (I don't have to agree with the author all 100% to feel the need to share an article.) I will try not to abuse the ping list and not to annoy you too much, but on some days there is more of the good stuff that is worthy of attention. You can see the list of articles I pinged to lately  on  my page. You are welcome in or out, just freepmail me (and note which PING list you are talking about). Besides this one, I keep 2 separate PING lists for my favorite authors Victor Davis Hanson and Orson Scott Card.

Orson Scott Card - PING  [please freepmail me if you want or don't want to be pinged to Orson Scott Card political articles] This article will be posted permanently (eventually) on his The Ornery American website http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/index.html Links: his articles discussed at FR: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/k-orsonscottcard/browse  and archived here (it is a must go place for all new to OSC political writing): http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/index.html His fresh articles appear in the Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro, NC: http://www.rhinotimes.com/greensboro/  (before being posted permanently on his The Ornery American website). Read his books/movies/and everything reviews: http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/  His "About" page: http://www.hatrack.com/osc/about.shtml

 

 

[Alia]

Tolik, this article is so true, it hurts.

Character is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

My eyes teared up reading Mr. Card's article.

[Moose4]

Card is that relative rarity nowadays...a Democrat that gets it.

}:-)4

[devane617]

This is from OSC? Seems like some of his writing was a bit odd. I will research and see. I have read almost all his books, including Ender’s Game series, but I remember something odd about his political views.

[calex59]

This man has it right, I don’t care what letter he has after his name, he hits it on the head.

[RobFromGa]

What a great essay by Card. He is right on the mark and it is disgusting to watch.

[PzLdr]

Onw would think that a man this perceptive would have abandoned the Democrat Party by now. But he’s right on. The only theme he didn’t develop was the honor of the military - the organization that keeps doing the job - regardless.

[TChris]

Orson... You continue to brilliantly outline precisely why it's so maddeningly illogical to remain a Democrat... What are you waiting for? An invitation?

Consider yourself officially invited to change parties. Become a Republican. Start using that powerful pen of yours among those who value and sustain your viewpoint.

Honor in the Democrat party has always been a scarce commodity, yet still undervalued due to lack of demand.

[Alexander Rubin]

You should all read this. Long, but fantastic.

[thinkthenpost]

BTTT this needs to be kept up top all day long.

I wish some would print 435 of them and tape one to the door of every member in the House.

OSC hit another one out of the park!

[sionnsar]

those dunderheads who still believe in God and morality and fairness and decency and all those other outmoded concepts.

My name is sionnsar and I am a dunderhead.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Outstanding "catch," Tolik! BTTT!!!

[Grig]

Perhaps Mitt could make OSC Secretary of State. :)

[ikka]

A related quote I found somewhere:

"When life becomes an extended picnic, with nothing of importance to do, ideas of greatness become an irritant. Such is the nature of the Europe syndrome." -- Charles Murray

[RexTheRunt]

But as long as the press remains silent about Democratic dishonor while harping on any trumped-up charge they can lay against Republicans,

This will continue to happen until Republicans refuse to bend over for it.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It's all right to accept a bribe that comes to you in the form of faked-up "trades" in cattle futures

Hmmmm.....who could he possibly be referring to?

[chaosagent]

Bookmarked

[Cicero]

Yes, I think Orson Scott Card is a good SF novelist because he knows the difference between right and wrong, honor and dishonor, and that is necessary to write a novel that rises beyond being merely fun or clever.

I find that some of his series novels tend to go downhill as the series progresses. He is never a bad novelist, but some are better than others.

The best:

Ender’s Game
Wyrms
Seventh Son

While none of the novels in the Ender’s Shadow series ever quite comes up to Ender’s Game, the series as a whole is actually better than the first series, IMHO.

Wyrms isn’t as well known as Ender’s Game, but I heartily recommend it as possibly the best of all his novels.

And while the Alvin Maker series also goes down hill, I really like SEventh Son, the first novel.