Mark Steyn: The church dance that snowballed

1 posted on 09/21/2006 7:11:40 AM PDT by Pokey78

To: Howlin; riley1992; Miss Marple; deport; Dane; sinkspur; steve; kattracks; JohnHuang2; ...

2 posted on 09/21/2006 7:13:20 AM PDT by Pokey78 (‘FREE [INSERT YOUR FETID TOTALITARIAN BASKET-CASE HERE]’)

Wow. I guess I will have to read that book. Thanks for posting and the ping, Pokey.

3 posted on 09/21/2006 7:17:27 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)

Another book I need to get.

4 posted on 09/21/2006 7:25:06 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)

Oh, definitely, ping!

5 posted on 09/21/2006 7:26:04 AM PDT by Excellence (Vote Dhimmocrat; Submit for Peace!)

"Wow. I guess I will have to read that book. Thanks for posting and the ping, Pokey."

That is as enticing a review as I can recall ever reading.

6 posted on 09/21/2006 7:27:43 AM PDT by ansel12 (illicit sin holds a sway over their lives to the point where boldness begins to be craved.)

7 posted on 09/21/2006 7:28:13 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Please pray for Vlad's four top incisors to arrive real soon!)

I agree. The review really made me want to read the book. That doesn't often happen.

8 posted on 09/21/2006 7:29:37 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)

To: Pokey78; Peach; Mo1

But I was wrong. The human comedy in The Looming Tower is very illuminating. Bin Laden, for example, emerges not as the fearless jihadist and scourge of the Soviets but as a laggard and faint-heart with a tendency to call in sick before battle and, if pressed into service, to pass out during it due to his blood pressure. The "nap" he took during the battle of the Lion's Den in 1987 is spoken of by awed al-Qaeda types as evidence of his cool under fire, but it seems more likely he just fainted

BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Even if this part turned out to not be true, it's a great visual, ROFL!

Ping and this one goes out to the email list. I don't recall Steyn doing too many book reviews, so his endorsement is intriguing.

9 posted on 09/21/2006 7:31:10 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (No religion demands so much of it's members and so little of itself, than islam.)

10 posted on 09/21/2006 7:33:26 AM PDT by Allan (*-O)):~{>)

And it's a useful reminder of how much we could give up and still be found decadent and disgusting by the Islamists.

It's not about how much we give up or how much we don't give up. It's about who we pay tribute to.

bin Laden is not secure in his faith until everyone validates it by sharing it. And he doesn't trust his god to be able to take care of himself.

Shalom.

11 posted on 09/21/2006 7:39:58 AM PDT by ArGee (The Ring must not be allowed to fall into Hillary's hands.)

His disgust at the lasciviousness of America is vaguely reminiscent of the old joke about the spinster who complains that the young man across the street strips naked in full view every night: when the cop says he can't see anything, she explains you have to climb up on the wardrobe and crane your neck up over the skylight.

Mark Steyn is my hero!

12 posted on 09/21/2006 7:44:52 AM PDT by AmishDude

The 40s song that started it all. We would be a poorer world without it:

BABY, ITS COLD OUTSIDE

I really can't stay - Baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go away - Baby, it's cold outside
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice - I'll hold your hands they're cold as ice
My mother will start to hurry - Beautiful, what's your hurry
My father will be pacing the floor - Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry
Well, maybe half a drink more
Put some records on while I pour

The neighbors might think - Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how - Your eyes are like starlight now
To break the spell - I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, no, no, sir - Mind if I move in closer
At least I'm gonna say that I tried - What's the use in hurting my pride
I really can't stay - Baby don't hold out Baby, it's cold outside

I really must go - Baby, it's cold outside
The answer is no - Ooh baby, it's cold outside
Your welcome has been - I'm lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm - Look out the window at that storm
My sister will be suspicious - Gosh, your lips look delicious
My brother will be there at the door - Waves upon a tropical shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious - Gosh, your lips are delicious
Well, maybe just a half a drink more - Never such a blizzard before

I've got to get home - Baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your comb - It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand - I'm thrilled when you touch my hand
But don't you see - How can you do this thing to me
There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Just think to my life long sorrow
At least there'll be plenty implied - If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay - Get over that cold out Baby, it's cold outside

13 posted on 09/21/2006 7:49:34 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)

14 posted on 09/21/2006 7:54:49 AM PDT by Rummyfan

15 posted on 09/21/2006 7:54:50 AM PDT by Gritty (A world without 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' will be very cold indeed - Mark Steyn)

Thanks for the ping, Pokey! Another brilliant critique from the master!

16 posted on 09/21/2006 7:57:03 AM PDT by alwaysconservative (Who on earth dresses those women on the Weather Channel? Can't they find clothes that fit?)

And he doesn't trust his god to be able to take care of himself.

Man do you have that right.

17 posted on 09/21/2006 7:58:10 AM PDT by Lurker (islam is not a religion. It's the new face of Fascism in our time. We ignore it at our peril.)

Bump for interesting read

18 posted on 09/21/2006 8:00:20 AM PDT by zeugma (I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place. (http://www.zprc.org/))

19 posted on 09/21/2006 8:04:59 AM PDT by 1rudeboy

I'm already in the middle of it. Definitely worth reading.

One thing of interest is that while the bookstores in my area are piled up deep with books that say we failed in iraq, this fascinating account is very difficult to find, with just one copy hidden back in the current events section. It's a pity one of the few books on such an important subject has been given short shrift.

So look hard for it. It's worth it.

D

20 posted on 09/21/2006 8:05:40 AM PDT by daviddennis

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Steyn ping!