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30 August 2007 | Ron Pickrell

Posted on 08/30/2007 6:01:47 PM PDT by pickrell

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To: darkangel82

Oy, my parents live in Florida, and Mom’s in the Republican Club in her county. We don’t talk about politics much, because too much ire is bad for her health. She can’t stand Jeb Bush, though.


21 posted on 08/30/2007 6:39:29 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Gravity! It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: Tax-chick

I had some disagreements with Jeb, but he was much better than Charlie Crist, who is basically a male version of Olympia Snow.


22 posted on 08/30/2007 6:42:57 PM PDT by darkangel82 (Socialism is NOT an American value.)
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To: darkangel82
I haven't asked Mom about Crist; don't want to give her a Conniption.

a male version of Olympia Snowe

That's a bad thing to say about a person!

23 posted on 08/30/2007 6:45:20 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Gravity! It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: darkangel82

Governor Suntan is male? Who knew!


24 posted on 08/30/2007 6:59:49 PM PDT by skepsel
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To: Tax-chick

The libraries are also controlled by the leftists who are gradually purging serious works from the shelves. Inquire how many books the Union County Library has by Christopher Dawson, Eric Vogelin or F.A. Hayek.

Now MY library on the other hand...


25 posted on 08/30/2007 7:16:37 PM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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To: Huber

Union (and Charlotte-Mecklenburg) get a good selection of recent, popular conservative books. I just spent a week of late nights on Michael Burleigh’s “Sacred Causes,” from Mecklenburg.

Do you have Caesar or Tacitus? Anoreth has a Rome Thing going on. (She also has magenta hair and a Bruce Lee t-shirt. I have to allow these thing to prove I’m not my Mom.)


26 posted on 08/30/2007 7:19:10 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Gravity! It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: Tax-chick

The problem with the recent, popular conservative books is that they tend to say roughly the same thing. At some point there is nothing further to be gained by reading them.

However, some of the unpopular current conservative books are excellent. Try to find something by Roger Scruton if you can.

I have the Gallic War, but no Tacitus unless it’s part of a combined Harvard Classics volume. My collection is much better in Greek/Hellenic and Medieval works. Our new house is only about 3.5 hours from you, so you’ll probably need to take the van.


27 posted on 08/30/2007 8:48:03 PM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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To: Huber
recent, popular conservative books is that they tend to say roughly the same thing

That's a good point.

I've been wanting to read the Gallic War again (haven't looked in the Meck. library catalog, though). If you FReepmail us your US Mail address, maybe I'll declare a field trip this fall and show up on your doorstep to trade cakes for books!

28 posted on 08/31/2007 4:51:28 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Gravity! It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: Tax-chick

Just to confirm, did the long lost Scott Hahn tapes every show up in your mailbox?


29 posted on 08/31/2007 8:48:11 AM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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30 posted on 08/31/2007 8:52:36 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: ALPAPilot

I sent my daughter to public school. She was accepted to the Air Force Academy last year.


31 posted on 08/31/2007 9:08:27 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (How hot does it have to get for a burning concrete lion to experience spalling? Anybody know?)
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To: Huber

They did, thank you very much! I’d have sent you a note, but I didn’t know your most recent address.


32 posted on 08/31/2007 10:11:57 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Gravity! It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: Huber

If you haven’t already, I would recommend the Claremont Review of Books. It’s a quarterly publication from the Claremont Institute; it’s not expensive and the articles are very good.


33 posted on 08/31/2007 2:52:14 PM PDT by ALPAPilot
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To: CholeraJoe

Congrats to your daughter. The adversity she learned to deal with should serve her well. Even though I flew Navy, I still wish her all the best.


34 posted on 08/31/2007 2:55:53 PM PDT by ALPAPilot
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To: ALPAPilot

Agreed. Also quite good, is The University Bookman, originally founded by Russell Kirk and currently published by ISI. Additionally, The National Review, The New Criterion, Commentary, First Things and other serious conservative journals nearly always contain a few worthwhile reviews.


35 posted on 08/31/2007 7:15:51 PM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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To: Huber

I used to get “The University Bookman” and “The Underground Grammarian,” back in the day.


36 posted on 08/31/2007 7:36:03 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Gravity! It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: pickrell

A long time ago, the Washington Bullets were concerned about their name, because some people thought it promoted violence. The first suggestion for a new name? Mid-Atlantic Bullets.


37 posted on 08/31/2007 7:38:17 PM PDT by Bernard (The Fairness Doctrine should be applied to people who follow the rules to come to America legally)
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To: SoftballMominVA
I think Republicans tend to be more loyal to those who purchased them. The Dems will turn on a dime for more $$

The Chicago definition of an honest politician is a politician who stays bought.

38 posted on 08/31/2007 7:39:50 PM PDT by Bernard (The Fairness Doctrine should be applied to people who follow the rules to come to America legally)
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