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A surprising gift request from a left-wing relative--need help
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Posted on 12/21/2003 12:27:44 PM PST by Our man in washington
My dear sister and her husband are both leftist professors in prominent universities. Both have established reputations in their fields. To give you an idea of how leftist they are, they fly a big U.N. flag in front of her house instead of a U.S. flag.
Anyway, I e-mailed them asking what they wanted for Christmas. I got the following very surprising response from my brother-in-law:
"Your sister and I would love a subscription to whichever right-of-center publication you consider most thoughtful, informative, well-reasoned, empirically-grounded, responsible, etc. In our world, it's easy to stay apprised of informed opinion on the left, but the right is less accessible."
So, what do freepers think? It can't be a magazine where the right just talks to themselves. It also should be fairly highbrow; these are professors, after all. My first thought is "The National Review" but is there a lesser-known publication that might meet these goals?
Thanks for any thoughts anyone has. We might be able to convert two folks who influence hundreds of college students with their ideas. I was delighted they asked. (They really are nice folks, so I'm willing to be generous in my gift.)
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To: Our man in washington
Before any publication, buy them the book RADICAL SON by David Horowitz.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:29:52 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: Our man in washington
NR they probably wouldn't read. The American Spectator is informative and witty to boot.
To: Hildy
Good idea, hildy!
To: Our man in washington
a subscription to whichever right-of-center publication you consider most thoughtful, informative, well-reasoned, empirically-grounded, responsible, etc. This is it ... the FreeRepublic.com forum.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:30:41 PM PST
by
thinktwice
(America is truly blessed ... with George W. Bush as President..)
To: Our man in washington
Boys Life
To: Our man in washington
Besides Radical Son and either NR or TAS, get on Pokey78's mailing list and email them every editorial that Mark Steyn writes. Same for Krauthammer and Victor Davis Hansen, as far as that goes.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:32:52 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
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To: Our man in washington
Just send them a link to Washinton Dispatch.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:32:57 PM PST
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: Our man in washington
Er, why can they not put in their own subscription request? Are they so paranoid they believe the VRWC will come after them and brainwash them? Just teasing...
I agree with #2 - Radical Son, Weekly Standard, NR; perhaps a few book ideas - Ann Coulter would be a great start, Bias b Goldberg, etc.
Good Luck!
To: thinktwice
How about both??
To: Our man in washington
Sign them up here then they can learn in real time.
Even if this forum probly moves to fast and is to complicated for a "leftist" to handle.
Might be fun to watch anyway
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:33:32 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: Our man in washington
Invite them to FR. Every conservative magazine known to man get their articles posted here. They can get informed and get informed debate as long as they don't have thin hides.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:33:33 PM PST
by
jwalsh07
To: Our man in washington
Ditto RADICAL SON, but consider The Weekly Standard.
To: Our man in washington
The Wall Street Journal if it is in your price range. Insight Magazine is good but a little radical.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:34:06 PM PST
by
Pontiac
(Ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of your rights can be fatal.)
To: Our man in washington
The Washingon Times
To: Our man in washington
I'm partial to The American Spectator, although it probably falls outside of the "thoughful" area and heads more toward "polemically strident," so maybe National Review would be a better choice.
To: Our man in washington; Hildy
Ditto on RADICAL SON as a book although it's mostly 'ancient history' of the left but if they read it, they will see some of their icons exposed for the creeps they were. I'd say National Review is probably the best mainstream right zine. Always well written.
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:36:31 PM PST
by
Ditto
( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
To: Our man in washington
I like "The Iconoclast."
To: Our man in washington
I am sure many folks here will come up with good ideas.
Along with what they suggest, why don't you also send them:
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:37:18 PM PST
by
deadhead
(God Bless Our Troops and Veterans)
To: Our man in washington
The Weekly Standard is a great magazine, but they might just piss themselves when they see articles written by people who signed the "PNAC charter"
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posted on
12/21/2003 12:37:41 PM PST
by
RWR8189
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