On 03 Aug, 2004, at 16:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 8/3/2004 4:41:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In defense of the Commission, their position is quite "equivocating."
[For a Congressional report, it is AMAZINGLY academic.] They do
indicate the pros and cons of their recommendations, expecting
Congress
to do the public debating and to strike a meaningful common ground
based on the body politic.
Academic, nonsense. The NY Times review said it was written in a
"gripping
narrative style" and read like a "paperback thriller." Wanna get me a
copy to
take to the beach this weekend.
Yes, but that is the point. If you've ever read a Congressional Report,
you will know that they are completely incomprehensible to anyone
(probably even the writer).
The NYT "critique" is identical to that of Fahrenheit 9/11. Just
because it is very well crafted work of fiction (Moore himself calls it
his Op-Ed piece) does not detract from the "message" it is intended to
convey.
BTW, the Penn Bookstore still had copies last week. Borders did not,
and was waiting for the second coming... er printing.
The Report is also available for download to your iPod from Audible for
$4.95, what could be more "mass market" than that! "Talking Books" are
not only for the Blind anymore.
(And yes, you can use most any MP3 player, PDA or PocketPC, not just
the iPod -- as well as your PC any CD player.)
http://www.audible.com/adbl/entry/t1_noOffer.jsp?
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William H. Magill
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