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400 Puffed-Up, Egotistical Blow-Hard Writers Think They Have Influence [CBD]
More Than 400 Writers Sign Petition Protesting Donald Trump
A group of more than 400 writers, including big names such as Stephen King, David Eggers, Amy Tan, Junot Diaz and Cheryl Strayed, released an online petition on Tuesday to express their opposition to Mr. Trump’s candidacy on the grounds that he is appealing to the darkest elements in American society.I have read a few of the writers who have signed this petition, and I am not particularly impressed, although Stephen King's early stuff is excellent. But the quality of their writing is secondary to the fact that their rejection of Donald Trump will, if anything, endear Trump to his base. How many Americans really give a rat's ass what a few big writers and hundreds of anonymous hacks think about a candidate for president? Hell, I am no Trump fan, but anyone who Amy Tan and Stephen King don't like is going to get an appreciative look from me. And David Eggers is just an asshole. But what is really marvelous is that their criticism of Trump can be applied essentially word for word to Barack Obama. Just take a look at it (below the fold). I defy anyone to find a single criticism in their blather that we have not pilloried Obama for.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Because, as writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power; Because we believe that any democracy worthy of the name rests on pluralism, welcomes principled disagreement, and achieves consensus through reasoned debate; Because American history, despite periods of nativism and bigotry, has from the first been a grand experiment in bringing people of different backgrounds together, not pitting them against one another; Because the history of dictatorship is the history of manipulation and division, demagoguery and lies; Because the search for justice is predicated on a respect for the truth; Because we believe that knowledge, experience, flexibility, and historical awareness are indispensable in a leader; Because neither wealth nor celebrity qualifies anyone to speak for the United States, to lead its military, to maintain its alliances, or to represent its people; Because the rise of a political candidate who deliberately appeals to the basest and most violent elements in society, who encourages aggression among his followers, shouts down opponents, intimidates dissenters, and denigrates women and minorities, demands, from each of us, an immediate and forceful response; For all these reasons, we, the undersigned, as a matter of conscience, oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the Presidency of the United States.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: HH at May 25, 2016 01:56 PM (DrCtv)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 25, 2016 01:56 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: IP at May 25, 2016 01:57 PM (aQQbl)
like is going to get an appreciative look from me. And David Eggers is
just an asshole.
LOL!
So true!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2016 01:57 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 25, 2016 01:57 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: Lauren at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (Fwv1e)
Posted by: Erma Bombeck at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (FXW24)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (6xtq3)
Wonder if this surprised them, being in such a wonderful literary Leftist bubble?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (6xtq3)
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (NvC7m)
Because its utterly meaningless.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Insomniac at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: IP at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (aQQbl)
Posted by: Bill Cliton's Gonorrhea at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (KId5h)
Posted by: Adriane the Cynic ... at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (AoK0a)
Because, as writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power;
Fuck. You.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (EdhH3)
Posted by: General Zod at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (Bdeb0)
Posted by: donna at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (F19Oi)
These writers insist upon themselves.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (NOIQH)
//S *hic* King
P.S. I didn't beat my kids I just wrote at length how much fun it'd be...
//Dick Bachman
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: kathysaysso at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (43OZ6)
Posted by: Walter Duranty at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (12kBq)
In the sewer!'
Posted by: Stephen King at May 25, 2016 01:59 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (kBd14)
Hmm, tell me more, rich, famous people.
Posted by: Lauren at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (Fwv1e)
Posted by: wooga at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (ztBLK)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (6xtq3)
Posted by: BIG BEN at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (nFwvY)
The people he pays to write can write...
I don't think he's written shit since the Stand.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (g8Hfr)
It's exactly the kind of over-earnest bullshit I used to write when I was 16.
But unlike them, I grew up.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (HMt16)
Hmm, tell me more, rich, famous people.
Posted by: Lauren at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (Fwv1e)
Thousands of gallons of irony, and not a single drop on them.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at May 25, 2016 02:01 PM (KId5h)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 25, 2016 02:01 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:01 PM (6xtq3)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at May 25, 2016 02:01 PM (KUaJL)
Apparently they hate John F'king Kerry as SOS as much as we do ...
Posted by: Adriane the Cynic ... at May 25, 2016 02:01 PM (AoK0a)
The only opinion that matters is the opinion of our Empress, Darth Sugartits.
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:01 PM (NvC7m)
This part is particularly rich coming from the backers of Protesters/rioters doing the very thing they accuse Trump of...
Posted by: donna at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (O2RFr)
Yup.
Because the rise of a political candidate who deliberately appeals to the basest and most violent elements in society, who encourages aggression among his followers, shouts down opponents, intimidates dissenters, and denigrates women and minorities, demands, from each of us, an immediate and forceful response;
Like what happened in New Mexico?
Because, applying the Sarah Palin Rule Of Clip Art, I'm pretty damn sure that means that everyone signing this letter just advocated outright rioting.
Posted by: alexthechick- Darth Sugartits at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (mf5HN)
...read on and see how.
Posted by: tu3031 at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (YFFpo)
Posted by: Frito from Idiocracy at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Nurse Ratched at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (F25zu)
The place to find non leftist writers.
And today I review AllenG' s fantasy book
(Mr Burn Scatter Salt really likes fire, his book.is called Fire and Frost)
Link in nic
(and I am stealing ace's post for tomorrow)
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (7lVbc)
Stephan King can't write an ending?
Oh, well then. I don't feel so inadequate.
Especially after learning how "Valley of the Dolls" became a NYTimes bestseller.
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (kBd14)
Apart from King, of which I have read only his short stories that became the movies "Stand By Me" and "The Shawshank Redemption", I'd hazard a guess that I have read none of the other "bigs" on that list.
Your influence on me is:
[ _ ] Nil
[ x ] Less than nil
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (BK3ZS)
400? I had read 600 earlier. Regardless, except for Tan and King I had not heard of any of them. Then again, I'm not a fiction reader.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 25, 2016 02:02 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (6xtq3)
Writers are very special and linguistically abled people who know what the meaning of "is" is.
Posted by: iforgot at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (pC96u)
Posted by: Ray Walston at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (12kBq)
...other than the violent protesters breaking and burning stuff to stop Trump, that is
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (39g3+)
Who...?
OK, I've heard of Stephen King. Also Amy Tan. But the rest, it's like, who...?
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (N1Wpo)
This is what my liberal friends and colleagues and wife cannot understand: I don't like Trump but I am absolutely no more appalled that he could get elected president than I am that we elected, and re-elected, Barack Obama president. They're two sides of the same coin:
Policy specifics? Hell with 'em. Vote for me and, through the magic of my awesome personality, everything will be better. You'll see.
(Unspoken corollary: If it doesn't, you'll know who to blame. It won't ever be me.)
Posted by: JPS at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (mH5lL)
United States, ..., or to
represent its people;"
The irony, it burns.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (oKE6c)
Farily certain that I had to read one of his books in high school.
*searches Bing*
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
Yep. Fuck this guy with a cactus.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (7lVbc)
Hmm, tell me more, rich,
Posted by: Lauren at May 25, 2016 02:00 PM (Fwv1e)
FTFY
Posted by: josephistan at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (so+oy)
Barack Obama, White Courtesy Phone...
>Because the search for justice is predicated on a respect for the truth;
Hands up - Don't Shoot!
>Because we believe that knowledge, experience, flexibility, and historical awareness are indispensable in a leader;
Which see, Barack Hussein Obama
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (NvC7m)
The dangerous Donald of Trump.
Because because because because...
Because of the dangerous things he does.
Posted by: Intellectual Munchkins at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (H9MG5)
United States, ..., or to
represent its people;"
So they qualify themselves to do just that...
Posted by: donna at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (6xtq3)
Exactly. Say what you want about his politics, but he's pissing off *all* the right people.
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (N1Wpo)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (X6fMO)
Posted by: Mary Mapes at May 25, 2016 02:04 PM (12kBq)
Mika Tan is a writer now?
http://tinyurl.com/gpv5g6w
//Mika Tan SFW
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (N1Wpo)
You're one up on me. I don't read adolescent trash, and so haven't read Stephen King.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: tu3031 at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (YFFpo)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ahem.
Again, removing King from that bunch, I bet Brad Thor has sold more than the rest of that list combined and he loathes Trump and, sadly, Trump supporters like I hate spiders.
Posted by: alexthechick- Darth Sugartits at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (mf5HN)
United States, to lead its military, to maintain its alliances, or to
represent its people"
Oh really. Were you all looking in the mirror when you wrote that?
Posted by: Dang at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (/77HP)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (8ZskC)
"For all these reasons, we, the undersigned, as a matter of conscience, oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the Presidency of the United States."
Your concern is duly noted..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (so+oy)
Posted by: Lauren at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (Fwv1e)
Posted by: Liberace at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (12kBq)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (lutOX)
Posted by: donna at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Hank at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (GKsb7)
It wasn't one of the 400, because I was able to read through it without laughing or dozing off.
Posted by: Roy at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (VndSC)
What a bunch of pretentious pricks.
Posted by: Soona at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (Fmupd)
Posted by: rickl at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (zoehZ)
Posted by: josephistan at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (Zs4uk)
Always pushing for more government control and 'higher taxes on the rich, like me!'
Hey Steverino, there's no one stopping you from writing a big fat check to the government. But that wouldn't be 'fair', right?
And to this day, as far as I am aware as I stopped reading his drivel, he can't write a black character that isn't a 'mystical negro'
Posted by: Retard Strength Trumps Smart Power at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (27KAF)
Posted by: Frito from Idiocracy
This open letter reminds me of someone writing "fag" on a cake.
Posted by: Dang at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (/77HP)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (vvmPQ)
Brad Thor, Kurt Schlichter and I had it out one night on Twitter in part over Trump in part over that awards SWAT Gestapo kerfuffle....
Kurt will come around, Thor not so much.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:07 PM (oKE6c)
Brad Thor went off on Trump on the FaceBeck show today calling him an orange raccoon. Pretty funny stuff
Posted by: Timon at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (396pH)
Posted by: Charlie Gibson at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (12kBq)
Posted by: No One, Ever at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: tu3031 at May 25, 2016 02:05 PM (YFFpo)
***
"I work for Kaiser Soze." - Kobayashi,J.D., Attorney at Law
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (lutOX)
Posted by: Ripley at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (1BQGO)
Alex! I had the most horrible spider experience and I immediately thought of you.
So I have a wicker basket full of diapers and wipes in my living room. Because, babies.
I went to grab a diaper out and there was a yuuuuge wolf spider inside the diaper bag.
So, yeah, I'm burning $100 worth of diapers.
Posted by: Lauren at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (Fwv1e)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (Nwg0u)
Example:
If you like Stephen King type stories -- try Dean Koontz
If you like Amy Tan --
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (7lVbc)
80 Well, that's 400 writers I can continue to ignore.
And we thank them for creating this valuable PSA.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (BK3ZS)
My response from now until November if anyone tries to convince me into voting for Clinton or whoever against Trump is. "If you're so scared of of Trump, you know, the Founding Fathers, in their great wisdom had built in a guard into our system of government against tyranny. I'm talking about Separation of Powers and Federalism. Maybe you statists will rediscover these concepts now that somebody you don't like is in charge."
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (KUaJL)
--------------
Little known fact: The founders were chiefly concerned with Language abuse in the name of power.
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (gmeXX)
NEIN NEIN NEIN it is over...ve are doomed.
//Apt Pupil
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (g8Hfr)
Pretty soon we're just going to wave the guy into the White House by acclamation.
Posted by: JEM at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (o+SC1)
....
You're absolutely right.
However, this isn't just cognitive dissonance on the part of the writers. One could also ask, in light of these correct assertion, why in the world would anyone support Trump (or Bernie, or Hillary, since it's all equally true of them)?
I've resolved myself since 2008 and it was reaffirmed in 2012 that the person who stokes the most outrage, promises the most free stuff and is considered the biggest celebrity will win from here on out. Any consideration about the actual role of the president, responsibilities, experience or record are unimportant.
Posted by: Damiano at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (71OEY)
Posted by: EF Hutton at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (12kBq)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (HMt16)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (Kucy5)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: CrustyB at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (GvSpB)
Stephen King is such an insufferable d-bag.
His anti-2nd amendment comments are just as good. Funny too considering how much he's been pushing the Dark Tower Series and the Gunslinger creed that is a central point in the whole series
I do not aim with my eye;
He who aims with his eye has forgotten the face of his father.
I aim with my hand.
I do not shoot with my hand;
He who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun;
He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (jxbfJ)
Both the Democrats and the Republicans, the Left and the Right, are plumb out of ideas, like a Hollywood executive (I know! A female Ghostbusters!) and I think that this is part of the reason for the rise of Trump and Sanders.
A new alignment needs to come about and the old guard can't provide it.
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Lighter Fluid, Charcoal, and Othe Car-Be-Cue Supplies at the Outrage Outlet at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (hLRSq)
-
Are they talking about Albe-Q last night?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (Nwg0u)
Kurt will come around, Thor not so much.
-------------
I thought Kurt already had?
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:10 PM (gmeXX)
_____
Honestly: about which Republican wouldnt Stephen King say this kind of nonsense?
Also: when I think of the "darkest elements" of our society, I think of lefty protestors, who trash inner cities whenever a G8 shit meeting gives them the excuse to do so, or writers who consume more booze than food and vomit out books that drip of gore and blood even more than their kitchen sinks drip of mold.
Posted by: Nurse Ratched at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (F25zu)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (39g3+)
ONE TIME AT WRITERS CAMP IDI AMIN AND I WERE WORKING ON A SHORT STORY ABOUT A RUTABAGA PATCH - ON TOP OF AN ANCIENT JEWISH VIKING BURIAL GROUND OUTSIDE OF BANGOR MAINE - WHERE A RUTABAGA ROOT BECOMES POSSESSED AND STARTS TENTACLE RAPING RACOONS, WHEN IDI WENT RAPED APE CRAZY AND 169 PACKAGES OF DOUBLE CREAM OREOS, AND EXPLODED, MR. CREOSOTE STYLE.
PUT ME OFF WRITING FOR WEEKS...
Posted by: MIRROR UNIVERSE FAMOUS AUTHOR at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (KId5h)
He's been in the public eye for over 40 years and was never accused of being racist.
Until he decided to run with an (R) after his name.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (HMt16)
Ace, every single one of those writers is already a self-declared hard-left liberal SJW. Their opinions count only among silver-haired mid-sixties limousine liberals on the Upper East Side. For everyone else in America (who even knows who they are) the writers' opinion only serve to define "Whatever they're against, I'm for."
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (Zs4uk)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:12 PM (jxbfJ)
Bernie Sanders Supporters Endorse BERNIE MADOFF as Running Mate for Vice President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II-gubJpYvA
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:12 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: EF Hutton at May 25, 2016 02:09 PM (12kBq)
***
Heh...
I'm old enough to remember those commercials, and the American Express traveler's checks one. Always like the latter - they told a story....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:12 PM (lutOX)
1. Waste valuable computer resources bookmarking that page, so I can refer to it when purchasing books in order to avoid lining the pockets of these Precocious Dumplings.
OR
2. Ignore it, because I've heard of only one of these authors, and he was only good 20+ years ago....it's very unlikely I'd even accidentally purchase anything these mouth droolers write.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (On3bk)
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (Zs4uk)
Got bit by a were-trans-wolf
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Soona at May 25, 2016 02:06 PM (Fmupd)
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But hundreds of them! National Review needs to up their game and release "No Trump Volume II"
Posted by: RioBravo at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (NUqwG)
Posted by: Shawshank: Never Again at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (FXW24)
You see how my name is like Tolkien? I'm that good, losers. Read my books, or I'll write you in and kill you, if I ever get back to writing.
Posted by: George R.R. Martin at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (39g3+)
----------------
Actually the grand experiment of America was that men could govern themselves. That our rights are derived from God - not man. That the rule of law trumps the rule of man. That great experiment allowed us to grow and be the greatest country in the world, which attracted people from all over the world who wanted to come here.
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (gmeXX)
Posted by: mallflower at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (qSIlh)
So maybe it's just the fact that writers wrote it is supposed to impress me.
It's not working.
Posted by: Dang at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (/77HP)
Posted by: The Frito Bandito at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (12kBq)
Whatevs.
Posted by: Stu-22 at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (RMOpc)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (vvmPQ)
And if you think all Mexicans are illegal immigrants, you're a racist.
-libthink
Posted by: CrustyB at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (GvSpB)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (LA7Cm)
First the NY Slimes, and then to something called "LitHub."
When I see the all-caps words "AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE," that's when I release the safety catch on my Browning.
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Scott M at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (AdBfq)
Posted by: Karl Marx at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (8ZskC)
they are) the writers' opinion only serve to define "Whatever they're
against, I'm for."
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (jBuUi)
That's how I save time reading the voter's guide here in the People's Republic of CA. I just look at the endorsements, not to follow them, but to sniff out the enemies of America quickly. The "Mothers for Peace, Justice and Bread" is for something? I'm against it. Move on to the proposition/candidate. Rinse. Lather. Repeat.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (oKE6c)
"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage. And wherever it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it..."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (39g3+)
Yeah, well that's probably a big step up from Maine in the winter.
Posted by: tu3031 at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (YFFpo)
When a statement like this is signed by CS Lewis, Tolkien, Heinlein, Ayn Rand, Haggard, Verne, ER Burroughs, Poe, Brad Thor and a bunch of others, I'll pay attention. Until then, these current clowns can fuck themselves with their own arrogant, overblown egos.
Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (Zs4uk)
______
Yeah, his mother called that accident "birth". The rest of us were never quite sure.
Posted by: Nurse Ratched at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (F25zu)
***
Total rip-off of Burroughs' 'Tio Mate Smiles.'
pathetic.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (lutOX)
In fairness, Obama has not to my knowledge ever denigrated women or minorities, although he certainly has done so to essentially anyone who disagrees with he or his agenda.
Posted by: RM at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (U3LtS)
Come out of your ivory towers WRITERS and check out the most basest and violent elements of society. Gang warfare including murders, rapes, drug dealing, brutal torture, etc. are these Trump supporters assholes?
I love how they think so highly of their own opinions and lecturing us dumb rubes on what America is about.
Posted by: Cheri at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (oiNtH)
He has *ahem* "tepidly"....
Kurt has not had on his dancing shoes like he did in 2012 yet, because of hesitance.
Kurt and I are closer(we correspond some on twatter) than Mr Thor and I are though I have gotten multiple RTs and @s from both....
Under it all I think Kurt is still angry(as was I in my absence from here and Twatter) that Cruz lost, that said the idiots who decry the toothpick thus far of Trump's warts who are silent on the Javelin in America's eye of Obama's are pissing him off.
Brad Thor is simply too ethical to cave, I respect it without admiring it.
No one can accuse him of hypocrisy in silence on Giggles and Hillary's failings and yelling solely about Duh Donald's though.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (g8Hfr)
119 What did happen to Steven King's face? Was it an accident or something?
He got turned down as a extra for numerous "Planet of the Apes" remakes, but loved the look so much that he decided to keep it permanently?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (BK3ZS)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (Nwg0u)
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She's got a point. I think the 55 mile limit can work in those places that currently have a 40 mph limit. I would accept the change.
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (gmeXX)
I loved his response.
"100? Why 100, just one would be enough, if they proved I was wrong."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (3ZoRf)
"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage. And wherever it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it..."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (39g3+)
I am so not voting for Hillary
Posted by: Sammy Hagar at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (12kBq)
Posted by: mallflower at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (qSIlh)
I didn't say he was wrong. I said I wasn't sure.
Posted by: Werner Heisenberg at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: josephistan at May 25, 2016 02:17 PM (7HtZB)
The funny thing is The Stand was meant to be a mockery of Xianity and instead wound up being his best work by far.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:17 PM (g8Hfr)
Related:
"Some crazy stats that have come out of Kobo that track completion percentage. These books that everyone talks about as being important for literature are ones that no one finishes. I don't see that as anything to celebrate about this industry, that there are books that are supposed to be awesome that no one really enjoys."
-Hugh Howey
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:17 PM (39g3+)
Even the biggest douchebags can still create decent entertainment (see, for example, Tim Robbins acting career)
Posted by: wooga at May 25, 2016 02:17 PM (ztBLK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:16 PM (Nwg0u)
See #121.
Posted by: Werner Heisenberg at May 25, 2016 02:17 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: George R.R. Martin at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (39g3+)
______
Im in the green room right now, but come on buddy! We both know that that aint gonna happen no more!
Posted by: Heart Attack at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (F25zu)
They wanted to use "whereas" but realized that would be even more pretentious than their fans would put up with.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Zombie Maya Angelou at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (YFFpo)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (Saqzi)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: mallflower at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (qSIlh)
Well, he's a joo so he can't be right
Posted by: Kurt Diebner at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (7lVbc)
Every writer has to find their own Niche.
Posted by: Zombie James Joyce at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (NvC7m)
And removing women from the work place reduces incidents of work place related sexual harassment.
And wherever it can be required, and the women will accept it
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (ptqRm)
There are a grand total of three famous names there -- Amy tan, Stephen King and Dave Eggers - -so naturally they go at the top of the press release. But that's all they got. The bench is not deep.
I consider Ace himself and 1/3 of the commenters here better and more accomplished writers than this gang of buffoons.
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 02:11 PM (Zs4uk)
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Yeah, his mother called that accident "birth". The rest of us were never quite sure.
Posted by: Nurse Ratched at May 25, 2016 02:15 PM (F25zu)
There are some proportions in his face that aren't found in nature. I assumed he was injured at an early age before modern reconstructive surgery was available.
That dude is scary.
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (Zs4uk)
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (12kBq)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: Michael Moore at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (FXW24)
First the NY Slimes, and then to something called "LitHub."
"LitHub", huh? Sounds a lot like "Hitler". Subliminal longing for a national socialist on a white horse, perhaps?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 25, 2016 02:19 PM (BK3ZS)
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Faulkner would appreciate the pithiness of this letter.
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (gmeXX)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (ry34m)
I liked it, but it was about 6000 pages too long.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (KUTP5)
He's just ugly...
like Abe Lincoln ugly...
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (g8Hfr)
http://tinyurl.com/hkvl343
Apparently there is also a significant fuel shortage as well due to another strike.
Coming soon to the USA !!
Posted by: McCool at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (TQxRy)
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (jBuUi)
Hi there. How are you? Why don't you come on over and sit next to me. Can I buy you a drink?
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (LUG6K)
Posted by: MIRROR UNIVERSE FAMOUS AUTHOR at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (KId5h)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (9krrF)
My nephew and his wife (mostly his wife) had a baby after 22 hours of labor. Grayson Taylor, apparently is his name. No relation to Nightwing.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Ripley at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (1BQGO)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:18 PM (39g3+)
I always liked the phrase "In as much as..."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (3ZoRf)
M-O-O-N that spells "hire a fucking editor"...
//Tom Cullen
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (g8Hfr)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Max Power at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (q177U)
Posted by: pep at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (3e8zv)
I'm shocked you didn't sign it
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (7lVbc)
Running joke: George R R Martin would never get away with murder, because he'd stop to sign the corpse.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (On3bk)
I'm shocked you didn't sign it
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (7lVbc)
Do you know how long it takes him to write anything? We'll be in Malia Obamam's 2nd term before he's done signing an autograph at Gen-Con.
Posted by: josephistan at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (8ZskC)
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He was busy. He was writing a slap-your-knee funny story of why women in Minnesota wear gloves in church.
Posted by: Soona at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (Fmupd)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor
Well of course not, then he'd be a Dick...
Gratz to you and especially to the proud parents!
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: IP at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (aQQbl)
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (Xq8vL)
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"A democracy if you can keep it"
Posted by: Things Ben Franklin Did Not Say at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (gmeXX)
Posted by: pep at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (3e8zv)
+1000
You wield a pretty mean pen yourself Zombie.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (g8Hfr)
Congrats! That makes you a grand-uncle, I think.
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (7lVbc)
The rest are crap.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (vvmPQ)
I agree that the only Stephen King novel you need to read is The Stand.
Question: Years later, King went back and added something like 1,573 more pages that were edited out of the first edition. So is this "director's cut" the one you should read, or the original version?
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (N1Wpo)
Posted by: eleven at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Baboo the Occelot at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (vDEpI)
"“America is burning,” she writes. “You might not see the flames, but you can smell the smoke. And we’ve been set on fire by one man — Donald Trump, a Flem Snopes of our modern-era.”[/i"
If any one man is responsible for the fire, it's Barack Obama who has been sowing the seeds of a race war since he started campaigning.
And whodahell is Flem Snopes?
Ok, Faulkner, never mind.
I should take a writing class, so I can write like everyone else.
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (kBd14)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at May 25, 2016 02:24 PM (FXW24)
I'm an "I feel like that" man myself.
Posted by: pep at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (3e8zv)
I'm partial towards "being as how..." myself.
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:24 PM (N1Wpo)
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:24 PM (kBd14)
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:20 PM (gmeXX)
***
Heh... i love Bill's work, but that's funny, right there.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (lutOX)
It depends on what your goal is in reading it.
The original edit stands fine on its own, and gets the entire plot across.
If you are reading to flesh out the mini-series go with the "Director's Cut" edit....
If you are a masochist read it drunk.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: josephistan at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (8Y4jo)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (QHgTq)
And you abided this growing monstrosity so long as it was consuming the correct people with rage, so long as its wrath was directed at your enemies. Now that it is taking it's final form, and you see our warnings turn to prophecy, it's only now you think to scream.
Too late. It is done. It will consume us all just as it rips us apart. And nothing can stop it now. Rejoice dark cultists, your god of hate has finally fully risen from the depths. Prostrate yourself before him and be devoured into the whole, as is your faith.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: eleven at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (qUNWi)
Both of them are best left unfinished, though.
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (NvC7m)
Of course it is. The "New Class" thought they were at the beginning of their precious New Class Utopia, where all their self-importance translated to actual importance. Instead they're being roundly rejected by the average Joe and Jane (and more than a few Juans and Juanitas--the Jaquavius and Jaquindas are bought and paid for, sadly).
No throne for you!
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (9krrF)
I always thought it was because international fiction seems to resonate more with me and have more depth.
Maybe it's because many American writers are libtard d-bags.
Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (AHDxb)
The rest are crap.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (vvmPQ)
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Salem's Lot was good. So was It, except for the ending.
Posted by: Soona at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (Fmupd)
....
I'd give him a little more credit than that. I thought 'The Green Mile' was excellent (and one of the few movie adaptations that was as good as the book). He's got some other good stuff also.
That said, he puts out a ton of crap and, more often than not, has no idea how to end a story.
Posted by: Damiano at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (71OEY)
I think that's an excellent idea.
*wink, wink*
Yeah, Hillary you run with that one. Loud and proud. Every campaign event and TV appearance.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (LA7Cm)
One of the signees is "Robert Thomas - Oakland, CA".
Then I looked up his Web site:
http://robertthomaspoems.com/
Check out that author photo of him! Classic asshole!
And then there's his resume:
"Following a distinguished tenure as a barista at Caffe Trieste (Allen Ginsberg said he made a great caffe latte) and a disastrous one as a waiter at Luigi's, Robert worked for years as a legal secretary in San Francisco"
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (jBuUi)
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Posted by: MIRROR UNIVERSE FAMOUS AUTHOR at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (KId5h)
I always go with, "Some may say...".
Then I finish with a, "Let Me be clear...".
Gets'em, every. Time.
Posted by: Barackhenaten I at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (NvC7m)
Constitutional bounds on countless occasions? Don't they realize that
creates legal precedent? Why did this just become a "thing" once Trump
decided to run? Those are rhetorical questions, of course.
Posted by: SaltyDonnie at May 25, 2016 02:27 PM (i6shs)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 25, 2016 02:27 PM (kdS6q)
I prefer the Director's Cut....but that is ONLY because it is just about the only coherent thing I think he himself wrote.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:27 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (39g3+)
Yeah, but what about Dick Grayson, the original Batman sidekick?
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:27 PM (N1Wpo)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at May 25, 2016 02:27 PM (Wckf4)
You don't say
Posted by: gwelf at May 25, 2016 02:27 PM (nyxv/)
"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage. And wherever
it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it..."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (39g3+)
Yet another abortion of an unconstitutional law that the federals crammed down our throats and the corrupt SCOTUS ruled if you take the money you have to eat the shit sandwich.
Yet another reason for an Art V convention to rewrite the section on courts.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (vvmPQ)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:21 PM (39g3+)
They just had a baby, and she's only "mostly his wife"?
I kid. I kid. Congrats.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (KUaJL)
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Agreed.
Posted by: Things Ben Franklin Did Not Say at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (gmeXX)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (6Ll1u)
of our community. The statement is an expression of what we see as
uncontroversial American values --- and so we hope those who read the
statement will ask themselves whether Donald Trump is a suitable
representative of those values. Maybe we'll change some minds.
Oh please tell me which American values Hillary and Bernie best exemplify.
No really, just name one ***American*** value they express.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Minnfidel at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (IJBEN)
Posted by: EF Hutton
Oh Puh-lease! No one has listened to your BS since Oct '87
Posted by: Bear Sterns at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (d4hId)
"That really was a bunch of writers I've never heard of. And they're kind of unwise. Now they've given the Orange Shirts a list of who to round up after Il Douche comes to power"
I just don't get this. The guy has never shown even the slightest inclination to violence or oppression in his life. He's a cutthroat businessman but a brutal, evil tyrant??
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:29 PM (39g3+)
Hopefully Hillary will continue to be the worst candidate in history to counteract this strategy.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at May 25, 2016 02:29 PM (V9ATq)
"How's this for a Trump campaign slogan: IF YOU'RE WHITE, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT! ANY OTHER HUE, I DON'T TRUST YOU!
Another tweet from King:
"I can no longer tweet about Trump. That anyone in America would even CONSIDER voting for this rabid coyote leaves me speechless."
Posted by: Cheri at May 25, 2016 02:29 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: DEBBIE WASSERMAN TEST SCHLITZ at May 25, 2016 02:29 PM (KId5h)
that men could govern themselves. That our rights are derived from God -
not man. That the rule of law trumps the rule of man. That great
experiment allowed us to grow and be the greatest country in the world,
which attracted people from all over the world who wanted to come here.
Posted by: SH at May 25, 2016 02:13 PM (gmeXX)
I do not think that was ever the intent, but if it was, it was an experiment that was foreknown to be an impossibility. Man cannot govern itself. American government (as it was envisioned) is simply the least bad of bad options.
Mankind will never be able to govern itself correctly. Hasn't happened, won't happen, not ever. God alone can govern this mess of insanity correctly.
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at May 25, 2016 02:29 PM (6JL3d)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (6xtq3)
Posted by: Baboo the Occelot at May 25, 2016 02:23 PM (vDEpI)
That's my take too. In fact, I suspect they consider him as not just able to win, but likely to do so. Hence the panic.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (oKE6c)
Example:
If you like Stephen King type stories -- try Dean Koontz
If you like Amy Tan -- da fuq is wrong with you?
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:08 PM (7lVbc)
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I really like Amy Tan. The Joy Luck Club is a great novel, IMO.
I read and enjoyed The Bonesetter's Daughter and The Kitchen God's Wife too, but that was enough. Her work tends to be a bit repetitive.
Still, Joy Luck is a million times better than anything I've read by the likes of Toni Morrison or Alice Walker.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (T/5A0)
On Goodreads, once you announce to all of your friends that you are currently reading some book, there is no way to say, 'did not finish'. No way to delete it, edit off your reading list. You have to finish it and then review it. And you can catch hell for giving a bad review. People hunt you down for a bad review.
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (kBd14)
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (ftx9F)
I agree that the only Stephen King novel you need to read is The Stand
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Had 100 pages left and just sorta left it at that. Boring and sloppily written.
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (Xq8vL)
Both of them are best left unfinished, though.
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:25 PM (NvC7m)
Amen on both of those. As with so much else, the journey was far better than the resolution. Although with King, he just seems to go wacky at the ends of otherwise very good work.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (3ZoRf)
Class I want CLASS!
She can be my veep!
//DJT's inner monologue
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: OregonMuse
/points at comment 194
/resumes reading
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (9krrF)
Hah....so true.
You can just walk away from It at any arbitrary point and be satisfied.
Posted by: eleven at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (qUNWi)
No fucks given.
Posted by: chiefjaybob, who hates everyone at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (n4oDJ)
Posted by: Zhytamyr at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (91nzM)
Who'd ya think turned into Nightwing when he got out on his own?
*nerd powers activate*
They just had a baby, and she's only "mostly his wife"?
"mostly...."
-Newt
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (ptqRm)
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Had 100 pages left and just sorta left it at that. Boring and sloppily written.
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (Xq8vL)
I thought I was alone thinking Stephen King sucked as a writer. Glad I'm not alone.
Posted by: Jollyroger at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (t06LC)
***
Ftt! The Green Mile...
Never read it, but saw the film, and as soon as John Coffee showed up, I remember turning to my girlfriend at the time and saying, 'For fuck's sake! He's ripped off the Ahusereus story..... Tom Hanks is immortal...."
What are you talking about? she asked.
It's the Wandering jew story. Guaran-damn-tee it. Bet?
She took the bet....
She looked at me like I was crazy, until the end of the film, then she paid up.
heh.... and I enjoyed my winnings, and there was no money on the line.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:31 PM (lutOX)
Theres a audio clip from Glenn Beck's show going around were Brad Thor "hypothetically" calls for Trump's death if he "exceeds his Constitutional bounds". Like we haven't seen that for 8 to 12 years already.
Posted by: SaltyDonnie at May 25, 2016 02:32 PM (i6shs)
"Following a distinguished tenure as a barista at Caffe Trieste
(Allen Ginsberg said he made a great caffe latte) and a disastrous one
as a waiter at Luigi's, Robert worked for years as a legal secretary in
San Francisco"
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Wow.
What is more disturbing- the fact that this guy does not know it's embarrassing to be a failure as a waiter and a male legal secretary, or that he thinks making a latte is an achievement?
Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at May 25, 2016 02:32 PM (AHDxb)
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He's such a great writer that his best works are films written by someone else.
Posted by: Things Ben Franklin Did Not Say at May 25, 2016 02:32 PM (gmeXX)
She is just about the awful SJW in existence.
Horrid woman.
That's all I need to know.
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:33 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2016 02:33 PM (NOIQH)
Dick Grayson took on his Nightwing Identity when Superman gave him a pep talk and told him about a Kryptonian myth....
and now you know...
one of the things young Master Grayson ruminated on was "He's from another Galaxy but seems more human than Bruce."
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:33 PM (g8Hfr)
It's really helped me cut back on the amount of time I spend in there.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at May 25, 2016 02:33 PM (Wckf4)
Yet another abortion of an unconstitutional law that
the federals crammed down our throats and the corrupt SCOTUS ruled if
you take the money you have to eat the shit sandwich.
Yet another reason for an Art V convention to rewrite the section on courts.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:28 PM (vvmPQ)
I wish more of the states took that issue to the mat. The 55 MPH national speed limit was just another nail in the coffin of states rights.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:33 PM (On3bk)
That's just adorable, dipshits like Stephan King think that the hillbillies in flyover country give a tin fuck what they want.
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THIS
Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at May 25, 2016 02:33 PM (AHDxb)
Posted by: OK, Thanks, Bye at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (ucB75)
I always go with, "Some may say...".
Then I finish with a, "Let Me be clear...".
Gets'em, every. Time.
Posted by: Barackhenaten I at May 25, 2016 02:26 PM (NvC7m)
Nonetheless . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (JO9+V)
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I keep thinking there's some actual effective lines of attack if they were delivered by the right person but anyone who could hates Hilary more.
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (Xq8vL)
I literally have no idea who the rest are. My guess is buddies that are hoping to get noticed.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (3ZoRf)
That was definitely true with the Dark Tower Series. Especially interjecting himself and his getting struck by a car into the story.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (jxbfJ)
Posted by: vivi at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (11H2y)
Posted by: DEBBIE WASSERMAN TEST SCHLITZ at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (KId5h)
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (8Y4jo)
Oh you mean phrases like:
jobless recovery
funemployment
x number of jobs created or saved
no controlling legal authority
etc.
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (N1Wpo)
I told Thor THAT was why I was backing Trump...
Trump will be held accountable and possibly impeached THAT will be a good thing....
Grammy H not so much.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (Xq8vL)
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (kBd14)
Heh.
You can add shelves and make them exclusive so they group with "to-read" "read" "currently reading"
I have "abandoned" and "not with a 10 foot pole"
Under my regular shelves I also have "books thrown against the wall"
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (7lVbc)
Ahhh, OK. That nails it for me. Definitely going to vote for Trump. I guess I'm "all in" now.
Posted by: Max Power at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Chupacabra at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (kZVsz)
Posted by: DEBBIE WASSERMAN TEST SCHLITZ at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (KId5h)
He was freebasing cocaine and it blew up in his face?
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM (N1Wpo)
>It's really helped me cut back on the amount of time I spend in there.
Careful.
If you force it, you'll get hemerrhoids.
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:36 PM (NvC7m)
nailed it
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 25, 2016 02:36 PM (qCMvj)
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He had fool hair. Of course he wrong.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:36 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Amy No Tan Lines at May 25, 2016 02:36 PM (FXW24)
Had 100 pages left and just sorta left it at that. Boring and sloppily written.
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (Xq8vL)
We should really have a Sunday Book Thread where we discuss the books we started, then never finished.
Battlefield Earth was mine.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:36 PM (On3bk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2016 02:30 PM (3ZoRf)
That was definitely true with the Dark Tower Series. Especially interjecting himself and his getting struck by a car into the story.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (jxbfJ)
He seriously did that? Fuck. I couldn't get into that crap. I tried. The Gunslinger seemed cool, and I loved Clint as the original.
Posted by: Jollyroger at May 25, 2016 02:37 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:03 PM (6xtq3) "
Right there with ya.
And like someone else above, I thank these pinheads for self-identifying. I plan to print that list and use it to vet all future book purchases.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez_and_the_dogs at May 25, 2016 02:37 PM (gUoN4)
Of course, as America's first celebrity POTUS, he'll be comfortable and complaining for the rest of his life.
Posted by: Miley's Tongue at May 25, 2016 02:37 PM (knRe2)
She writes ok, I was just snarking.
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (7lVbc)
I also liked his earlier short stories....
Posted by: Lizzy
King peaked in his penny a word days when he was writing for skin mags like Cavalier. He was a very good short story writer, who got bloated and lazy when he started selling in hardcover.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (kdS6q)
oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the
Presidency of the United States.
.
.
.
.And this means what exactly? B$ is pretty much all it is. Liberals making meaningless political statements since 1965.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (iONHu)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (39g3+)
Meanwhile, Hillary wants to go back to 55 MPH. Because the golden era of Jimmy Carter is something we all should emulate.
"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage. And wherever
it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it..."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (39g3+)"
What particular voter group is she going after? Is there some large number of American voters who long for a return to that particular bit of Nixon governance? Why?
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: Sq_stDownOurWay at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (rl2c4)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (6xtq3)
'Point, CounterPoint' by Aldous Huxley.
Over the years, I have thrown that book across a mile of living rooms.
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (NvC7m)
I love reading what their unhinged readers think.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (1ZOkK)
oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the
Presidency of the United States.
Excess comma loving retards.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: A smart author who writes smart novels for smart people! at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (Z8xbi)
Actually Richard poured alcohol on himself and lit it.
Tried to kill himself.
Posted by: Tilikum KAW at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (0x/TW)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (6xtq3)
thought that Amy Tan had committed suicide years ago
-
That was Iris Chang.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (Nwg0u)"
OK. Now I'm embarrassed.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:39 PM (QHgTq)
oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the
Presidency of the United States.
.
.
.
.And this means what exactly? B$ is pretty much all it is. Liberals making meaningless political statements since 1965.
.
.
.
.And I would like to add, 6 comma's in a single sentence, seriously?
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (iONHu)
Battlefield Earth was mine.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:36 PM (On3bk)
I have stated the ones I have started and never finished because I grew bored with them. You can count them on one hand because I almost never do that. I can usually force myself to read a book through even if I don't particularly like it.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (vvmPQ)
It's practically Shakespearian.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (HMt16)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:29 PM (39g3+)
It is called "projection" by the shrinks.
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Lighter Fluid, Charcoal, and Othe Car-Be-Cue Supplies at the Outrage Outlet at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (hLRSq)
Oh no, that was all Carter. His genius method of saving lives and gas.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Chupacabra at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (kZVsz)
it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it..."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (39g3+)"
IIRC, when Hillary is being chauffeured around on the campaign trail - her vehicles have been spotted more than once (especially in NH) of WAY EXCEEDING the speed limit.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (jxbfJ)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (6xtq3)
Had it on audio so I could listen on car trips. Had to stop as I was afraid it would cause me to have an accident. Something about a crappy tribe in the south pacific wondering why they sucked.
Posted by: Jollyroger at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (8ZskC)
Man that's too bad...
Try not, do or do not.
Posted by: sven10077 at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (g8Hfr)
Meanwhile, Hillary wants to go back to 55 MPH. Because the golden era of Jimmy Carter is something we all should emulate.
"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage. And wherever
it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it..."
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:14 PM (39g3+)"
What
particular voter group is she going after? Is there some large number
of American voters who long for a return to that particular bit of Nixon
governance? Why?
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (QHgTq)
My music career could use a resurgence shot.
Posted by: Sammy Hagar at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (JO9+V)
Gunslinger was ok, but book two slowed down to a crawl along the beach with lobsters.
Literally.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (Wckf4)
AKA: why authors need editors.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (39g3+)
Also, surprised rolling-eyed #NeverTrumper Brad Thor didn't get in on this. All he does nowadays is bitch about Trump.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (kdS6q)
pluralism, welcomes principled disagreement, and achieves consensus
through reasoned debate;
Ah... "principled' disagreement and "reasoned" debate, i.e. when the left disagrees with conservatives or Republicans.
Of course, conservative disagreement with leftist positions is neither principled nor reasonable since it's driven by racism, sexism, homo/trans-phobia, hatred of poor people, etc., and can therefore be shouted down and/or censored with a free conscience.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (zUs0s)
Have you seen the price of elipsis these days!?
Posted by: Amy Tan at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (NvC7m)
Boy, are you Republicans in for a big letdown,
when at the Inauguration after Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office,
you find out that he's actually...
a Giant Spider!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!1
Posted by: Stephen King at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (0cMkb)
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (QHgTq)
My guess is that it appeals to the coastal and urban elites who do not have cars. It appeals to them because it is no hindrance to them, but IS a hindrance to all of the fly over yokels they despise, with the sop of being good for the environment.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2016 02:42 PM (3ZoRf)
Of course, as America's first celebrity POTUS, he'll be comfortable and complaining for the rest of his life.
Posted by: Miley's Tongue>>>
He may not have been uber rich when he came in but he's gonna live the uber rich life from now on.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/z4gwuzd
Obamas lease 4.3 million dollar home in DC.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at May 25, 2016 02:42 PM (Mxs5H)
Posted by: Weasel
???
Why in the heck would you read that? The entire book is an illogical attempt to de-validate the achievements of Europeans. It's one of the most corrosively racist and propagandistic books ever written. PLUS, it's been conclusively debunked over and over.
Stay far, far away from anything by Jared Diamond.
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:42 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: IP at May 25, 2016 02:42 PM (aQQbl)
Posted by: Chupacabra at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (kZVsz)
Typical left wing SJW jerk - can't keep a promise.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (jxbfJ)
The Night Shift short-story collection was my intro to King. Scared the crap out of me-in a good way-as a teen.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (HMt16)
when at the Inauguration after Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office,
you find out that he's actually...
a Giant Spider!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!1
Posted by: Stephen King at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (0cMkb)
From SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!
and there is probably some telekinesis involved.
Posted by: Jollyroger at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (t06LC)
And BINGO was his name-o.
Imagine a time where both the left and right wing media actually criticize the President? Where Separation of Powers actually means something? Where impeachment is an actual option, and rule of law followed? Christ, I can't remember what it was like.
Hell, at best Trump gets nothing down at the federal level. AWESOME! With the Feds, nothing is better than something. I'm tired of hearing "we have to do something!" That usually translates to "we have to fuck up something!"
Posted by: SaltyDonnie at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (i6shs)
Battlefield Earth was mine.
---
how to win friends and influence people was mine...
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (8Y4jo)
For that matter, how does one even comprehend the idea of opposing another's candidacy? Opposing election, certainly. Say my neighbor voices the desire to write in Mickey mouse - how could I even possibly conceive of "protesting" such a thing?
By one's enemies one will know... I guess.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (C9pBZ)
It's practically Shakespearian.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (HMt16)
When the Red man gets ahead, man
And Brown sticks around,
And White does what's right . . .
Posted by: Jan 20, 2008 Inaugural Address at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (JO9+V)
The Democrats know this. The Republicans don't want to admit this. Sweet federal money. Keeping a lot of businesses going in this Great Recession.
Posted by: huh? at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (j2xmV)
He might not be writing, it could be some poor bastard lit student in his basement 'getting experience.'
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (6xtq3)
I read it and I don't blame you.
Try reading Carlo Cipolla's Guns, Sails and Empire. c1965. Same subject, which is cultural change and conflict, written by an historian who focused on economies. (since this is now a book thread)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (ry34m)
Stay far, far away from anything by Jared Diamond.
Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2016 02:42 PM (jBuUi)
What about Dustin Diamond? Lou Diamond Phillips? Neil Diamond? Diamond Dallas Paige?
Posted by: Jollyroger at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (3wHFl)
Boy, are you Republicans in for a big letdown,
when at the Inauguration after Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office,
you find out that he's actually...
a Giant Spider!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!1
Posted by: Stephen King at May 25, 2016 02:41 PM (0cMkb)
Pennywise the Clown
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (jxbfJ)
Posted by: eleven at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: garrett at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (1ZOkK)
Which genius in the Exclusive Famous Writer's Club got the idea to write a "letter to the American people"
Posted by: Cicero
"started by novelists Andrew Altschul and Mark Slouka..."
Whoever they may be.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (kdS6q)
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"Fast" Ed Rendell just called, and said to tell that "ugly woman" that "he can't drive 55".
Posted by: SaltyDonnie at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (i6shs)
Posted by: Zombie Elmore Leonard at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (FXW24)
I'm an "I feel like that" man myself.
Posted by: pep at May 25, 2016 02:22 PM (3e8zv)
I'm partial towards "being as how..." myself.
Posted by: OregonMuse at May 25, 2016 02:24 PM (N1Wpo)
So no love for "Here's the deal, folks" or the classic "Listen up, m-f-ers!" ? Sad!
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (6xtq3)
Why do anything of these left wing nuts thing they have all the importance that someone else should give a rats ass.
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2016 02:44 PM (3wHFl)
Received one of his recent books as a gift not too long ago. Looked at the person and asked - "What do you want me to do with this? Wipe my ass with it?"
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:45 PM (jxbfJ)
I thought that Amy Tan had committed suicide years ago.
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career or suicide suicide?
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 25, 2016 02:34 PM (8Y4jo)"
.45 slug through the head suicide. Turns out it was Iris Chang, the author of "Rape on Nanking". I think that she suffered from depression. I don't know if she was getting treatment.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (3wHFl)
Laws, little people, etc.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (T/5A0)
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (HMt16)
My angel wants me to finish my novel.....
But it's so much fun, writing 'experimental' bits for her. She just lurvs it when I write narratives about our days and nights together; yeah, she loves reading my perspective on our moments of daily life and love and intimacy.
For you youngsters, it's like what you call 'sexting,' only it takes place within the context of a larger story, and runs to a few thousand words.
I lucked out with her - I've got a Muse and editrix and 'research partner' all in one mouth-watering package....
Die envious, you hacks and has-beens.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (lutOX)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: phreshone at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (12kBq)
Posted by: Chupacabra at May 25, 2016 02:47 PM (kZVsz)
Posted by: Dustin Diamond at May 25, 2016 02:47 PM (t8x96)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:47 PM (6xtq3)
Boy, Jane Hamsher must not be doing well. She gave up her blog/forum a year ago and I see that she has stopped twitter, too, and is not on FB. The leftards really turned on her for criticizing Obama.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 25, 2016 02:47 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:38 PM (6xtq3)
Good. Because it's thesis is crap.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:48 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: tu3031 at May 25, 2016 02:48 PM (YFFpo)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:48 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2016 02:49 PM (6xtq3)
Yeah, Stephen King - our moral better.
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at May 25, 2016 02:49 PM (u0lmX)
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The Koo-ran
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:49 PM (Xq8vL)
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 02:35 PM
I was reading 'Overboard' (Author's name long forgotten
Turns out there are 58 pages of items on Amazon books with 'overboard' in the name)
About a rich retired couple who buy a sailboard and go sailing as a lifestyle, living aboard their boat. Anyway, the author is building up to a climatic heroic rescue of the wife who has fallen overboard during an ocean crossing, and I'm frantically turning pages right up to the point where I screamed, 'NOOOOOOOOO', and threw the book across the room, literally threw the book across the room where it remained for several days and then went into the trash. It was a good book! I just didn't like the ending.
Not the movie 'overboard' with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
Posted by: Glorious Ungent at May 25, 2016 02:50 PM (kBd14)
The GOP better use it.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (T/5A0)
Yep. Further proof, if any were needed, that she's the world's worst politician.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:50 PM (oKE6c)
Anybody recall that Stephen King announced he would stop writing? circa 2002 I believe.
Typical left wing SJW jerk - can't keep a promise.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:43 PM (jxbfJ)
Anyone else remember that loon that ran the lennonmurdertruth.com website? He was convinced that Stephen King was the mastermind behind Lennon's murder?
I saw him a couple times around Santa Rosa. He used to call into KGO, and try to get on the air, where he could shout "Lennon Murder Truth Dot Com!" a couple times before they shut him down.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:52 PM (On3bk)
The Koo-ran
Posted by: Bigbys Cellphone at May 25, 2016 02:49 PM (Xq8vL)
See my comment above on "..what do you want me to do with that? Wipe my ass with it?"
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed - PROUD LGBT - Loves Guns, Beer and Tatas at May 25, 2016 02:52 PM (jxbfJ)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:53 PM (On3bk)
Under water grottos, caverns
Filled with apes
That eat fags.
Stepping on the fags.
That the apes
Eat, they crunch.
The apes howl, bare
Their fangs, dance,
Tumble in the
Rushing water,
Musty, wet pelts
Glistening in the blue.
Chocolate starfish.
Sodomy abounds.
I'm a better writer than my band of professional writer sycophants.
Posted by: Hussein Soetoro, B.A., J.D. , C-in-C, B.F.D. at May 25, 2016 02:54 PM (/f6Nd)
Posted by: Howard Hughes at May 25, 2016 02:54 PM (QGTBZ)
Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act of 1974 - signed by Nixon, January 2, 1974.
NOT Carter!
Posted by: RioBravo at May 25, 2016 02:55 PM (NUqwG)
My List:
Baree
My Side of the Mountain
The Lion's Paw
Have Space Suit, Will Travel
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 02:57 PM (On3bk)
Posted by: Hussein Soetoro, B.A., J.D. , C-in-C, B.F.D. at May 25, 2016 02:57 PM (/f6Nd)
Posted by: PJ at May 25, 2016 02:58 PM (cHuNI)
Posted by: tu3031 at May 25, 2016 02:48 PM (YFFpo)
There were some really weird vibes from Doc Savage, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2016 02:58 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 25, 2016 02:58 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 25, 2016 02:40 PM (39g3+)"
No. That was definitely Nixon in response to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo.
Carter decided to keep it around even after the initial crisis had passed. It lasted into the Reagan administration because that useless bint Elizabeth Dole was Secretary of Transportation and she thought it was a good idea. Her support for the 55 was definitely high on the list of why her run for President crashed and burned.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 02:59 PM (QHgTq)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ah, that cracks me up. No shit, you dolts. Being ELECTED to the Presidency by the people of the United States infers all of that.
Posted by: deadrody at May 25, 2016 03:01 PM (vJOFB)
Bye bye Amy Tan, Anita Shreve, Cheryl Strayed, Geraldine Brooks, Ursula Hegi, Mary Roach, Curtis Sittenfeld, Richard Russo, and of course Stephen King. If I see you again it'll be because you were free.
Posted by: Average Jen at May 25, 2016 03:02 PM (7aBBy)
The Bobbsey Twins
Enid Blyton fairy stories
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 03:03 PM (7lVbc)
Because, as writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power;
Fuck. You.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2016 01:58 PM (EdhH3)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yeah, no shit. When was the last time any of these 400 "writers" took the mainstream media to task for literally destroying the institution of objective journalism in the name of liberal activism ?
That has been a decades long abuse of the language that far outweighs anything Donald Trump has ever done.
Sad!
Posted by: deadrody at May 25, 2016 03:04 PM (vJOFB)
353 That 55 MPH speed limit stuff could hurt the control-freak Bitch badly.
The GOP better use it.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 25, 2016 02:46 PM (T/5A0)
Yep. Further proof, if any were needed, that she's the world's worst politician.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 25, 2016 02:50 PM (oKE6c)"
I heard somebody on the radio saying that Bill Clinton has complained that Hillary does not take his political advice. I cannot see a skilled politician like Bill Clinton advocating a return to the hated 55.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at May 25, 2016 03:04 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: Average Jen at May 25, 2016 03:05 PM (7aBBy)
United States, to lead its military, to maintain its alliances, or to
represent its people;
*hic!*
Posted by: Hillary@! at May 25, 2016 03:05 PM (F1ndw)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman
For dramatic effect!!!
Posted by: Cheri at May 25, 2016 03:08 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 25, 2016 03:08 PM (bzd8I)
And I would like to add, 6 comma's in a single sentence, seriously?
How about this?
"For all these reasons and as a matter of conscience, we the undersigned do unequivocally oppose the candidacy of DJT for POTUS."
ONE comma will suffice. You'd think the taxpayers were paying for these commas.
Posted by: Miley's Tongue at May 25, 2016 03:09 PM (knRe2)
I guess I'll skip his next one....
Posted by: JoeF. at May 25, 2016 03:10 PM (v1Czw)
Posted by: gm at May 25, 2016 03:10 PM (4ueYo)
Posted by: gm at May 25, 2016 03:11 PM (4ueYo)
Posted by: Miley's Tongue at May 25, 2016 03:11 PM (knRe2)
Time to go stamp my man card by expertly executing a DIY repair.
And yes, I do expect a blow job as a reward.
Posted by: jwest at May 25, 2016 03:11 PM (Zs4uk)
Posted by: JoeF. at May 25, 2016 03:12 PM (v1Czw)
when at the Inauguration after Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office,
you find out that he's actually...
a Giant Spider!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!1
-
It just looks like a clown!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 03:13 PM (Nwg0u)
==========
Dick and Jane.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 25, 2016 02:58 PM (iQIUe)
My older brother had a book...it was an encyclopedia for youth kind of thing. A single volume. On the cover of the book was the word 'Knowledge'. My first grade self puzzled over that word for weeks "K-No-Ledge" it just didn't make sense, (and it didn't help that the small boy depicted on the cover was standing on the edge of a precipice)...then 'click'....Light Bulb Moment!
It was that moment that I bridged the gap between associating pictures with words, and relying on the words themselves. That's when I discovered books, and the first real books read where the ones I listed above.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 25, 2016 03:13 PM (On3bk)
Currently reading 'A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History" which I like MUCH better than Diamond's book which seemed to bend over backward to promote the all-cultures-are-equal trope and the Europeans-just-got-lucky meme
Posted by: McCool at May 25, 2016 03:14 PM (TQxRy)
Posted by: McCool at May 25, 2016 03:15 PM (TQxRy)
Posted by: McCool at May 25, 2016 03:15 PM (TQxRy)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman
For dramatic effect!!!
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,,,,,,!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 03:15 PM (Nwg0u)
Nancy Drew series
Cherry Ames series
Charlotte's Web
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Where the Red Fern Grows
Reading was my escape from a dysfunctional household.
Posted by: Cheri at May 25, 2016 03:16 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 03:13 PM (Nwg0u)
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A story Inspired by the real world phenomenon of Stephen King, who appeared to be a successful writer, but turned out to be a giant clown who lives in the sewer.
Posted by: Hussein Soetoro, B.A., J.D. , C-in-C, B.F.D. at May 25, 2016 03:18 PM (/f6Nd)
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The Secret Sea and other Robb White adventure stories. Wouldn't read them today. No transgender heroes.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2016 03:19 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Sexypig at May 25, 2016 03:20 PM (UBBWX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2016 03:20 PM (rmw+9)
I was a Cherry Ames fan too!
I know a quite a few women who were Nancy Drew readers, but not many seem to have read Cherry Ames books.
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at May 25, 2016 03:21 PM (u0lmX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2016 03:20 PM (rmw+9)
So much for writers automatically having some sort of special insight.
But that sort of political blindness is nothing new, if you look at all the gifted writers who fell lock, stock and barrel for Communism in the 20th century.
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at May 25, 2016 03:23 PM (u0lmX)
I recognize about 10% of those name at best. Most of these people are in the 'don't quit your day job' category of writers.
Posted by: Epobirs at May 25, 2016 03:23 PM (IdCqF)
Posted by: Helpful Editor at May 25, 2016 03:23 PM (j1Wvr)
That's funny about Stephen King!
Like it's stated his early work is excellent, but the last 20 so years, I just don't like, very long, boring.
Posted by: ejazzyjeff at May 25, 2016 03:24 PM (yZNq9)
Posted by: The Barrel at May 25, 2016 03:25 PM (bzd8I)
Posted by: debiesam at May 25, 2016 03:37 PM (bz0gL)
Posted by: Cheri at May 25, 2016 03:41 PM (oiNtH)
Robin Hood with NC Wyeth illustrations
- Hardy Boys
- The Rolling Stones by Robert Heinlein, followed by other Heinlein juveniles
- Lensman series by E.E. Smith
- World Book Encyclopedia. My folks got a set when I was in first grade. I loved just picking a volume and reading at random. Yeah, the dictionary got a LOT of use.
These were all by second grade. The 'Dick and Jane' stories bored me even in kindergarten. A big deal was getting permission to use the adult parts of the local library.
Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2016 03:42 PM (V+03K)
More Than 400 Writers Sign Petition Protesting the Obama Administration
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO IMPEACH BARAK OBAMA:
Because, as writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power;
Because the history of dictatorship is the history of manipulation and division, demagoguery and lies;
Because the search for justice is predicated on a respect for the truth;
Because neither wealth nor celebrity qualifies anyone to speak for the United States, to lead its military, to maintain its alliances, or to represent its people;
It goes on, but you get the drift.
Posted by: RonUSA at May 25, 2016 03:43 PM (Yv4O4)
Posted by: Mr. FeverHead at May 25, 2016 03:44 PM (j1Wvr)
Posted by: thespellingpolice at May 25, 2016 03:46 PM (6NIyO)
I was going to joke that writer James Hannaham got the shaft by being sent to the back of the bus. Then I Googled him and saw he was a black man.
Damn you Eggers! Why you gotta be so racist!
Posted by: Uma Thurmond's Feet at May 25, 2016 04:01 PM (9eVzT)
The Book of Knowledge? I loved that series!
Posted by: @votermom at May 25, 2016 04:09 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: dissent555 at May 25, 2016 04:36 PM (VFhMt)
Posted by: dissent555 at May 25, 2016 04:37 PM (VFhMt)
What ignorant fools. Don't they realizethey just boosted their "books" to the top ofTrump's book-burning list?
On the other hand, their open letter leaves a slightly bitter metallic taste on the tongue.What is that somewhat haunting flavor? Vaguely familiar and yet . . . Oh yes . . . Fear.
Posted by: MWTexas at May 25, 2016 04:47 PM (0dmP2)
Posted by: Carmen M Fabella at May 25, 2016 05:07 PM (RHjCR)
Posted by: The Red Hot Chili Peppers feat. Bruce Springsteen at May 25, 2016 05:43 PM (wx6iv)
Posted by: Stephen King at May 25, 2016 05:43 PM (wx6iv)
Posted by: David Pontrelli at May 25, 2016 06:06 PM (9EJ3V)
Posted by: Ace: Leader of the Cucks at May 25, 2016 11:46 PM (DEJix)
Posted by: Ace: Leader of the Cucks at May 25, 2016 11:48 PM (DEJix)
That's racist.
Posted by: iowaan at May 26, 2016 08:09 AM (VuJri)
400 liberal writers oppose Trump... shocking I tell ya.
Posted by: Vapor at May 26, 2016 09:00 AM (09nQ2)
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