>>>>>Ok, now that sounds interesting. I'll pick that one up for sure. Speaking of Dos Passos I assume you read the New Mexico Trilogy by John Nichols?
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>>>>A long time ago when my politics were sympatico. <s> ( haven't really changed that much, just have developed hyper sensitivity to anything that wants to teach me a lesson )
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>>>You and me both ;-)
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>>Yeah, but the thresh hold on your shutoff valve must be set at a higher tolerance than mine. You can get through Obama speeches and Michael Moore movies <s>
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>It's no trick for me to get through Obama speeches. I enjoy them.
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>I also like Michael Moore. He goes too far sometimes but I wish we had a few more gadflies like him. There is an old saying that the proper role of a journalist is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

That reminds me (speaking of gadflies). Ever read a book called "The Gadfly" by E.L. Voynich? Hard to say if you'd like it. It's a very political novel written in the late 1800s. Considered one of the first truly political novels. It has a very socialist bent; a book about revolution, but regardless of one's own political beliefs, it's hard to deny the beauty of the story and the characters. A remarkable book even if it does go well beyond my own belief system.

HEY CHARLES, have you read it? Sorry for shouting, but he might not be reading this.