They're both just a flash in the pan. People are interested in them right
now in the same way you gawk at a really bad car accident.

BTW--who is #1 on the list? grin




"Joe Parsons" wrote in message
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On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 16:07:28 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

[snip]

The left isn't filled with angry young men who need a gasbag like Rush
to put their thoughts into words for them

You meant angry young *white* men, right? There are plenty of angry
young
black men, angry young lesbians, and angry young gay men on the left. I
guess there's just not enough of them to propel a left-leaning satirist
into
a position where anybody even notices...or cares.

See, this is a mistake--a tactical error, if you will.

Making a statement like this one without being aware of the facts leaves
you
open to being shot down by a single counterexample.

"Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the
Left"
by Al Franken (E.P. Dutton; (August 29, 2003) ISBN: 0525947647) is #2 on
the New
York Times Bestseller list for nonfiction. It was number 1 last week, and
has
been on the list for 6 weeks.

While you may not like or appreciate Franken's brand of left-leaning humor
and
satire, hitting the number two spot on the NYT Bestseller list is no mean
feat--and it's the kind of counterexample I referred to.

Also (since I seem to be on a roll here), the number 4 spot is held by
that
darling of Conservative America (NOT), Molly Ivins, with her "Bushwacked."
This
is her first week on the list, so it will be interesting to see where her
book
goes.

OB. BOAT CONTENT:

I got nothing.

Joe Parsons