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RE: A Nation of Sheep.

Black Owl — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:35:51 GMT

[quote][b]-M- (5/28/2008)[/b][hr]America got fans all over the world Cleo ;)[/quote]

Though you'd never guess that here.

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

-M- — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:49:45 GMT

America got fans all over the world Cleo ;)

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

cleopatra143 — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:40:48 GMT

I didn't know we had such big fans in Norway! lol

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

Roadkill — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:24:36 GMT

[quote][b]cleopatra143 (5/28/2008)[/b][hr]What? Paint me a picture oh wise one.[/quote]

[img]http://growabrain.typepad.com/growabrain/Morans.jpg[/img]

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

cleopatra143 — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:05:59 GMT

[quote][b]Roadkill (5/28/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]-M- (5/27/2008)[/b][hr]If they are slashing the price, it must not be a very good book.[/quote]

-Or it's not selling because Americans can't read books without colorful illustrations.[/quote]What? Paint me a picture oh wise one.

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

-M- — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:51:28 GMT

As usual u're right on target RK :)

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

Roadkill — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:14:03 GMT

[quote][b]-M- (5/27/2008)[/b][hr]If they are slashing the price, it must not be a very good book.[/quote]

-Or it's not selling because Americans can't read books without colorful illustrations.

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

-M- — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:03:48 GMT

Excelent Idea Scip, I'll help u proof read it ;)

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

Scipio Africanus — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:17:57 GMT

I think I'll write my own book . . . maybe call it a "Nation of Weasels." That or "Nation of Possums." What do you guys think? Are those catchy titles? After all, the most important thing in getting a book to sell is the title. We can think of a good theme to go under the title after we get the title right.

RE: A Nation of Sheep.

-M- — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:03:22 GMT

If they are slashing the price, it must not be a very good book.

A Nation of Sheep.

Locus Coeruleus — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:39:43 GMT

TC said something in another thread about Sheople that reminded me of a book I saw in the bookstore when I was working on my dissertation....

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Sheep-Andrew-P-Napolitano/dp/1595550976]A Nation Of Sheep[/url]

By the honourable justice Andrew Napolitano.You come across this one yet, Tosk? :D

Editorial Review:

[quote]Editorial Reviews

Product Description

In A NATION OF SHEEP, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano frankly discusses how the federal government has circumvented the Constitution and is systematically dismantling the rights and freedoms that are the foundation of American democracy. He challenges Americans to recognize that they are being led down a very dangerous path and that the cost of following without challenge is the loss of the basic freedoms that facilitate our pursuit of happiness and that define us as a nation.

Judge Napolitano reminds readers what America is all about, that the purpose of government is to protect freedom, and freedom is the ability to follow your own free will and not the will of government bureaucrats. He asks the simple question, which are YOU, a sheep or a wolf? Do you blindly follow behind where you are led, or do you challenge the government at every pass, forcing it to make decisions that will protect our freedoms?

Judge Napolitano asks the questions that no one else will, challenging readers to rethink why they are blindly following a government that has only its own interests in mind. He asks:

Why is the government using the war on terror as an excuse to sidestep the Constitution?
Why are Americans not challenging and questioning the government as it continues to limit more and more of our freedoms?
What part of "Congress shall make no law..." does the government not understand when it criminalizes speech?
Whatever happened to our inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that are proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, guaranteed by the Constitution, yet ignored by the governments elected to protect them?
Why does every public office holder swear allegiance to the Constitution, yet very few follow it?
Don't we have rights that are guaranteed and cannot be taken from us?[/quote]