Hey Paul. That was really great. Thanks for writing. I love the books section now.

McCain read For Whom the Bell Tolls
Obama read "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky
While McCain was fighting communists, Obama was getting his education from them.

ummm...
Clearly "Spartacus" is the inspiration for the "I am Joe the Plumber" ad, not "Viva Zapata," considering they are SAYING "I am Joe the Plumber," not just dressing like him. Nice try, though.

"Rules for Radicals" is a great book, it goes to the heart of democracy; really the core of what the U.S. is all about, participation in government by people at all levels of our society.

Hemingway sucks. Yeah I said it.

Wow so McCain admires Zapata, a man who fought for the redistribution of land. That's pretty radical.
Poor people resisting the plutocracy is the Mexican Revolutiong. If McCain wants a model for rich people resisting the demise of their privleges he'd have to got back a century to the Mexican War of Independence and take Emperor Iturbide as his hero.

""Rules for Radicals" is a great book..."

It goes to the heart of democracy with an ice pick with no intention but to kill it, foolish blight.

Worth noting that, per a 7/10/08 interview with Rolling Stone, Obama also lists For Whom the Bell Tolls as a favorite (well, more accurately, a book he took inspiration from).

Uh, for the enlightenment of both McCain and dk, Robert Jordon was fighting on the same side as the Communists. The Spanish Civil War was truly a preview of WW II, including who was on which side.

And also, Saul Alinsky wasn't a communist, you stupid fucking dipshit.

Meh, fuck you all. McCain is a sell-out who used to be a credible independent. Hemingway was a closeted gay cock-sucker, which probably led to his unfortunate demise at the hand of Fred Phelps. (Kidding, it was H-bombs own gun.) I'm voting for the same elite loving, populace hating, anti-free thinking, prochristian, prosexbeforemarriageandPapaImKeepinMyBaby government that we've had for the last 8 years.

And then I'll move to Wall St and Embezellement Avenue to make billions at the expense of everyone!!!! AAAHHHHAHAHAHAH.

A good ad for immoral liberal folks! Once again you show you have no use for people who don't think as you! I'm glad I think for myself, as a Constitution party member I like other peoples views and opinions as long as they can state it with respect and tolerance. Come on now, surely you people aren't that narrow minded! This shot at people who like to show their support for the other guy with lawn ads, with their address was to incite vandalism, and hatred towards people who think differently than you!!! The Stranger will make a great bird cage bottom from now on, reading it is like putting crap in my mouth! Too bad, I use to enjoy your paper, someday maybe I will again, not that any of you care!

Wouk's War books are "Unremarkable"? Two of the greatest books in twentieth century American literature, by one of America's greatest authors, is nothing but a "cardboard cut-out"?

Mr. Constant, find another profession, because you stink as a book critic, sir.

So do you really believe anyone with a moral and not drug-ridden mind would actually believe anything you people say after that unbridled, despicable attack on people's freedom of speech on Halloween? Maybe if you start doing some exposes on Mr. Obama's relationship with his terrorist buddies and his "didn't happen on my shift" attitude re Auntie, cousins, friends, minister relationships), then you might gain a little credibility. But then, oops, I forgot who your readership (if any) are.

Come on abby, LB. That is so ten blog entries ago. You need to refresh your Instapundit feed. And I wish, as a conservative myself, that your outrage weren't so blatantly transparent. Seriously, I doubt you even heard of this free local newspaper before they went Stalinist.