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Aug 9, 2012 brinsonian commented on My Old Professor Has Been Debunked.

Um, Barton's work is still causing problems. Take a look at what's happening at Alabama Public Television these days:

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/09/tea_part…

Oct 14, 2010 brinsonian commented on Joy and Whoopi Walk Out On Bill O'Reilly.

@12 There are a lot more evangelical christians than there are suicidal muslim extremists and the evangelical christians outnumber their 'moderate' counterparts (at least in this country: http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliatio…) whereas the suicidal muslim extremists form a minuscule fringe section of Muslims.

Also 'moderate' or 'mainstream' muslim leaders already do what you're talking about, e.g.:
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx…
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/12/i_…
Unsurprisingly, such messages rarely receive much media attention. People speaking out against violence draw far lower ratings than a couple yahoos with guns.

Regardless if mainstream leaders are speaking out against violence and terrorism, it's unclear that they can have any effect on the actions of the fringe. Angry people will seek out and find likeminded zealots and spiritual justification. Economically oppressed people with no hope will sell their lives cheaply, as long as they can take some of their perceived oppressors with them.

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Oct 14, 2010 brinsonian reviewed Highline.

Food is ok, service slow, prices a bit high for the haphazard setting.
Decent option if you MUST have vegan food, otherwise look elsewhere.

Oct 5, 2010 brinsonian commented on Vive Airbus!.

Justin Bieber = Canadian. Let's just get that on the record.

Sep 27, 2010 brinsonian commented on Lunchtime Quickie: Finally, Proof That God Really Exists.

Beats negotiating with your healthcare provider.

Apr 26, 2010 brinsonian commented on New Restaurants and Bars: Benbow, Bisato, Burgers, and More.

RIP, Szechuan Bistro. I wish you were moving into the abandoned McDonald's on Greenwood Ave instead of the Coffee Bean. I do not need a Christian coffee shop. I do need hand-shave noodle.

Mar 10, 2010 brinsonian commented on Pluto IS a Planet Protest March and Rally.

Yeah, @13 nailed it. One of the components of Saturday is a workshop for kids on writing argumentative essays either for or against "planetary status." We come for the writing, we stay for the tongue-in-cheek protest! www.826seattle.org.

Feb 16, 2010 brinsonian commented on Reading Tonight: Shame and Glory.

Paul...I've been trying and trying to like Boneshaker. Wil Wheaton blurbed it and I STILL can't make myself like it. I love the idea of the story, but I just cannot get over how slowly the prose moves, or how generic (even with the steampunk accoutrements) the characters seem. It reads like a too-detailed movie pitch, like the story was intended to be told in a visual medium but woke up one morning as a book instead and just decided to go with it.

I almost never don't finish books...but I'm about halfway through and I'm giving up on this one.

I'm very glad to hear that Cherie Priest is friendly, though. I'm glad for her that other people like her book.

Feb 4, 2010 brinsonian commented on You Should Watch Whip It.

I thought it was cute, and I was glad to pay money to see it in the theater. I especially like how they handle the "romantic" plot line.

Dec 9, 2009 brinsonian commented on Thoughts About Elliott Bay Book Company.

@4--"nothing of literary interest has ever happened in Pike/Pine"? See Riz's comment @9. Richard Hugo House is half a block off of Pine, and they traffic in nothing but literary interest. Plus, Hugo members get 10% off at EBBC...I see this as being very beneficial for both orgs.