tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post4236648372108827394..comments2023-09-09T09:43:48.263-04:00Comments on Reading Under the Covers: Values v. RealityBella Standerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299907503543643337noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post-7063727435667602132008-09-29T14:35:00.000-04:002008-09-29T14:35:00.000-04:00One other point: if you really are a "values voter...One other point: if you really are a "values voter" and care about gay marriage and abortion, you've wasted your vote on the Republicans anyway, because they haven't even done that for you. What a bunch of failures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post-8513315719179704612008-09-29T10:44:00.000-04:002008-09-29T10:44:00.000-04:00Bella,Thanks for reprinting this here--I'd never h...Bella,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reprinting this here--I'd never have seen it otherwise,Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post-43175258407216854002008-09-28T19:19:00.000-04:002008-09-28T19:19:00.000-04:00Well, I don't love every book that you feature her...Well, I don't love every book that you feature here wither. But, that doesn't mean I don't value your opinion. One must keep an open mind, or risk many many missed treasures and opportunities.Troy Bierkorttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526505156348523228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post-46597086765790313592008-09-28T19:01:00.000-04:002008-09-28T19:01:00.000-04:00This post falls under the rubric of "a bunch of ot...This post falls under the rubric of "a bunch of other stuff," as stated in my blog title. And yes, I did get the author's permission.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid we're destined to disagree: your profile says that you love anything by John Irving, whereas as I <I>loathe</I> anything by him. Also that <I>The Shipping News</I> is one of your favorite books; I couldn't stand it. However, I did like <I>Remains of the Day</I>.Bella Standerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299907503543643337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post-19960655477945024372008-09-28T18:45:00.000-04:002008-09-28T18:45:00.000-04:00By the way, did you get the author's permission to...By the way, did you get the author's permission to reprint an entire copyrighted article? Don't you think that the person who owns the rights to that article ought to have control over where and how it is used, and whether or not they get paid?<BR/>Sorry to rant, but there is such a thing in the literary world as intellectual property, and I always call people out when they steal it. Post a link, or get permission.Troy Bierkorttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526505156348523228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773652.post-51409922212653392142008-09-28T18:41:00.000-04:002008-09-28T18:41:00.000-04:00Yeah, what does this have to do with literature? ...Yeah, what does this have to do with literature? I can get a political argument on any of 145,989,675,883 other websites. I can get it at the local bar, the gas station, MTV, and even at church. Do you really want to turn this blog into just more of the same? If so, get in line with the THRONNNNNNNGGGGGGG of other nobody's with opinions that are worth the same as the air they are spoken into.<BR/>Let me know when you get back to the subject that was interesting.Troy Bierkorttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526505156348523228noreply@blogger.com