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OPINION . Ours

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by David Faris
Does Bill Clinton cruise into his library to check out books and use the free Internet to surf for porn? Does anyone have a membership card in the Nixon Library, and what are the late fees like? Is there a special section for Jimmy Carter's books in the Jimmy Carter presidential library?

Loose Canon
by Bruce Schimmel
In a world ruled by the market, news must compete with entertainment and journalism is losing.

OPINION . Yours

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@ asleep: Thank you, so much, for that enlightening critique. You are a true hero of the internet.
brian howard on
Top 21 Albums of 2008
1 hour ago

yawn!
asleep on
Top 21 Albums of 2008
1 hour ago

The author makes a mistake all too common among those who do not appear to read books about modern day Presidents--or, if they do, never look at their »»
Former Archivist on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
8 hours ago

Presidential libraries are venues for scholarship. They are not meant to be lending libraries like the ones at the University of Pennsylvania. Their »»
Presidential Library Scholar on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
16 hours ago

What you do not know about history would fill the Linc? But then I do not imagine you would have any reason to go there as you have had no reason to verify »»

I will miss you, Jim. I know how hard it can be to leave Philly. Good luck.
Wendy on
Exit Strategy
23 hours ago

Really cool and got it exactly right.
Jay Leno on
Meet the Cast
1 day ago

I will miss Jim loads, and that's coming from me living in both Paris and Newcastle but not in Philly.
solveig on
Exit Strategy
2 days ago

All Im gonna say is simply this: Jim McGuinn is Midas. Everything he touches turns to awesome. He has an amazing ear for music and he will continue to »»
ray on
Exit Strategy
2 days ago

An intense light.

With fine
manners the
mask of a child
invites me to
cry, when the
moonlight
appears; I hear
a blackbird
near the sound
of »»
Francesco Sinibaldi on
First Friday Focus
2 days ago

I have to say I agree that this really isn't a very good original story. the premise has been done to death, the ending is like the edge of a cliff - »»
rebecca burns on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
2 days ago

Here's a hearty welcome to the Twin Cities from someone who's from Philly and now in MN. I hope you make the Current more like 'XPN and even a little »»
rick on
Exit Strategy
3 days ago

You hit the nail on the head. After driving this country into the ground with his stupidity, people still refuse to see that we had a moron at the helm. »»

David, do you have any evidence about Bush's reading habits, or the alleged lack thereof? If you do, what is it? If you do not, then should people take »»
Michael Washburn on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
4 days ago

Mr. Rapa, you are absolutely correct. I am a sore loser, emphasis on sore, notsomuch loser. "You are wrong and petty." That's awesome! Congrats to the »»
James Mayer on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
4 days ago

What a negative person you must be. Bush is known to be a reader -- where do you get your facts? Also, why wouldn't a president of a wonderful democracy »»

James Mayer, you are wrong and petty.
Patrick Rapa on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
5 days ago

So, it's "Joe Versus The Volcano" meets a watered-down, incoherent Kurt Vonnegut short story. *note the Pall Mall reference, btw* Kudos, afterall, the »»
James Mayer on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
5 days ago

thanks for keeping the music going. best wishes where you are headed. i'm sure it is not the last we will hear from you around here. and thanks also for »»
Patrick on
Exit Strategy
5 days ago

You are fun to read!!!
Carole on
Meet the Cast
6 days ago

you killed that one p-rap.

-mfd
mfd on
About the List
6 days ago

David, sorry to hear about your condition. The cure for what ails you unfortunately shall never be discovered. In Australia, we call it stupidity.
Steven McDonald on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
6 days ago


Recent Comments From Other Issues:
@ asleep: Thank you, so much, for that enlightening critique. You are a true hero of the internet.
brian howard on
Top 21 Albums of 2008
1 hour ago

yawn!
asleep on
Top 21 Albums of 2008
1 hour ago

The author makes a mistake all too common among those who do not appear to read books about modern day Presidents--or, if they do, never look at their »»
Former Archivist on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
8 hours ago

Presidential libraries are venues for scholarship. They are not meant to be lending libraries like the ones at the University of Pennsylvania. Their »»
Presidential Library Scholar on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
16 hours ago

What you do not know about history would fill the Linc? But then I do not imagine you would have any reason to go there as you have had no reason to verify »»

I will miss you, Jim. I know how hard it can be to leave Philly. Good luck.
Wendy on
Exit Strategy
23 hours ago

Really cool and got it exactly right.
Jay Leno on
Meet the Cast
1 day ago

I will miss Jim loads, and that's coming from me living in both Paris and Newcastle but not in Philly.
solveig on
Exit Strategy
2 days ago

All Im gonna say is simply this: Jim McGuinn is Midas. Everything he touches turns to awesome. He has an amazing ear for music and he will continue to »»
ray on
Exit Strategy
2 days ago

An intense light.

With fine
manners the
mask of a child
invites me to
cry, when the
moonlight
appears; I hear
a blackbird
near the sound
of »»
Francesco Sinibaldi on
First Friday Focus
2 days ago

I have to say I agree that this really isn't a very good original story. the premise has been done to death, the ending is like the edge of a cliff - »»
rebecca burns on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
2 days ago

Here's a hearty welcome to the Twin Cities from someone who's from Philly and now in MN. I hope you make the Current more like 'XPN and even a little »»
rick on
Exit Strategy
3 days ago

You hit the nail on the head. After driving this country into the ground with his stupidity, people still refuse to see that we had a moron at the helm. »»

David, do you have any evidence about Bush's reading habits, or the alleged lack thereof? If you do, what is it? If you do not, then should people take »»
Michael Washburn on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
4 days ago

Mr. Rapa, you are absolutely correct. I am a sore loser, emphasis on sore, notsomuch loser. "You are wrong and petty." That's awesome! Congrats to the »»
James Mayer on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
4 days ago

What a negative person you must be. Bush is known to be a reader -- where do you get your facts? Also, why wouldn't a president of a wonderful democracy »»

James Mayer, you are wrong and petty.
Patrick Rapa on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
5 days ago

So, it's "Joe Versus The Volcano" meets a watered-down, incoherent Kurt Vonnegut short story. *note the Pall Mall reference, btw* Kudos, afterall, the »»
James Mayer on
"Ironical" by Ryan Starr
5 days ago

thanks for keeping the music going. best wishes where you are headed. i'm sure it is not the last we will hear from you around here. and thanks also for »»
Patrick on
Exit Strategy
5 days ago

You are fun to read!!!
Carole on
Meet the Cast
6 days ago

you killed that one p-rap.

-mfd
mfd on
About the List
6 days ago

David, sorry to hear about your condition. The cure for what ails you unfortunately shall never be discovered. In Australia, we call it stupidity.
Steven McDonald on
The Anti-Library of George W. Bush
6 days ago

yooo was good!!!!
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My Dad had a store Dave & Eddies at 31 st & Diamond St. we sold it in 1970.I live in Palm Beach Florida today. I learned the ghetto is a frame of mind. »»
Eileen Cohen on
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7 days ago

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I've always been an Eastwood fan, but this is the first film (from any director) that I've felt so strongly about that I've gone to see it three times »»
Steve Baldwin on
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8 days ago

Wow! Jon Bon Jovi the environmentalist! I suppose this makes up to some extent for all the flurocarbons he and his band released into the air via hairspray »»
Charlie Nestor on
Inside HOME's Project
9 days ago

I have seen this movie. I think it is fantastic. It is a tour de force for Eastwood. It can be seen at so many levels. Reacism, stereotypes, classism, »»
Paul Roden on
Take a Ride
10 days ago

the truth is the truth. she is what she is. people have the right to express their opinion about her if they want to. if she was doing such a great job, »»
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