csmonitor review
gp
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Tue Jan 16 13:54:37 CST 2007
Yeah, somehow the CS Monitor is very well respected. I have no idea
how that works out. Remember that woman that was captured by the
tr'rists in Iraq? She was a CS Monitor reporter... and I think the
"Science" part because they're all into getting sick and then not
seeing doctors before Jesus will save them with his
something-or-other, I don't entirely understand exactly, basically if
God wants you to die you should die and not fight it, I think.
On 1/16/07, Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I liked this article much better:
>
> "Bratwursts Against Nazis"
> To keep out a neo-Nazi foothold, one German town unites
>
> Until recently, Delmenhorst was one of Germany's many decaying,
> postindustrial factory towns, blighted by unemployment and poverty and
> without a sense of pride or common purpose. But when a right-wing
> organization threatened to turn an abandoned downtown hotel into a
> neo-Nazi conference center five months ago, Delmenhorst's residents
> joined together and found some very creative ways to buy the building.
>
> The city's butchers launched a "Bratwursts Against Nazis" campaign.
> Taxi drivers urged donations in lieu of tips. A professional soccer
> team from nearby Bremen donated signed jerseys, which were auctioned
> on eBay.
>
> Meanwhile, countless protests sprang up in front of the building.
> Muslims and Jews banded together for one event. Children marched from
> schools across the city to stage a demonstration. Labor unions and
> politicians jumped into the fray, sometimes rallying crews of more
> than 4,000, according to organizers.
>
> Delmenhorst's near daily protests and $1.2 million fundraising blitz,
> which made headlines across Europe, echo the anti-Nazi battles that
> have erupted in many towns as Germany's right-wing parties have
> surged.
>
> By Mariah Blake
> http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0108/p01s04-woeu.html
>
> Delmenhorst is twenty minutes by car from here.
>
> Otto
>
> 2007/1/16, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>:
> > You can't expect everyone to enjoy Pynchon. Also, you should know
> > that the Christian Science Monitor is a quite respected newspaper,
>
> > > from the January 16, 2007 edition:
> > > http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0116/p13s01-bogn.html
> > >
> > > Isn't Cristian and Science some kind of a contradiction in itself?
> > >
> > > So don't expect a very positivive review.
> > >
> >
>
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