"'Let Freedom Ring'"

[Mike]

'Let Freedom Ring'
When Peter "Chip" Denton, headmaster of a classical Christian school
in North Carolina, carries a certain children's book around with him,
the students stop to tell him they want to read it, too.
at http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20041013-103949-2190r.htm

[Kevin Karplus]

Post by Mike
'Let Freedom Ring'
When Peter "Chip" Denton, headmaster of a classical Christian school
in North Carolina, carries a certain children's book around with him,
the students stop to tell him they want to read it, too.
at http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20041013-103949-2190r.htm

I wonder how much of the hype here is cynical political exploitation:

"This is more of a conservative book. It's all about the freedoms we
enjoy in this country. It kind of explains why we went to war in
Iraq. It explains it to a child."


"Our goal is not to make a lot of money," Mrs. Picut said. "This truly
is so timely that I'm more anxious to get it out there during this
election year than anything else."


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[Janet Puistonen]

Post by Kevin Karplus

Post by Mike
'Let Freedom Ring'
When Peter "Chip" Denton, headmaster of a classical Christian school
in North Carolina, carries a certain children's book around with him,
the students stop to tell him they want to read it, too.
at http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20041013-103949-2190r.htm

"This is more of a conservative book. It's all about the freedoms we
enjoy in this country. It kind of explains why we went to war in
Iraq. It explains it to a child."
"Our goal is not to make a lot of money," Mrs. Picut said. "This truly
is so timely that I'm more anxious to get it out there during this
election year than anything else."

It's obviously being used for propaganda purposes, even if it wasn't
actually written to serve as such.

Reading the summary of freedoms, one wondered how the child-author would
explain the rationale for excluding various citizens from some of them. Not
to mention the current administration's desire to limit freedom of speech.
("You see, dear, it is important that we be free to say the RIGHT things.
People who say the wrong things are not good Americans like us and they
don't deserve freedom of speech.")
--
Janet

Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a Snare:/Bedlam has many Mansions:have a
care:/ Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad:/ You think your
self inspir'd; He thinks you mad.


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[Ruthann Biel]

A friend of mine says:
" I'm wondering if anyone can suggest some titles which might fit a book I
" had to read in high school in the sixties. It was historical fiction
" I'm wondering if anyone can suggest some titles which might fit a book I
" had to read in high school in the sixties. It was historical fiction
" spanned the Industrial Revolution years in England. It followed a young
" working class boy through his life and climb through the ranks of the
" Labour Party. I learned way more about politics, guilds, unions,
" government, power and corruption, the effects of industrialization on all
" aspects of society and culture...etc. from this book than from any of the
" stuff we were taught in history and social studies. I can't remember the
" name of the darn book or the author.
"
" Does this sound at all familiar to anyone?