Book Burning Coming Soon
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There’s an attempt underway by some of the more desperate elements of the Virginia conservative blogosphere (aka. Allen’s A-Team and co.)-who not too long ago wrote, “let’s get back to the issues”-to focus on the campaign issue of racy content in Jim Webb’s novels. The gist of the argument is that Webb’s personal credibility as a Senator should be scrutinized because of the questionable conduct of fictional characters in his books. I know, it sounds rather ridiculous when you explain it in those terms, but that’s the kind of stuff you get from Republican activists looking to force their authoritarian doctrine on the population by disseminating any scandal they can pin on the opposition. Perhaps they’d enjoy a world where books didn’t even exist; where imagination was stifled and creativity squashed at every opportunity. But unfortunately in that world, they wouldn’t be able to dream up scandals like this.
Thomas Krehbiel writes The Krehbiel Strikes Back, a moderate commentary on news, media, politics, and culture. — Virginians, Vote No.
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