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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Books Color Me Pinko

Posted by on Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:09 PM

Moby Lives points us to this story, from the conservative Boston Herald, of a Mainer who is selling a Noam Chomsky coloring book for five bucks.

"I have all these photographs of Chomsky. I hoped to someday publish them in a photo book," said Leisner.

In the meantime, however, he found an application in which the color is drained from photos to leave a coloring-book look. He circulated the coloring books among like-minded thinkers and got a positive response.

Next on the list will be a coloring book featuring [Howard] Zinn, a decorated World War II veteran whose views turned radical as he observed the civil rights struggle and Vietnam War while a college professor.

Later, Leisner said he may do a Noam Chomsky comic book, featuring quotes from various talks over the years.

I love the comments on the story:

Libralism is a mental disorder. This is like encouraging kids to continue to believe in Santa, unicorns and the tooth fairy beyond 8-9 years old.

and especially:

Cool! Color in Bill Ayers setting a bomb! And Che executing dissenters. What color was Mao's Little Red Book? Whoops, answered my own question!

 

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1
Yep, they picked the appropriate reading level for the Herald's subscribers.
Posted by emma's bee on March 4, 2009 at 5:17 PM
2
I wonder what your RSS reader looks like at least twice a day.
Posted by Soupytwist on March 4, 2009 at 5:39 PM
3
Noam Chomsky is a treasonous trraitor who hates America. His work encourages the enemies of America, and he should either be deported, or sent to Giitmo.
Posted by Lord Basil on March 4, 2009 at 8:20 PM
4
And what, pray tell, is this application that makes photos into magical liberal coloring books?
Posted by greendyke on March 4, 2009 at 9:19 PM
5
Well, they Nailed "Libralism", anyhow... which is nearly as bad as Scorpiolism! ^..^
Posted by herbert browne on March 4, 2009 at 11:54 PM
6
Conservatism is a mental disorder. This is like encouraging kids to be as selfish as you want and blame everything on everyone else, as long as you come out smelling like a rose.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on March 5, 2009 at 9:45 AM

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