Never underestimate the influence of Fox News.

[nolabear]

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/reza-aslan-hits-no-1-after-fox-news-interview_b74956

[Skittles]

1. I have to say, that interview made me want to read the book

because she gave the author the opportunity to showcase his credentials, leaving people with critical thinking skills to ponder that it would probably be a book worth reading

[truebluegreen]

5. Me too.

Despite her relentless BS, he stayed cool and refuted her talking points over and over and over...

It was priceless, and really showed everyone involved for what they are.

[Skittles]

7. yup: it went from, wow, she is stupid to wow, he is awesome

[tanyev]

2. But, but...he's a Muslim!

[gollygee]

3. OK now I want to read this book

If Fox was trying to make it sound like he didn't know what he was talking about or make the book sound stupid, they failed miserably.

[gollygee]

6. And it is now on my Kindle

Thank you Fox News for letting me know about this fascinating sounding book.

[truebluegreen]

4. Delicious!

A dish served cold...

[Brother Buzz]

8. That is so cool!

I saw the video of that interview this morning. Ugly!

That being said, I suspect his delightful interview on NPR did a lot more to push Reza Aslan's book into the number one slot than that ugly Faux interview. I could be wrong.

[nolabear]

9. Admittedly he has been EVERYWHERE lately. Good PR people! And probably a good book.

I'll let you know when it arrives and I read it.