Who is your favorite Liberal Read?

[sellitman]

I'm sure this poll has been run before but I wondered what everyone is reading these days. I left off a few good writer including Michael Moore and Al Franken mostly because they wouldn't fit in the 10 choices that we get for these polls and because they are more famous for screen plays, or radio shows. Both could be included on this poll.

[EFerrari]

1. OMG! Gore Vidal, bar none. n/t

[imenja]

9. Noam Chomsky should be up there too

[sellitman]

14. You are right he should be included.

But for me he is too divisive.

[EFerrari]

16. "divisive" is aka "making people think" : )

Funny story: My oldest son is 25. One day, he said to me, "Mom, I think I'm turning into a Commie or something because I've been reading Gore Vidal and he makes so much sense to me." And he looked really worried about what I'd say.

I tried to be grown up and not start SCREAMING WITH JOY IMMEDIATELY. LOL

:woohoo:

Hey, the First Amendment lets ideas be put out there. What kind of weenies are we that we dread ideas? It's not like they can kick our dog?

/spell check not available

[EFerrari]

15. Absolutely! n/t

[mcscajun]

18. I'd much rather Hear him than read him.

He's a fantastic writer, but it loses a certain special deliciousness when you don't hear him.

You can listen (if you have a lot of time) by following the links on this site: http://www.pitt.edu/~kloman/vidalframe.html

[EFerrari]

20. Thank you!

I will take him in any form that I can get him :)

[POAS]

2. DO NOT make me choose...........I love every one....n/t

[Mz Pip]

3. I second that!

I love them all but picked Arianna because she's seen it all from both sides and I love her perspective.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Joey Liberal]

4. Bartcop!

[XemaSab]

5. Very very very tough one

Krugman because he busts out a lot of facts and I always learn something, but I voted for Arianna and I'd LOVE to vote for Hightower!!!!!

Hightower/Huffington '08!

[imenja]

6. Molly Ivins

Having lived in Texas, I know how essential humor is in dealing with that asylum they call the Texas legislature. And she sure does know her W.

[Blue_In_AK]

12. I agree with that...

Molly's humor is what I really love about her, and she's so dead on every single time.

[Lindacooks]

7. Anna Quindlan

Fabulous fiction writer and a liberal columnists. Her columns have been made into many books - "Thinking Out Loud" is my personal fav.

[imenja]

8. someone answer a question about Justin Raimundo, please

What is up with that photo on his website? It takes poseur to new heights. Restore my faith in humanity and tell me the photo is a joke and he is in reality a short, balding man who wears glasses.

[sellitman]

10. I missed a few ...I know.

Michael Rectenwald from CLG is a favorite of mine too. I HIGHLY recommend the site too.

http://legitgov.org/index.html

[EFerrari]

13. No, great question. Thanks. n/t

[housewolf]

11. Justin Raimando is a Libertarian

We only like to read him because he's anti-war and anti-Bush. But he's not, by any definition of the word, a liberal.

[paineinthearse]

17. How dare you leave off NOAM CHOMSKY!!!!!

Time to start another poll.

[mcscajun]

19. So hard to pick a favorite.

Joe Conanson is a great choice, and I love to read anything Molly Ivins says about ole' Chimpy, but Paul Krugman is a never-miss read.

Of course, I already made my feelings on Gore Vidal known up-thread. :)

http://www.pitt.edu/~kloman/vidalframe.html

[kliljedahl]

21. Went with other

Where's Maureen Dowd?


http://www.kliljedahl.net

[JitterbugPerfume]

22. Howard Zinn

Gore Vidal

[kliljedahl]

26. I don't really consider him a liberal read

Although I like him & enjoy his books, I consider him a historian.


http://www.kliljedahl.net

[booksenkatz]

23. My fav is William RIVERS Pitt (typo in the poll)! nt

[sellitman]

25. Too late to change the spelling...opps.

*Pssst* He was my choice too. :popcorn:

[solinvictus]

24. George Orwell n/t

[thecorster]

27. I'm a sucker for AL FRANKEN

His books are great excersises in satire and always informative. But I wouldn't rule out a single one of the others on your list.