Comments on: Thomas Paine he ain’t, but it’s good

By: DjacK Height

DjacK Height — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:44:48 +0000

I have both this book and the original. Someone (a liberal friend) on facebook was complaining that Beck shouldn’t steal the title from someone who is supposedly liberal (Thomas Paine).

I’m curious to read both and find out how Beck handles this. If you watch his show lately the man has gone pretty crazy. What’s sadder still is that he’s gone crazy because he actually believes all this stuff. Even crazier is that I believe it to to a large extent so it’s a bit like watching myself go crazy in some alternate dimension lol!

I’ll have to do a post when I finish reading both books.

By: Eric Cobb

Eric Cobb — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:54:45 +0000

Thanks for the post, Steve. I may have to grab a copy of this book, although if what you say is true I may scared to see what it reveals! ;-)

By: Steve Brownlee

Steve Brownlee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:02:23 +0000

Jason: If you are able to read a book and suspend your knowledge of the author – which I believe is irrelevant in this case – then you might enjoy it. If not, then I know of many other similarly written books out there on the subject authored by people whom you never heard of.

By: Steve Brownlee

Steve Brownlee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:00:17 +0000

yikes: I guess is depends on your definition of authority. The book is written in a voice of an average citizen who has a basic knowledge of our governmental system, and some of the laws that have been passed over the years that can be considered contrary to the Constitution.

By no means is it a course in political science or history, so I don’t assume Glenn Beck to be an authority.

Perhaps my enjoyment of the book stems from this fact, and also from the fact that I had no idea who Glenn Beck is until after I finished it and then investigated the author’s bio.

By: yikes

yikes — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:45:27 +0000

I’d like to see a book explaining how Glenn Beck became famous enough to be a political “authority”.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:03:14 +0000

Sorry, can’t get passed this guy so probably not interested in his book. The fake crying on TV. The “If I can get my AC to be at 60 degrees then I will do it, because I can”. No thanks.

Like you I am also a developer. Here is my take on economy, excuse the overly cheesly url. http://2009depression.com/ (includes charts from flare data visualization).