Checkpoint: let the gasbagging begin
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I think I’m going to stop reading about this book. My copy’s on its way. Timothy Noah in Slate — Assassination Porn:
Much of Checkpoint mimics leftist myopia so deftly that I felt sure it was meant as intentional parody.
Leon Weiseltier gets hotter under the collar in the NYTimes:
This scummy little book…
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Posted to Books • 2004.08.08 (Sun) • 10:04
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Posted by Kristen 2004.08.08, 10:50
Oh, thanks for reminding me that I also need to order it (or run out on the 17th to pick up a copy).
Posted by Rant Wraith 2004.08.11, 02:04
What if someone followed Baker's lead and wrote a Checkpoint-style story where the narrator considered assassinating people besides the president? People who he blames for recent disturbing events. Will the Left defend this as free expression like they defend Baker? Let's find out:
http://rantwraith.blogspot.com/2004/08/my-checkpoint-jims-story.html
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