tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post4681608263568246478..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Rushdie Recommendation Committee Stunned at Negative ReactionSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9118669557922920052007-06-25T18:15:00.000-05:002007-06-25T18:15:00.000-05:00Bybee, I agree with y'all. If this truly caught a...Bybee, I agree with y'all. If this truly caught anyone by surprise, they should be ashamed of themselves.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42144107070648228192007-06-25T18:14:00.000-05:002007-06-25T18:14:00.000-05:00Sylvia, I have a hard time believing that no one i...Sylvia, I have a hard time believing that no one in that group could see this reaction coming. It's just so obvious. There has to be more to this than meets the eye.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-34231848743724276992007-06-23T06:32:00.000-05:002007-06-23T06:32:00.000-05:00Anyone could've seen this coming from miles away. ...Anyone could've seen this coming from miles away. There's got to be something else behind it, like what Sylvia said.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69029426352326545142007-06-22T12:42:00.000-05:002007-06-22T12:42:00.000-05:00I was amazed that they were brave enough to nomina...I was amazed that they were brave enough to nominate him. I thought it was a sign that they were tired of kowtowing to Muslim hypersensitivity, but I guess they were just being obtuse. Or not. It could be a deliberate provocation intended to remove any remaining doubts about the nature of mainstream Islam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-44548486687502601382007-06-21T11:11:00.000-05:002007-06-21T11:11:00.000-05:00It makes me wonder if anyone asked him if he were ...It makes me wonder if anyone asked him if he were willing to be chosen for a knighthood right now. If not, it seems very reckless on the part of others but I have to assume that Rushdie is clued in enough to what's going on in the U.K. that this didn't entirely catch him by surprise.<BR/><BR/>Hope not, anyway.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49136828201022191722007-06-21T10:25:00.000-05:002007-06-21T10:25:00.000-05:00I'd have to agree with you, Sam--seems to be askin...I'd have to agree with you, Sam--seems to be asking for trouble. I'm actually just sorry for Rushdie that the whole thing has been stirred up again, because it's got to be scary as all get out for him.Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.com