I grew six inches for the writing of this article.
Roger L. Simon
Blacklisting Myself Memoir of a Hollywood Apostate in the Age of Terror
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8 Comments
1. photoncourier.blogspot.com:Nice writeup!
Sort of strange that he didn’t explain where the “Pajamas” in the name comes from.
Jan 24, 2008 - 7:23 am 2. Webutante:I agree with you Roger about Fred’s abandoning his First Blogger schtick. I was hoping for that as well as a steady stream of short, snappy YouTube infomercials with his feet up on the desk, and a stoogie in his hand. Instead he disappeared from view for the most part.
Jan 24, 2008 - 8:33 am 3. Pribek:“If you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.”-John Wayne
Nice work, Pilgrim
Jan 24, 2008 - 9:26 am 4. Charlie (Colorado):The question is: grew six inches where?
Jan 24, 2008 - 9:43 am 5. Lem:“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway”
Nice going Roger.
Jan 24, 2008 - 9:46 am 6. Jamie Irons:Good going, Roger.
How tall are you now, anyway?
I remember when a member of this forum was very skeptical about PJM’s chances of success.
By chance, while driving between my two hospitals on rounds today, I heard you on Laura Ingraham’s show. I was delighted that you mentioned Casablanca, because your discussion up to that point made me think of that very movie.
If I had been a caller into the show, I might have said that Casablanca was a perfect illustration of some of the points you had been making. In particular, although we often think back to that time as one where things were somehow “simpler,” actually Casablanca’s Rick is a rather complex, morally ambiguous man, whose thinking is sophisticated and (O abused word!) nuanced, who finally is forced to choose sides, and is actually able to make the right choice.
The real difference from our present era is that much of the world, especially that sector which regards itself as sophisticated, believes there is no such thing as a “right” choice.
Jamie Irons
Jan 24, 2008 - 11:10 am 7. Lem:My first Pajamas citing on Goggle news.
way to go.
Jan 24, 2008 - 12:14 pm 8. Buddy Larsen:Nice article — good show. Pretty impressive info about the PJM readership numbers & profile.
Jamie, Rick only made the “right choice” if yer not a nazi. So it’s all relative. A little more diversity, pliz.
Jan 24, 2008 - 8:21 pm