liberals read more books

**uscitizen** · 08-21-2007, 07:33 PM

Book Chief: Conservatives Want Slogans

Aug 21, 8:56 PM (ET)

By ALAN FRAM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberals read more books than conservatives. The head of the book publishing industry's trade group says she knows why - and there's little flattering about conservative readers in her explanation.

"The Karl Roves of the world have built a generation that just wants a couple slogans: 'No, don't raise my taxes, no new taxes,'" Pat Schroeder, president of the American Association of Publishers, said in a recent interview. "It's pretty hard to write a book saying, 'No new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes' on every page."

Schroeder, who as a Colorado Democrat was once one of Congress' most liberal House members, was responding to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that found people who consider themselves liberals are more prodigious book readers than conservatives.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070822/D8R5OK9O1.html

Cancel5 · 08-21-2007, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by uscitizen

Book Chief: Conservatives Want Slogans

Aug 21, 8:56 PM (ET)

By ALAN FRAM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberals read more books than conservatives. The head of the book publishing industry's trade group says she knows why - and there's little flattering about conservative readers in her explanation.

"The Karl Roves of the world have built a generation that just wants a couple slogans: 'No, don't raise my taxes, no new taxes,'" Pat Schroeder, president of the American Association of Publishers, said in a recent interview. "It's pretty hard to write a book saying, 'No new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes' on every page."

Schroeder, who as a Colorado Democrat was once one of Congress' most liberal House members, was responding to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that found people who consider themselves liberals are more prodigious book readers than conservatives.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070822/D8R5OK9O1.html

Interesting and sometimes it really shows. I just finished reading "god is not Great" Hitchens and found it extremely interesting. I am now halfway through "Islam" by Karen Armstrong. I know I read more than most of the conservative members of my family!

**doniston** · 08-21-2007, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by uscitizen

Book Chief: Conservatives Want Slogans

Aug 21, 8:56 PM (ET)

By ALAN FRAM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberals read more books than conservatives. The head of the book publishing industry's trade group says she knows why - and there's little flattering about conservative readers in her explanation.

"The Karl Roves of the world have built a generation that just wants a couple slogans: 'No, don't raise my taxes, no new taxes,'" Pat Schroeder, president of the American Association of Publishers, said in a recent interview. "It's pretty hard to write a book saying, 'No new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes' on every page."Schroeder, who as a Colorado Democrat was once one of Congress' most liberal House members, was responding to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that found people who consider themselves liberals are more prodigious book readers than conservatives.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070822/D8R5OK9O1.html

The title is likely true. but you are still just guessing. Right??

**Socrtease** · 08-21-2007, 09:32 PM

What kind of books? Fiction or non-Fiction. I KNOW that damn few lib-ruls bought MAnn Coulter's books or Rush or Sean Hannity's books. I also think rightwingers read lots of books about investing and historical books. lib-ruls on the other hand I think read more fiction. But Schoeder oversimplifies.

**FUCK THE POLICE** · 08-21-2007, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by uscitizen

Book Chief: Conservatives Want Slogans

Aug 21, 8:56 PM (ET)

By ALAN FRAM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberals read more books than conservatives. The head of the book publishing industry's trade group says she knows why - and there's little flattering about conservative readers in her explanation.

"The Karl Roves of the world have built a generation that just wants a couple slogans: 'No, don't raise my taxes, no new taxes,'" Pat Schroeder, president of the American Association of Publishers, said in a recent interview. "It's pretty hard to write a book saying, 'No new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes' on every page."

Schroeder, who as a Colorado Democrat was once one of Congress' most liberal House members, was responding to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that found people who consider themselves liberals are more prodigious book readers than conservatives.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070822/D8R5OK9O1.html

Yeah, you're really going to get unbiased information from PAT SCHROEDER. The only thing Pat Schroeder really ever did with her life was trying to get copyrights to last literally forever and never letting anything fall into the public domain so that it can be shared freely.

**uscitizen** · 08-22-2007, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by doniston

The title is likely true. but you are still just guessing. Right??

Umm you are proving my point right ? Know what the word prodigious means ?

**uscitizen** · 08-22-2007, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by Socrtease

What kind of books? Fiction or non-Fiction. I KNOW that damn few lib-ruls bought MAnn Coulter's books or Rush or Sean Hannity's books. I also think rightwingers read lots of books about investing and historical books. lib-ruls on the other hand I think read more fiction. But Schoeder oversimplifies.

yeah we liberals buy fewer Playboys just for the articles too

**Topspin** · 08-22-2007, 05:21 AM

I bet they read more tabloids too!!!

**uscitizen** · 08-22-2007, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by Topspin

I bet they read more tabloids too!!!

I DO NOT read Fox's site thank you.!

**Cancel7** · 08-22-2007, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Socrtease

What kind of books? Fiction or non-Fiction. I KNOW that damn few lib-ruls bought MAnn Coulter's books or Rush or Sean Hannity's books. I also think rightwingers read lots of books about investing and historical books. lib-ruls on the other hand I think read more fiction. But Schoeder oversimplifies.

I'm curious as to why you would think that historical books are a right wing thing?

I read a lot of history books, and always have. Harry Truman said the best way to learn history is by reading biographies. Those have always been a favorite, but other types of history books as well. I personally have not come across so many right wingers who are well-versed in history, other than they are often self-proclaimed experts on the Reagan years.

**doniston** · 08-22-2007, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by uscitizen

Umm you are proving my point right ? Know what the word prodigious means ?

Yup, but what does that have to do with anything? are you perhaps projecting???

**uscitizen** · 08-22-2007, 06:44 AM

I am projecting nothing just wondering why you obviously did not understand the opening article of this thread.

***Damocles*** · 08-22-2007, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Darla

I'm curious as to why you would think that historical books are a right wing thing?

I read a lot of history books, and always have. Harry Truman said the best way to learn history is by reading biographies. Those have always been a favorite, but other types of history books as well. I personally have not come across so many right wingers who are well-versed in history, other than they are often self-proclaimed experts on the Reagan years.

I love history, I think the lack is in the fact that you don't meet many right-wingers. Not in any lack of the reading skill of right-wingers.

**uscitizen** · 08-22-2007, 07:16 AM

Umm didn't bush and dixie say history was in the past and we had to look to the future ?

And true I do not like to hang with any righties.

***Damocles*** · 08-22-2007, 07:26 AM

It was interesting to note that the poll showed that there was no difference in the percentage of people who were either Rs or Ds in the amount who would admit to reading no books that year.

I can't imagine not reading, I read about 2 per week. Unless it is a big book, sometimes it takes a full week to read it.