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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (56265)	3/19/2007 7:38:32 PM
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Verbally attacking a minority in this manner is what passes for "open-minded" in San Francisco. I'm Open-Minded, You Fascist! Best of the Web Today BY JAMES TARANTO Monday, March 19, 2007 The San Francisco Chronicle reports on a lovely little dustup in which a classical radio station pulled an ad for a left-wing book after it drew complaints from listeners: <<< "We thought the demographic for the station would jibe perfectly with the readership for the book," said Suzanne Donahue, associate publisher of Free Press, a division of New York-based Simon & Schuster. "We were surprised by the vociferous response," she said by phone Thursday. "It's San Francisco, and you think of it as being open-minded, very left-leaning and a very receptive audience for the ad for the book." . . . "In his new bestseller, Chris Hedges challenges the Christian Right and its dark ideology. He challenges their religious legitimacy and makes a compelling case that these zealots have merely found a mask for fascism in patriotism and the pages of the Bible." >>> Even in San Francisco, 15.2% of voters--54,355 of them--backed President Bush in 2004. At least some of those must be among those the ad labels "zealots" who adhere to "fascism." Verbally attacking a minority in this manner is what passes for "open-minded" in San Francisco. opinionjournal.com sfgate.com

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