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Originally Posted by charleski
But why did Colbert chose him above all the other authors falling over themselves to get on? ...
It's really sad when an author opts to go to outrageous extremes to get publicity and the extra income it brings. There are plenty of others who are able to get a spot on a high-rated show like this without sacrificing their integrity or decency.
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And those kind of authors often ARE on the show and Colbert often displays his obvious respect for them. This time it just happened to be this author. So what? Personally I didn't consider what he said to be "outrageous extremes." Wanting to engage the military and conduct a pogrom against E-Reading folk and exterminate them all like roaches, that would be outrageous. It was just his opinion expressed in a mildly contentious way and he was using his prerogative to be wrong on some details just like I often am. His previous desire to punch e-reading folks on the nose is no worse than many of the comments I've been reading on this forum and a lot less shrill. I think his main sorrow was the decline he felt was going on at local levels because I got the impression he very much enjoys meeting people and performing for them. He misses that human contact and feels sad about it. And in a way that saddens me too.
And in case anyone takes me for a neo-luddite and doubts my credentials as a fully committed E-reader I actually cried when I recently knelt on my Sony 505 and its screen went all weird, with a big square twilight zone at the top with Nazca lines running out from it every which way. I am suffering with big clunky paper monstrosities. Suffering...
