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I wasn't sure where to post this. It could go in the Book Club section because it's about a new book. Or it could go in the conversation about environmental stewardship and what members here do. Or it could go in the Living Faith section.
Anyway, check it out: An article about an all-natural, whole-grain, political conservative who is the author of the book, "Crunchy Cons: How Burkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Their Diverse Tribe of Countercultural Conservatives Plan to Save America (Or at Least the Republican Party)".
I love the subtitle of his book. I thought many of you here would find yourselves somewhere in that subtitle!  After all, aren't we all "hip homeschooling mamas"?!
And I was so excited to read along and realize that this is a very committed Catholic, homeschooling family. Maybe his wife or a friend of hers from the Dallas area is here is our midst?
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I've been reading about the "Crunchy Cons" for awhile. It does hit close to home here.
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Oooooooohhhhhh! I wish I didn't have so many books in my stack right now. This looks great!
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I just picked up my copy from the library and hour ago. I think this is one of those books that would be huge, if it weren't being ignored (censored?) by the mainstream press and their reviewers. At least I have never seen it reviewed. I expected it to make it to the bestseller list by now so I could get a discount and buy it .
I believe Rachel at Testosterhome is the subject of one of the chapters. They don't homeschool though.
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I laughed so hard at the description of this book...something about crunchy cons being "simply sensible"!  I guess it goes to the top of my reading list!
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Michael Medved did an interview with the author a few weeks (okay, why is time so fluid? it may well have been a few months) ago.
The author was interesting and very obviously a devote Catholic. Michael Medved's only complaint was the title of the book. He thought the title took away from the topic, and that the book would be looked over.
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I am just finishing this book and love it. I was actually thinking of trying to look the author up next time we head to Houston. Excellent. Articulates so much for me. My dh gave me the book for my b-day and inscribed it, "You were crunhy con before crunchy con was cool"
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MacBeth wrote:
| I laughed so hard at the description of this book...something about crunchy cons being "simply sensible"! I guess it goes to the top of my reading list! |
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OK, I must admit it. You were one of the first people I thought of when I read the article this morning, MacBeth!
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almamater wrote:
Articulates so much for me. My dh gave me the book for my b-day and inscribed it, "You were crunhy con before crunchy con was cool"
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Hee-hee! We need a t-shirt with the above on it...
"You were crunchy con before crunchy con was cool".
Anyone want to make it?
I'm still waiting to get a chance to read that book, as well as the other bookcase full...
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My friend described crunchy cons as holy granoly.
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Catholic Exchange had this Rejecting Modern Materialism: The Rise of the Crunchy-Conservatives back on March 31...
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I'm reading it right now! So far, very good!
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