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I’ve always been fascinated with the Cold War, and all the associated stories that come along with it. None of which are more interesting perhaps, than the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Many have doubted their guilt; however, the Venona project wound up proving their prosecution to be correct. Well, it has recently surfaced that Ethel may have been not so guilty after all. It doesn’t exactly state she is now Mother Teresa, but apparently she isn’t a cold hard Commie spy either.
On a slightly tangent note: If you’re willing to read a book and not be outrageously biased of the author before you read it, I suggest checking out Treason, by Ann Coulter. Ann is a hilarious author, and outrageously conservative. She also happens to back up her claims with hundreds of citations. Treason deals with the story of Senator Joe McCarthy, who as she claims, is a tragically misunderstood man.
Comment by john bambenek on 22 July 2008 at 8:31 pm:
To be fair to Ann Coulter, Treason was the only thing she’s written that I recall wasn’t hackish or a rehash of Chappaquiddick jokes. That said she does personify almost every false stereotype of conservatives conjured up by the left…
Comment by Brandon Ruiz on 23 July 2008 at 8:38 am:
She uses endnotes, not footnotes. End notes are what you use when you don’t want people to bother checking your facts. I borrowed a copy of treason from work once and from what I remember, she miscites like a mofo and her writing made me want to vomit, but that’s just me.
Comment by JayBandit on 23 July 2008 at 8:10 pm:
Jesus Christ, Ruiz. Give me a fuckin’ break. Sorry, she uses fucking endnotes.
Her humor is entertaining as hell. Unlike her counterpart on the left side, Al Franken, she’s actually funny (in all media too).
Comment by JayBandit on 23 July 2008 at 8:12 pm:
I thought you were saying I said she used footnotes. Who cares? I hate when half of a book’s pages are stuffed with footnotes…so I don’t even see your point now.