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@topic,

I just came back from Barnes and Nobles and the book is already out of stock. The customer service rep actually called other stores to find out if anyone still has any in stock. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, everyone has run out. To think that the book was actually released today!!

Where are people like Richyblack who claims that conservatism is dead! Why the huge appetite for this book? If I remember, Nancy Pelosi wrote a book (or maybe someone wrote a book about her) early last year. If I recall correctly, the sales of the book did not even exceed 20,000.

I think I will have to buy the book on Amazon and wait patiently for the few days of shipping.

David, I'll advise you do the same. Let's review this book together. What say ye?

@Davidylan,

He has never been a reporter, he is nothing more than a poor man's rush limbaugh. Much of his "reporting" has been pointed out to be false.

I don't know where you got your statistics from, but if it is one that exists, I will be glad to review it.

I dont know Mark and Jason but if i wanted to know what hot air was i'd listen to Rush Limbaugh.

Why don't you go pick up Mark's book?  I think it sells for about $20.  It will certainly make for a great reading.  I'm not sure if Jason Lewis has ever written any book, but men the guy is something else. He has a very good comand of facts and figures and he just reels these things out of memory like he is reading from a book.

As for Rush, if he were such a hot air, Obama won't pay millions of dollars in false advertisement to demonize the guy! to think it was that advertisement that got me listening to Rush! If Rush were inconsequential, Obama, the DNC and all their machineries won't use the position of their offices and the enormity of their platforms to continue to witch-hunt the guy!  And through it all, the guy is still standing.  Clinton could not bring him down, and I doubt Obama can!

@Davidylan,

someone else finally agrees with me that Hannity is all hot air no brains.

Anyone who listens to Hannity for 30 minutes will know he is no intellectual superweight. I believe he also knows that and never tries to exert himself. He is more of a reporter and he does a good job at that. He brings issues and news that the other news sources may try to hide to the forefront.

So in that we do agree. If you really want to know what conservatism is, I beliwve you will do well to listen to the following people for some length of time: Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh and Jason Lewis. Mark and Jason are the two smartest people you can ever listen to. Perhaps, their law degrees makes the difference.

@Davidylan,

Oh i see!

Check this out! http://www.oic-oci.org/member_states.asp

@davidylan,

you'd rather we succumb to pressure from saudi arabia?

Too late. We are already a member State of the OIC!!!!!

I used to listen to Mark Levin about a year ago. His radio programme comes up around 6pm when I am usually in my car on my way home from work. I am ever so intellectually stimulated by him even though he strikes me as too impatient to educate those who don't agree with his point of view. Perhaps, this book will be able to address his impatience and get his points across in a way that will not be misunderstood by non-conservatives.

I must say, I really think Mark is the most brilliant radio personality out there. While I love Rush Limbaugh, he has nothing on Mark Levin. Hannity, I do not find intellectually stimulating at all.

I will try and pick up a copy of his book today, which I understand is already number one in all national bookstores. I will try to summarise my readings as much as I have the time.

So sit tight, and let's take a journey together to understand what conservatism is really about!

Mark Levin's new book, published today, is essential reading. It is a remarkable work on several different levels. It takes no degree of clairvoyance to predict that it will become an enormous best seller and very soon begin to influence the national political debate.

Liberty and Tyranny artfully presents a harmonious marriage of the timeless with the timely. On the one hand, the book is a thorough yet compact briefing on the major political issues of this era. On the other hand, the author brings to bear the principles of the American Founders and Framers of the Constitution (and the great thinkers who guided them), illustrating, dissecting, and explaining our current political arguments, while enlightening the reader with the genuine wisdom bequeathed to all of us -- the sacred trust of the Founders, embodied in the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and Federalist Papers, all of which are quoted and applied with insight and precision.

Think of it as an outstanding tutorial in applied political philosophy, and you will begin to grasp the scope of Mark Levin's achievement. The fact that the book is lucid, unpretentious, and utterly accessible to anyone who cares to focus and think, means that it will elevate the quality of political thought and dialogue across a broad swath of the American populace.

If you care passionately about America, and worry for its future -- and who doesn't, given the current national leadership? -- then you owe it to yourself to buy and devour this marvelous work. It is an essential antidote to what ails America at the moment.

Each chapter is a well-constructed essay, so the reader is quite free to read it a little at a time. But, unlike so many contemporary political works, it is also a well-constructed and coherent whole. So you may be tempted to stay up all night reading it as soon as a copy comes into your hands.

Conservatives who read Liberty and Tyranny will be supplied with ample ammunition to outsmart, outthink and out-reason their liberal friends who are brave enough to actually engage in a serious political debate with them.

The overall plan of the book is simple and logical. Chapter One, "On Liberty and Tyranny," lays out the basic conceptual scheme. Levin contrasts two opposing political philosophies currently in contention: The Conservative versus the Statist. He grounds the Conservative in the values and insights on human nature of the American Founders, and does so economically and convincingly. For the other side of the debate, he quite correctly rejects the label "liberal", because in current usage the term has become entirely divorced from its literal meaning. He writes:

The Modern Liberal believes in the supremacy of the state, For the Modern Liberal, the individual's imperfection and personal pursuits impede the objectives of a utopian state. In this, Modern Liberalism promotes what French Historian Alexis de Tocqueville called soft tyranny, which becomes increasingly more oppressive, partially leading to hard tyranny, As the word "liberal" is, in its classical meaning, the opposite of authoritarian, it is more accurate, therefore, to characterize the Modern Liberal as a Statist. (p.4)

The following nine chapters, plus an epilogue containing Levin's own manifesto -- the political changes he posits as desirable (and with which I agree) -- are organized thematically, with titles such as On Prudence and Progress, On Faith and the Founding, On the Welfare State, and On Self Preservation (i.e., national security), wherein he encapsulates nearly all the major political issues of our day, providing essential up-to-date information, while also weaving in the wisdom a timeless thinkers ranging from Alexander Hamilton to St Augustine. As the book progresses, the chapters become more and more focused on current political disputes. But the beauty of the structure is that the principles discussed in the earlier chapters are brought to bear on the subsequent topics.

I am proud to note that American Thinker's Lee Cary is quoted in the book's chapter, "On Immigration." Considering the company Dr. Cary is keeping as a source for the book, this is a high honor indeed, both for him and for AT.

The epilogue, wherein Mark tells us what we conservatives can do, and where he outlines what changes he sees as necessary to beat back the now-ascendant forces of statism, may certainly spark some disagreement, because Mark pulls no punches. He is setting a lofty target, but one that is amply justified by the clear-headed research and writing that went into the body of the text.

Fans of Mark Levin's syndicated radio show will recognize the voice of the hard-hitting champion of conservatism they know and love. But there is also, for those unfamiliar with Mark's radio work (but perhaps propagandized by liberal media into dismissing him as a crazy right wing radical), a remarkable and persuasive tone, based on solid research, extensively documented, and unchallengeable reason. This book could actually change some minds, especially as the nation’s peril becomes more and more apparent.

All in all, Mark Levin has given us a remarkable gift. Read this book, and buy copies for those you care about, too. Anyone from a clever high schooler to a scholar of political philosophy can benefit from reading Liberty and Tyranny.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/mark_levins_liberty_and_tyrann.html

@topic,

Thanks guys, your concerns are well noted.  I will take these into consideration in arriving at a decision.  In the meantime I still think the fears though real, are not justified!

Thanks agains.

@Fhemmmy,

The other thing that i hate about the ride is the fact that you cant even change the battery without lifting the damn thing, or going to the mechanic, cos the battery is hidden away.

That's very funny! I didn't notice this because I've never had to tamper with my car batteries at all. Another pointer that I have either being lucky with my purchases, or you have been unlucky with yours!

@Igwe,

Hey pureminded!

What you don't know is that ''what goes around comes around'', and action and reaction are equal and opposite,
As long as you transact business in Nigeria or with Nigerians, the impact will eventually gets to you.
Before I break it down for you, Pls, permit me to take a glass of water . . . . . . .

Igwe

Na true you talk my brother. I sent a car to Naija late last year. It finally came to land after sitting at the port for over 2 months (port congestion).

Unfortunately, I sold the car to a friend for N1.6m not knowing na so the babe go dey pay me small by small. Check out the difference. At N130 to a dollar when I sold the car, I would have got back $12,300. But at the current rate of N175 to $1, all I get is $9,140. This is really screwed.

@Fhemmy,

Intrepid is one of the most useless and unreliable ride you can ever own.
I have one.
Their transmission aint good at all.
I will never touch that ride again with 500 feet pole

This is the second Intrepid car I will own and I've never had any transmission problems with them.  Infact, I used the first one for over 3 years without any mechanical or transmission problems.  Much of the stories I hear is just a way people demonize American cars, but that is what I have always used, except at the time I used a Mitsubishi Montero Sport.

I replaced my last Intrepid with an American car - a Lincoln Navigator.

Granted, I have heard of issues with Intrepid transmissions, but I understand they are mostly with the 2.6L engine types.  This is a 3.2L engine type.

@adeyemik and promise72,

Thanks for the contributions.  I do realise Naijas can be unidirectional, but I thought there are people who will like to stand out from the crowd.  Those are the kind I intend to target.  However, I am still thinking whether to send it or not.  I should be in naija later this year for a wedding (actually 2) and might just keep it for use for myself (or should I send my Navigator?).

Thanks again!

@leye1234,

My good friend, Of all the cars in the world (INTREPID?)

Wetin do am?  That na nice ride o.  Never mind all the yarn you don hear!

@topic,

A lot of vieing but no feedbacks. I'll appreciate some pls !

By the way, the VIN number is: E125084395108

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Here are more pictures

I have a 2002 Dodge Intrepid I intend to send to Naija (Pictures attached). Here are the car details:

2002 Dodge Intrepid ES,3.5L 6 Cyl engine with maroon colour and only 156K miles. It is loaded - Power Windows, Power Door Locks, Tilt Wheel, Remote Keyless Entry, Remote Trunk Release, Cruise Control, Tachometer, Steering Wheel-Leather Wrapped, AM/FM Stereo, CD Player, Tinted Glass, Air Conditioning, Climate Control - Auto, Bucket Seats, Seats - Reclining, Power Driver Seat, Folding Rear Seat(s), Arm Rest - Rear, Center Arm Rest, Leather Seats, Map Pockets, 5 Passenger Seating, Mirrors-Pwr Driver, Mirrors-Pwr Passenger, Wheels-Aluminum, fog Lights, Reading Lamps-Front, Reading Lamps-Rear, Clock, Air Bag - Driver, Air Bag - Passenger, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Child Safety Locks etc.

I've tried to find some details about Intrepids on nairaland, but it appears none has ben sold so far. I am considering selling the car for N1.6 million naira, but that may be subject to this crazy naira-dollar exchange rate. If you are interested in this car, please let me know otherwise, I wont bother to even send it at all if there appears to be no ready market.

@topic,

Did anyone notice Obasanjo refer t Nigeria as a failed State?  He said that while trying responding to the issue of corruotion and if it was prevalent in his admnistration.  I guss that must have been a slip of the tongue!

@BigB1,

"being a good person alone doesn't make you an effective leader, you need more than that"

Was OBJ convinced that YarAdua had all it takes to be an effective leader before he forced him down our throiats? What a stupid hypocritical statment that was!

@RichyBlack,

GOP apologist!

Thank you, DNC apologist!

Everybody knows that the GOP wants Obama's policies to fail so that they can scream 'I told you so!" like kindergarten girls.

Is that anything new?  Did the DNC want Bush to succeed while the President?

@Davidylan,

I am sure you are smart enough to know that virtually all those cuts were taken out of context.

@pres-elect,

he he he he he . . . .      

i don die ooooo . . laughter don kill me for here o

palin pikin go chook-chook, carry belle, no husband, even when her mama dey for the holy party of christians and godly sinners    and the only excuse tayo d, the defender of the holy party of saints and evil, the only excuse he can give is to say obama was concieved out of wedlock . . . . to a ''no money/education/etc union'' . . .

abeg who sabi laugh make he helep me laugh o  . o o o o        

tayo, my family members de chook well well, them de use condoms, use am well, it works. failure rate is less than 2% and even at that, try chook when the babe dey safe, and use condom, double coverage. I00% efficacy

if u no trust condoms, u can use POP to cover ya thing     . . . . . . .but wait o, e be like say that bristol girl de like this thing ''skin dive''  

tayo D  , in this hard time, arguing with you is a very efficient anti-depressant therapy.  your arguments are laughable

I can see that you are really a virgin!  I'm sure bawomolo can deliver you from this predicament.  Please come back and talk to me when you've received your deliverance!

@Ebony-silk,

The way I'm seeing it, I'd say Dereloaded just caught another catfish

Hook, line and sinker, fisher-man boots and his hat! In other words, I am game!

@bawomolo,

yeye man, going to the library just to read Bill O'reilly's book

You blame me?  After reading from all the left wing bloggers on nairaland, I need some Bill O'reilly to help me regain my sanity.  Please remind me, who is Bill O'reilly again?! 

@osisi,

or the memoirs of Sean Insanity (hannity)

I was planning to do that but was told all his books were checked out to one mama-olosi or is it osisi from Yaba Left!

@savanaha,

On Fox (faux) news Hannity and others were debating that John Edwards shouldn't run for presidential election because he cheated on his wife. They thought he would not be a good candidate for president because of something like this. Meanwhile McCain who had already been chosen cheated on his first wife, divorced her and wrote a book about it but could not be talked about because it happened 30 yrs ago.

Please name two Democrats that actively supported John Edward's candidacy after he was found to be a fornicator who actively lied to the press and his dying wife!

I have chosen to ignore the fact that you have not properly responded to my statement.  The issue is that Palin and her family were put in the crosshairs of the Democratic hit list just because they stand for everything the Dems fear and dread.  The Republicans may have opposed John Edwards on principles, but they do not demonize him and call him names or put up commercials nationally with a view to misrepresent him and totally destroy his reputation.  That is what the Dems are fond of doing.

@Osisi,

I still can't get over what the daughter was wearing in one of those their TV stage appearances last year
They had a clip of it last night where she wore that extremely tight and unholy black dress with her turgid mammaries up to her chin level.
I was horrified.

Have you forgotten that if you've got it, you should flunk it? Abeg leave that poor girl alone.  Like Shina Peters said: "this is the time of the youths, stop hating".

Thank God they broke up now since we knew it was just a matter of time.

"Thank God they broke up"?  Do you really mean that?  Does it occur to you that there is the distinct possibility that they could really love each other and have now found themselves in circumstances they could not control?

This is why I tell young teenage  girls
Keep your legs closed and if you must fornicate,use contraception.
99.9% of the time the man is gone and you're left to handle the products.
The  boy can move on  and start life afresh whereas Bristol's life is changed forever

I agree with you 100% here.

Wait till he moves unto a new family down the line and she'll be tracking him down for support.

This shows that this is a case of trying to keep from compounding the evil.  There are no easy solutions and no one can be declared a winner.

Have a fun weekend too. Getting outta here. Library closes in 10 minutes.

@DeReloaded,

Im leaving work. Enjoy your weekend

Actually spent the whole day at the library. Too bad this conversation didn't let me focus on my books.

@DeReloaded,

Ibime, you dont have to get that nasty.

Save that for Coulter

I told you they are birds of the same feather!

You're lucky i like you sha.

Feeling is mutual. Thanks for kick-starting my weekend with this loveable feeling!

@Ibime,

Tayo-D,

mechonu dia!!!

Enough salivating over the blockhead called Sarah Palin.

The bitch pulled a fast one, whilst her daughter was out hobnobbing knob hopping with terrorists rednecks. At least Obama-types have no pretensions to purity.

The bitch is stupid and so is her mother. This is not the first d1ck she received and it wont be the last! Its cold in Alaska!

No apologies for turning the air blue. Some blockheads deserve no civility.

Now I know your problem.  You must be furious that she didn't put your D1ck on the loooooooooooong _{(no pun intended)} waiting list!  Don't worry, the young shall grow.  Your own opportunity shall soon come. Perhaps, she only goes for the conservative type!

@DeReloaded,

Stop making fun of me.

Far be it from me to do that. What profiteth a man to make fun of you and lose your friendship!

It's not my fault. It's just doesnt take much to annoy me

Don't mind the rest of us jare. We can hardly measure up to your awesomeness. If I were you, I'd be annoyed with me too by now!!!!!

_{Still getting under your skin?}

@DeReloaded,

ok let's change hypertension to obsession? Better?

Are you saying we are mutually obsessed with the Palins? I thought that was the role of the American Press

Besides my dislike for many things for example the Catholic Church surpasses that for Palin.

How can you dislike anything? It's hard to believe a lovely person like you can express any emotion other than love!

@DeReloaded,

Na, I trash everyone. There's a difference

I don't agree. I refuse to believe your sweetness will trash nobody at all.

My comment was simply questioning Hauwa's own. I didnt insult the dude. I dont jhave a problem with HIM, just his ex-was supposed to be mother in law

If I have hypertension over the Palins when I have no problem with them, what would you call your relationship to Mrs Palin then?

@DeReloaded,

Tayo, wahala e ti poju

Your own wahala too ti poju.

My comment was to Hauwa stating that Palin didnt allow the wedding cos the dude is a "nobody" and I merely asked why is it ok for her to get knocked up by a nobody but not mariied to one

Either way, it is a stereotypical way to look at the issue.

This your hypertension over the Palin family is creepy.

So is yours and the many people here who must find every avenue to trash them.

Stop twisting my words. Ive warned you before.

It's a lot of fun doing so. Don't you agree?