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Warpy

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4. Their article on Tim and Beverly LaHaye

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 02:35 PM

Jul 2013

of about 10 years ago was particularly good, detailing the nuttiness of the rapture ready crowd and the kind of influence they were exerting on the White House and throughout Congress.

I generally don't read Rolling Stone for the same reason I don't read other celebrity mags. However, once in a while it's worth picking up because of a muckraking article.

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All the Uber-Snob's who say they don't read Rolling Stone Magazine.... [View all] trumad Jul 2013 OP

Back in the sixties my favorite magazine was upaloopa Jul 2013 #1

I haven't read it in years. Wait Wut Jul 2013 #2

It is the anti-WSJ. Rex Jul 2013 #3

Taibbi---Hastings--RIP...really great writers. trumad Jul 2013 #7

Yes not a problem with stirring up all kinds of shit. Rex Jul 2013 #14

Their article on Tim and Beverly LaHaye Warpy Jul 2013 #4

Oh, so the snob didn't read Michael Hastings' story about Gen. McChrystal? Zen Democrat Jul 2013 #5

I don't like shitty music Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #6

You just proved the OP's point. morningfog Jul 2013 #8

When you don't like shitty college kid music, that's all it's about. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #10

You seem to be capable of accessing the internet. morningfog Jul 2013 #12

Huh? trumad Jul 2013 #13

No, but you're probably the unhappiest fucking dude on this whole website. Maybe you should Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2013 #18

Okay, that made me laugh out loud and scare my cat Spazito Jul 2013 #30

:-P My apologies to the cat. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2013 #33

Your right. I don't go out and buy the magazine but I will read an article online. It is southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #9

Guess you could call me a Uben-Snob! Uben Jul 2013 #11

Muckraking: (v) exposing the sleezy underside of things. ieoeja Jul 2013 #19

their hasnt been any musicians worth reading about okieinpain Jul 2013 #15

What do you mean there are no good musicians anymore! DontTreadOnMe Jul 2013 #16

lol, i was already to go wkikpedia on you, but okieinpain Jul 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Jul 2013 #35

And here's a link to the article that everyone is talking about... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #17

That article is actually pretty interesting. bigwillq Jul 2013 #20

to me the cover makes the story more interesting okieinpain Jul 2013 #24

And the article says he kind of had to bigwillq Jul 2013 #27

i agree. n/t okieinpain Jul 2013 #28

"The kid does not look like my thoughts of what a terrorist would like" bvar22 Jul 2013 #34

+1 nt laundry_queen Jul 2013 #36

i have to agree. its a great cover. n/t. okieinpain Jul 2013 #37

I've never picked up a copy Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #22

Rolling Stone has a circulation of about 1.5 million. Does that make everyone else hughee99 Jul 2013 #23

I only read it for the articles... Pholus Jul 2013 #25

You have that backwards. nt pintobean Jul 2013 #26

I subscribed specifically for Matt Taibbi. dmr Jul 2013 #29

I read it H2O Man Jul 2013 #31

Speaking as an ultra-snob NoPasaran Jul 2013 #32