May-Day call for Reader's Digest

National Treasure in danger of falling into the hands of someone like Huffington.

We were on vacation once, visiting relatives in Ohio.  Out of sheer boredom I picked up a Reader's Digest that was laying about.  I was about 9 years old, and very afraid of the threat posed by the Soviet Union.  I was especially fearful about our nation falling behind in the arms race.  Srsly.  I read an article about the F-101,  America's soon to be deployed fighter jet that would wax anything the commies  threw at it.  The story also described why we would always prevail against a nation held in virtual slavery;  one forever developing new 5 year plans that always failed.  We were free, and so too was American industry to keep developing answers to any threat.  I was very comforted by that, and would continue to be by other articles in the future. I cannot begin to number all the  Reader's Digest Condensed Books I've  read.  " Books" I would never-ever have otherwise read; written by authors I knew nothing of.  Quite often I'd later check the full volume out of the library, and was always amazed by how the Digest had seemingly captured 90% of the content using just 20% of the words.  It was The Reader's Digest that picked up on a small story out of Massachusetts, ca 1987.  A story of how its Liberal governor had instituted a program allowing violent criminals unsupervised weekend leave from prison.  The story of how one Willie Horton, serving a life sentence for murder, without the possibility of parole, used it to assault  a couple in their own home, and rape the wife.  That story was picked up by Al Gore, then running against Dukakis for the 1988 nomination, and hurled at him during a debate. Did you know that? Of course it was later (and is still today) proffered as a prime  example of how Republicans used race and fear against Dukakis in 1988.  I am then really bummed to read that Reader's Digest has put itself up for sale.   I see it as  Norman Rockwell personified;  Someone looking at America and finding the best in us. What a catch this would be for, say,  some leftist bitch who just bought Newsweek, a rag only read by nutroots looking for validation.  But what if the Reader's Digest began pushing the same agitprop?  It would be like sending mom and dad to school to relearn history from the leftist  P.O.V..  I urge everyone to subscribe to Reader's  Digest today.  If enough of us do, it may be saved from such debauchery.  I just did - $10 measly dollars.