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2007-12-09 Home Front: Culture Wars

Hirsi Ali recieves 2007 Goldwater Institute Award

Last Friday night, Ayaan Hirsi Ali visited the Phoenix area to accept the 2007 Goldwater Institute Award. Someone from the Goldwater Institute noticed that my brother had posted something about this on his blog, as mentioned previously at Rantburg (in the highlighted section at bottom of this post). They gave him two tickets, so I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the fund-raising dinner for free. If you'd like to read my brother's report on this, follow the main link. I added a few comments there too.

She is such an amazing person and impressive speaker; the admiration - and love, really - for her in the room was electric. Steve Forbes gave a rousing speech before Ms. Hirsi Ali as well. I had never thought of Mr. Forbes as being particularly charismatic before, but his speech was just what was needed to get the audience alert and focused after a nice meal and several award ceremony type speeches. I felt like a bit of a slacker being in a room so full of accomplished people, but it was an honor to be able to attend. It's nice to see the Goldwater Institute paying attention and reaching out to the blogging community, and my brother and I are very greatful to them.

Posted by ryuge 2007-12-09 06:08|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 But, you know, when Hirsi Ali is our ambassador to the UN under a Giuliani/Bolton administration, we can just look back and laugh about it.

That's not at all a bad thought, ryuge. I'd rather have Mr. Bolton as Secretary of State, though. What well-earnt fun he could have!

And thank you for the report. Some of our Rantburgers move in high circles, indeed -- and I love hearing about it!

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-12-09 20:48|| 2007-12-09 20:48|| Front Page Top

#2 You are so right about Bolton as Secretary of State, tw. And although I would like to see him in that position under any GOP administration, I can't imagine anyone but Giuliani thinking the confirmation fight would be worth it. Oh, but it so totally would! :-)

I hope you're having a great Hanukkah. I still have the Ketiva ve-chatima tovah you posted before my vacation, cut & pasted into one of my notebook files, so I see it all the time. And it has been a good year so far too, so thanks. :-)

Posted by ryuge 2007-12-09 22:42|| 2007-12-09 22:42|| Front Page Top

#3 You are a dear, ryuge. Yes I am, although now that the trailing daughters are in high school and have lives more their own, we aren't able to light the candles every night.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-12-09 23:16|| 2007-12-09 23:16|| Front Page Top

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