February 10, 2008

So I Go Up to Mark Steyn,

who is standing there, innocently signing books.

I don't tell him who I am, or explain that I loved America Alone, or that I saw his speech a couple of years ago at the Claremont Institute dinner in Beverly Hills. Or that Kate McMillan would vouch for my work, or that I link to Steyn's articles a lot.

I just walk up out of nowhere and announce that "I'd like a hug, and a picture," handing the camera to one of my Canadian Blog-Mafia friends.

To Steyn's credit, he hugged me, and Roy got the shot just as we were coming out of the hug. "Um, I'm a bit cut off here," I tell Roy. "Mark, would you mind making out with me just one more time?"

After we get the picture I give him my card and tell him why I appreciate the work he's doing, and explain that my favorite Canadian bloggers see a huge backlash starting in Canada over the free speech issue. We have a nice chat. But it starts with Steyn being a good sport. That's a non-trivial issue, no?

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Posted by: Attila Girl at 05:17 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 You look marvelous, and isn't Mark Steyn gorgeous?

Posted by: Fausta at February 10, 2008 10:24 AM (WMJql)

2 That is just too cool! Gotta love the Steyn.

Posted by: Rightwingsparkle at February 10, 2008 12:11 PM (3Y7AI)

3 It is non-trivial. I always love to hear a celebrity is nice in person. I never say anything to them, I suppose because I'm afraid they must be so tired of being mugged in public. At any rate, he gets full marks - just goes to show that you never know when some small act of decency will be noticed.

Posted by: Cassandra at February 10, 2008 12:17 PM (YDshD)

4 He looks like Brett Favre in that picture. You know, the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. I like both of them but I never thought I'd say they resembled each other. Though I imagine both of their lines of work require taking lots of hits and thinking on their feet...

Posted by: OmegaPaladin at February 15, 2008 04:51 PM (R+4Bq)

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