Comments on: 2007 Texas Book Festival

By: Haole Wahine

Haole Wahine — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:04:21 +0000

To set the stage for the panel: Marcus and several of us were very heistant with the first moderator that had been selected. Jim Hornfischer, himself a WWII military historian (The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors) and a literary agent (David Bellavia, Jack Coughlin, Ron Powere, to name three) agreed to step in as moderator. Marcus and Brandon became very comfortable with each other, in fact there were several times you could see their eyes say to each other that the rest of us were just onlookers. They were very effective at describing how battle attacked the senses, and describing their training and especially their experiences/opinions with ROE. They were very antimated, and had the respect that should be shown to all VETS. Remember, this was in Austin, TX, and the panel following theirs was a tribute to Molly Ivins, so we were not sure what to expect from the audience. But Marcus “owned the room.” and both men were respected and treated with respect as VETS. By the way, Marcus’s parents, Governor Perry, and Anita Perry were in attendance. The governor kept popping in the book signing tent, which turned out to be a wonderful, relieved, relaxed experience for those of us directly involved.

By: Leta

Leta — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:22:44 +0000

It will rebroadcast at 7 AM on Wed, too if that helps out those who will miss it on Monday.

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:14:54 +0000

I’ll be at work and will have to miss it. Oh, the joys of working retail (even if only part-time)…

By: Leta

Leta — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:17:52 +0000

Marcus had considered backing out but some changes were made and he agreed to attend. A very dear friend of mine was there and says this is a “don’t miss” opportunity. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to view this on CSPAN since I missed getting to be at the book festival.

By: CJ

CJ — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:16:18 +0000

Nope, that’s the same guy but he’s decided to take them on again.

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:08:21 +0000

I thought I’d heard something about this a while back, and that Luttrell had decided to back out because of the panel’s unbalanced nature. Or am I thinking of a different “pro-war” author of a recently released book??