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Thread ID: 17797 | Posts: 8 | Started: 2005-04-15
2005-04-15 22:32 | User Profile
Joe was released from the hospital Wednesday night. From a the publisher of his newsletter:
He had surgery on his right foot to clean out an ulcer brought about by diabetes. Because of the surgery, he was given a contraption that he needs to have attached to his foot for the next couple of months.
This was the first I heard that he had been hospitalized. I saw him in December with the late Sam Francis. Neither man looked well to me.
2005-04-16 00:47 | User Profile
I first met Joe Sobran many years ago when we both on the speakers list for an annual meeting of the American Nationalist Union. I ran into him a couple of other times at various conferences. I think he is a man of sincere religious committment. Sobran is very humble and unaffected. I am not a big fan of his Libertarianism, but he gave up a cozy perch in the Conservative tree for his honest views on the Jewish question. In fact, he probably could have been Buckley's heir appearent.
Please pray for Mr. Sobran.
2005-04-16 01:20 | User Profile
I will indeed pray for him.
I caught one of his appearances at an American Nationalist Union meeting in New Hope PA. He had a moustache at the time and he wore a bright yellow jacket on that day. The hotel where the meeting occured was under siege by protestors. One of them, a slow-talking spacey woman, made it into the meeting room and urged us to turn away from racism. She was peacefully escorted outside.
Also at that meeting was the president of the New Jersey NAAWP--a black woman!
I talked to Sobran after the meeting. Referring to something that his former boss at National Review had written, I asked Joe if William F. Buckley still prayed for him. That elicited a great big laugh.
Your right about Sobran's humility and lack of affectation. His writing reflects his personality very well. I hope that he stays with us for many years. We need him.
2005-04-16 03:16 | User Profile
Joe will get through this ok. Diabetes is no joke, but neither is it a death sentence. (Thank goodness.)
2005-04-16 03:57 | User Profile
I like Sobran even if he is a bet silly at times. I do hope he is able recover.
2005-04-16 04:07 | User Profile
I didn't know Sobran was sick. That's a shame. I definitely wish him a speedy recovery from his recent surgery and better health in the future.
2005-04-16 04:12 | User Profile
In a sane world Sobran would have a featured column in every newspaper in the country. A prophet without honor ...
2005-04-17 06:37 | User Profile
[QUOTE=il ragno]Joe will get through this ok. Diabetes is no joke, but neither is it a death sentence. (Thank goodness.)[/QUOTE]
Well, it was for Waylon Jennings.....but enough downer talk. I'm very sorry to hear Mr. Sobran is ailing. He has my best wishes for a quick recovery. We need his brilliance (especially his eloquent jew-crit).