Here is the story I wrote for Time Off on Chris Hedges, author of “I Don’t Believe in Atheists,” in anticipation of his appearance next week at the Princeton Public Library.
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This NY Times blog item offers some speculation from other blogs, but the only thing I can come up with is this, from someone identified only as Peter, who offered this comment:
It seems that you can read it a few ways, but the most obvious to me seems blisteringly negative, and offensively so.
It may be my personal politics at play, but the only reason I can see for the insertion of that first, clumsy “American” is as a subtle dig at the most likely Democratic candidate’s American-ness.
It’s another tack on the bizarrely childish “Hussein” strategy.
I hope he’s wrong for no other reason than the “more American than the other guy” strategy is demeaning not only to Barack Obama, but to McCain and every potential voter in the country.
Another way of looking at this ad is to come straight out and say it lacks focus — sort of like the McCain campaign since he sewed up the nomination.
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Dispatches is up. It is on paid family leave.
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What a gorgeous day. I ran outside for the first time this season, trekking along Ridge and Perrine under a beautiful open sky. I’d been putting it off — not sure why — but I realized that I missed that stretch along Perrine where the corn grows on both sides and there are few cars.
My pace was a bit slower than on the treadmill — 43:55, for an 8:47.
Again, as I have several times over the last week, I listened to R.E.M., Accelerator, and B-52s, Funplex.
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This story makes little sense and doesn’t make anyone involved look good. I mean, what exactly was David Bellavia trying to say, anyway?
“Fortunately, I have the privilege, the distinct privilege today, of introducing a true American hero who defies political norms in Washington,” Bellavia said. “Sen. John McCain has spent a lifetime in service to our nation. His example of unwavering courage is a model for every American. Rest assured that men like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate and admire. You can have your Tiger Woods, we’ve got Senator McCain.”
If he is trying to say that Tiger Woods is a flash in the pan — and that Barack Obama is, as well — and that John McCain has substance, he’s missed the mark wildly. Woods is one of the greatest, if not the greatest golfer of all time and certainly no flash in the pan.
If he was trying to remind the crowd of the race issue — I just have no idea what this is all about. It appears to be just another example of how nutty the folks connected to the campaign can be.
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Hank Kalet 