I posted this comment about his column.
Good try Bob! For one who has always been skeptical, if not downright cynical, you seem to have suddenly become rather gullible. For Shaer to equate Hamas influence with that of a right wing Israeli nutcake is laughable. As for the Oslo accords, Arafat ignored them for years with impunity. That being said, I applaud you for trying to get a dialogue started. George W. Bush even undercuts his own secretary of state in this regard. Remember during one of Ike's summits, they didn't know what to do with Khruschev, because he was a Communist Party Official but not a Government official? They managed to find him a seat at the table.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Albom the All-Seeing
I sent this letter to the Detroit Free Press in 2005. Albom had written an article one day before a sports event (to be published after it) stating that certain people had attended who in fact had not.
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The only thing that bothers me about Mitch Albom is his sense of infallibility. Once, years ago, he misused the term "Death Takes a Holiday". I was unable to get any response at all to my pointing out this fairly blatant error from either him or the Free Press. If Mitch wanted to turn a colloquial expression upside down, that was his right!Now he has added predicting the future to his repertoire, and this lands on the front page when his assertion doesn't pan out.But over what? President Bush makes up news stories to distribute, mocks the social security trust fund, and as we all know by now, cooked the books for reasons to invade Iraq. Isn't this bigger news? Is the identities of attendees at sports events such a vital issue?The Free Press has caved to the sports-mad ethos of this town. You cater to and promote mediocrity, just as President Bush does. The editors have no moral high ground from which to attack Albom or anyone else. You have squandered your legacy, and the reasons for that are what someone should be looking into.
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The only thing that bothers me about Mitch Albom is his sense of infallibility. Once, years ago, he misused the term "Death Takes a Holiday". I was unable to get any response at all to my pointing out this fairly blatant error from either him or the Free Press. If Mitch wanted to turn a colloquial expression upside down, that was his right!Now he has added predicting the future to his repertoire, and this lands on the front page when his assertion doesn't pan out.But over what? President Bush makes up news stories to distribute, mocks the social security trust fund, and as we all know by now, cooked the books for reasons to invade Iraq. Isn't this bigger news? Is the identities of attendees at sports events such a vital issue?The Free Press has caved to the sports-mad ethos of this town. You cater to and promote mediocrity, just as President Bush does. The editors have no moral high ground from which to attack Albom or anyone else. You have squandered your legacy, and the reasons for that are what someone should be looking into.
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