I'm Not Weeping; It's an Allergy (Dick Cavett)

[struggle4progress]

January 23, 2009, 10:00 pm

... I felt bad when George Bush was booed.

But only briefly. My sympathy for that man has a half-life of about four seconds ...

“You have to feel sorry for him,” someone cooed. “No. You do not!” I shouted at the screen ...

His brief discomfort “sitting there” can’t have been less endurable than the discomfort of the young soldier describing on the news how he watched helplessly as his gut-shot buddy bled to death on the sands the smirking Texan sent him to ...

http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/im-not-weeping-its-an-allergy/?ref=opinion

[1776Forever]

1. This comment is more personal for some then others. All of us can agree it is true.

:cry:

[elleng]

2. WUNDERBAR!!!

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[JohnnyLib2]

3. Syntax is back!

Nice piece. Thanks for posting.

[acmavm]

4. One of THE most telling paragraphs about why bush** should not be

forgiven I've ever read:

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His brief discomfort “sitting there” can’t have been less endurable than the discomfort of the young soldier describing on the news how he watched helplessly as his gut-shot buddy bled to death on the sands the smirking Texan sent him to.

<snip>