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Tuesday, July 09, 2002
Ephemera are made to be forgotten, but some offenses to logic, even when excused as fleeting "Impromptus," linger in the restless mind.
Jay Nordlinger on Paul Newman: "Ah, wouldn't it be nice to be extravagantly rich, and able to indulge in left-wing fantasies? Liberals tend to think that the super-rich are hard-nosed capitalists. Actually, as we know, many of them forget (or never knew) how money is made, how material contentment -- along with much else -- is achieved."
Paul Newman is a founder of a prosperous salad dressing company. Prior to this, he made a fortune as an actor. Success in both professions requires business acumen unseen in some of Mr. Nordlinger's idols.
Nordlinger on Race: "Indeed, I believe Democrats work all the harder to defeat black Republicans, because they believe that such individuals violate the laws of nature: God intended for blacks to be Democrats..." I was of the impression that political parties labored mightily to elect as many of their own to office as possible. Nordlinger offers no evidence stronger than "I believe" to refute this.
"And would it be entirely inappropriate to add that, where strict color was concerned, [Republican Michigan gubernatorial nominee] Lucas was a helluva lot blacker than Doug Wilder?" Depends. Are you writing for a nationally-esteemed magazine, or a frat house newsletter?
Nordlinger on the little dolphin boy: "I'm reminded, too, of something my friend and ex-colleague at The Weekly Standard Claudia Winkler said, during the Elián controversy: 'I feel torn about this issue. What troubles me is that the other side doesn't.'" For more information on the mixed feelings of Elian advocates, see here.
And this is the same guy that calls Norman Mailer a nuisance.