Claude Allen: A Riddle Inside a Mystery Wrapped In an Prick
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
We read the big ol’ Post story on disgraced former White House adviser Claude Allen. We know we’re supposed to feel sorry for him. We know we’re supposed to understand that he’s a complex, flawed human being. And boy, leading off with that direct confrontation with racism in North Carolina anecdote, yeah, he’s dealt with a lot, etc. etc. But you know what? Between the “queers” comment, the MLK-as-commie talk, the “hyper-moralizing” administration of HHS, and this story: MORE »
We read the big ol’ Post story on disgraced former White House adviser Claude Allen. We know we’re supposed to feel sorry for him. We know we’re supposed to understand that he’s a complex, flawed human being. And boy, leading off with that direct confrontation with racism in North Carolina anecdote, yeah, he’s dealt with a lot, etc. etc. But you know what? Between the “queers” comment, the MLK-as-commie talk, the “hyper-moralizing” administration of HHS, and this story: MORE »
