Comments on: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

By: miette

miette — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:11:40 +0000

Well, Mike, Medved’s school of revisionism is not one I’d recommend to friends, family, or listeners, but de gustibus, right? I mean, there are no paucity of forums for airing our political wings, but it’s pretty clear that ours are dissimilar. And as for my introduction… well, it -is- my site!

That said, I couldn’t be more glad that we agree about Delmore Schwartz. And if you subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes, you can listen without the cage-rattling effect of my intros. Hope you enjoy.

xo
– Mtte.

By: Lemmy Caution

Lemmy Caution — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:21:54 +0000

Well, that’s rich, coming from a guy whose contribution to the republic is ‘fear + hate = power.’

Now we just need Hank Moore to moderate the comments on this blog, preferably at their source.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:22:10 +0000

The problem is that someone will have to write a book now entitled, “The Eleven Big Lies About America”, adding Medved’s book to the list.

By: Mike Freesmith

Mike Freesmith — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:38:15 +0000

I object to the conceit with which you begin your remarks. “Poisoned blankets” indeed. You may think a poseur rogue like Ward Churchill is a scholar, but that’s your misfortune – or miseducation.
To educate you with the facts and to prevent you from issuing other gratuitous slanders on the US which others may innocently absorb, I refer you to “The Ten Big Lies About America,” by Michael Medved.
Instead of the introduction you wrote, why not point readers in the direction of more reading? Inform them that Saul Bellow modeled the protagonist in “Humboldt’s Gift” on Delmore Schwartz. That would be a service – and the truth.
The story, of course, was excellent.