I’m Not Weeping; It’s an Allergy.

[elleng]

'I had neither planned nor expected to cry.

If it’s true, as some maintain, that men who cry are pantywaists, then I stand condemned.

Not being one of those whose tear-production is either quick or voluminous, I was amazed at how many times, watching the all-day spectacle, I lost it.

And it wasn’t just at the easy times like, say, during a sudden close-up of a tear-streaked elderly black face in the crowd, but also at moments that were just plain “for the country.”

“Historic” and “historic moment” and “historic day” were repeated mercilessly, but remained true. Only a zombie could fail to feel the truth of it.' >>>

http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/

[Hekate]

1. Excellent essay by Dick Cavett; well worth reading the whole. I didn't know he blogged

Thanks for sharing.

Hekate

[elleng]

2. He's been doing it for some time;

always a place to go at NYT for civil discourse!

[goclark]

3. K and R

Why isn't Cavett on TV and we still have to flip the remote for the likes of Morning Joe?

[Captain Hilts]

4. People got a sense of affirmation voting for Obama that no other candidate...

could bring them.

[elleng]

5. Hey, 'mookie!'

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