Answer: Gratuitous moments like these. This is Mark Spitz in 1972, on the cover of Sports Illustrated. This week features the new golden boy, Michael Phelps.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Puritan American Eats Its Own. Again.
If you, like me, are spending this week mourning the political suicide of John Edwards this video is heartbreaking. It was made by Rielle Hunter (aka Lisa Druck, former girlfriend of novelist Jay McInerney and the inspiration for the lead character in Story of My Life - love a good backstory) and has been pulled from most sites. In it he talks about being more authentic, being himself, wanting "people to see who I am." He addresses the Democrat's fear of morality as an issue, claiming that leadership on moral issues include hunger, and poverty.
The idea that the most powerful and magnetic leaders we have are judged by their private sexual behaviour makes no sense to me.
See you in a few years, John. Sorry we care more about who you sleep with than who you help.
The idea that the most powerful and magnetic leaders we have are judged by their private sexual behaviour makes no sense to me.
See you in a few years, John. Sorry we care more about who you sleep with than who you help.
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