tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4514830176967982232..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Knees, Teeth, Vistas and DistractionsMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-61047183144002364862007-09-17T10:54:00.000-05:002007-09-17T10:54:00.000-05:00Yes, the Simonizing of Sen. Dodd's book made me bl...Yes, the Simonizing of Sen. Dodd's book made me blanch - to use the Senator's own term. When Scotty gets whispery when dealing with a 'touchy' subject, he thinks he has such power over his interviewee. There's that self-righteous tone in his quietude, as if he's standing by to watch the interviewee hang themselves with their own words. It's a subtle, even sadistic technique. Sen. Dodd didn't sucker for it, but I think he was thrown a bit by SS's hangup on the Jewish question. Dodd repeated that he 'blanched' when he read his father's letter because he probably felt that the point, which had already been made, was still being flogged by SS. I'm sure the senator was relieved when the interview was behind him. As for Simon, I suspect he felt he'd done his Simon Wiesenthal Duty of the Week, rooting out another Anti-Semite for all to see.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.com