http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/ Not-A-Pundit: Just a guy writing about food, music, books, and tractors Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/#comment-433866 dstanley869 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:40:35 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/#comment-433866 Always fun to chat with you, Scott. Always fun to chat with you, Scott.

]]> http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/#comment-433832 TFG Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:15:22 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/#comment-433832 And I'm not a veteran of any form, so I'm exceedingly uncomfortable even making a comment, period, since that is the acknowledged hook. As the founder and president of the CMAS, though, I had to say something. And I’m not a veteran of any form, so I’m exceedingly uncomfortable even making a comment, period, since that is the acknowledged hook. As the founder and president of the CMAS, though, I had to say something.

]]> http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/#comment-433817 dstanley869 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:56:06 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/01/the-cormac-mccarthy-apology-society/#comment-433817 You might be right. But if you were a Vietnam combat veteran, like I am, you might see it differently. The stereotype has been aggravating for three decades now. I think it was the Kojak show back in the 80s where when there was a particularly gruesome murder in the storyline, Kojak's first remark was something like, "OK, let's round up all the Vietnam vets for questioning." If I had the movie article, I'd link to it. The reviewer, Marc Leepson, is a longtime arts critic for VVA magazine, and a combat vet who has suffered under this stuff for years, as well as his primary audience, and so he's sensitive to it. As I am. Perhaps too sensitive to it, I'll grant you. You might be right. But if you were a Vietnam combat veteran, like I am, you might see it differently. The stereotype has been aggravating for three decades now. I think it was the Kojak show back in the 80s where when there was a particularly gruesome murder in the storyline, Kojak’s first remark was something like, “OK, let’s round up all the Vietnam vets for questioning.” If I had the movie article, I’d link to it. The reviewer, Marc Leepson, is a longtime arts critic for VVA magazine, and a combat vet who has suffered under this stuff for years, as well as his primary audience, and so he’s sensitive to it. As I am. Perhaps too sensitive to it, I’ll grant you.

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