Revenge of the Reverends

We’ve heard a lot about the rhetoric of Barak Obama’s Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. As a result, Obama had to distance himself from Wright. But apparently Wright is not the only reverend that could be a source of trouble for those aiming at the White House. Now it’s the turn of Rev. Rod Parsley, a supporter and close ally of Republican candidate John McCain. Parsley claims that the United States were founded to destroy Islam, a “false religion” according to him. How will the mainstream media cover this one and what effect will it have on McCain’s campaign? Stay tuned for more.

Assouline on Sontag & Death

Pierre Assouline has written a moving piece on poet Susan Sontag (1933-2004) on his blog La Republique des livres. Among the thoughts and emotions that accompanied Sontag as she lived her last days, Assouline points out this surreal denial of death: she kept drawing attention, in the pages of the New Yorker, to movies to see, restaurants to try, shows to attend, and books to read, even though she had only a few remaining days to live…