Patrick Frey demanded (no, seriously) that I “prominently” reply to one of his many, many, many, many Jeff Goldstein posts of the last several days. Why this is important to him I don’t really know, given that the subject matter (David Letterman’s Palin family jokes) is months old, and I participated in a nearly 630-post comment thread at the time, arguing my position from every conceivable angle, answering every question,
December 16, 2009
December 16, 2009
Is Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Patrick Frey anti-semitic? Part 2 [Jeff G.]
In part one of our series, “Is Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Patrick Frey anti-semitic,” we very pointedly refused to reach a conclusion: perhaps he is, perhaps he isn’t. Frankly, it’s hard to tell, because no one is quite sure just how many anti-semitic statements (if indeed that’s what we’re looking at) are needed in the aggregate before we can conclude that we have on our hands is a
December 16, 2009
Is Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Patrick Frey anti-semitic? [Jeff G.]
As many of you know, on at least two occasions, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Patrick Frey has made statements that more than a few people have suggested are redolent with the stink of anti-semitism. Generally, when I interpret such statements, I appeal to the writer’s intent: was the statement signified in such a way that the anti-semitism belongs to its author, or am I merely imagining anti-semitism in