Comments on: Paterson, Dad To Get Ethics Opinion http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/ Political news in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim Hays http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-31088 Tim Hays Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:49:02 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/#comment-31088 Ed! Misogynistic, homophobic, and anarchistic! Your books should sell greatly, in a fair world, especially with the Sarah Lawrence degree behind you. Publishing was once "the arena of many ideas," according to my mentor in the business, who was WFB's editor. Now, it's become "celebritized," where editors are more interested in dingbats such as Paris Hilton. Okay: go get "American Pharoah," and then we'll talk. You write well, have great wit, and—most important— you seem to be a contrarian. Me, I grew up enjoying Eric Hoffer and George Santayana. And Harry Stein. And, as is clear: Elvis. ;> more anon-- Ed! Misogynistic, homophobic, and anarchistic! Your books should sell greatly, in a fair world, especially with the Sarah Lawrence degree behind you.

Publishing was once “the arena of many ideas,” according to my mentor in the business, who was WFB’s editor. Now, it’s become “celebritized,” where editors are more interested in dingbats such as Paris Hilton.

Okay: go get “American Pharoah,” and then we’ll talk.

You write well, have great wit, and—most important— you seem to be a contrarian.

Me, I grew up enjoying Eric Hoffer and George Santayana. And Harry Stein. And, as is clear: Elvis.

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more anon—

]]> By: ed http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-31086 ed Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:30:37 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/#comment-31086 Hello, Tim. Do publish literary (magazine) stories, poetry and books, but fiction, (no politics), all books but one (ironically the earliest) are out of print. Working on another long one, though. Seems I irritate my agent and a lot of editors because I rarely take their advice or their push. All they have is $ and I don't really need that any more, so I can afford to be whispered to be misogynistic, homophobic, anarchistic, none of which I think I am, but even editors sometimes confuse fictional characters with the author. One reviewer said that my work sometimes makes 'Mr. Sammler's Planet' read like 'The Ode to Joy." Ha! I cherish that one. Will try to find the Gray story. Don't know why I don't remember it. Daly, though, was some piece of work. Always felt a little sorry for Elvis. He seemed the simplest and nicest of the bunch. Hello, Tim. Do publish literary (magazine) stories, poetry and books, but fiction, (no politics), all books but one (ironically the earliest) are out of print. Working on another long one, though. Seems I irritate my agent and a lot of editors because I rarely take their advice or their push. All they have is $ and I don’t really need that any more, so I can afford to be whispered to be misogynistic, homophobic, anarchistic, none of which I think I am, but even editors sometimes confuse fictional characters with the author. One reviewer said that my work sometimes makes ‘Mr. Sammler’s Planet’ read like ‘The Ode to Joy.” Ha! I cherish that one. Will try to find the Gray story. Don’t know why I don’t remember it. Daly, though, was some piece of work. Always felt a little sorry for Elvis. He seemed the simplest and nicest of the bunch.

]]> By: Tim Hays http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-31083 Tim Hays Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:59:40 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/#comment-31083 Ed: lol. You ought to be writing a newspaper column, and books. Go get "American Pharoah," by Cohen and Taylor (Little Brown: 2001). The second bio of Richard J. Daley, after Mike Royko's "Boss" (1971). I know you will enjoy it. But more important: read the House Ethics Committee's opinion on William F. Gray III (Congressman Bill Gray of Philadelphia, author of the anti-apartheid act) when Mr. Gray was cavorting with his secretary, in 1987. It's not unethical unless you're related to your paramour by marriage or other family (say, she's a second cousin, ala Jerry Lee Lewis). We need Elvis back! Nobody ever complained about him. Ditto, Nelson R and Wilt. Ed: lol. You ought to be writing a newspaper column, and books.

Go get “American Pharoah,” by Cohen and Taylor (Little Brown: 2001). The second bio of Richard J. Daley, after Mike Royko’s “Boss” (1971). I know you will enjoy it.

But more important: read the House Ethics Committee’s opinion on William F. Gray III (Congressman Bill Gray of Philadelphia, author of the anti-apartheid act) when Mr. Gray was cavorting with his secretary, in 1987.

It’s not unethical unless you’re related to your paramour by marriage or other family (say, she’s a second cousin, ala Jerry Lee Lewis).

We need Elvis back! Nobody ever complained about him. Ditto, Nelson R and Wilt.

]]> By: ed http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-31080 ed Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:33:39 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/#comment-31080 Just like Mayor Daly and his son got an ethics opinion 40 years ago. Some things never change. Just like Mayor Daly and his son got an ethics opinion 40 years ago. Some things never change.

]]> By: ed http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-31062 ed Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:32:27 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/#comment-31062 The Public Integrity Commission can be parsed like the Holy Roman Empire- Not Holy, Not Roman, Not an Empire. The Public Integrity Commission can be parsed like the Holy Roman Empire- Not Holy, Not Roman, Not an Empire.

]]> By: Wahoo http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-31054 Wahoo Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:34:09 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/11/paterson-dad-to-get-ethics-opinion/#comment-31054 Paterson's father is a chief lobbyist for the teachers unions, which basically own the Democratic Party, and some Republicans too. Ask Bloomberg and his Education boss how they feel about the latest Legislature capitulation to the teachers unions on how "tenure" is granted. Essentially, if teachers are still breathing and not currently doing 10 years in prison, they get tenure. Paterson’s father is a chief lobbyist for the teachers unions, which basically own the Democratic Party, and some Republicans too. Ask Bloomberg and his Education boss how they feel about the latest Legislature capitulation to the teachers unions on how “tenure” is granted.

Essentially, if teachers are still breathing and not currently doing 10 years in prison, they get tenure.

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