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John Cheever's daughter takes a beating: Jonathan Yardley says Susan Cheever's memoir of her struggles with alcohol is "Grade B literary/journalistic opportunism-cum-sensationalism" (the Washington Post ). Alex Beam goes further in the Boston Globe , calling it a "despicable, wooden memoir."
Didn't we used to deride the Soviet Union for putting those who expressed unpopular (albeit despicable) views in mental institutions?
In Cairo, the English language Egyptian Gazette said Thursday that "virtually everybody agrees that Saddam Hussein's despicable and shuddering deeds qualify him for the title of the world's most notorious despot."
While the First Amendment limits government action, not that of an employer, doesn't MLB--a group that constantly claims to symbolize America--have sufficient respect for that doctrine not to threaten to fire a guy for expressing his (albeit despicable) views?
But from a purely moral point of view, is it not utterly despicable for the president of the United States to use the power of his office to destroy the reputation of a person for the sole purpose of ensuring that that person will not be believed when she tells the truth?