MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Harold Bloom, guest op-ed, New York Times Sunday Review, Nov. 12/ 13, 2011
The Salt Lake City empire of corporate greed has little of its founder’s vision.
If you only know Harold Bloom as the caricature of him, the anti-populist conservative Yale snob, you are in for a surprise. Highly recommended.
Comments
by artappraiser on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 8:19am
by artappraiser on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 12:54pm
I always thought the whole point of Romney's career was to mainstream Mormonism in the same way JFK mainstreamed Catholicism. Everything about him, his appearance, his experience, his political positions are designed to appeal to Main Street America.
Of course, the Choir, the Osmonds and Ancestry.com help too.
by EmmaZahn on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 2:01pm
Yes. I am actually surprised when I don't see more commentary on his appearance, too. (Except for the broad shoulders thing.) He always struck me as mythic Americana handsome WASP out of an Arrow shirt ad by Leyendecker, the Arrow Collar Man. Jack Kennedy had a bit of that but not so perfect as the Mittster. And Reagan when younger, of course.
Here's Mitt in a 1920 Arrow ad by another artist:
I am one of those who didn't need the lessons, apparently. Hadn't much of an idea that so much of the "distrusted cult" associations remained until he started running for pres. I'm one of those who always thought of modern Mormons as American as apple pie and very Christian, as well as part of the whole pioneer story. Certainly more "American as apple pie" than Catholics. All pioneer groups always had a little something strange about them, otherwise they'd have stuck around civilization. Yes I knew about the history of persecution, but that was mainly the polygamy which they quit. What other religious group would change a main tenet to fit in with society? Really kinda don't get the current prejudice, where it comes from. They've got that whole wholesome family thing that social conservatives should love.
by artappraiser on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23pm
That's perfect. The Arrow Shirt guy. He fits the image even more than Reagan who also had that sort of vibe.
by EmmaZahn on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 4:08pm