Dream: “… rats… I’m on a Motorcycle…”
Solomonia Interview: Richard Landes
Boston University History Professor Richard Landes discusses his new media watch-dog project, the performance of the press, the rise of anti-Semitism, Pallywood, and more
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“I’ve got to tell you about the dream I had last night…”
I’m in the passenger seat of Richard Landes’ car. We’re running a quick errand before we sit down for our interview.
“I’m driving along in my car and I pull into a parking garage where I don�t have a permit…suddenly I notice there’s something moving all over the floor…It’s rats! The floor is covered with rats. And suddenly, I realize I’m not in my car, I’m on a motorcycle. They’re all around me, climbing on me and when I try and pull them off I can�t.”
He’s clearly been giving his new project, in which, he, a medieval historian, is parking in the media�s garage, a lot of thought.
We’re heading over to an office to deliver a video tape of a debate the professor has just participated in. He leans over to me, this self-described Man of the Left, and says in a confiding tone, “Of the three participants…I was the right-winger.” He rolls his eyes.
That’s the state of things in 2005, where a guy who simply wants the truth to be told, who wants a little fairness — fairness for the Jews, for Israel, for America…and for the Palestinians, too — can be considered “right wing.”
“I’m not about truth per se,” he’s quick to correct me. “I’m for honesty…>>>>> more http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archives/006494.shtml
Here is another link for the complete MP3 download of the debate.
http://www.democracynow.org/
Dream: “… rats… I’m on a Motorcycle…”
Solomonia Interview: Richard Landes
Boston University History Professor Richard Landes discusses his new media watch-dog project, the performance of the press, the rise of anti-Semitism, Pallywood, and more
—
“I’ve got to tell you about the dream I had last night…”
I’m in the passenger seat of Richard Landes’ car. We’re running a quick errand before we sit down for our interview.
“I’m driving along in my car and I pull into a parking garage where I don�t have a permit…suddenly I notice there’s something moving all over the floor…It’s rats! The floor is covered with rats. And suddenly, I realize I’m not in my car, I’m on a motorcycle. They’re all around me, climbing on me and when I try and pull them off I can�t.”
He’s clearly been giving his new project, in which, he, a medieval historian, is parking in the media�s garage, a lot of thought.
We’re heading over to an office to deliver a video tape of a debate the professor has just participated in. He leans over to me, this self-described Man of the Left, and says in a confiding tone, “Of the three participants…I was the right-winger.” He rolls his eyes.
That’s the state of things in 2005, where a guy who simply wants the truth to be told, who wants a little fairness — fairness for the Jews, for Israel, for America…and for the Palestinians, too — can be considered “right wing.”
“I’m not about truth per se,” he’s quick to correct me. “I’m for honesty…>>>>> more
http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archives/006494.shtml