Great Gnashing of Grinders

North Miami Beach, FL August 7, 2001 Aaron H.
Schectman

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Essays on issues, ideas and reflections on the times. Published now and
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GREAT GNASHING OF GRINDERS

There must be great gnashing of grinders and flinching of fists when scaly
talons bite into soft fleshy palms today. This is, of course, upon the
news, now confirmed that - that unprincipled malefactor, that felonious
fellow who besmirched the Office of First Man and who lived in THE White
House for 8 torturous years will be paid a record sum for a non-fiction
book.

This amount will even surpass that ridiculous sum won by his wife - the
universally pitied and hated Senator - for her story. It is also higher
than that (and adjusted for inflation) awarded Pope John Paul for his
writings. All in all, it is a great time for significant newsmakers to make
news about what they will be paid for their scribblings. Will I buy? I
dunno.

I read easily and quickly and between the lines. I can get the drift of
something by snatching bits and pieces and I don't think anything that will
occur in print will be really that unsuspected or unforetold. So, while in
certain quarters there will be the impassioned hand wringing (those talons
hurt) and chips of real teeth and caps will fly, this is just another piece
of news. Actually, when you think about it, the price (unquoted) is for work
done by the recipient. How does this compare to the outrageous sums
received by CEO's and Board Members who do no work?

I can hardly wait to hear what Ol' Rushbo is going to say. That great
moralist, Dr. Laura, will also probably blanch at the thought that marital
infidelity can pay well. The protectors of our morality will all be in a
deep funk all day today. You betcha!

Will self-indulgent Bill J. Clinton make some other kind of outrageous run
for political office and why should this concern or scare any of the moral
majority or resplendent Republican owners of all the balls and bats in the
political game? I dunno.

I do know that my modest writings cost me minimally and I get great gobs of
glee writing the flapdoodle that I do write. What do you make of this?
Carol's Evaluation:10 out of 10.