Am I missing something, or is there almost no substance to this piece in today's New York Times? What is the point? Al Gore is a hell of a guy? That may well be. Many Muslims feel ostracized? I think we need more than that to give the precious space for an op-ed piece in the Times. Or is the lesson that if someone at the Kennedy School runs into the former VP and Democratic nominee at the health club, and can spin it into a homily, they can get their big break? That, alas, seems closer to the mark.

Derek Charles Catsam - 6/23/2005

Adam --
It really was perplexing. There must be a thousand Muslims with far more poignant stories to tell who could have illustrated the point much better. But maybe I just cannot relate to someone in a health club in Cambridge crossing paths with Al Gore, who hands her back her lost keys (I'm curious if she drives a Hyundai), and thus reaffirms humanity in between classes at the Kennedy School.
dc

Marc "Adam Moshe" Bacharach - 6/23/2005

Derek,
I felt the same way after I read it! I was expecting Gore to save her from a group of racist gym-dwellers and all I got was picking up her fallen keys?