AW: [sumo] "gaijin yokozun" was "Twixt basho rampant speculation"

[Clay Holden]

On 8/13/06 2:12 PM, "Barbara Ann Klein" <baklein at attglobal.net> wrote:

> As for the various backhanded slaps, they seem rather unkind given that he
> is not known personally to any of us that I know of, including myself and he
> is not a list member, therefore, cannot defend or explain where HE is coming
> from. I read the book, I liked it. Period. Everyone's REVIEWS are welcome,
> but why start slurring the man?

It occurred to me in reading this thread that the mosquito gets to know its
subject in a way that more polite and reticent insects never will. This may
well lead to insights that other historians would overlook or never even
consider. I make this observation without moral judgment. As you note, none
of us here knows the author personally, and so cannot judge his motivations,
only his writing.

As a former journalism major, I personally found a line I was not willing to
cross between "the public's right to know" and "invasion of privacy",
resulting in a change of career paths that I do not regret to this day.

Clay