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From Paul Waldman, reacting to Cornel West’s peculiar ideas about making a difference:
If I said, “Last weekend I was at Clooney’s, and we ate sushi off Jessica Alba’s naked body, then later I gave him some notes on a script he’s working on. That’s an important role I’m playing,” you’d think I was just about the biggest jackass you’d ever met. And you’d be right.
OK, but what if he and Clooney had eaten sushi off Jessica Alba’s naked body and then co-written a blog post for the Huffington Post? How about then?
