Letter to the Editor of 'The American Prospect'

Hi Mark,

Love the mention of me in the Jan/Feb 2009 edition of The American Prospect (p. 4):

"And on tapped, the Prospect's staff blog, commenter Leo wrote, "I didn't even have to know the guy's background to know he was a vegetarian." Sorry to disappoint, but Adler is, in fact, a meat-eater."

Mark, sorry to disappoint, but I wasn't referring to Ben Adler, whose proclivities I have no idea of. The post I was commenting on was about Rajendra Pachauri whose "proposal" was being "mocked" and "excoriated".

Here's my comment:

"Why was his proposal so unpalatable?"

See, this is the thing. I didn't even have to know the guy's background to know he was a vegetarian.

You wonder why people make fun of him? It's like the Rabbi recommending a reduction in pork products....

It's rather difficult to consider this a comment on Adler since it wasn't his "proposal" and no one, as far as I know, was making "fun of him".

Thanks in advance for the correction in your next issue.

Sincerely,

LEO

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