Sex & the Swastika

[Richard Romeo]

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>Hard to conceive of any American writer having legal problems over
>anything he might say about a President. .... Presidential candidates say 
>worse
>things about each other than P says about Nixon.
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>			P.
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Well, Robert Coover sure has with trying to get The Public Burning 
published, and not only naming names, but boy some of the things that Nixon 
does.  Many publishers rejected TPB, finally it was published in 1977.  As 
far as I know, there hasn't been any legal repercussions for Coover or for 
his publisher.  In 1987, Whatever happened to Gloomy Gus of the Chicago 
Bears? was published, another short novel by Coover doesn't specifically 
name Nixon but it is surely about the man. If there was a lesson to learn, 
Coover hasn't learned it, and bless his smutty soul.

sorry, I'm on a Coover kick right now--devouring it all.  Everyone should 
read A Political Fable in anticipation of the upcoming elections.
I know who I'm voting for...

Clark



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