I was busting your chops with the poking fun comment!
I guess I don't appreciate this in the same way you get uptight whenever market socialism or how many were killed under Stalin are dragged out. As for loyalty, the woman who shall go unnamed preferred to chalk up any critique of the review of Wolfe's work as simply due to my loyalty to the man--as if I were some sort of drooling child.
I respect intellectual work regardless of my sense of fealty to someone and regardless of whether I think them a person of integrity. For one, no one is perfect so why make them unimpeachable deities. The point is to engage in critique of people who offer the best challenge. I feel the same way toward Dougdaddy. This has NEVER stopped me from criticizing him. Or you. Or anyone else I admire, loyalty or not. The only exception to that rule is Catherine! I am NOT interested in sparring with Catherine. I cower before her chanting, "I am not worthy! I am not worthy!!"
And dearest Oblate, the final remark was more to tease Justin since he's called me beautiful a couple of times in the past. I find it painful to explain to sympathetic listeners my reasoning here, so I will refrain from doing so to a hostile audience.
So, please, as far as I know Wolfe never ogled my boobs. Just my brains! How could he resist!? He was so unenthused about the casabas that he didn't show for my presentation on Habermas at the Annual Soc meetings! :)
My apologies if it sounded as if Wolfe was the target of my comment. It was a tease at Justin.
And please, Justin, stop being so sensitive and bloated! Take some midol! LOL.
Kelley