On Jul 27, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Ferenc Molnar wrote:
> dh: I interviewed Gore Vidal an hour or two after Fortuyn was killed. Vidal's first reaction: "probably a homophobe." When I said, probably not, Vidal expressed sympathy for Fortuyn's POV about "protecting" liberal Europe from the illiberals.
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> fm: Yikes! I love the old girl but sometimes he talks complete rot. I'm jealous you got to interview him, though...
I was star-struck, but he's also kind of icky. He's creepily nativist, which fits in with his fondness for Fortuyn. He also spoke some 9/11 Truther-like nonsense.
Doug