Monday 14 January 2008

As benevolent as a reference librarian...

Woah. Ok. Read this article: Questions for Stephen Marks, "Oppo Man": Interview by Deborah Soloman from the New York Times. It's disturbingly sickening what he says he does and how he feels about it (he digs up dirt about the U.S. Democrats and feeds it to Republican candidates for negative campaigns) and therefore of course I now want to read the book that he's plugging through this interview but the second question strikes me as particularly comforting and disconcerting at the same time:
"Why do you make yourself sound as benevolent as a reference librarian?"

Ok, so he's trying to suggest that all he's doing is looking up info and passing it on to customers, yes, very reference-librariany... but the way the question is worded it's almost like us reference librarians are the kindest, gentlest, most soft and fluffy people in the world! I don't know if that's a compliment or an insult?!? LOL I'll take it as a compliment for now but I'll be keeping an eye on you Deborah Soloman of the New York Times...

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