Jackassery Unmasked

This week's New York Times Book Review assesses an offering on manhood in America by a dude named Charlie LeDuff. LeDuff was on The Colert report the other night and struck me as a Grade-A jackass. Self important and trying way too hard, so obviously convinced that he is the coolest kid in the class but too much of a wanker to realize he is the only one who places him in that category, he annoyed in every way possible. I am pleased to see that the reviewer, Allison Glock, confirms my first impressions. The unfortunate thing is that were he not so inclined to make himself the star of the show, it appears that a good book might have emerged. Then again, were he not inclined to make himself the star of the show, he might have never stumbled upon the conceit to begin with.