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January 25, 2005
CANONIZING CARSON
Yesterday's tonnage was not enough. Now comes David Thomson to lend his expert opinion on the subject of Johnny Carson with an eloquence that has turned spuriouser and spuriouser. Calling Carson "a great movie star" and "a romantic icon," despite appearances, Thomson also declares him "a master spy" and "an immaculate secret." Topping all of that, he canonizes Carson as the holy ghost of the Great Communicator. "I'd guess that Ronald Reagan had spent years studying Mr. Carson's easy persona," Thomson writes. But for whatever reason -- perhaps because it's not subtle enough -- he fails to mention the fact that Johnny Carson and Jesus Christ shared the same initials.Posted by at January 25, 2005 10:32 AM
