Ezra writes that Shirlene McGovern, his HRC inquisitor, has stepped down from his case. She feels humiliated. Uh oh… how long before she herself files a complaint against Ezra for hurting her feelings?
I’m not sympathetic. I believe that any government bureaucrat who makes a living interrogating citizens about their political beliefs ought to be held in public contempt. McGovern truly doesn’t get it — she thinks what she does for a living is perfectly bland, just like her.
As I wrote in the Globe last month, at my interrogation, McGovern wanted to make small talk and shake my hand. I upset her by not being complicit in my own prosecution.
In the future, I suggest that, if asked at cocktail parties, McGovern tell people she has a less disreputable job — say, tax collector, or parking ticket issuer.
Ezra backs down just a touch in print… I think his words in the podcast indicated that “prostitute” would be a better profession to own up to than Ms McGovern’s current position
Before I retired I used to work for a large government agency here in Atlanta.
For twenty years I was too ashamed to admit to my family that I had a government job. To cover up my disgrace I told everyone that I had a job playing the piano in a Dunwoody whorehouse.
I don’t think I fooled anyone, everybody knew I couldn’t play the piano worth spit, but everyone went along with the story to keep from embarassing me.
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