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Wallace vs. W

Legendary newsman Mike Wallace caused a minor controversy over the weekend when, at ceremonies celebrating the opening of the new World War II Veterans’ Memorial, he bashed President Bush and the war in Iraq. Wallace referred to the current battle as “not a good war,” and also expressed doubts in the president’s “validity,” leading to boos.

And after that, who was it that stepped in to restore order? Why, it was the panel’s moderator- my old Brandeis film professor, Thomas Doherty! TD is a major authority on the Second World War, having taught the course “Film and Culture of the ‘40s” for many years and authored the book “Projections of War.” But unlike many, many, other profs I had, Doherty was sufficiently modest as to not assign his own book for the class.