Dear Editors;
Regarding Lee Pfeiffer's piece on Heather Mills from November 22, 2007: Does Mr.
Pfeiffer actually believe the words "the wretched refuse of your teeming shore"
were written by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the designer of the Statue of
Liberty? Bartholdi was a sculptor, not a poet. Those famous words, of course,
come from the poem "The New Colossus" which is inscribed on the tablet at the
base of the statue, and which was penned by Emma Lazarus. A man with Pfeiffer's
credentials really ought to know better -- especially if he's a New Jerseyite!
- Scot Penslar
Retro Replies: Good job, Scott...naturally I knew the information was incorrect all along and was merely hoping to find someone intelligent enough to see through the misinformation....And if you believe that, you probably thought Liberace was well cast as that devilish lady's man in Sincerely Yours! I'm afraid this is just another example of why film scholars make lousy poets. Personally, I'm incapable of understanding any prose that doesn't begin with "Roses are red, violets are blue..."Â Thanks for setting me straight- and more important, thanks for assuming someone from New Jersey's intelligence can actually be underestimated!- Lee Pfeiffer
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