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.

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