>
> > The Globe ran the letter inside a ruled rectangle
> >that made it very prominent. The very next day, Al
> >Capp called him up. "Hello Isaac, what makes you
> >think I'm anti-black?" To which Asimov replied
> >"Why, Al, I've heard you talk on the subject. I
> >*know* you are."
>
> I just leafed through that section again, and I feel that I should have included what Asimov says Capp's response to this was, which was "But can you prove it in court?" In other words, Asimov is clearly trying to show that Capp wasn't necessarily denying that he was anti-black, he was simply asking if Asimov could prove such a statement to the extent it would require to win a court case.
>
> -- Dave

I had forgotten that Al Capp was a jew. I don't think I know any Jewish biggots. Both Isimov and Capp were getting older by then. I wonder if old age was clouding their thinking? Ouch! I try not to even *think* about that.
Howard