I think he's well able to take a little razzing from a friendly columnist. It wouldn't surprise me if she knows him.
the hypersensitivity in our culture has got to stop.
Mainly about a smart-aleck remark made among friends.
As I say, I like Jindal, I liked Slumdog Millionaire, and I like Ann. This almost seems like one of those fake threads where someone is trying to stir something up where there isn't anything to stir up.
That would be great if they know each other and if this was an inside joke among friends ( I doubt it), but I can’t recall her ever saying anything about him (I read her all the time).
Exactly! Hit the nail on the head!
(Now just watch my one-liner above being freudianly analyzed for any racial connotations. How about: "The use of 'nail' is an obvious slur upon Indians, re those 'bed of nails' tricks, etc etc")