The author's blog has the following piece of Ted Kennedy birthday trivia:
On a cool February day in 1932, little Teddy Kennedy was born. Later that night, the baby's father, Joe, leaned over the bassinet and kissed his new son. Because of that kiss, Ted's cheeks still, to this day, display visible remnants of Gloria Swanson's lipstick.
When it gets to the part where Ahmadinejad throws down 500,000 rials and says to Wallace "your money's on the dresser, now beat it," I'm changing the channel.
It's "alleged" from the standpoint of Hollywood activists... which is how I took it, as evidenced by the opening "celebrated children's author" line... Tookie wasn't that to anyone outside H'wood, either...