Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Saving Condi's Life

Let’s say I’m on a NYC street corner as a pedestrian pushes past me—too harried to realize that she is stepping directly into the path of an oncoming SUV. I reach out, grab hold of her jacket, and yank her back to safety…only to realize it was none other than Condoleezza Rice. I wonder: how might that make me feel?

Initially, I hope I’d be gratified to have saved someone’s life—even if that someone is responsible, in part, for many thousands of deaths (and counting). Given a few minutes to digest the scenario, I might begin to feel strange. What if I would’ve known in advance it was Rice whose life was in danger? Would I have risked bodily harm to save her?

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