Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Mailer Takes Goodman to Task Over Election Issues

Article by Ann Wood reporting that Mailer interrupted a long-winded speaker to urge support for John Kerry: 'The Republicans are hoping that we'll make assholes of ourselves… Our immediate need is to beat Bush.'

An article by Ann Wood in the Provincetown Banner reporting that Mailer interrupted Ann Goodman, “a long-winded speaker,” to urge everyone to support John Kerry’s presidential bid: “The Republicans are hoping that we’ll make assholes of ourselves. They’re counting on it… Our immediate need is to beat Bush.”

First published: 2004-07-29
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 04.9
Cite as: /works/2004-07-29-takes-goodman-to-task
Last updated: 2026-06-08