"Some remarks attributed to him seemed to be in line with some of the more distasteful prejudices of orthodox Islam." holy circumlocution batman! this is as cl

"Some remarks attributed to him seemed to be in line with some of the more distasteful prejudices of orthodox Islam." holy circumlocution batman! this is as close as the author will get, and in the passive voice no less. i did enjoy his tunes in Harold & Maude. but i think Rushdie is right, he's a different person.