Muhammad Ali Swiftboated

Neo-con nut rubber Daniel Pipes disgraces himself by smearing the Champ in today's New York Sun. Ali's crime? You guessed it—twirling the crazy sign at the President in his medal ceremony earlier this month. Samples: "Ali's unvarnished legacy is an exploitative personality, sordid career, vicious politics, and extremist religion. "Awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Muhammad Ali gratuitously celebrated a man profoundly opposed to Mr. Bush's own, his party's, and the country's principles. It represents, I submit, the nadir of his presidency.