Speaking on the supportive NPR show “Fresh Air,” director Paul Weitz displayed yesterday that he (and Hollywood) hallow their own relativism as a sign of brilliance:

I think that in terms of political discourse, that the idea of shades of gray has gotten such a nasty — it’s almost like the third rail of politics. I mean, beyond all the sort of political mistakes Kerry made in the last election, it seemed like the one thing that really ruined him was the idea that he was able to look at both sides of an issue, which seems to be the hallmark of intelligence.