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<p>In a conversation on Tuesday with The Real Estate, the developer Aby Rosen did his best to besmirch the knight in a white suit <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/opinion/26wolfe.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin">who tried to rescue 980 Madison in the <em>Times </em>this weekend</a>:</p>
<div class="oldbq">Tom Wolfe loves to rant and he's been ranting against the city and the Landmarks [Preservation] Commission and the commissioners left and right. I think the commissioners are doing a fantastic job. They do not need Tom Wolfe telling them what to do. The landmarking issue is worldwide. There is an issue, but he works with the insult factor. I always felt insults were a sign of weakness, not strength. He should stick to writing books. His facts were not great, either. It's easy to write an op-ed piece. You can pick and choose your facts.</div>
<p>Rosen, whom Wolfe described standing outside last month's commission hearing with his "chin up, tummy out," went on to extol all the great parts of 980 Madison Avenue that <a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/CharlotteSimmons.html">Charlotte Simmons' alter ego </a>overlooked: the museum, sculpture garden, green technology and a very nice building to boot.</p>
<p>"I am a respected developer. I would do things right."</p>
<p>-<em> Matthew Schuerman</em></p>
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<p>In a conversation on Tuesday with The Real Estate, the developer Aby Rosen did his best to besmirch the knight in a white suit <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/opinion/26wolfe.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin">who tried to rescue 980 Madison in the <em>Times </em>this weekend</a>:</p>
<div class="oldbq">Tom Wolfe loves to rant and he's been ranting against the city and the Landmarks [Preservation] Commission and the commissioners left and right. I think the commissioners are doing a fantastic job. They do not need Tom Wolfe telling them what to do. The landmarking issue is worldwide. There is an issue, but he works with the insult factor. I always felt insults were a sign of weakness, not strength. He should stick to writing books. His facts were not great, either. It's easy to write an op-ed piece. You can pick and choose your facts.</div>
<p>Rosen, whom Wolfe described standing outside last month's commission hearing with his "chin up, tummy out," went on to extol all the great parts of 980 Madison Avenue that <a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/CharlotteSimmons.html">Charlotte Simmons' alter ego </a>overlooked: the museum, sculpture garden, green technology and a very nice building to boot.</p>
<p>"I am a respected developer. I would do things right."</p>
<p>-<em> Matthew Schuerman</em></p>
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