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...finished 894th out of 899 in his class. And in flight school, a culture more accepting of go-it-alone bad boys, his womanizing and partying were considered impressive even by the standards of naval aviators. But he had his limits; McCain always sensed how far he could bend a system without breaking it - or being broken...
...charge of trying to bend the judiciary to the will of politicians is also applied to Zuma's supporters. This year, judges on South Africa's constitutional court accused Cape Judge President John Hlophe of trying to influence their deliberations on the constitutionality of the case against Zuma in favour of the accused. Advocates of judicial independence in South Africa were hardly reassured when the new Zuma-allied ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe, shot back that the court was showing signs of being "counter-revolutionary...
...political professionals take jobs for wealthy interests in off years. Both McCain and Obama know this, and no matter how many conflict-of-interest policies they construct, the next Administration will be populated by people who have previously been paid large sums by companies and organizations that want to bend government to their whims...
Because of where he was from--South Bend, Ind.--he had a real love of pop culture and celebrity. He used to tell me, "I went to the movies to see people like Natalie Wood and Judy Garland." He was taken with that part of the business. But he was smart enough to know he could cover that with a more offbeat intellectual style. That was his great gift, his ability to connect the more commercial with the abstract. His track record shows that his instinct was always to go with stars and large films. And at one point...
...Because of where he was from, South Bend, Indiana, Sydney had a real love of pop culture and pop celebrity, but he was smart enough to mask that with more abstract ways of thinking. He had a very strong sense of commerciality, and that's why he always worked with stars. I think he grew up in a community where stars where very important. He used to tell me, "I went to the movies to see people like Natalie Wood and Judy Garland." He was taken with that part of the business and I think he wanted to be part...