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...Skomarovsky says that he joined because “four more years of Bush is damn good for [his] bottom line.” On a more serious note, though, he views the organization as a stern critique of American democracy in its current form. “Our brand of democracy serves primarily the wealth and corporate interests that wield outrageous influence through campaign contributions and lobbying,” Skomarovsky says. “[B4B is] a creative and immensely fun way to challenge the Bush administration without having to knock on doors pretending the prevailing democrat...
...troubled relationship between the U.S. and Aristide goes back to well before the most recent spate of political violence. Aristide—a former priest who preaches a brand leftist populism—has long been a whipping boy for conservatives both here, and in his own country. He was deposed by a military coup in 1991, only months after his first election. The brutal regime that followed was characterized by egregious human rights violations. In 1994, Aristide was reinstated with the backing of the Clinton Administration...
...call him a Nazi, because I know the difference between an open society and a totalitarian regime. However, when he says that those who don't support him are supporting the terrorists, I am reminded of Nazi Germany and communist Soviet Union. The Bush Administration has been able to brand those who oppose their policies as unpatriotic, and that endangers the very essence of an open society...
...dredges up family trouble, as he unwittingly keeps repeating an old insult to Tony. Family issues, The Sopranos tells us, are like well-executed TV story lines: they're just the same damn thing over and over again, yet each time they affect and sting as if they were brand new. Even after Tony learns the reason for Junior's repetitions, the medical explanation doesn't put him at ease. The ox-strong, confident don looks at the brittle, fading old man he has replaced as head of the family--a man, recall, who once tried to have Tony killed...
...recreating the characters and the atmosphere of the original series, Stiller and Wilson integrated aspects of their real lives into the structure of the television show, creating their own distinct brand of the classic camaraderie. “I don’t think [we] were as delineated as the characters on the show,” says Stiller. “Owen and I are different, so we wanted to do what we thought would work best for us playing the parts. At the end we become the Starsky and Hutch team as if it?...