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...each highlight was quickly compromised by an equally disappointing set piece, like the three-minute sequence in which the cast was slowly stalked by two actors half-heartedly portraying giant shoes. The company’s need to pile on meaning often foiled its potential charm. The Bread and Puppet Theater did perform two kids-geared matinees over the weekend—maybe their aesthetic benefited from such thematic simplification.The production had several other redeeming qualities. The action—or lack thereof—played out before a gorgeous painted backdrop of a forest. Throughout...
...Conceding the Democratic Party’s true liberal principles has simply proven itself a losing strategy—and with someone like Mrs. Clinton, who possesses neither charm nor popular appeal, losing very quickly becomes likely. If Democrats recognize this, they may be one step closer to victory...
...After about five seconds, his charm won out. The boos were overwhelmed by cheers, and McCain was able to finish a sentence about his unpopular plans to deal with illegal immigration. "I respect your opposition," he told the thousands who had gathered - which was the point of his appearance at the conference on the very day that he effectively sewed up the Republican nomination...
What no one, not Clinton or Edwards, was prepared for was the insurgency candidacy of Senator Barack Obama. Suddenly Edwards was running against a version of himself in 2004: the young, fresh, optimistic face, the Washington outsider with a thin resume but lots of charm, ruffling some feathers as he jumped the line. Except this version was an African American celebrity candidate with a cult-like following. Big and small donors flocked to Obama, the freshman Senator from Illinois, as did the endorsements, and suddenly Edwards seemed like a third wheel...
...What prompted Bhutto to stand unprotected in the vehicle that carried her on the last day of her life? That act alone showed a woman who, though blessed with beauty, charm, charisma, wealth and education, was devoid of discipline and mature judgment. SaraKay Smullens, Philadelphia...