Word: circus
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...been made increasingly clear over the past few months that West has become disgruntled with the current Harvard administration. As a result something of a media circus has swirled around West and his clashes with University President Lawrence H. Summers. West’s departure would at least put an end to these divisive and distracting conflicts and would allow both West and the Afro-American studies department to focus anew on intellectual, and not political, pursuits...
...addition to the case's bizarre back story--the defendants kept the dogs for a neo-Nazi gang member serving time in a maximum-security prison--the defense provided other fireworks for the media circus in attendance. In her opening statement, Knoller's attorney Nedra Ruiz (who studied at the American Conservatory Theater) cried, kicked the jury box and crawled on the floor to re-create the attack. During closing arguments, Ruiz played the lesbian card (Whipple was gay) and accused the victim's lover, Sharon Smith, of perjury. She also suggested that the prosecution withheld evidence "to curry favor...
...need to figure out how to get Osama bin Laden to the circus...
...coming off a couple of seasons with Barnum's Kaleidoscape circus, which is a one ring circus. Most European circuses are one ring circuses, while Ringling Bros, and most American circuses are three-ring shows. How does that difference affect your performance, and do you have a preference...
...When he performs he looks crazy, He's not crazy at all, because to do what this guys does, you cannot be crazy. You have to be someone that is well prepared. In the circus, the crazy people, the nuts, they have very short careers. The guy knows what he's doing. He's well-prepared and he works hard...