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...that's not for Christopher. He donates his not inconsiderable savings to charity, cuts up his credit cards and sets forth to find himself in the American vastness, aiming eventually to confront the Alaskan wilderness on his own. His is a sort of belated hippie odyssey and most of his adventures are fairly typical of that no-longer novel experience. He finds honest work and an agreeable boss in the midwestern wheat fields; he paddles prettily and adventurously down the Colorado River; he joins an older, good-natured couple in a commune; he eventually comes across an older...
...farm that he will be elected by an overwhelming majority and prove to be one of the truly great Presidents - and world leaders - we have ever known. Just as he was in the face of his opponents when he was mayor of New York City, as President he will confront all the U.S.'s enemies - domestic and foreign - and he will ride roughshod over them, doing whatever it takes to secure America. Thank God for giving us this man at this historical moment. This is not a time for sissies, political posers or come-lately lightweights. James Harrison Cohen...
...also be a she.) For the first few meetings of a section, a single domineering, pretentious personality can positively ruin discussion. But then something remarkable starts happening. His presence introduces such a dysfunctional level of frustration that others begin to overcome their natural inhibitions against speaking in class to confront him. Oblivious to the insurrection mounting against him, “that kid” stands his ground, and a real debate ensues. This pattern of events cannot, obviously, be reproduced everywhere, but it demonstrates how good sections do not necessarily stem from good people. Deference and congeniality...
...farm that he will be elected by an overwhelming majority and prove to be one of the truly great Presidents - and world leaders - we have ever known. Just as he was in the face of his opponents when he was mayor of New York City, as President he will confront all the U.S.'s enemies - domestic and foreign - and he will ride roughshod over them, doing whatever it takes to secure America. Thank God for giving us this man at this historical moment. This is not a time for sissies, political posers or come-lately lightweights. James Harrison Cohen...
...farm that he will be elected by an overwhelming majority and prove to be one of the truly great Presidents --and world leaders--we have ever known. Just as he was in the face of his opponents when he was New York City's mayor, as President he will confront the U.S.'s enemies--domestic and foreign--and ride roughshod over them, doing whatever it takes to secure America. Thank God for giving us this man at this historical moment. This is not a time for sissies, political posers or come-lately lightweights...