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Other choices seemed to come from outer space. Comic actors traditionally fail even to be nominated, much less to win, yet the Academy put up Anne Ramsey of Throw Momma From the Train, who played a character so devoid of redeeming human qualities that she was more disgusting than funny, and Robin Williams, who played Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam. Overlooked was the best comic performance of the year, Steve Martin in Roxanne...
...great lengths to plan and publicize this event, our organization was not even mentioned in the article. This was distressing to me personally for two reasons. First, without the recognition which we are due, members who helped to plan this event feel unappreciated and unrewarded. Second, the article was devoid of any mention of how students might be able to participate in future talks or activities of this kind. In summation, I believe that the Crimson did a disservice to both the William James Society and the, student body as a whole by only partially reporting a story...
...conventional Democratic contenders in Iowa -- Simon, Dukakis, Gephardt and Babbitt -- have been stuck on a treadmill devoid of any themes that arouse half the curiosity of Gary Hart's dramatic return from exile. Simon seems the beneficiary of this placid status quo, while Dukakis just drifts, perhaps from New-Hampshire-is-next overconfidence. But Babbitt and Gephardt, in different ways, have at last seized on what they believe is a cutting issue in Iowa: populism...
...bearish rout on the stock exchange turned facile assumptions about the 1988 race into so much bull. It silenced complaints that the campaign was devoid of cutting issues and dashed Republican hopes of an election predicated on the Reaganite themes of stability and prosperity. The political futures index tilted toward the Democrats, as mayhem in the markets revived fears of recession. Four times in this century the Democrats have regained the White House following a Republican incumbency, each time against the backdrop of a sharp economic downturn...
Still, Hart was undoubtedly heartened as he proved he could attract an audience that does not demand further titillation about his private life. By this weird route, he may have stumbled onto the campaign he has always dreamed of: a high-minded dialogue with the voters, devoid of ritual handshakes, insincere smiles and meddlesome aides. As he moves from disgrace toward dignity, Hart may come to relish the joy of speaking his mind with the perfect freedom of a man who has nothing left to lose...