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HILLARY CLINTON It Takes a Village bashed in Dole acceptance speech; perhaps a sign of mudslinging to come...
...like the Tony Awards. San Diego not only marked the final metamorphosis of political conventions into TV productions; it also represented a low-water mark for political rhetoric. Susan Molinari, in her chirpy keynote speech, sounded like a PTA president urging more money for the school gym. Even Elizabeth Dole's acclaimed "Oprah-style" turn on the convention floor was the sort of motivational-speaker gimmick that plays better in person than on the TV screen; we've seen this act in too many infomercials...
...February, after the Cuban air force shot down two private planes flown by an exile group based in Miami and Clinton came under heavy domestic pressure to respond militarily. He apparently decided that signing a flawed sanctions bill was better than doing nothing--and definitely better than giving Bob Dole a free hot-button issue...
...overdoing it. So it was quite a feat that Comedy Central's nightly coverage of last week's shindig in San Diego was so consistently funny. Unlike the Lenos and Lettermans of the world, who throughout the campaign have largely failed to advance their comedy beyond gags about Dole's age and Clinton's libido, Comedy Central has generally maintained a greater respect for its viewers' political intelligence. Rather than barrage us with easy laugh getters, like images of earnest delegates showing off Dole hand puppets, CC's commentators worked hard at the convention, managing to extract humor from sources...
BILL CLINTON Tweaks G.O.P. convention with book release; Dole's campaign tome just got to HarperCollins...