Word: downers
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...President Matthew P. Downer ’07 puts a positive spin on the ideological division: “When you have different wings of a party there will always be something of a tension,” Downer says, adding that the group tries to focus on common ground instead of fractious issues. “It forces us to keep open a dialogue in the club and in the party. The Republican Club, like the party, is a big tent. But I’ve definitely heard students who have said that to be gay and Republican often...
...accounts, the HRC welcomes its gay members but makes no unusual concessions to them. According to Joshua S. Downer ’09, HRC’s Freshman Member-At-Large, all issues, including gay marriage, are debated by the entire club. He says he thinks that debates about political issues are often framed incorrectly, and that too much emphasis can be put on personal experience. “In general, while personal experience can give you a window into the understanding of an issue, it doesn’t make you the ultimate authority on that issue...
...Even the group's early songs, the ones you sang along with but never really listened to, have parents in them. The singer in "Sherry" tells the girl, "You better ask your mama"; the one in "Big Girls Don't Cry" (kind of downer sequel to the first song) gets news about the girl's heartbreak from her mother: "Shame on you, your mama said. / Shame on you, you're cryin...
...DVD’s—anything that would bring a smile to their faces over the holidays,” she said. Following Nosal’s explanation, Thomas M. McSorley, Jr. ’06, a legislative representative from the Harvard Dems, and HRC President Matthew P. Downer ’07 said students should support the efforts of the soldiers fighting in Iraq, regardless of their political leanings. “This week is about coming together—not as Democrats or Republicans, or liberals or conservatives, but as Americans—to honor our soldiers...
...Matthew P. Downer ’07, president of the Harvard Republican Club (HRC), says members of his organization recently participated in a Green campaign event held in Harvard Square. But Downer says the students were acting as individuals, not on behalf...