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Gates, as he likes to tell the audiences so eager to hear from him these days, thinks of himself as a moderate. That was his problem with Duke University, he told a packed Junior Parents Weekend crowd last March. Folks at Duke, where he taught until coming to Harvard last year, thought he was a radical. No ordinary intellectual, but a deconstructing, canon-busting lefty. The charge, he told the group, was overstated. He was right...
Counter has issued something resembling an apology for the letter. However, the damage from his letter and his article has already been done. He has been exposed for what he is (extremely insensitive or an anti-Semite--take your pick). One does not exactly ask David Duke for an apology or a retraction...
...experience is any guide, for groups trying to gain attention for their views, particularly radical or generally offensive views, publicity is crucial. David Duke's presidential aspirations suffered tremendously when he was ignored by a national press wary of how extensive coverage of his previous campaigns in Louisiana resulted in national recognition and national funding...
...will be an incredible loss for thisUniversity," said Suzanne J. Wasiolek, dean forstudent life at Duke. "I'm very proud of the factthat she will be able to share all of thewonderful things she does with Harvard...
...Duke administrators yesterday praised Nathansfor her work at Duke...