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...Democrats are the ones who should fear Lott the most: they are desperate to pass bills that will show voters they can govern. That might explain why some of them are already trying to reach across the aisle to him. While Mel Watt of the House Congressional Black Caucus released a statement after Lott's election saying, "The sting of Trent Lott's hurtful words are unlikely to expire anytime soon," Barack Obama, the freshman Senator from Illinois, seemed not to carry a grudge as he left the Senate floor the day after Lott's victory. "[Lott] obviously paid...
...girls in thanks for giving him the hook. But the gesture may not be all that magnanimous; the women are at least 18, clearly far too old for Kelly’s taste. Exegesis number two: Snoop is on a crusade. Yes, an actual crusade. How else can one explain the girls in chain-mail, Snoop’s semi-medieval hood, or the giant grail-like chalice he uses to get his drink on? Snoop’s a knight sent from SoCal to annex the Middle West. The third interpretation is that Snoop just wanted a vacation. Maybe...
...could tell a story,” he said. “In Hollywood you have to deal with a mass-market society where everything is judged against the best seller and the tastes of the majority are the tyranny.”This ethos seems to explain the contemporary move away from longer shots, smaller casts, and more thoughtful cinematic construction. So much the worse for viewers.Still, accomplished modern filmmakers recognize the huge debt they owe to legends like Kurosawa and Polanski even if the average consumer may not.In an interview with Prairie Miller of the Long Island Press...
...Jawbone: Convene a meeting with the most senior members of the U.S. and Iraqi governments to explain that the U.S. is prepared to commit greater forces and resources for a period of one year, ONLY if Iraqis commit to decisive action to quell the insurgency and the civil war (which includes immediately starting to disarm the militias). It will be made crystal clear to Baghdad that without the Iraqi commitment - which will be measured monthly to ensure adherence - U.S. forces would immediately begin their withdrawal. Gen. John Abizaid started to do just that during his meetings in Baghdad this week...
...Jazeera English will explain the region. We will be much more qualified to speak about the Middle East because of our presence in the region. The role of the media is to give an honest understanding of reality. Had we been able to deal with the issue of the Middle East a long time before September 11, the roots of anger and frustration, maybe the decision makers would have taken steps to stop it before it becomes al-Qaeda...