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...take a deep breath. Using a lot of florid language, the Supreme Court has essentially said it's O.K. for us to sodomize one another. Terrific, but we were way ahead of you. I don't know a soul who has ever declined what Senator Rick Santorum might call "man on man" sex just because it was illegal in a dwindling number of states...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's No Big Deal | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

...thrilled with both. Yes, his party's florid assortment of wing nuts was outraged. But the President has been very clever about fertilizing the conservative hothouse in ways that do not reach the consciousness of the general public--and who else is Jerry Falwell going to vote for anyway? On the other hand, if the court had recriminalized sodomy or abolished affirmative action, the vast sensible center of American politics might have started drifting back toward the Democrats. The party's activists, especially minority groups, civil libertarians and the Hollywood faction, would have been re-energized. One can imagine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How The Supremes Redeemed Bush | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

...wonderfully emotive, yet songs like Me, Myself and I and Yes lack the youthful energy that makes her such an obvious star force. It's as if she mistook seriousness for maturity, particularly on her sober cover of The Closer I Get to You with Luther Vandross. The florid arrangement and middle-aged duet partner make her sound like a young fogy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Destiny's Adult | 6/30/2003 | See Source »

...thrilled with both. Yes, his party's florid assortment of wing nuts was outraged. But the President has been very clever about fertilizing the conservative hothouse in ways that do not reach the consciousness of the general public-and who else is Jerry Falwell going to vote for anyway? On the other hand, if the court had recriminalized sodomy or abolished affirmative action, the vast sensible center of American politics might have started drifting back toward the Democrats. The party's activists, especially minority groups, civil libertarians and the Hollywood faction, would have been re-energized. One can imagine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Supremes Redeemed Bush | 6/29/2003 | See Source »

While few have expressed feelings in the florid language that Gomes used at the party last week, some administrators say the College will suffer without Lewis...

Author: By Alexander J. Blenkinsopp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dean Ousted In College Shakeup | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

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