Word: geoffrey
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Perhaps these two events-an invidious anti-Semite drawing thousands in Manhattan and a shameful display of ignorance and prejudice in Queens-can remind us that while we obsess over the mess in Washington, the proponents of hate around us aren't wasting any time. Geoffrey C. Upton '99 is a social studies concentrator in Leverett House. His column will appear bi-weekly...
...course, somewhere in the Geoffrey Fieger Show now lies the more serious question of whether he could actually win the gubernatorial race in November. While the 47-year-old millionaire attorney managed to draw a plurality of 41% in the Democratic primary, his drawbacks in a general election are obvious. While most of his positions (pro-choice, pro-environment) put him on the liberal end of the political spectrum, his crude, combative style has largely alienated the state's traditional party Pooh-Bahs and threatens to scare upscale Democrats into Engler's camp. Some Dems, though, see a silver lining...
...Geoffrey isn't the first Fieger to draw some limelight. His dad, the late Bernard Fieger, was a prominent Detroit labor lawyer, and his mother June was a union organizer. Of three siblings, younger brother Doug enjoyed the most fame, as the lead singer of the rock group the Knack, whose song My Sharona topped the charts worldwide in 1979. Sister Beth is a writer. But the family isn't surprised that Geoffrey has become so colorful in his work. "Look at the people who will go on the Jerry Springer show and display the most hideous aspects of their...
...Geoffrey Fieger pressed his way backstage for a private chat with Jackson, he looked almost humble. Jackson greeted Michigan's aspiring Governor warmly, whispered something in his ear and then strode out to the pulpit. Fieger was pleased. He swaggered out and took a place in the audience, awaiting a few words of praise from the reverend. But Jackson only issued the terse acknowledgment that the "Democratic nominee for this state" was present, and asked Fieger to stand--without bothering to mention his name. "I guess he didn't want to try to pronounce Geoffrey," a deflated, sarcastic Fieger mumbled...
...GEOFFREY FIEGER Kevorkian lawyer is Dem nominee for Michigan Gov. Would the doc get to downsize government...