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Beck's surround sound plays like a mix of colonial pamphleteering, Great Depression demagoguery and the movie Red Dawn. But is he serious? He describes himself as a "rodeo clown," and he is a talented TV showman - joking and self-effacing, with a gift for big visuals and low-tech explainer stunts like his Jenga bit. Unlike O'Reilly et al., he's not a shouter. He calls his program "the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment...
...fact that Barbara has retired is a sort of gift to the department,” she said, adding that it has helped the small department avoid having to make any “slash-and-burn decisions...
...With the economic downturn people were going to hold back, but the reverse happened,” he said. An anonymous donor from Lincoln Sudbury agreed to match two dollars for each dollar students from the high school raised up to $10,000, a gift organizers called “key” to the walk’s success. Over twenty churches, Young Haitians United, members of the local community, and more than a dozen schools participated. “Even if the economy tanks, whatever we contribute, it’s something they didn’t have...
...Perhaps the cruelest irony is that while the press has portrayed Michigan State's berth as a gift to a troubled city, from an economic point of view the Spartans' success may actually hurt Detroit. Yes, since a Michigan team is playing in the game, more fans will be crowding Detroit's bars and shops than there otherwise would have been. But since Lansing is a neighbor, a reduction in local hotel stays could offset this revenue. Fewer out-of-towners also means less spending at the airport and on transportation (cabs, rental cars, and so on). Also...
...gift of video iPod by to Queen Elizabeth is treated by hysterical U.S. media as some kind of earth-shattering gaffe, as if the fabulous gift presented by the Queen - a silver-framed photo of the Royal couple - demanded something so much better in return...