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...leader of the Arab world. It doesn't matter that Mousavi was not in charge of the Iranian military. "Everyone who was in the top [Iranian] leadership during those years will forever be regarded by Iraqis as a villain," says Saad Hashemi, a retired artillery commander. "I'm glad Mousavi lost, because if he'd become President, he would visit Baghdad someday and get a grand welcome ... I could not have tolerated that...
...really glad Beck is doing this tour. While I may not agree with him that Theodore Roosevelt destroyed our nation, I'm glad that someone with a sense of humor is leading the lunatic fringe. Joseph McCarthy didn't make fun of his weight, and Father Coughlin never wondered what the deal was with anything. Making fun of yourself implies that you know your message is imperfect. So I hope Beck, who does have the tunnel logic of an extremist, keeps going on these tours. Especially since writing material for him is so easy...
...Until today, you felt that [the five accused] were laughing at you and that people said it was a waste of time," says Kathy Gallagher, 31, whose brother Aidan died in the attack. "We're so glad to have this result. Now I feel like we have the last laugh on them...
...thank you, Harvard, for tackling me. It might have been nicer of you if you hadn’t, and I’m sure that my mother would have preferred it, but I’m glad that you did, because that’s how the game ought to work. That’s also how the world works, right? So now I’m ready for it. Okay...
...banks of the Charles, Borges was glad his younger self never asked him how successful his verses and books would be. As we face the unanswered questions of where, to whom, and to which causes we shall devote our lives, let us leave today with a promise: to remain true to an ever-changing path, yet always armed with Harvard’s lesson of how to succeed–and also how to fail...