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...parents who usher in children barely old enough to know how to spell the word “college,” let alone know about getting in to one. They bring little Jenny or Sue up to the counter where I sit trying my hardest not to glare disapprovingly, and they motion to the child that it’s okay to begin the rehearsed questions...
...Each time, politicians offer formal regrets even as they privately savor the political rewards that the storms will blow in their direction. Such hypocritical tears were more effectively shed when the world was not in the constant glare of television. These days some of them are barely able to keep a thin smile hidden while they trot out pompous phrases of concern, interjected by poison - words that send private signals to their violent constituency. The camera shows...
Every year, the infamous St. Patrick’s Day parades in New York and South Boston, known for drawing conservative white males and excluding gays and lesbians, meet the glare of the national media spotlight. It’s no surprise that this annual focus on a narrow sample of Irish-Americans produces many misconceptions about a much-maligned people...
...public, Franks has been exactly what this war effort has required: Insistently realistic, never gloating, understated about victory and reassuringly honest about its inevitable costs. Throw in a touch of folksiness, some of the aw-shucks collar-tugging of an old artillery man blinking in the spotlight's white glare, and you have a fine war hero indeed. A real general, with real American soldiers on the ground under his command, - who realizes how fragile and precious a cargo that...
...those who could see past the glare of the host’s spotlight and did attend the nearly full first show, they got two shows for the price of one. S. Allen Counter, the director of the Foundation, had no idea what he was getting himself into when he called University President Lawrence H. Summers on stage. Standing next to Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68, Counter and Underwood, Summers would have looked out of place even if he were wearing a suit. Summers said a few words about the importance of diversity before...