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That is a glib but not entirely inaccurate description of The Laws of Our Fathers. Turow's handling of the courtroom scenes and legal intricacies remains several cuts above the popular competition, including the creator of Perry Mason. Trial buffs, their numbers swollen by O.J. and Court TV, will find plenty to chew over here, such as Sonny's private ruminations on the bench about hearsay testimony: "The reporters and onlookers seem baffled by the arcana of the rule which allows a witness to testify about what someone said she would be doing in the future but not what...
...Then Peres burst out laughing. It was a good joke but a smug one, reflecting the Prime Minister's supreme confidence as it played on his challenger's reputation as a handsome but empty suit. In the end, though, the humiliation belonged to Peres, the last laugh to the glib former diplomat with only eight years' experience in the take-no-prisoners world of Israel's electoral politics...
...twice). To counter Peres' reputation for meekness on security issues, he is shown, as commander in chief, in the company of Israeli military officers. In its ads attacking Netanyahu, whom nearly all Israelis call by the nickname Bibi, Labor seeks to exploit the widespread perception of him as a glib, empty suit. One commercial features ordinary people, presumably Likud voters, commenting on Netanyahu; they say over and over again, "Bibi's good looking," and "Bibi speaks good English...
...Bosnian war. "When do the saints go marching in..." repeatedly intones "Bosnia", while a children's lullaby plays faintly in the background. It is commendable that the group should attempt to address such an important conflict but their constant allusions to the matter are disconcerting and somewhat glib considering their inexperience with the subject...
...politely zapped as exemplars of this buckraking game. But they are not the best examples of what is most insidious about the process. Far worse are those journalists whose eagerness to get such lucrative gigs causes them to scramble to get on the type of TV shoutfests that prize glib, contentious opinions and turn reporters into performers...