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Critics were quick to harp on this lack of balance. Jesse Jackson mixed metaphors to complain that they were "cut from the same stripes," and Republican National Chairman Rich Bond sneered that the Democrats have "written off the rest of the country." Gore, however, does add some strengths to the ticket besides reinforcing its generational and centrist appeal. Like Clinton, he is an adroit balancer: he voted for the Persian Gulf war but maintained party credentials by vigorously defending the patriotism of the many more congressional Democrats who did not. Work on the Senate Armed Services Committee has given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Southern All-Star Team for Democrats | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

...section marked "Music From Around the World," customers can find a musical spoon, a jaw harp or even a kazoo...

Author: By Natasha H. Leland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Store Is Also Playground | 6/3/1992 | See Source »

...Student Concerts--presents Wilson Hseih, viola; and Dawn Watkins, harp. Killian Hall, room 14W-111, 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge. Friday, Feb. 21, noon. Free...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Everywhere But Harvard | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

Jeffries' speech was not only entertaining but also informative. Why doesn't anyone speak of the issues his speech raised, instead of continuing to harp on the alleged quotes and the magnitude of the unified protests? Why doesn't anyone attempt to answer his challenge and produce scholarly research that contradicts his documented findings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Why I Cheered for Leonard Jeffries | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

...will be Class Marshal. I hate to harp on this point, but it's true--let's face it, the typical Harvard student is not the Class Marshal, which is a position only one or at most a few (I'll have to check on this) people can hold...

Author: By Brian D. Reich, | Title: I Will Be Class Marshal | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

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