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...whopping 21 rating, higher than any other syndicated-series episode in history. And now a whole fleet of hour-long action shows is buzzing into prime time, in an effort to satisfy the audience's appetite for shoot-'em-up (and beam-'em-up) adventure. Network executives are taking heed: if these independently distributed shows continue to do well, they could pose a bigger threat to the networks than an army of Klingons...
...sure if I'm totally convinced. So, President Bill better heed my warning. If I'm not satisfied, I might even employ my John Locke manuscripts--any social contract abused should be dissolved. Was he British? No matter. I'm on a mission...
...find the courage to steer a clear course in the midst of criticisms from the left and right. We must remember that other societies and peoples have produced similar figures--social rebels who play a prophetic role and become oracles of their time. It is sometimes difficult to heed their messages...
...even the bellicose presence of Ross Perot on GM's board could persuade the firm to shift gears or change direction. "I did everything I could to get General Motors to face its problems," Perot said in the presidential debates. "They just wouldn't do it." Rather than heed Perot's exhortations to cut executive perquisites and streamline the bureaucracy, GM spent $750 million to buy out his stock and shut...
...heard of it in passing. A Black boy killed. An act of retribution: a Jewish man killed. New York. Crown Heights: yes, the crown, yes, the height of enmity between the races. I paid little heed, regarding it simply as another conflagration in the cauldron of American society where race, in all its surliness, burns the hottest in the belly of the pot, DuBois was right--the problem of the color line indeed...