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Opponents of the Iraq war ought to be happy for two such prominent converts. So why is their conversion so enraging? Well, first, howzabout an apology? It's maddening that there's no cost for being wrong, even when it translates into thousands of people dead and billions of dollars down the drain. In our culture of value-free celebrity, in which a famous ax murderer equals a famous actress equals a famous Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adelman and Perle have merely earned another 15 minutes as hot guests on the talk shows. They have reason to be pleased, having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Oops Isn't Enough | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

...this one?" he asks. " 'This is three hours from the Kennedy Center, or as it's known at NBC, The Winds of Washington.' " The eyes whip over the pages. "Howzabout this? 'Security is really tight in the President's box. One agent checked me for bombs and threw out half my monologue.' " Hope's memory is as big as his desert mansion. Today's one-liner is stored away for use as tomorrow's ad lib. "Pseudosmart. That's the way I describe my stuff." says he. "I want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The All-American Wisecracker | 5/30/1983 | See Source »

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