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...Ireland's latest cinematic export, "Waking Ned Devine," tells the story of how aging Irish villagers react to a winning lottery ticket. The catch? The golden ticket belongs to the recently deceased Ned Devine. Think Weekend at Bernie's with geriatric Gaelics. Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square. 494-9800. Call for showtime...
...support. Leaders can make or break perceptions: Abdullah Ocalan as a terrorist cast the Kurds into disrepute; captive and martyred, he may help reshape them into the cause du jour. The alchemy of time also helps, transmuting bad rebels into negotiating partners, as the years have done to Northern Ireland's Roman Catholics...
...pleased to hear that Ireland was defending the story of a possible rape victim but surprised that she was so stinging in her comments about the president. Feminists' hesitancy to condemn Bill Clinton for actions similar to those for which they had rightly vilified Clarence Thomas and Bob Packwood has been extremely troublesome to me. I understand the reason for the double standard, though: Packwood and Thomas were conservatives unlikely to help women's causes in any real way--in that sense, they were fair game for attack. Clinton, on the other hand, is ostensibly "on our side...
...anymore. By essentially looking the other way when it came to Bill Clinton, NOW has weakened its larger mission to be an advocacy group for women. Even Ireland's passionate defense of Broadderick's right not to be slandered by Clinton backers had a curious element of political timing. Due to NBC's delaying the story until after the impeachment trial had ended, Ireland was able to make a bold rebuke to Clinton without fear that her comments would influence the outcome of the trial. Alas, there's no way to know if she would have responded the same...
...other prominent political figure, would benefit NOW and the population of women in this country that it wants to protect. The initial political expediency of supporting the president over these last months has translated into a weakened credibility for the organization. I agreed with the force of Ireland's comments on "Larry King" but couldn't help thinking that their effect was blunted by the awkward timing. The juxtaposition of Ireland's comments and the president's acquittal by the Senate was just too close. I wish she and her organization had been there then as well as now. Susannah...