Word: judgment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last spring, I wanted to draw a cartoon lampooning extremists on the political scene. I imagined a wild-eyed animal lover with faulty judgment; he would declare to the world his heartfelt belief that "animals are people too." The converse of this slogan-- "people are animals too" --came to mind. What is the opposite of extreme commitment to non-human life? Well, cartoons have their own internal logic: for my purposes, it would be extreme indifference to human life, in the form of a redneck death penalty enthusiast. I decided to build the cartoon around this bit of wordplay...
...announced that it would drop charges against the student editors. Apparently, the cartoon's racial insensitivity did not outweigh the students' right to publish as they saw fit. Or perhaps the administration just lost its nerve. In the current climate the Connector staff should greet this triumph of sound judgment with relief...
Once again final clubs are in the news. And once again the majority has succumbed to the seemingly irresistable temptation to sit in judgment...
...fielded just two contenders, who so far seem weightless: Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder and former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas. When asked about their attitudes toward some Democratic candidates, 74% of those who took part in the TIME/CNN poll said they did not know enough about Tsongas to offer a judgment. For Wilder the number was only slightly better...
...best for their country, when they voted to deny the President war authority. I have no doubt that they voted their deep-seated feelings. But, and this may come as news to Democrats, feelings aren't enough in life. Representatives are elected not for their feelings but for their judgment. And this time the Democrats got it wrong...