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...Listen to Kennedy's Indianapolis speech and there is a quality of respect for the audience that simply is not present in modern American politics. It isn't merely that he quotes Aeschylus to the destitute and uneducated, although that is remarkable enough. Kennedy's respect for the crowd is not only innate and scrupulous, it is also structural, born of technological innocence: he doesn't know who they are--not scientifically, the way post-modern politicians do. The audience hasn't been sliced and diced by his pollsters, their prejudices and policy priorities cross-tabbed, their favorite words discovered...
...know what, I listen to the same music they do,” Morgan said. “They looked at me and they saw to a greater degree than what they saw in other people a reflection of themselves and a reflection of what they could...
...reformed thug or 50 Cent’s muscled, gun-totin’, sex god aren’t characters; they’re devices a rapper can use to move a song along. Ghostface lets his characters get away from him. His stories are so exhilarating to listen to because he doesn’t seem to have complete control over them...
When I was young, becoming a major league baseball player seemed like a sure thing. I told anyone willing to listen that I was going to be the next Mike Piazza or Roger Clemens. It was not an unusual dream, and one I am sure I shared with any kid who ever played catch in the backyard with his father. But right around the age of 14, reality sank in: the trek to the big leagues seemed like an insurmountable mountain...
...discuss the University’s exclusive contracts with Coke. Gould-Wartofsky said SLAM was “going through the motions” and only turned to protest after the administration denied meeting with the group. “If they’re not ready to listen to us, they’re going to have to listen to the public conscience of the university,” he said. SLAM is targeting Coke for their alleged human rights abuses in Colombia and India. Over 10 college campuses have already dropped Coke contracts over these allegations, including...