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...painting a vivid picture of ghetto hopelessness. So totally did he capture his listeners, however, that their approval punctuated the meticulous cadence of his clincher: "And these are not someone else's children. They are our children. ((Applause begins.)) America's children. ((More applause.)) Blood of our blood. ((A louder ripple.)) Heart of our soul." This was Biden at his best, the impassioned idealist displaying the soaring rhetoric that has become his trademark...
Hart's political demise raises questions about the qualities a leader needs. A leader accepts responsibility for his errors and does not whine when the press exposes the truth. A leader does not avoid a fight if he believes he is right. He realizes that actions speak louder than words and that voters / will judge him by his deeds. Did the media cause Hart's downfall? No, because he never was a leader...
...passed places where women have been sexually assaulted. We passed bystanders who clapped and ones who jeered. We passed men who stared, people who turned the other way, youths who watched us in confusion. And as we marched by the spectators, I shouted louder and louder. I was yelling in defiance of those who restricted our right to be free, to walk alone in safety...
With every win, the crowds have grown bigger and the chants of "Detroit, Detroit" louder. The pressures have increased. The mania has grown madder...
Whoever succeeds De la Madrid will have to grapple with ever louder calls for the P.R.I. to loosen its iron grip. Each of the three men now being touted for the presidency has had opportunities to observe other political models while studying at American or European universities. Seemingly first among equals is Alfredo del Mazo Gonzalez, 43, De la Madrid's Minister of Energy. Del Mazo has held bank posts and served as governor of the state of Mexico before assuming his current portfolio, which has demanded careful management of Mexico's precious oil reserves while the sag in prices...