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Republican advertising, too, has to shake its reactive tendencies. Current NRCC publicity efforts expound on the evils of greater taxation, detailing the harm that tax hikes are likely to cause. But they don't offer an alternative approach, or any indication that the Republican mantra of cutting spending first is achievable. And they don't address the standard Democratic rebuttal: Look what 12 years of lower taxes did to the economy. It's simplistic and misleading, but effective, and the Republicans don't provide a satisfactory response...
...impetus is the belief that if kids watch violent shows, some of them will become criminally violent. "An avalanche" of definitive, unequivocal research has proved this notion, Senator Simon said last week. For two decades the psychology establishment and do-gooders have repeated this mantra. In fact, the connections are murky. Studies that find no links between TV and violence -- and there have been many -- tend not to be published or publicized...
This effect is strengthened by other unexpected aspects of the album--such as the Edge's turn as lead vocalist on the first track of the album, "Numb." Its eerie mantra-like lyrics throb hypnotically and, for U2 at any rate, somewhat oddly...
...major point of At the Hand of Man is that conservation efforts must take account of human needs. He presents this as a novel idea, although the phrase "sustainable development" has been a mantra for international environmental organizations for two decades. Still, the best part of the book consists of case studies of imaginative projects in Namibia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania that create economic incentives for local people to protect wildlife...
...Away and Brooklyn Bridge were renewed despite low ratings. The fall lineup included a batch of hip relationship comedies tailored to the thirtysomething audience (Love and War, Mad About You), as well as a flock of Beverly Hills, 90210, clones aimed at an even younger crowd. The network mantra was demographics; these shows might not draw a huge audience, but they would, it was hoped, draw the right audience...