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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...others, the secular songs that we performed represented something new (and "fresh" or "dope," if you will). The lyrics were often as meaningless as anything that you would hear on Kiss 108 or WZOU, but it didn't seem to matter. The most important thing was they were fun. Imagine that--something at Harvard that Makes you happy...
...talker. By far the most common irritant in the MAC, the talker chit-chats with his buddies about last night's party or tomorrow's midterm while others wait for the equipment he pretends to be using. Loud and obnoxious, he disturbs others with his incessant guffawing and meaningless banter. The talker should take his tea party to Boston Harbor...
...American advisers in Vietnam. Newman also documents the subtle changes in policy that occurred after Kennedy was shot less than two months later. The 1,000-man withdrawal went ahead, but instead of full units departing, it "was turned into a meaningless paper drill" by counting individual soldiers who were due for rotation. In addition, four days after taking office, Lyndon Johnson signed a new memo -- NSAM 273 -- that Newman shows was subtly but significantly different from the version Kennedy had been contemplating: among other things, it allowed U.S. involvement in covert actions against North Vietnam...
FRIDAY MARCH 20 was a bad day for women and pro-choice advocates. President Bush, in making his bid for re-election, successfully managed to sidestep the controversial abortion issue by making meaningless compromises. He placated a large segment of the electorate by making voters think he is on their side, when in reality he is doing his utmost to frustrate their efforts to guarantee the right to abortion...
...hard to seem hip, when it could have used that time to improve the lyrics. Indeed, although MTV assures us that visual images is everything these days, someone should have informed Gutterboy that quality music still counts for something. There music is flawed because it lyrics are meaningless--even though they perform behind a facade of meaningful rebellion...