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...second most important cause -- the spirit of freedom in individual people, which survived 70 years of totalitarian rule -- both sides were caught by surprise. The communists had more than three generations in which to mold a New Soviet Man. Few outsiders suspected they had failed so completely. Given half an opportunity, it turned out, people knew immediately what they wanted and demanded it. The freedom-enhancing advent of electronic gizmos like televisions and computers -- so different from the role Orwell envisioned for them in 1984 -- helped but can't fully explain it. Perhaps conservatives deserve an edge on this item...
Here's a better way to think about it: Imagine if the Cleavers, the Bradys and the Bunkers were tossed raw into an oversized postmodern blender. Now imagine that Roseanne Barr drinks the chunky concoction and vomits into a family-shaped jello mold. Chill and serve Sundays at 9. Voila! May I present...the Bundys...
Fuller doesn't fit the mold of a fullback at a lanky 6-ft., 200 lbs. Fuller's bruising play might merit a selection to the All-John Madden team, but he doesn't look the type: he is clean cut, speaks clearly (as opposed to grunting like a true All-Madden player) and definitely doesn't eat raw meat for breakfast...
...select an author? Or a social activist in the Marion Wright Edelman mold? Anyone could bring fresh perspective to this crusty old body. And the presence of professors on the board will ensure that the Corporation's decisions are in the best interests of academia...
...relevant and disconcerting is that the same can be said about current White House support for unrestricted Choice: no one knows what it will produce. For as Bush White House domestic policy adviser Roger Porter puts it, "The Administration is committed to shaking up the system and breaking the mold...