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...Baghdad and being feted by the Iraqi government was contrasted with images of President George W. Bush's secret visits to Iraq to suggest that Iran is eclipsing the U.S. in the region. Voting in the election is proclaimed as an Islamic duty, and as "a fist to the mouth of the enemy...
...with his administration's habitual disregard for democracy, its tendency to harass opposition figures and intimidate media outlets that dare to criticize the state. Average Russians, on the other hand, seem mostly to accept Putin's grand bargain: I'll improve your standard of living if you keep your mouth shut. It's similar to the deal that Deng Xiaoping and his successors have offered the Chinese: there will be no democracy, but if you behave, we will give you opportunities to get wealthy...
Yeah, I know, this is a sideshow--it has nothing to do with the issues; it's pop-culture noise that doesn't matter. Except it does. Entertainment surrogates can make points you wouldn't put in your candidate's own mouth. (Clinton probably could not compare herself to a mean old nun who forces you to learn the capital of Vermont. Coming from Fey, it somehow works.) They attract free media. They can capture emotion more viscerally than a policy paper. (By playing off the rhythm and call-and-response of Obama's words, Yes We Can literally rendered...
...when Pyper first walked into the press four years ago, he found the space in shambles.Today, the Bow and Arrow Press caters mainly to students who wish to create flyers for their groups and events. Most students find out about the press through word-of-mouth and as a result, Pyper estimates that only 100 students take advantage of its facilities each semester.“Of that, there are maybe 10 or 15 that are really active, but not even on a real consistent basis because it’s all based off of whether or not the student...
...mouth opened. Closed. Opened. This was too much...