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What I found shocking was her failure to make any mention of the courage and sacrifice of the young Chinese students who champion the very values Ms. Bhutto so passionately pleaded for. While such a glaring omission could be viewed as political expedience designed not to offend current Chinese leadership, such discretionary judgement seriously diminishes the moral imperative of her call to fight for the preservation and spread of democracy and liberty...
Unwilling to offend large, politically powerful constituencies, Bush refused to tax costly, non means-based entitlement programs like Social Security or Medicare for the wealthy or to put a lid on popular tax breaks for the middle class, such as mortgage interest deductions, and instead urged a dramatic cut in the tax rate on capital gains...
...Soviet delegation was careful not to do or say anything in public that might offend the Chinese. When a briefing by Soviet cultural luminaries was dominated by questions about the student demonstrations, the director of the Soviet press center at the Beijing International Hotel finally blew up. "You are putting us in a difficult position," he snapped. "Ask questions about our country." Foreign Ministry press spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov resorted to irony when queried about the wreath-laying ceremony. "We are guests and never argue with our hosts," he replied. "We recognize that it would be physically impossible to carry...
...they view the dredged-up story as an indirect attack on Wright, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee. Others feel that rehabilitation occurred before adequate retribution. Mack may have satisfied the demands of the legal system, but his elevation to a position of privilege may yet offend a larger notion of decency. Should a felon who has been denied the right to vote be instrumental in making the nation's laws...
...pressure to keep "Days of Rage" from appearing on TV may not be so overt. In fact, it is unclear that there is any direct pressure on PBS, except its apprehension that the documentary may offend potential subscribers...