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...this was, without a doubt, the tidiest political operation he'd ever seen. There was none of the back biting, staff shake-ups or power struggles that were a constant plague upon Democratic campaigns. There was little of the hand wringing about whether the shading of a position would offend the party's interest groups. Issues, in fact, seemed less important than they did in any given Democratic campaign. And McKinnon had come to a slightly guilty realization: maybe that was a good thing. Rove's assumption was that voters had three basic questions about a candidate...
...through of all the dramatic conventions of what audiences expect out of musical theater, and nothing more. You have the standard big dance numbers, the corny dialogue, the old-fashioned tongue-in-cheek Broadway humor. This almost maniacal dedication to what is least likely to surprise, confuse, or offend passes as a celebration of tradition at best; at worst, it becomes a tired, nauseating series of in-jokes. No matter what arguments writers, producers, and directors come up with to stick to such “cult of theater” elements, it’s become increasingly clear that...
...decision not to renew its contract, he announced his decision to endorse a bill allowing for religious organizations to seek an exception to the law. Though we agree ultimately with Romney’s proposed legislation, we disagree with his rationale: this law does not in any way offend religious freedoms; namely, it does not single out religious institutions in its insistence on equal treatment of gay and lesbian couples. The law here implicates the Catholic Church only because its discriminatory anti-gay policy is enshrined in its canonical law. We urge the Church to reconsider its treatment of gays...
...They are aware of the ambience of Harvard Square and they want to try to come in and not offend the sensibilities of the way the Square tries to keep itself,” Panico said. “They know that you just can’t be very flashy...
...Free-Speech Lessons Re "A Right to Offend?" [Feb. 13], on the controversy over the Danish newspaper caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad: As a liberal Muslim practicing medicine in Britain, I am very much integrated into the Western world. Still, I know that the Prophet is so close to every Muslim's heart that you could probably not hurt Muslims as much as by caricaturing God. The Muslim world has unfortunately been hijacked by its real enemies, the Islamic terrorists. While moderate Muslims are trying to find their voice and salvage their religion, the Western media help the radicals...