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...week-old child to figure out what temperament is. There are two basic questions: Does she fuss a lot? And how does she sleep at night? ... You could do worse than starting with that if you're talking about a President or a presidential candidate. Does this person fuss a lot? ... Do the demands of the office wear on this person in a way that makes it difficult for him to think straight? Obviously, you don't want a Calvin Coolidge, who reportedly slept 11 hours a night and took naps in addition to that. But you want somebody...
...people would say that the L.B.J. in press conferences and in public was not nearly as effective. That L.B.J. probably couldn't get a lot done. But the L.B.J. in private was able to get things done, and you could--you can credit that type of personality, that kind of temperament, where he was sort of hot and cold to Congressmen and Senators, that he would sort of reel them in, push them back, reel them in. I mean, it wasn't just intimidating them; it was also reeling them in. The number of times we hear...
...Umang J. Shukla ’11, a member of Glee Club Lite, thinks the amount of groups gives each person a chance to find their fit, even if it runs the risk of dampening general interest in a cappella...
...fails to strike the viewer in a more significant way, resulting in a pointed absence of emotion that stems from the work’s lack of originality. Her reasons for piecing together this exhibit could be simple. Discovering and purchasing each dollhouse, whether on eBay or in person, was clearly a thrill, and she has said that she enjoyed unpacking the houses and observing their meticulous detail. The rest of the work featured in the exhibit illustrates her appreciation for the look and feel of things. From the early drawings she did with acrylic and correction fluid on Chartwell...
...Correcting public misconceptions is certainly a worthy goal—it is important that voters are informed about the person for whom they cast their ballots. But if the process of debunking entails alienating and even implicitly vilifying part of the population, it is time to reconsider one’s tactics. In his rush to get the “facts” straight, Obama, along with McCain and the media, has only reinforced the infuriating notion that Muslims are something less than true Americans. This election has been a celebration of diversity on issues of race, gender...