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...meanings,"' Wills writes. "Reagan does not argue for American values; he embodies them." Gifted with his salesman father's Irish blarney and his sermonizing mother's penchant for moral crusading, Reagan articulates and seems to embody values Americans prize most. He can josh with an audience and then preach to them. Self-deprecating, humble, unpretentious, charming and--most importantly--a financial and social success, Reagan stands as the "fulfillment of America's ideal--Everyman suddenly put in charge of the nation's destiny, the good-hearted non-professional with `common-sense...
...course, I'm hardly the person to preach to a conference room full of Blacks. I can't even take it strong to the basket. Still, I'm concerned. In order for Blacks to exert influence, we've got to get the money. Jobs in investment banking were for me always one step on the way to getting rich, not the way. Stuck in a dead-end, no-power job, waiting for the secretary to bring the cheese croissants, is hardly...
...consequent diversion of profits from those sales to aid the contra rebels in Nicaragua are more than just the story of some overzealous actions by a gung-ho cowboy. They suggest an Administration's disdain for the often cumbersome mechanics of democracy and a simple, breathtaking willingness to preach one thing in public and do another in private...
...extreme manifestations, this is no secret whatever. Iran is run by a spiritual leader who governs ruthlessly according to God's revelations. Our own country is filling up with people of political ambitions who claim to have God's ear. Some spread the gospel of Fundamentalism. Others preach intolerance and hate to giddy television audiences. The preachers smile quite well. These extremists have power, which derives less from dogma than from a deep public need to retrieve the values and comforts of belief. The preachers will be rejected eventually, but the need will survive. It is that need that lies...
...mere quarter, this complete video entertainment center will scream out a song. For 50 cents, the Juke will blast out one of 38 video selections, including Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" and Steve Winwood's "Higher Love...