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...least three weeks—inundating swing states with patriotism-inducing images of national tragedy. In just a few 9/11-filled seconds, the president manages to break his promise not to politicize the attacks, offend those who gave their lives two and a half years ago and pretend to be the country’s leading patriot. Though it would be difficult to come up with an appropriate way to turn footage of the World Trade Center’s wreckage into a political promotion, the Bush ads don’t even attempt to put up a fa?...
...Bush's credibility gap is between his ears. He was hell bent on going to war with Iraq and had made the decision months earlier. British Prime Minister Tony Blair was equally stupid. I don't pretend to know how they can get out of the mess in Iraq, but Bush wants to solve Iraq's problems in time for his re-election campaign. It won't happen, and lots more Iraqis and British and American soldiers will lose their lives. Because of all their ethnic divisions, the Iraqis need a dictator, although not an evil one like Saddam...
...These viruses do masquerade,” said Davis. “They do pretend to be people you know...
...possibility of a student getting raped in Thayer’s backyard than with the chance of finding an upper-class student studying in its basement. With two indecent assaults taking place within the gates of the Yard in the past two months, the FDO can no longer pretend that Harvard Yard is a safe haven for students...
Toby Keith's gift as a performer is that he can hold a grudge for 11 years, or at least pretend to. Despite the fact that he is country music's biggest male star and his current album, Shock'n Y'all, is hanging around the Top 10 months after its release, Keith is still wounded over not having been nominated by the Country Music Association for top new vocalist--in 1993. "We've got two awards shows in country," says Keith, "and new artist is hands down the easiest thing to win. But did I even get nominated...