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A procession of psychiatrists occupy the witness stand to testify to Reece's sanity. Sporting either gross or sparse amounts of hair, these men are corrupt and generally loathsome--the audience is clearly expected to hate these men. In one scene, an obese, glaringly bald psychiatrist sputters, "We may be...
No wonder so many voters say they are soured, numbed and disaffected by the long procession of public statements, charges and countercharges, newspaper photographs and television film of seemingly nonstop campaigners at endless rallies. A disenchantment bordering on bitterness consumes the public attitude toward the whole punishing business.
After the speeches, performers sang a Somalian folk song and recited a poem in praise of the relief efforts, and candles were passed out to audience members. The speakers then took up a banner which read "Help the Starving People of Somalia" and led a procession from City Hall to...
The marshals, who sit on the class committee that invites speakers for class day, lead graduating seniors in the Commencement procession.
Indeed, Truman represented one of the last great triumphs of old-fashioned politics, and McCullough's tome serves as a reminder of how well the system worked in the bad old days before reformers blessed the nation with openness and primaries. In one of the most vivid of this book...