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Likewise, O’Reilly says that his theater company lacks any strong connection to Harvard, even though it has some interaction with the Celtic department, whose members attend O’Reilly??s plays on an individual—rather than a group—basis...
...male leads in the show, Benjamin K. Glaser ’09 as Amos Hart, also delivers an impressive performance. Glaser is stunningly convincing as Roxie’s pathetic husband, tottering clumsily and bashfully around on the stage. He has not simply reenacted John C. Reilly??s version of the character from the 2003 Rob Marshall film adaptation of “Chicago”—instead, Glaser puts his own spin on his character, playing Amos with an almost childish eagerness and gullibility...
...What I find most disturbing about the whole episode is its effect on the political climate in Vermont. The case, and O’Reilly??s story, has given a boost to Republicans in the state legislature who want to require judges to give harsher sentences to criminals. Ironically, the Vermont assemblymen couldn’t have asked for a better illustration of why mandatory minimums are such a despicably bad idea...
Defenders of mandatory minimum sentences argue that the people—or their elected representatives—should be deciding how long criminals stay in prison. But O’Reilly??s politically motivated mischaracterization of the Cashman case illustrates the need for independent judges who can weigh all the facts and provide a fair ruling. Sentencing decisions shouldn’t be made in the political sphere, where ideologues like O’Reilly can use misleading stories to obscure the facts and whip up the public’s bloodlust...
...Despite Reilly??s frontrunner status, the nearly 100 rank and file Democrats who compose the core of Cambridge’s liberal 8th Ward made clear their support for Patrick within moments of the caucus’ opening...