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...their own list of 200 somewhat less prominent names from show business, sports and academe but with sometimes more imaginative advertising. One ad featured the son and grandson of Konrad Adenauer reminding voters of der Alte's 1957 dictum that the Social Democrats would be "Germany's ruin." Another pictured Sir Winston Churchill, of all people, flashing his famous V-for-victory sign and declaiming that "socialism is the philosophy of failure, the credo of ignorance and the confession of faith of the envious...
...Ottumwa sympathized with Bach on that horrendous issue. But not long afterward he scandalized his congregation by withdrawing from the Church of Christ, Scientist, not because he disagrees with much of its teaching but because he has come to hate all religious labels and says flatly, "Organization can ruin anything." (Similarly, on a more frivolous matter, Bach stopped sending Christmas cards a few years back. "In the U.S.," he says mildly, "Christmas has become the rape of an idea...
This year, Harvard's quarterbacks, with depressing consistency, have handed off to their excellent running backs for a couple of first downs, and then thrown the ball away to ruin sustained drives. Harvard's running game is one of the best in the League, and its passing game is one of the worst...
South Viet Nam's real potential for future prosperity rests on its farms. Agriculturally, it is one of Asia's most fertile countries, and despite the ruin of many farm areas, the green revolution brought about by fast-growing "miracle rice" enabled South Vietnamese farmers to harvest a crop last year that was 25% greater than in 1965?although 10% fewer acres were cultivated...
This is not a plan to "wreck" the Democratic Party. That is, no rule or ruin. No running on a third-party ticket if you lose in the primaries. Two things are required to remain a good Democrat--to register, and to support the candidate selected by the primary, Ideological credentials are not required, and revolutionary Democrats would work to keep it that way. Loyalty to the party would be essential. If anyone is going to bolt, let it be the fat cats...