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...cameo, a gem of political theatrics last week in the Rose Garden burnished by sunshine and the lovely memory of every American's uncle, the late Democratic Senator Henry ("Scoop") Jackson. It was too tiny a melody for the tin ears of the networks. And yet, those few moments foreshadowed the very bugle call of Ronald Reagan's campaign to reclaim the Oval Office...
...Reagan has genius it was displayed in this posthumous presentation of the Medal of Freedom to Scoop. If Reagan does glide through to victory, it will be because of his singular instincts about how to play President. He melds great national principles with private ambitions; he blends what is real with what is ephemeral. Emotion becomes meaning. Politics becomes sacred policy. Adversaries become allies...
Finally, journalism often misses the truth by unconsciously eroding one's sympathy with life. A seasoned correspondent in Evelyn Waugh's maliciously funny novel Scoop lectures a green reporter. "You know," he says, "you've got a lot to learn about journalism. Look at it this way. News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read." The matter is not a laughing one. A superabundance of news has the benumbing effect of mob rule on the senses. Every problem in the world begins to look unreachable, unimprovable. What could...
...richer... Decide for yourself. Both feature an awesome array of candy and fruit toppings, which can be sprinkled on top or mixed into the ice cream (slightly higher charge for mix-ins--they use lots of elbow grease.) Very serious hot fudge, and the prices (about $2for a large Scoop with Reese's) reflect the extremity of this permanent fad. Emack and Bolio's (1310 Mass, Ave., 1726 Mass, Ave.): the legend has it that the place was named after two burns, but the ice cream here is anything but down-at-the-heels. A serious contender for die-hard...
...Robert Prosky) who, like a bat, prefers darkness to light. There is also the spooky bookie, Darren McGavin, who gazes at the golden-boy Hobbs with his glass eye. Finally there is the slimy but comic sports reporter who crawls after Hobbs attempting to expose him for a big scoop...