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...wrote an unkind, and unfair, piece about Bonds in Sports Illustrated last year), and by at least some of his teammates. One in Pittsburgh, where he played his first seven years, famously said he would "rather lose without Barry than win with him." The charges: He's aloof, selfish, not concerned about meshing with the team. On the other hand, why does he have to be? Why should likability be a required attribute for Barry Bonds any more than, say, your accountant has to be liked by his co-workers? "I only have three words to say on the baseball...
Which leads to the slightest bit of introspection about the master suite: Aren't we being a little too selfish? After all, most of this added space is coming out of children's bedrooms, which are being reduced to 11-ft. by 11-ft. cubicles, the idea being to flush Junior out into the open...
...attacks. Morrison is a beloved, well-respected teacher who has spearheaded patriotic campaigns to raise money for a World War II veterans memorial and to register voters. In reporting that two-thirds of the students raised their hands, you perpetuated the media's negative stereotype of teenagers as selfish and insensitive. I have the pleasure of working with young adults every day, and our future looks bright to me. COURTNEY YEAGER REJNIAK Manchester...
Right now Saddam has an image problem in the American public consciousness. Because he is commonly perceived as a murderous, selfish, psychotic person, there is a lot of American support for deposing him. But maybe Saddam could make this bad image work for him, you know, turn the whole evil-despot image into a boys-will-be-boys act. That’s where Tony Soprano comes...
Like Saddam, Tony is a bad dude. In each of the past three seasons he has killed his own people for personal gain. He starts turf wars. He betrays friends. And he corrupts all those who come in contact with him. Again, like Saddam, he is vain, selfish, and prone to violence. And most relevantly these days, Tony has found himself on the wrong side of the U.S. government, a fate over which he and Saddam could commiserate. They are both liars, philanderers and thieves, yet we love Tony and we hate Saddam...