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Reed used to blame liberals and secularized politicians for treating religious conservatives as uneducated, gullible and easy to lead. He proved that religious voters were a potent force that shouldn't be ignored or condescended to. "People of faith," he once wrote, had become the new "Amos and Andy," and he was determined to push to the center of American politics their "cluster of pro-family issues" so they could attract "a majority of voters." But Reed forgot his own lessons. In the face of incredibly damning evidence, he insisted that he hadn't done anything wrong and that...
...Mike can appreciate female beauty, especially when it's coming on to him. "With her head tilted back like that she gave me the full view of her breasts. They were as alive as she was." (They shouldn't be less so.) "A statue with dark, blazing eyes and jaunty breasts that spoke of the passion that lay within." (Hmmm: jaunty and chatty.) Everyone's favorite Spillane "babe" line is this one: "She walked toward me, her hips waving a happy hello...
...ears. She listens to what's going on at the avant-garde edge and has an uncanny ability to recognize bits that, in a different context, could have mainstream appeal. Think about "Hung Up"; it's a 5:37 marathon of a song, the kind of thing that shouldn't work outside of a dance club. But keeping in mind that pop listeners are used to time-released thrills every 30 seconds or so - you know, hooks - she's thrown in about 20 of them. Some are immediately recongnizable, like "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", the Abba meringue...
...High-Tech Referees Re "Technophobia" [June 26], your article on why high-tech solutions aren't being used to reduce referee errors in football: Football's world governing body-the Fédération Internationale de Football Association-shouldn't be so closed-minded about the effects of modern technology in assisting referees. Its argument that video consultation affects the speed and fluidity of the game may be valid for now. But it must allow for experimentation. Technology evolves. Maybe someday the technology will be improved so that it won't disrupt the game. What we fans want...
...dissatisfied and seek help elsewhere. Andrew Smith Reading, England High-Tech Referees Re "Technophobia" [June 26], your article on why high-tech solutions aren't being used to reduce referee errors in football: Football's world governing body - the Fédération Internationale de Football Association - shouldn't be so closed-minded about the effects of modern technology in assisting referees. Its argument that video consultation affects the speed and fluidity of the game may be valid for now. But it must allow for experimentation. Technology evolves. Maybe someday the technology will be improved so that...