Word: soapboxing
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...seasons--three times or so the length of the Korean "police action" it was set in--this sitcom had time to be many shows. It was a political satire, a searing medical drama, a Marx Brothers--like comedy, a tense war comedy, a sex farce and a liberal soapbox. But from its acerbic early years to its earnest latter seasons (starring--above, from left--Alan Alda, Harry Morgan and Mike Farrell), it was a tour de force of TV writing. This 36-disc set offers it all, plus documentaries, a trivia game and the 1970 movie by the late Robert...
...purpose. Israel must be ready to respond to the militant challenge to its existence. Morris Sosnovitch Toronto Surely most Americans can't fail to see the hypocrisy in the U.S. reaction to the election of Hamas as the legitimate Palestinian government. The Bush Administration is always on a soapbox claiming it fights for democracy, but when a free and democratic election process results in the victory of a group the Administration doesn't like, suddenly it is a different story. The U.S. needs to understand that the world doesn't want it as a global policeman and certainly not George...
...already sopping with societal contradictions, we must take the responsibility to stand by our words and to resist the temptation to be preachy if we aren’t sure where we really stand. If you’re planning to ascend that soapbox, make sure you’re in it for the long haul...
...Surely most Americans can't fail to see the hypocrisy in the U.S. reaction to the election of Hamas as the legitimate Palestinian government. The Bush Administration is always on a soapbox claiming it fights for democracy, but when a free and democratic election process results in the victory of a group the Administration doesn't like, suddenly it is a different story. The U.S. needs to understand that the world doesn't want it as a global policeman and certainly not George W. Bush as global shoot-'em-up sheriff. Victor Marshall Erskineville, Australia...
...first articles posted this year was a nearly 800-word piece titled “End the Monopoly.” The piece charged this newspaper with irresponsibly setting the tone of campus discussion and monopolizing the media soapbox. “The Crimson controls student opinion. If the news board doesn’t cover something, it’s as if it didn’t happen,” Golis wrote. “When the Ed Board makes a decision…it defines the campus debate. Why? Because there is no alternative media...