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...platform of unconventional but straight-forward ideas might do the trick, however, and it is as the generator of just such original notions that the press hails Anderson. This image had been nurtured by, among other, The New York Times, which--since its near-endorsement January 13--has boosted him when it can, choosing the day of the Massachusetts primary to print the text of his basic speech with a picture of him campaigning in Boston. From its feature headlined "Anderson: Bartering Ideas for Votes" to the Tom Wicker column, "Idea Man From Illinois," the theme is the same. Oddly...

Author: By Mark R. Anspach, | Title: The Anderson Deference | 4/2/1980 | See Source »

Hackett should have tried writing a straight-forward account of the strengths and weaknesses of opposing forces in Europe, something he is probably competent to handle. Instead, he has coated his diatribe for rearmament with a nauseating layer of future history, complete with fake footnoting and eyewitness accounts. But then, the derision Hackett opens himself to makes it less likely anyone will listen to his argument--which is just as well...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Armchair Armageddon | 8/7/1979 | See Source »

...thing that strikes me the most is that he's very open and straight-forward to all the players, which we all appreciate," said pitcher Ron Stewart. "It's like a shot in the arm for the program," he added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Man, New Attitude | 3/21/1979 | See Source »

THERE ARE plenty of straight-forward songs on Pronto Monto,be not mistaken. Anna wrote a real-live hate song called "Dead Weight" that comes right down the line and announces, "I won't tolerate you, you're bugging me and my friends." Probably everyone has someone they'd like to send this song to. Unfortunately, the number tries to pull off the kind of nastiness that only Bob Dylan can get away with smiling...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: From Canada With Love | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

...chief of police strides through The Threepenny, Opera refusing to be judged. Women, of course, fall all over him, and he's married two (at least). Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum, the "king of the beggars," a less familiar character, acts as Brecht's mouthpiece to deliver the show's straight-forward message: don't condemn how others earn their next meal until you're faced with missing one yourself. Working, begging, taking bribes, stealing--they blur together in Brecht's world. "What's robbing a bank compared to founding a bank," asks Macheath; "What's killing a man compared to employing...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Threepennys Worth--Barely | 10/28/1978 | See Source »

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