Word: theming
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Gwen Ifill's book about the rising generation of African-American politicians caused a mini-tempest even before the presses rolled. Critics questioned whether the PBS journalist chosen to moderate the vice-presidential debate could do so impartially, given the book's theme. In her introduction, she dismisses charges that The Breakthrough is a "piece of pro-Obama puffery"--although it might have been better to use a photo on the back cover different from one of Ifill looking adoringly at Obama during an interview. Ifill has interviewed virtually every African-American politician of note, tracking a generational shift away...
...official themes and hyperbolic rhetoric of presidential inauguration seasons can seem to blend together. Barack Obama’s campaign for change echoes words spoken 16 years ago, when Bill Clinton reminded listeners that our nation requires “dramatic change from time to time. This is our time. Let us embrace it.” Inauguration slogans have ranged from the promising—Richard Nixon’s “Bring us together again”—to the self-congratulatory—James Madison’s “nobility...
...down and were faced with the shenanigans of the old gang, behaving in their usual dreadful way. You could feel in the audience a sense of 'We don't want this.' " Within weeks, though, the audience's cynicism had returned, and the play drew cheers. Hare's great theme - power and the moral compromises it demands - is one that will...
...Israeli government's media operations are the most sophisticated in the region, and its extensively planned hasbara campaign of public advocacy swung into high gear almost as soon as the current offensive began. Israel and its advocates are stressing a broad theme to frame the conflict - rocket fire from Gaza is an existential threat from which Israel has a right to defend itself, they argue - and they are seeking to limit reporting on civilian suffering in Gaza by challenging how much time or space media outlets devote to such images and by emphasizing the great care being taken by Israeli...
...native" costume party dressed as a Nazi. After a photo of Harry wearing a Swastika armband appeared on the cover of The Sun newspaper, the Royal Family issued an apology, although Harry never apologized in person. More importantly, he never explained how his costume fit the party's theme...