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...this is a comedy, similar in slapstick tone and comic asides to the Naked Gun movies. And like the police detective played there by Leslie Nielsen, Malone is a guy whose blithe stupidity brings physical harm to those around him - an idiot cocooned in delusion. It happens that Malone's story is narrated by Leslie Nielsen, playing an amiable but slightly loony oldster. So it's possible to take the whole movie as a parody of right-wingers' views of left-wingers...
...Symphony in Three Movements” was next, continuing the feeling of locomotion that “Flying Machine” had established. Despite shaky intonation at the beginning of the piece, the orchestra played with appropriately dry, exact rhythm, supported by the remarkably pure tone of the French horns. The first clarinet (Billy T. Marks ’11) delivered a nuanced solo, and the orchestra maneuvered quick changes from quick rhythmic jabs to charming, almost sarcastic melodic sections. The second movement began with a sweet, floating melody, with sparkling duets from the flutes and oboes. Later, the mood...
...When it comes to writing the e-mails, I’ve kind of abandoned all tact,” Garland says in characteristic, tongue-in-cheek tone. “Since I’ve come to Harvard, I’ve become leftist and lost most respect for the right...
...destigmatization and intellectualization of Republicanism are not just tactics—they’re strategies, with the potential for enormous payoff. While working to improve its reputation on campus, the HRC has also been setting the tone for the way they hope Democrats and Republicans will interact for the next 20 years...
...Perhaps the most striking feature of McCain's late stage campaign is his ferocity on the stump. For much of the spring and summer, McCain favored town hall meetings, often struggling with teleprompters. His tone was more often conversational. Today, the teleprompter has become a regular part of his routine, and his performance borders on bombastic. The closing stump speech is a mixture of conservative ideology on taxes, questions about Obama's truthfulness, and jokes about Obama's gaffe-prone running-mate, who McCain refers to as "Joe the Biden" and "the gift that keeps on giving...