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...laughable hypocrisies American politicos force themselves into as they try to be all things to all people. The panel on A. J. Hammer’s CNN program spent more than seven convention minutes complaining about the fact that Palin’s style is becoming a hot topic. “Isn’t it sad that we always judge women by how they look?” Lisa Bloom, a panelist, said, seemingly oblivious to her own role in that phenomenon (the bottom of the screen read “Sarah’s Style...
...first third-party candidate to argue his way onstage; in 1992 voters made their voices heard in the first debate with a "town hall" format. Eight years later, George W. Bush and Al Gore argued even more bitterly over debate format, with each camp releasing attack ads on the topic...
...musical product, from albums, to singles, to ringtones, to Girl Talk’s potpourri of 30-second hooks. Whether Gillis’s latest album (or any of his albums) is truly new and meaningful or just a well-mixed iTunes party shuffle will likely remain a topic of some hipster debate. Harvard students will have the opportunity to udge for themselves when Girl Talk plays the Harvard-Yale pep rally this November. —Staff writer Nayeli E. Rodriguez can be reached at nrodrig@fas.harvard.edu...
...rally in Tampa, Fla., McCain segued from prepared remarks on the uncomfortable matter of the Wall Street collapse (which he sometimes admits is the result of years of lax Republican oversight in Washington) and added comments on a much more rewarding topic: oil exploration. As he started on the subject, someone in the audience yelled, "Drill, baby, drill." To which McCain responded, "Right. Drill, baby, drill." To which the crowd responded, chanting, "DRILL, BABY, DRILL...
...deeply the institution of slavery and involuntary labor was woven into West Africa’s own historical fabric. Despite the historical importance of involuntary labor and enslavement in the nation’s history—or maybe because of it—slavery is a taboo topic in Ghana today...