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...Obama Debate? I think Obama's reluctance to debate, especially in a town-hall context, stems from his not wanting to think on his feet, something he doesn't seem to do particularly well, with his frequent stammering and "wait a minute" efforts to clarify himself [Aug. 18]. When you can't be straight with people about what you really want to do, you get stuck trying to think fast about what you can say that will placate the large majority of people and not tick off your base. In Obama's case, that seems to present a real challenge...
...N.J.Gosh no! And I keep getting surprised. When Twilight hit the New York Times bestseller list at number 5, for me that was the pinnacle, that was the moment. I never thought I would be there. And I keep having moments like that where you just stop and say, wait a minute - how is this still going up? I'm waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under me. I have from day one because I'm kind of a pessimist. But it just keeps being huge and no, I had no idea. I still have no idea...
...help reduce the country's horrific levels of violent crime. "These athletes can speak to the young people in our more troubled communities, especially since many of them come from those communities," says Jamaican sports writer Carole Beckford, author of Keeping Jamaica's Sport on Track. "We can't wait for them to come home as a result...
...Wait: A remarkable life? Adoring fans? Clearly, he's unfit to serve...
...customers walk in, waiters are discussing who's going to take their table. Sometimes there's a little profiling going on. Like, "They're from England or France. We don't want to wait on them because they don't know how to tip." One waiter I know flat out refused to wait on women. He wouldn't do it. He felt they were cheap tippers. And there's a reality that women usually eat less than men, so their checks are smaller and the tips can be smaller. But he was misogynistic. He wouldn't wait on kids either...