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Colbert’s candidacy may be more publicity stunt than anything else, but the sentiment behind it is genuine. This mock-run is not the first manifestation of a surprisingly widespread desire to put Colbert or his fellow fake news show host Jon Stewart in the White House. (A popular line of “Stewart-Colbert ’08” t-shirts already surfaced earlier this fall.) Certainly the belief that Colbert and Stewart could fix the nation’s political woes is a fantasy, but perhaps it’s a more compelling fantasy...
...they saw that there was no analytical rigor or credibility to the campaign. “‘Islamo-Fascism’ is not a term any academic would ever consider using. It creates an Islam-hate week,” Rizvi said. Despite its failure to gain widespread attention at Harvard, Horowitz said he considers this week a success because it spurred conversation about Islamo-Fascism. But according to Rizvi, the debate concerning extremism within Islam has been going on for quite some time. “Within the Muslim community we’ve seen very strong...
...PEDs are a welcome improvement—heck I wouldn’t mind seeing 600 foot home runs more often, especially given the disputed nature of alleged negative effects of some PED’s. But if sports are something sacred to you, then this potentially widespread impurity must be disconcerting...
...program debuted without controversy in Harvard’s residential Houses and enjoyed widespread support. “From what I heard everyone had a lot of fun and things went smoothly,” Chopra told the Crimson in 2003. “We’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback. People realize that throwing a party is expensive.” While some students couldn’t resist poking fun at the school for requiring institutional support in having a good time, the grants soon became a staple of student life. In each succeeding...
Martin Kaplan, a former Democratic strategist and speechwriter who now directs the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California, says Schwarzenegger has been on local television almost constantly, projecting calm and reassurance. Kaplan's daughter attended the women's conference, he said, and she heard widespread murmurs of approval when the Governor explained his thinking. "I'm also struck by his focus on the human dimensions of the disaster," Kaplan said. "He steers clear of the bureaucracy and lasers in on the personal...