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That's right: Ann Coulter burns too fiercely for both the temples of the secular left--the New York Times--and of the religious right--Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church. But it's suspicious when conventional wisdom ossifies around someone so thoroughly. Why does she make so many people itch...
...politicians may be the only thing that can excite some students and parents, we expect the special flair that Lithgow, a professional actor, will bring to his speech will more than make up for it. This year’s Afternoon Exercises may be an event remembered for the wisdom of its words, and the forcefulness of their presentation, not just the “significance” of the person at the podium. Welcome home, John...
...Reagan all believed that the amendment was designed for a longer, more debilitating illness than this one appears to be. They did not want a Reagan precedent to pressure future Presidents into using the amendment on inconsequential occasions--when, say, a President was under anesthesia merely to have some wisdom teeth removed...
...yield. Silverado sprays the buckshot of its four or five story lines across the screen with the abandon of a drunken galoot aiming at a barn door. Though the film interrupts its chases and shootouts to let some fine actors stare meaningfully or spit out a little sagebrush wisdom, it rarely allows them to build the camaraderie that an old cowhand like Gabby Hayes exuded with no sweat. Agreeable but never compelling, Silverado proves it takes more than love of the western to make a good one. Maybe the dudes at K-Tell were a mite too slick...
...from a distance and then make adjustments for their weaknesses. From Kennedy's fatalism bubbled bursts of great humor, based on the realization that man was often absurd and there was only so much he could do during any working day to repair the damage. Ike often used his wisdom and warmth to fill the gap left by waning physical vigor...