Word: gentlemen
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Normally I would ignore such talk, chalk it up to harmless Harvard egotism, and be thankful that these gentlemen support ROTC in their own way. But the unaffected atmosphere of home brought their arrogance into focus. Seton implies that Harvard students can do a better job with the military than those academy boys and those God-forsaken southerners. Huntington believes the My Lai massacre in Vietnam could have been avoided had a Harvard man been in command--that judgment and values are by-products of elite conditioning in academic Utopia...
...most of their 200-year history, final clubs have acted as gentlemen's clubs where young Harvard men hung out with their friends to eat meals, play cards, read the paper, network with alumni and maybe have a drink...
...Then in a tone reminiscent of a Las Vegas boxing announcer, Simon proudly proclaims: "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome...Mr. Bob Dylan!" The crowd roars in fernetic expectation. This was a surprise, partly because, for the greater part of the summer, I have been surrounded by anti-Dylan enthusiasts and militants. I was afraid that my defense of Dylan could be likened to a musical Steward's Folly (but let's just remember how much oil was found in Alaska). Although, in my childishly ego-centric way, I could never understand why Dylan's music...
...shots of all the Reagan officials who'd had ethical or legal charges leveled against them--a layout that looked like the life insurance-company ads congratulating the leading salesmen of the tristate area. Now, after 6 1/2 years of Clinton, you're nostalgic for those Protestant gentlemen of the Bush era who never came near getting indicted. The vision of Brent Scowcroft dozing in the Oval Office brings a warm glow...
MICHAEL JORDAN Will the gentlemen of the jury rise and state their verdict? Magic Johnson: "When you talk about beautiful basketball, the way Mr. Naismith drew it up to be played, you're talking about Michael Jordan." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "F. Scott Fitzgerald said the rich are not like the rest of us. Well, Michael's athletic skills are not like the rest of us." Charles Barkley: "The one player I'll accept losing to if I have to lose." Shaquille O'Neal: "I'll tell my grandchildren I got to play against him." Phil Jackson: "He represented our personal...