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...politicians to be blatant opportunists. What was particularly discouraging was that mediator Cooper Anderson allowed other candidates to castigate Dean, stealing time from substantive debate. Anderson opened the discourse with the ostensibly noble assertion that he wanted to “try to keep things real” and avoid producing meaningless sound bytes. Yet, with his encouragement, the first few minutes of debate became an all-out assault on Howard Dean...
...that reference “Bonanza,” six-shooters and tumbleweed every time they write about Texas to Dean’s unfortunate flag comment, we have to put up with a lot. But even the best of us sometimes indulge in stereotypes—something to avoid, but something that often happens nonetheless. It is safe to assume that Dean’s reference to the Confederate flag was simply a case of poorly minced words, not latent bigotry...
Andrews had a chance to avoid overtime with seven minutes remaining, but couldn’t slip the ball past Balukjian...
...speaker who held these views, and I am disappointed to hear about Mr. Jubran’s invitation. The prospects for peace in the Middle East, and throughout the world, cannot be good if terrorism and the deliberate targeting of innocents are supported. Student groups must act responsibly and avoid granting a platform or lending support to a man who supports terrorism...
While Schraa is free to have her own opinions about Summers and his support of the arts at Harvard, she should not conflate such issues with the artistic merits of the student performers. Moreover, if she is going to write a review it should avoid blanket statements and actually provide constructive discussion of the performance...