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Nevertheless, time and time again Obama’s speeches are chopped to still-pulsing pieces by intermittent and blatantly partisan insertions of needless applause. Jarring ejaculations of editorializing slowly suck the lifeblood out of captivation, and the more they appear, the more I find this trend both frustrating and deeply frightening. For how can we be swept away by anything when audiences are constantly grabbing for coattails to ride on, in desperate attempts to bask in another’s glory while contributing nothing of their own but noise and disturbance...
What, then, is the point of this law? Regardless of its intended impact, it functions to enforce racial divisions already deeply entrenched in American society. Needless to say, Arizona’s new stance on illegal immigration does not constitute a constructive way to deal with the issue—an issue that certainly needs addressing. In the meantime, we can only hope that other states confronted with similar circumstances do not follow Arizona’s embarrassing lead...
...captured in 1967; many right-wing members of Netanyahu's coalition believe Israel should never give back any parts of the Holy City to the Palestinians. The hawks view Netanyahu's agreeing even to a 10-month partial moratorium on new settlement activity in the West Bank as a needless sellout to Obama, one of the least popular American Presidents in recent memory among Israelis. With an address to Washington's pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee looming, Netanyahu wasn't about to cave again...
This disorder carries through with the needless use of live feed video. Many of the instances utilizing live feed seem to be the consequence of ill-conceived staging, such as the conversation between Ben (Hale Appleman) and Kewpie (a moving Karl Bury) in which both actors are seated on the floor with their backs turned to the audience, with large furniture further blocking them from view...
...Where's the Story? Going by the cover of your "Haiti: The Aftermath" issue, I was looking forward to seeing numerous pictures of the impact of the disaster [Feb. 8]. However, I was surprised to see only a short article and four pictures alongside more needless attention devoted to U.S. President. TIME needs to be careful and avoid offering its readers what seems tantamount to false advertising. Neil McKenzie, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND...