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Finally, it’s odd that Gray praises the president for not allowing 9/11 to change his plans for invading Iraq, since her point is that 9/11 changed forever the way the United States needs to conduct its security. In that case, one might think that because of 9/11, the president would have realized that terrorism was a greater and more immediate danger to the United States than Iraq was, and put his Iraq plans on hold until Al Qaeda was defeated and America was made safe from terrorism. Sadly, he did not. And, because the president made Iraq...

Author: By Aaron J. Dinkin, | Title: Misconceptions color Bush's portrayal of Kerry | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

...members of the "dial group" had a knob they could turn to indicate their approval or disapproval of what the candidates were saying. When the Democratic nominee noted the sexual orientation of Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary, to a person, they thought the remark was odd, jarring. "People thought it was uncalled for," Luntz found. In an ABC News poll, 2 of 3 voters said Kerry's reference to Mary Cheney was inappropriate, though 57% agreed with the larger point he was making--that homosexuals don't choose to be gay but rather are being "who they felt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: Gay Politics: Who Gets to Talk About Mary Cheney? | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...seemed more like ‘The Odd Couple’ than Matt and Ben because it is not an impression of them,” adds Morris. “He is just a character and was written as just a character because the playwrights don’t actually know...

Author: By Jessica A. Berger and Ben B. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: The Homecoming of Matt & Ben | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

Naturally, this got me wondering about my cinematic soul mate (what was his name, was he better looking than me, etc.) But soon after, I was thrust into a period of monkish introspection. Randomness alone could not possibly account for such an odd episode. There must be some link, some pattern, binding my movie choices: The Insider, Quiz Show, Erin Brockovich...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Some Cheese With That Whine? | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

Naturally, this got me wondering about my cinematic soul mate (what was his name, was he better looking than me, etc.) But soon after, I was thrust into a period of monkish introspection. Randomness alone could not possibly account for such an odd episode. There must be some link, some pattern, binding my movie choices: The Insider, Quiz Show, Erin Brockovich...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Some Cheese With That Whine? | 10/20/2004 | See Source »

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