Word: partisans
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Institute of Politics who took the time and effort to plan the event, which was a great success. I find it a terrible shame, however, that in his remarks to the audience, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) chose to spoil an opportunity to inspire students by imparting a partisan political message for himself and Vice President Al Gore...
...message of the day was to encourage an underrepresented element of the population to get involved and to vote. Kerry was the only speaker who drifted from this message to promote partisan political interests...
...would hope that in future appearances at non-partisan events, Kerry would show the integrity and appropriateness inherent in his office...
Although the event did not officially endorse any candidate, some speakers revealed their partisan colors...
...think of PIERRE TRUDEAU as the first postmodern politician. He loved to repudiate conventional partisan ideologies, and if, in the end, that served his partisan goals, well, there would be just a little Gallic upturn at the corners of his mouth. He had a near perfect understanding of the possible uses of celebrity. If a photographer was close, he'd manage a jackknife off the low board, a rose in his buttonhole or a pretty woman on his arm. He knifed through dowdy Canadian politics like the classy skier he was--moving gracefully, radiating freedom, yet somehow making...