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...Clarence Thomas hearings. Then she watched the Republican Convention on TV last month. "They showed someone from the Kansas delegation wearing a T shirt that had Clinton smoking dope with two babes and Hillary hustling cookies," she says contemptuously. "Well, that did it. That really did it." Like many small-town Midwesterners, Seman is so polite she seems awkward when angry. "Look how upset I am," she says, visibly quaking. Catching her breath, she fires one last salvo: "Bush had four years, and now he talks about change? Hah! Just how dumb does he think...
Only a few moments hint at Morrisey's former greatness. "The National Front Disco" is a vaguely catchy tune about a small-town teen lost in the wilds of the nightclub scene, and Morrissey delivers the tale with relish. He also proves he's still capable of knocking off a diverting lyric with "You're the One for Me, Fatty." In this song he beseeches his obese sweetheart to "say if I'm ever in your way..a-hey,-a HAAAAY." He really wallows in the line, and the song offers hope that his old languid wail...
...managed to enrage a lot of people, from small-town police officers to congressional leaders to a former National Security Council aide named Oliver North. It put actor Charlton Heston in a prominent new role as the Tipper Gore of Beverly Hills. The stormy controversy revolved around rap star Ice-T's Cop Killer, a song that, many argue, condones murder and fuels hatred of police officers. Last week the L.A. rapper, who made a foray into heavy metal on his latest album, Body Count, moved to withdraw Cop Killer from that record...
...rich vs. poor, radical vs. mainstream, even male vs. female -- has been profoundly influenced by the split between those who are infected and those who are not. Probably the most conspicuous split is generational, says author Neil Miller, whose In Search of Gay America profiles rural and small-town gays and whose new book, Out in the World, depicts gays in a dozen other countries. AIDS divides older gays, the generation most at risk because it was active during the years before people knew about safe sex, from the teens and twentysomethings. Explains Miller: "A lot of younger gays have...
Perot's TV manner has its engaging side, sprinkled with the chummy colloquialisms of a small-town businessman ("You follow me?" "Pretty simple stuff, right?"). But his humble routine is growing less convincing with exposure. One questioner compared Perot to Jesse Jackson -- both have been criticized for lack of office-holding experience -- and asked why the Texas billionaire was any more qualified to be President. "I don't claim that I am," Perot replied. "That's up to the people." Jennings prodded gently, "But surely you think you're qualified." Perot's response: "I'm not going to sit here...