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When I thought back upon it later the inability of John Rocker to keep the Sox from scoring, the pandemonium of the crowd when he was yanked, Rocker putting his head down in failure as he left the field it all seemed the stuff of WWF wrestling, a scripted moment of tension, failure, and the ensuing celebration of good triumphing over evil...
...Politicians complain about a lack of interest, but it is incumbent upon candidates to connect with the population," said Matthew Ocheltree...
...this crucial moment, more than any other, we depend upon our media to do their homework, if we are going to have to do our duty...
...grand Texan tradition, George W. Bush, during his run for the Texan governorship, headed off into the woods in the middle of dove shooting season with rifle on shoulder and a pack of reporters following close upon his heels--no doubt to showcase his closeness to nature and the common man. In fact, Bush did shoot and bag a bird. Unfortunately, the bird had the audacity not to be a dove, but a killdee--a member of an endangered species no less...
While Annan has a certain responsibility and accountability to member nations of the U.N. and the world at large, none of us can expect one human being to turn things around. The strength of the U.N. rests upon the willingness and commitment of all nations to dedicate themselves to that which will truly benefit all humanity. Conversely, the weakness and lack of success of the same body are largely the result of nations acting recklessly and being unwilling to bring about the unity and peace that are so needed and desired. VIC SALVO Sacramento, Calif...