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January 10, 2007
Maybe it's not fair to pick on Newsweek. Maybe it's like expecting solid, hard-hitting journalism from USA Today. But I haven't posted since the end of the YLTLSWC, so I'm going to go ahead and take aim at an easy target.tweak xp 4.04 pro serial
The cover story for the Dec. 25, 2006 - Jan. 1, 2007 issue asks a question that, in the right hands, might be very interesting. I've often wondered myself, "Is America Ready for Hillary or Obama?" Unfortunately, the author appears to be more interested in the stunning the reader with each paragraph than in building a coherent essay. F'rinstance:
A black president in a country that fought a civil war over race might even prove cathartic. And a woman president would show the rest of the world that the United States is not a sexist nation. [...] If neither Clinton nor Obama wins, it won't necessarily prove the United States is closed-minded. Their failure would likely be the product of their own shortcomings—or the emergence of one of the several white (and one Hispanic) male Democrats who still have a shot at their party's nomination.tweak xp 4.04 pro serial
Sweet! If they win, America is awesome, but if they lose it's on them! This is a total win-win. And totally absurd, too! For instance, it's ridiculous to think that the election of a female president says anything at all about whether or not the nation is sexist. You could even come up with reasons why a sexist nation is more likely to elect Hilary Clinton. Reasons like, say, this one:
The willingness of so many voters to support Hillary because they admire her husband and think he would guide her is old-fashioned—even sexist—but still a powerful asset. Now Clinton partisans are happy to encourage the idea that a Hillary presidency would constitute a third term for Bill.tweak xp 4.04 pro serial
Now we have to wonder: Is Mr. Alter reading his own piece? Does he have any idea what he wrote a couple of thousand words earlier? Or is he just absent-mindedly pasting together bits and pieces of ideas with sensational statements for glue? Either way, I should probably find something more interesting to read over breakfast.tweak xp 4.04 pro serial
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