WASHINGTON -- As they used to say, long ago and far away, there it is.
Tuesday night's debate gave us the real Al Gore and the real George W. Bush. Gore won -- he may even have killed -- but he's still annoying. One can only conclude...
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19 October 2000
Earthlings have continued a tradition of bizarre rituals during
their planet's current season. A columnist from the Galactic Syndicate
provides this analysis:
From afar, we may be inclined to smirk at the activities of...
17 October 2000
NEW YORK -- Faint, but at this late date we abstain from the new mandatory media pose of being clever and snide about the only two major presidential candidates we've got, and pause here to consider An Issue. (I know -- so quaint of us.)...
13 October 2000
The formula for American media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict is simple: Report on the latest developments in the fragile "peace
process." Depict U.S. officials as honest brokers in the negotiations.
Emphasize the need for...
12 October 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- We are a nation divided, cleft, twain for the duration. For those of us in states like Texas, where George W. Bush will sweep, or California, where Al Gore is up by 13, this presidential election is being phoned in. You...
06 October 2000
Everywhere we turn, new technologies for communication have us
surrounded. The online sensations of just a few years ago are now ancient
cyber-history, and the process continues to accelerate. The computer on
most desks seemed to be...
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