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LOL.

BRILLIANCE

This is me being fiscal minded.

This is me being fiscal minded.

America is trading pieces of paper for other pieces of paper, and not real things. That is a problem. And Lehman Brothers, after 158 years, seems to have died in the middle of the night. Indeed, America is bearing witness not only to the passing of a more than valuable firm, but to the death of a culture. Roger Cohen of The New York Times contends that the market of today is very reminiscent of the market of yesterday- when trading reopened on September 17, 2001 and the Dow plunged approximately 684.81 points. Perhaps that’s what “financial killing” really means. No better illustration exists of a culture where private gain has eclipsed the public good, public service, even public decency, and where the cult of the individual has caused the commonwealth to wither. That’s the culture we’ve lived with. It’s over now. Some new American beginning is needed. How apropos that a presidential election, marked highly by the motif of change, is right around the proverbial corner.

Maureen Gets It Again

I personally favor the sardonic tone of Dowd's article which explicitly makes a mockery of vice presidential nominee, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. Dowd shrewdly draws a parallel between the far from soigne Eliza Doolittle of "My Fair Lady", and the inexperienced Palin who remains the subject of increased scrutiny as she sheds the taciturnity that has thus marked her political 'career'.

Attention is additionally drawn to the hypocrisy displayed by the Republican Party. After devilishly mocking Obama-and successfully getting into his head-with ads about how he was just a frothy celebrity, like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, it turns out all the McCain camp wanted was an Obama of its own. Now that they hace the electric Palin, they have ceased to negatively comment upon celebrity.

As Rich Davis, a top McCain adviser said: "This election is not about issues. This election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates." Palin, who is preparing for a compelling first interview with Charlie Gibson, is depicted as almost a marionette- a puppet who reamins manipulated, tutored, and guided by those more seasoned politicians pf the Conservative arena.

Indeed, with every pull of the marionette string evinces what is Palin's ultimate inability to govern without the choreography of another.

Yours in politics,
Christina

Leave Oprah Alone.

Oprah Winfrey has said that she will not interview vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin of Alaska , the hottest political star in the firament. This decision, without question, is drawing negative reviews from many fans of the queen of daytime television.

I just dont understand. Why are we so intoxicated as Americans?

Democrats and Republicans alike have responded caustically. A group of Republican women in Florida, for example, has made an oath to boycott Ms. Winfrey's television show and is now compelling others to canel their subscriptions to her magazine, "O:The Oprah Magazine."

To begin with, it has not been clearly established whether Palin's presence on the show was even requested. All that is known, frankly, is that Ms. Winfrey has no yeaning to host a dialogue with her prior to the election. Ms. Winfrey's rejection of the Governor amalgamates well into the storyline being exploited by the Republican party: that the media is biased again it.

Not only does this histrionic response depict the Replican party in a narrow light, it compromises the integrity of the American people. The fundamental truth of the matter seems to be this: we as a Americans are more concerned with the petty than the substantial during politcal brawls.

Though Oprah admits that Palin's interview would be "fantastic", she has pledged her fildelity to Senator Barack Obama, and ergo, fears any discussion with the opposing party would be seen as promotion.

The Republicans really need to cease the accusations. Heeding reverence to that pledge, Oprah additoinally delcined to interview Senator Hillary Clinton during the primaries while she battled Obama for the nomination. Sorry McCain; you are not going earn my sympathy when you victimize yourself.

Winfrey's integrity is laudable. Oprah said she would be happy to interview Ms. Palin ensuing the November election.

Though many chastise Winfrey for unbalanced journalism, we cannot deny that all Americans have the right to verbalize their own political orientation. This notion of free expression defines very fiber of our nation.

I think it is silly to be offended by Oprah's gesture- or lack thereof- rather than Palin's ultimate taciturnity.

Yours in politics,
Christina

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