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Though American white men collectively are arguably the most privileged group on earth, the “political correctness” theme allowed them to bathe in the self-pity of their “victimhood.” It allowed them to get righteous and angry against their supposed persecutors. Now there is a charged statement. :?...

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The police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, when asked about the photographer's actions, said: "I don't know. I wasn't there."

Pretty much sums it up for me.

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Ok but where does Obama come in ?

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piston wrote: to question a questionable authority, to overturn sexism, to defeat racism, to introduce participatory democracy. All of these motives belong to a prior period of history .

WHaaaooooo !

...And here I was worried about Twinkie sales.

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Yeah, I saw Alec Guinness in "The Lavender Hill Mob" and it didn't seem like anything great. So, maybe John is right, you had to see him on the stage. Certainly I'm miffed when I hear the reverence with which he is held by many contemporaries. Sometimes I like really bad, "hammy" type actorly perfor...

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Nice article, thanks for posting. I think the premise in the title is a little presumptuous but I guess we need to allow for artistic license. Never heard Hillary Clinton described as a "neocon" before. Interesting. I realize the power and influence of political insiders but I think a great deal of ...

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Here you go, Len. This ones for you, little guy.

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According to CNN, the Presidents lead in the popular vote is 3 million. If memory serves, this was GWB's margin of victory in 2004 - The election Bush called a "mandate".

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Can't find anything about the PATH = Newark to WTC or when that might be restored.

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lennygoran wrote:
But you have to admit Obama is more of us than Romney, right? Regards, Len

Lenny,....I am saddened. You seemed like such a nice guy before that generator went to your head.

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Stevenson was an honest intellectual man--not a flip flopper. No doubt he was an honest intellectual man and so was John Kerry but people did not identify them as "one of us". Barack Obama was quite touching in his final days of the campaign, he went to Jersey, he hugged crying mothers, he kissed b...

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The reason Mitt lost was the same reason John Kerry lost, or Adlai Stevenson lost :he has too much lace on his britches. I do not hold out hope Obama will appoint a decent Supreme Court Justice. It is possible, if not probable that he will return to his natural habitat, the Republican party. Remembe...

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I enjoyed this part immensely:

You’re retiring after serving 24 years in the Senate.

The rest of it, less so.

He supported McCain in 2008 but now he has cold feet for Romney. I guess there are limits to these things..

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Okay, here's the scenario: Bloomberg, with all the information at hand, which must have been considerable, decides there is no way in H that it is humanly possible that an elite marathon can be organized and run smoothly, he makes the announcement four or five days before the race and persuades the ...

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I was surprised to hear the marathon was going ahead as scheduled. In my opinion, Bloomberg should have been more sensitive to the people who suffered most in this storm. Could it be all the money involved that caused his obstinate stance in allowing a marathon run, amid such chaos and blight ? It w...

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Remnants from the maestro's failed 1948 bid for the presidency. He was an ardent socialist (apparently).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... x2W4GhSLlQ

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The reason they "hate" Obama, Cliftwood, is the same reason you hate they guy in the car in front of you, he stands between them and something they want : POWER. If the sitting President was John Edwards or any other Democrat, the vitriol would be the same. Remember how they treated Bill Clinton ? N...

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I'm sure this is a worthwhile concert, however, it does seem a little unsettling that such an early 20th century trifle would be noteworthy in a program of a Major Symphonic Organization [emphasis mine]. I see a Brahms and Beethoven cycle, lots of Dvorak and Tchaikovsky, a "Bach Festival", whatever ...

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Killing off the National Endowment and defunding PBS aren't about the money. . Good point. So many of these "issues" are not about what they appear on face value but about a hidden agenda : POWER, for one party or the other. I noticed that, during the Republican debates, no matter how well Romney s...

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Maybe this breezy, callow style of writing speaks more to the current tastes of the Times readership. Who knows. I am not in a position to judge. This review would not be out of place in a college newspaper but this is the Newspaper of Record. Where are the great critics (not an oxymoron) of the pas...

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The first time I heard Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony, I had no idea of it's programmatic content, but I immediately recognized it as a masterpiece and "profound" as you like. Similarly I have never had more than a vague idea of Till Eulenspiegel's programmatic outlook, but it is still a favorite a...

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lennygoran wrote:

How would an analogy like this hold up--Wotan is to Romney as Vahalla is to Bain Capital? Regards, Len

Basically, Lenny, if Romney wins we're all Nibelungs - sweating away in some dank hole for low pay and no guarentees. Good luck in NC state - watch for those photo ID's.

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I enjoyed the clip very much. I keep wondering why I hear really terrific Wagner recently. There was the Lepage Ring and now this example. Haven't heard any recent, great performances of standard repertoire, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms ect,..... so why Wagner ? I remember that Furtwangler once said that...

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The Daily Mail ? Not exactly the NY Times, is it ?

Apart from the bit about 'spreading scialism', this has nothing to do with Obama's competency as president, even if it was all true, and I assume that none of it is. As John B said, the sympathy vote awaits. Bring on the dirt.

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It might help reduce costs if we didn't have a for profit system. Imagine going into a candy store, the proprietor decides what and how much you buy, and after you leave, he charges whatever he wants for it. Or if the customer doesn't think it's enough, he adds as much as he wants.. I'm sure they ha...

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The issue, Cosi and Lenny, is that she used the classification of 'Native American' to possibly gain favor in being hired for a job. That is dishonest. Having a great great grandmother as a relative does not make her a native American, sorry. She should have simply admitted it was a streatch, and th...

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I'd like the Democratic Party to stop endorsing candidates who remind me of squeezed lemons. Perhaps that is not possible for white people.

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I think George Bush was confronted with his youthful indiscretions and simply said they were true, he regretted them, and let's move on. Handled it pretty well. This Lady comes off as kind of a pretentious, convoluted phony. It is obviously hitting a deep chord in people because she is running neck ...

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I wasn't saying such a move would "make sense". I am aware of the musculature problems with age, that's why I posited the example of a young conductor. Just the possibility of having total control over you're artistic creation or maybe, in a sensitive soul, there is the uneasiness of imposing your w...

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I enjoyed it but it makes me think of the instances of musicians playing dual roles. The most familiar is the instrumentalist turned conductor. But why are there no instances of a wood waiver deciding, early in his career, to chuck the baton and make music as an instrumentalist. I know Furtwangler p...

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Another scenario: Neither country bombs the other and we just go about our boring little lives making BIG DEALS out of nothing.

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Believe it or not that Bartok Concerto for Orchestra is an all digital recording. I've always liked it, sort of straight foreward, dark and a little on the romantic side. It was my intro to Bartok in the early 80's. The Shostakovich 5 sounds a little bland next to Bernstein but I have grown to prefe...

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47% of Americans pay no income tax. Wouldn't this include children under 18. What about women (or men) who stay at home and take care of the kids ? What about those who are retired ? So 47% seems about right. If the author wants to eliminate unemployment insurance wouldn't the unemployed include tho...

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Boult's Schubert 9 is the stuff dreams are made of. A superb and underrated conductor. German classics were his forte, in my not so humble opinion ( I preferred the more emotional and communicative Barbirolli in English music).

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Well I'm sure many people laughed (in derision) at Beethoven's Hammerklavier. Not that I'm comparing the two. As far as contemporary composers composing for an elite - I suppose Beethoven wrote op135 String Quartet for an elite, if not himself only. Modern composers who write for a big audience, try...

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We must remove the growing distractions and be allowed to spend time with each unique patient and their "story." We need to ask of each regulation or mandate that "seems" to sound so good: How will it impact the doctor-patient relationship? It is now, and will always, be within this relationship th...

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....And he's leading in Michigan by two points - a six point lead over where your last article had him. These polls are historically accurate but that is if you take an AVERAGE of all the major polling agencies. Rasmussen and Gallup seem to be consistently favoring one candidate over the other. CNN ...

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BWV 1080 wrote:its not spelling, apparently

..."its" isn't doing too well, either. It's lost its apostrophe.

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So.... A program of light favorites.

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Good article, John. He seems more bored than nervous - stating the obvious - with some telling generalizations and observations. Bottom line: it's all about turnout...

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The candidate himself wouldn't have me kicking and screaming (superficially he seems as bland and innocuous as candidates come). What scares me is the utter bloodless reality of any corporate mascot (provided his views are bland enough on "social issues") with enough financial backing, winning any e...

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From the article:

One recent poll [in Michigan] showed Romney leading Obama by four points! How can that be?

Um... maybe because Romney was born and raise there and his father was a former Governor/Presidential hopeful ?

I wouldn't worry.

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My fave. Sergui Celibidache's 100th birthday

Wot ! No Karajan !

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I think Henze is entitled to his opinion, and Lebrecht to his controversies. I mean, isn't that what makes life worth living ? isn't it ? That we can all join in with our views and enjoy this great big thing we call life..... 8) Whatever floats your boat. By not performing his music they make a bigg...

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...and I would like to apologize to Jbuck for my overuse of the word "brash"....And for my poor vocabulary in general (least of my worries, I'm afraid). Nice thread, David. You posted your own thoughts clearly and simply (as did Teresa with her completely relevant question.) Take five, everyone. Smo...

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I think we're getting just a little bit ahead of ourselves, JBuck.... I prefer Hillary to her husband, even though you could probably not put a match stick of difference between one's political views and the others. The rap on Hillary is that she is brash and would offend everyone and wouldn't get a...

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jbuck919 wrote: I'm trying to figure out how to prevent my 92-year-old Roosevelt Democrat mother from voting for Romney .

Have you tried clobbering her ?

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What about Taci Lords ? Who is she supporting ?

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I haven't heard the Celibidache, but would like to, as I'm a big fan of his. I've always believed the to this symphony is pure, unbridled shmalzt. So it's Bernstein, Furtwangler (who's actually more noble/tragic than schmaltzy) Barbirolli and, of course, the oft underrated Ormandy, for me. I'll save...

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