Archives for August 2005

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Another Bonnie and Clyde? No, more like Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum(b)… It is self-evident that TV reporters labeled George and Jennifer Hyatte today’s “Bonnie and Clyde” without any consideration. Because it is equally self-evident that the Hyattes are not worthy of the comparison. After all, even though they orchestrated a great escape on Tuesday, as a… Read more.

From activists like Stokely Carmichael to pacifists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leaders of the American civil rights movement preached the moral imperatives of experiencing black consciousness on a universal level. Indeed, they all seemed inspired by the credo on civil rights that Dr. King proclaimed in one phrase in his Letter from Birmingham… Read more.

Discovery has landed… Yesterday’s return of Discovery from space and Sunday’s rescue of the Priz from beneath the ocean consummated two truly amazing feats of human endeavor. And, even though we now take such derring-dos for granted, they are no less awe inspiring than the survival of all passengers from the crash of Air France… Read more.

According to superstition, deaths of public figures usually come in 3s and in rather quick succession. And even though I am atheistic about superstition, I’m constrained to acknowledge this eerie coincidence as I pay tribute to John H. Johnson who died yesterday (Monday) at the age of 87. After all, Johnson’s passing came on the… Read more.

On 5 April 2005, in a remarkable display of courage and serenity, Peter Jennings went on air to announce his lung cancer diagnosis. At the time he proclaimed himself a survivor and a fighter. And, fight he did until he was overcome last night at the age of 67. For many people around the world,… Read more.

If he’s not too late, perhaps Peter Jennings can hitch a ride to heaven on the chariot of Ibrahim Ferrer, lead singer of the Buena Vista Social Club band, who died on Saturday in Havana. Ferrer suffered from emphysema. Although, miraculously, it never caused a discordant note in his mesmerizing voice – which was reportedly… Read more.

Or better still, my own 60-day month: June, July, August, Bushember, September… Hey, if Roman Emperors (Julius and Augustus Caesar) could do it, why not the most powerful man in history – the president of the United States (and leader of the free world)? Hail Bush! News and Politics Read more.

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