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Parties and partisanship get a bad rap from the wise and the good.(The Week)(Brief article)
Parties and partisanship get a bad rap from the wise and the good. Healthy parties engage voters, channel emotions and ideas, and bring about change, some of it needed. (The era in which the parties were weakest--1830-55--reflected the nation's unwillingness to address the problem of slavery.) So it is no surprise that a bipartisan summit at the University of Oklahoma did not impress. Among the big-name guests were many has-beens (former senator Gary Hart, former governor Christine Todd Whitman) and a failed wannabe (Sen. Chuck Hagel). The guest who could publicize their discontents was billionaire New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. ...
- Bad Rap Capital
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Richard Cohen May 2, 1989 700+ words
...Washington?) They say, in short, that Atlanta is getting a bad rap. Washingtonians, a sensitive bunch, are moved to tears...crime capital it is supposed to be, but it is certainly the bad rap capital, supplanting even New York. To a certain extent...
- HDD Industry Receiving Bad Rap Regarding Accidents.
- Magazine article from: Underground Construction Griffin, Jeff April 1, 2001 700+ words
...safety of construction crews and the public? Is HDD getting a bad rap? Most HDD incidents - and certainly the majority of those that...Misguided blame So back to the original question: Is HDD getting a bad rap? The answer clearly appears to be, "Yes." It can't be...
- "Flip-flopping is getting a bad rap [Derived headline]
- Newspaper article from: Burlington County Times July 25, 2008 700+ words
"Flip-flopping is getting a bad rap, because I think it's great." That recent comment by California...minded to be president. So flip-flopping should stop getting a "bad rap." Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at stevecokie...
- Historian contends Catholic church gets a 'bad rap': anti-Catholic bigotry...
- Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter Patterson, Margot August 1, 2003 700+ words
...insufficiently concerned with women? I think it gets something of a bad rap. It is inaccurately seen as being hostile to women. I think...bishops. But as I said, I think the Catholic church does get a bad rap on that topic. In your book, you say that the principal force...
- Bad rap for public libraries
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times editorials April 11, 1988 700+ words
Public libraries are getting a new bad rap that, if taken to its logical extreme, could put them out of business. A local research group, the Heartland Institute, says...
- BAD rap.(Schools)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) March 3, 2003 700+ words
...revenue in the state budget, and disinvestment in higher education. How do young people - Oregon's future - feel about the bad rap? Is the reputation deserved? And do they have faith in the power of Oregonians to turn it around? The 20Below News Team today...
- A BAD RAP
- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) February 27, 1987 700+ words
...MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Voice of the people-letters to the editor I always did think cigarettes got a bad rap. Don't get me wrong: Cigarettes certainly are smelly, contain nitrogen dioxide, and anyone who would pay to burn one...
- Manning puts bad rap to rest.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gosselin, Rick January 4, 2004 700+ words
...statistics in his six-year career but also a reputation as a quarterback who could not win the big game. Say goodbye to a bad rap. Manning passed for 377 yards and five touchdowns to power the Indianapolis Colts to a 41-10 victory over the Denver Broncos...
