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A little perspective on inevitability *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Jan 08 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Presidential elections

Democrats are euphoric and Republicans are panicking: Obama is inevitable. But not so fast, mes amis, says William Katz, looking back in time. In the rough and tumble world of American politics, nothing is inevitable and voters are never predictable. Since Mr. Katz’s hyperlinks are not working, let me quote for [...]

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Irving Berlin and Churchill

Bookworm on Dec 06 2007 | Filed under: Hollywood, Media matters, World War II

Did you hear the story about Irving Berlin’s lunch with Winston Churchill during WWII? It’s a very funny story, it’s true, and it’s part of the larger and very wonderful story of Irving Berlin’s musical This is the Army. Berlin wrote This is the Army both to boost American morale and to raise [...]

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