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A Night at the Pre-Inauguration Ball

By Marc Mcdonald | January 22, 1997

If it wasn't for my press credentials, I might have had a decent seat instead of being banished into the corner with the rest of the press corps. There's no reason I should be seated next to William Safire, who, I was told, was only invited because President Clinton figured he could drunk up Safire in order that the First Lady could get in a couple of good whacks. Tiring of Safire's banter about the origin of "G.O.P.", I politely excused myself and bumped into Tom Hanks who spilled a club soda all over himself.

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Opinion

Ledyard Bridge and the Web

By Marc Mcdonald | November 6, 1996

A bridge to the 21st century. Since this year's Democratic National Convention, I've been trying to figure out what this phrase means. I understand President Clinton's strategy.

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Opinion

No Vote, No Paycheck

By Marc Mcdonald | October 31, 1996

Please vote. Pretty please? That's what leaders from the Republican and Democratic National Committees are pleading to their respective electorate. Why is such begging going on? Democratic leaders realize many of the congressional seats they lost two years ago were strictly based on low turnout from their constituents. Republican leaders realize many of the congressional seats they won two years ago were strictly based on high turnout from their constituents. However, the tables may turn this year. With Bob Dole still significantly lagging behind President Clinton in the polls, RNC leaders fear Republicans won't show up at the polls thinking Clinton will win with or without their vote. That leaves the Democrats with a slight edge between the two partys' turnout which could lead to congressional seats falling into the hands of the Democrats. But all you Democratic faithful better not cheer yet because another scenario, a more likely one, is that a large Clinton lead in the polls would cause the Democratic electorate to think their vote isn't necessary for the re-election of the president. Which leads this election to be nothing more than a status quo election.

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Opinion

How Dole Can Win

By Marc Mcdonald | October 23, 1996

The latest polls have Bob Dole down by 18 points. So now he's decided to spend nearly all his time, resources, and money campaigning in California.

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Opinion

A Vote for Bill Clinton Is a Vote for E.T.

By Marc Mcdonald | October 2, 1996

If you watch television, you can definitely tell it is an election year. Instead of micro-Smiling Steve driving around the Lebanon Pharmacy in his Tyco Black Thunder four-wheeler, there's campaign message after campaign message telling the viewers who they should vote for. A vote for Bob Dolegingrich, according to ads paid for by Clinton/Gore '96, means cuts in Medicare, social security, education, and anything else the government helps fund, in order to pay for Dolegingrich's 15 percent across-the-board tax cut. In his ads, Bob Dole states that a vote for Clinton means ... well, he has trouble on this one considering the economy if flying.

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Arts

Bergman's 'Autumn Sonata' film to show

By Marc Mcdonald | April 10, 1996

Continuing the Dartmouth Film Society's spring "Mommie Dearest" film series, "Autumn Sonata" and "September" explore the issues of the mother-daughter relationship. "Autumn Sonata," written and directed by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, examines the life of a world-famous pianist named Charlotte (Ingrid Bergman, who has no relation to the director) and her direct confrontation with her oldest daughter Eva (Liv Ullman), who feels no connection with her mother. The two most famous Swedish film superstars finally team up together in a role that Bergman plays with remarkable restraint, especially considering she was undergoing radiation treatments for advanced cancer and was scheduled for surgery after the film was completed. Ingrid Bergman told the director, "You know I'm living on borrowed time." But Bergman, when creating the rough draft of his film, wrote that Ingrid Bergman, and nobody else, must play the role of the mother. While Bergman found working with Ingrid Bergman frustrating because she prided herself on her constant rehearsing (which Bergman despised because he felt too much rehearsing took away any spontaneity from the shoot), he believed Ingrid gave all her energy to the role and proved to be a key asset to the film. Although the mother-daughter relationship is an integral part of the film, the other important relationship is Charlotte's loss of her ability to perform as a pianist on a world-class level.

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