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By Perry Anderson
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Sen. John McCain toed his party line well in his appearance Thursday on “Ellen,” where he managed to appear excruciatingly uncomfortable as he listened to host Ellen DeGeneres’ explanation of her pro-gay-marriage stance and as she quizzed him about his own decidedly different opinion on the subject.
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If the election comes down to bowling ability, the Democrats are in serious trouble. Hillary Clinton poked fun at her rival’s poor showing at the lanes, but it turns out she can’t bowl either. Of course, there’s no evidence John McCain would fare any better. Is it too much to ask that the next president be able to roll a ball in a straight line?
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Ellen DeGeneres put Jenna Bush on the spot on Wednesday’s episode of “Ellen,” asking her if she couldn’t, you know, just pick up the phone and talk to her dad, “like, right now.” So, the first daughter, in turn, put President Bush on the spot, nervously asking him if he was mad at her for the impromptu call.
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Though Ellen DeGeneres has taken her show across the picket line and some reality TV has improvised along, Hollywood is increasingly worried about its wordless future. Late night talk shows went to reruns immediately and the scripted shows are nearly tapped out of fresh episodes. The writers, meanwhile, show no sign of ending their strike any time soon.
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By Ellen Goodman — The equation between “values voters” and conservative evangelical Christians has become so automatic that no one even noticed that the Values Voters Summit was held on Rosh Hashanah, a high holy day on the Jewish calendar.
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As I close up my house in Maine and begin to direct my attention back to the world, I wonder: How do we pay the full coin of attention to danger and death without being overwhelmed?
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By Ellen Goodman — I would have preferred the Democrats to end up ascendant in November based on the strength of their ideas, but if it takes Mark Foley to bring down the GOP house, so be it.
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By Ellen Goodman — In the same week, both Hillary Clinton and President Bush were labeled the devil. Have we gotten perhaps a bit too literal in the demonization of our enemies?
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By Ellen Goodman — British researchers reported that a totally unresponsive 23-year-old woman showed signs of awareness on a brain-imaging test. What we can’t know, however, is whether someone actually wants to keep living like that.
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By Ellen Goodman — Here is something I never imagined five years ago: that America would lose its status as the good guy in the struggle against terrorism.
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By Ellen Goodman — With the FDA set to restrict over-the-counter sales of the “morning-after pill” to people over 18, right-wingers are sending the message to young girls that motherhood is their punishment for having sex.
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By Ellen Goodman — Washington state’s Supreme Court says it limited marriage to heterosexual couples in order to encourage procreation. OK, so what about straight couples that can’t or don’t want to have kids? Are they banned from marriage, too?
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“How did this fixation on celebrity babies, this upbeat bump beat, happen just as we are being told that parenthood is onerous and grueling and that parents are overworked and overwhelmed?”
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By Ellen Goodman — The arguments for banning the cooking of live lobsters may have their merits, but by making lobster meat just another shrink-wrapped commodity we further disconnect ourselves from the food chain that sustains us.
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