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John Manetta Once Told Me

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My friend told me this great joke the other day: what do The New York Times editorial board, Muslim reactionaries and Rosie O’Donnell have in common … apparently the inability to concentrate long enough to observe an oration in its entirety. At least that is what one is led to believe following their reactions to a speech given by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg last Tuesday.

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“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” — George S. Patton. Truer words were never spoken. We should all thank God for the blessing he gave us in Nicholas Madaras.

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I’m not going to lie; I was more than a little concerned about the midterm elections of 2006. Bush’s poll numbers were at an all-time low; public support for the War in Iraq had plummeted amid calls for withdrawal in the House and Senate; Republicans were struggling to survive in key races across the nation. One could not turn on the news without hearing political pundits predict a democratic takeover paralleling the Gingrich revolution in 1994.

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“Xenophobic (zen-uh-foh-bic): adjective, suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of that which is strange or foreign.” (Dictionary.com) Usage: The Mexican government’s immigration policy can be characterized as xenophobic.

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Allow me to be the 10,000th member of the Cornell Community to say welcome, class of 2010. While others have welcomed you with free laundry bags, diversity classes and free beer, I would instead like to welcome you to Cornell by relating one of the most memorable moments of my freshman year.