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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 2000
Page
11
A spoof piece skewers Olympic coverage and broadcasting politics. It contrasts amateur ideals with commercial sponsors and foreign winners while lampooning NBC’s perceived influence and IOC graft allegations.
The column lampoons bribery rumors around an Olympic award to "Big Tony" and mocks the Melbourne Sydney games. It jokes about Australia’s winter, the torch relay fiasco ending in a Bic lighter, and previews next week’s satire on Kangaroos on Heroin.
The Republican National Committee airs an ad challenging Al Gore on veracity citing changes in his positions on abortion gun control and the Elian case. The piece contends reporters focus on ad negativity while critiquing truth discernment in society.
The piece chronicles the Great Southwest Strike of 1886 led by Martin Irons in Texas and across rail lines including Texas & Pacific. It notes Gould of the Wabash and T&P railways, militia intervention by Gov. Ireland, union busting by Pinkertons, and the strike's ultimate defeat while highlighting Irons' leadership and later life.
Larry Eichel argues neither Bush nor Gore offers a perfect tax plan. He finds Bush's 1.3 trillion over 10 years too large and skewed to the wealthy, while Gore's proposal is complex and focused on targeted subsidies. He favors a blended, simpler approach emphasizing working poor and middle class.
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