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¿HABLA WORLD WID EWEB? George W. Bush is renowned among Republicans for his ability to attract Hispanic voters. Along with John McCain, Bush has made a point of distinguishing himself from the...
...PRINCE RUDY New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has always struck The Scrapbook as one of those guys who read the Cliffs Notes version of Machiavelli—"It is better to be feared than loved"—and thought this was just the coolest thing he had ever heard...
...A media drumbeat over the February 4 police shooting of African immigrant Amadou Diallo seems to be a factor in pushing Giuliani's numbers down...
...Please mail your résumé to: Business Manager, The Weekly Standard, 1150 17th Street, NW, Suite 505, Washington, D.C...
...It's a small step toward a worthy goal: returning the greatest of the Founding Fathers to his proper place in our public life...
...But of course if he'd read further, he would have learned that a prince should want to be loved and feared, while realizing that fear is more reliable in a pinch, since the people can withdraw their love but they can't withhold their fear...
...How refreshing...
...The English version opens with a homily on the promise of America and the "party of Lincoln," which "makes sure no one is left behind...
...But there is a more striking difference between the two versions than language, as can be seen in these pictures...
...With Mrs...
...But wait...
...More power to them all...
...Virtually every defense contractor in America has signed up to be a "corporate sponsor" of the event...
...the name "President's Day" has no force in federal law, and the misunderstanding has served only to obscure the true meaning of the holiday, which is to celebrate the birthday of the father of our country...
...These days, though, the mayor seems to have neither fear nor love going for him...
...His approval rating has descended to 40 percent from a high of 74 percent in February 1998...
...Bartlett's bill aims to correct the misapprehension, requiring all federal entities to ditch the term "President's Day" and call the holiday by its right name...
...Happy birthday...
...For a couple of decades now, the third Monday of February has been called "President's Day...
...The entire weekend has officially been downgraded from a "celebration" to a "commemoration...
...Lee's enthusiastic support, Bartlett has introduced legislation to revive Washington's birthday as a national holiday...
...HELP WANTED *The Weekly Standard has a full-time position available for a staff assistant working with the circulation and business staff...
...For three days, beginning April 23, the administration will host an almost endless series of receptions, luncheons, dinners, plenary sessions, press conferences, and official portrait opportunities in honor of NATO's birthday...
...But still he has refused to join the liberal chorus that blames Diallo's death on systemic racism in the New York police Department...
...Thanks to the awesome amount of police protection required for the visiting heads of state—17 security forces from various countries and the District of Columbia will descend on the city—traffic in Washington is certain to be a mess...
...It's too late to cancel the party—what would the kids do with their mural?—so organizers have decided instead to make alterations in tone...
...Which is not to say that the 50th anniversary of NATO won't be a cause for joy, at least in some quarters...
...Later this month, heads of state from over 40 countries are assembling in Washington to participate in what organizers are billing as a "Once-in-a-Lifetime Event...
...Indeed, the latest poll numbers last week elicited a statement that was echt Giuliani, almost poetic in its blunt matter-of-factness: "I have a pretty good sense of the media, of the direction and how it spins things, and I also have a sense of the things I could say that would quickly make me more popular...
...The Spanish page is a paean to prosperity and the importance of education to those who would realize the American dream...
...Please send a résumé by fax to (202) 223-9226...
...Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has announced an important new "children's art initiative" that aims to "educate and inspire a new generation of Americans about the significance of the historic Summit being held in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 23, 1999...
...And now he has further distinguished himself by becoming the first of the Republican candidates to have a bilingual Web site (Internet Al also has a bilingual home page...
...General Motors and Daimler Chrysler have agreed to supply hundreds of vehicles for the use of the partygoers...
...The Scrapbook is confident this is an oversight, and not an inadvertent parable on the pitfalls of bilingualism...
...Contributing editor David Frum is looking for someone to fill a short-term paid research position...
...Translation: A bunch of 7th graders are painting a mural...
...John Warner promises to introduce companion legislation in the Senate...
...A "gala" hosted by the mayor of Washington has become a mere "reception...
...The only problem is, there's a war going on, and so far, NATO is losing...
...To ease the gridlock, close to 100,000 government employees, federal and local, get to celebrate—not com-memorate—a new, paid holiday: NATO Day...
...That's not how we mean it," assures a White House spokesman...
...Or fax us at (202) 2934901...
...SEIZE THE HOLIDAY Last week congressman Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland held a press conference with Mrs...
...But I don't believe them so I'm not going to say them...
...Doubtless not...
...No calls, please...
...The English-language page has more content and all its links work...
...Happy Birthday, NATO NATO turns 50 this year, and in honor of the occasion the Clinton administration is throwing quite a party...
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...The host committee, for instance, is looking for more serious, less jubilant music to accompany the formerly festive festivities...
...The Spanish version has fewer links, and the important ones at the top—showing the governor and his logo—are broken...
...So far, Bartlett has assembled a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, including at least one from each of the 13 original colonies...
...Along with John McCain, Bush has made a point of distinguishing himself from the Republican pack by pointedly not opposing bilingual education...
...But that designation is just a popular mistake...
...Isn't a commemoration an act of remembrance, an event designed to honor a person or thing that has died or retired (or found itself unable to remove a rapacious tin-pot dictator from the center of Europe...
...Sounds like a great time...
...Robert E. Lee IV, the regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association familiar to readers of last week's cover story, "Updating George Washington...
...A few more statements like that, and we might start to love the guy...
Vol. 4 • April 1999 • No. 29
