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- Eulogy on macbeth Today, I stand before a nation in mourning, grieving the passing of its King, Macbeth. He shall surely be remembered in history as a noble and courageous soldier and leader, who fights with a fierce patriotism and belief in Scotland.
To understand John McLaughlin, it was helpful to have been a 13-year-old entering an all-boys Jesuit school in the 1950s. For when John yelled 'Wronnng' at me from his center chair of 'The McLaughlin Group,' it hit with the same familiar finality I had heard, many times, from Jesuits at the front of the class at Gonzaga.
“He was the greatest man that I could ask to be my father,” Conor McDonald said in the final eulogy of the funeral Mass. “My father was always committed to me. He did more than most able.
In that era, John was himself a Jesuit teacher at Fairfield Prep, where the black cape he wore and his authoritarian aspect had earned him from his students the nickname — 'Father God.' John heard another calling, and, declaring himself a liberal Republican, challenged Sen. John Pastore in his home state of Rhode Island.
An unamused Sen. Pastore obliterated John by two-to-one. It was right after this election, while I was vacationing in the Bahamas, that, one morning, I encountered Father John in his Bermuda shorts at a hotel newsstand on Paradise Island. John was soon, at poolside, explaining to me why I, as a Catholic and a beneficiary of eight years of Jesuit education, had a moral obligation, a moral duty, to get him a job as a speechwriter in the Nixon White House. Over some resistance, we succeeded, and John was soon the oracle of the shop, known to younger speechwriters as, 'The Rev.' When Watergate broke, Nixon's aide Dick Moore urged John to get out and use his speaking talents to defend the president.
John was soon out on the front lawn of the White House preaching to large assemblies of writing press and TV cameras. Dick Moore told me, 'Pat, I think we've created a monster.' But John was a portrait in loyalty to the embattled president.
When transcripts of the Oval Office tapes were released, containing the phrase, 'expletive deleted,' hundreds of times, and Dr. Billy Graham was publicly scandalized, John was unfazed. He stepped out on the White House lawn and immortalized himself by calling Richard Nixon, and I quote, 'the greatest moral leader in the last third of this century.' Now that is loyalty. When President Ford came in, John, despite his resistance, was the first man out of the White House.
To raise his profile, he asked me to contact William F. Buckley Jr., and get him on as a guest on 'Firing Line.' I wrote Buckley, and got back a letter that read in its entirety, 'Dear Patrick: Intending no disrespect, who is the Rev. McLaughlin, S. Cordially, Bill.'
As it would have crushed John, I did not show him the letter, until he became famous. As he soon did.
John achieved a niche in the pantheon of television journalism when, in 1982, he launched 'The McLaughlin Group.' As one of the initial panelists, I was joined by Bob Novak of the perpetual scowl, known to colleagues as 'The Prince of Darkness,' Jack Germond, and Mort Kondracke. Soon Eleanor Clift was aboard, and far from being discriminated against as a woman, she was treated every bit as badly as the rest of us. 'The McLaughlin Group' was a media controversy and a sensation from the first of its 34 years. President Reagan was a regular viewer. It was balanced between left and right.
Panelists were told to bring opinions as well as facts. John welcomed disagreement. And rather than confine the issues to the political, he introduced ideological, cultural, social, and even moral issues. John selected the topics and the tape to be used, edited his own copy, and ran the show like a ringmaster at a circus — to which the Group was sometimes compared. And he introduced new features.
Predictions at the end of each show. Annual awards shows. It was great, great fun. Some journalists sniffed in disparagement, but others like Fred Barnes, Clarence Page, Michael Barone, Tony Blankley, Mort Zuckerman, and Tom Rogan became regulars. And John was loyal.
When I took a leave of absence to go into the Reagan White House, then requested three more leaves to pursue private endeavors in the 1990s, which did not pan out, John, after leaving me in the penalty box for a while, always brought me back to the beadle's chair. At the end, we could see how badly John was failing. But, unlike Maritza, who took wonderful care of him, we did not know how much he was suffering, or the nature of the illness that was taking his life. That he soldiered on in the job he loved for so long is a testament to the courage and character of the man. He persevered.
John and I loved to banter about our favorite poets like T. Eliot and recite to each other Latin passages we had learned in school and the Old Church. And in writing this eulogy the words of the poet Catullus, to his brother, came to mind: Atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale. And forever, brother, hail and farewell.
Eulogy For Mccain Bush
This eulogy was delivered Saturday, Aug. 20, in the Basilica at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Patrick Buchanan has been an adviser to three presidents, a two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, and the nominee for the Reform Party in 2000. He was also a founding member of 'The McLaughlin Group,' which began on NBC, and CNN's 'Capital Gang' and 'Crossfire.' His latest book is: 'The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.' For more of his reports,.
Eulogy For The Dyke Bar revisits the legacy and physical spaces of dyke and lesbian bars, an increasingly rare component of the gay and queer cultural landscape. Made of simple materials that unapologetically reveal the hand in their making, the installation offers a full bar, pool table, neon signs and hand-painted '70s-era wood paneling.
As as interactive, community-centered space, Eulogy For The Dyke Bar acknowledges the mass closing of dyke bars, asking a host of questions: Why are these spaces closing? How do cultural and socio-economic factors, such as assimilation or gentrification, contribute to this phenomenon? Are the same factors impacting spaces for gay men? What role have physical spaces such as dyke bars played in the past and how has that changed over time?
How do we learn from these spaces and move forward in creating new ones that are safe and affirming for all female and feminine- spectrum communities while embracing expansive notions of gender and sexuality across generations? The installation is activated through its use as a fully-functional bar and programming within the space. Dyke bartenders served drinks in collaboration with New York-based for a night of story-telling and performance from across spectrums of age, gender, race, and sexuality.
Reflecting nuanced experiences in and around dyke bars, performances both celebratory and lovingly critical acknowledge these spaces that may soon exist only in our shared stories. Please see the link below for more information about Eulogy For The Dyke Bar Programs.Eulogy For The Dyke Bar uses the reclaimed term 'dyke' in its most expansive sense and recognizes that gender and identities are complex and fluid. If you have identified with the term or an experience of feminine-spectrum queerness in the past or present (or perhaps future), and/or feel an affiliation or ally-ship with dyke culture, you are welcome, and valued at the dyke bar.