At last Wednesday's function, Filipino-American comedian Edwin San Juan made fun of Asian and Indian accents, evoked stereotypes about Koreans, and, yes, used the n-word.
Yes, wealthy, industrialised countries must reduce their consumption; yes, nations around the world must reduce dependence on fossil fuels; yes, we must develop more effective, environmentally sustainable technologies, and yes, use energy more efficiently.
The leadership in Beijing has in response enacted tough new environmental restrictions, made environmental protection a key criterion for promotion of local officials and, yes, used the symbolism of the Olympics to galvanise change.
An MTV "Rock the Vote" event held one Saturday last month brought in two dozen new voters, and they are hoping to appeal to an older crowd with daytime seminars that focus on identify theft, personal safety and yes, use of the computers.
And yes, if using this machine would make going through that airport security line any faster I'd use it, in a heartbeat.
This requires bourgeois paternalism: Building organizations and structures that induce people to behave responsibly rather than irresponsibly and, yes, sometimes using government to do so.
And yes, Rankin using the word "style" very deliberately: "Guys don't think in terms of fashion, guys think in terms of style".
And yes, I use performance practice to provide a series of definitions and a vocabulary.
And yes I use a wheelchair.
